Laura Ingraham

I had never heard of this person before I saw her on Faux Newz - I just got done struggling thru my copy of Laura Ingraham's book "Shut Up and Sing". I think she may have at most 2 good points, otherwise it's just hot air. This book is truly silly and her argument boils down to: these knee-jerky celebrities disagree with what I think so they should shut up. Her point about corporations who move offshore to avoid taxes is a good one, and slamming US complicity in supporting a massive illegal immigrant work force is also fair. But it's wrapped up in so much other nonsense that it's impossible to take her seriously.
Worst of all is the now constant trick of right-wing blowhards such as Bill O'Reilly to label everyone they hate as "elite", while painting themselves as the common folk. That is laughable enough, but also there isn't much that Ingraham can contribute that other republican pundits such as Coulter & Hannity haven't already done. I suspect that she is just trying to get her slice of the pie. She has a whole lot of superficial content about celebrities - BFD. Barbara Streisand, James Woods - really, I don't care what either one thinks; I can make up my own mind about the issues. I'm so sick of hearing what Sean Penn has to say about the war in Iraq or what Charlton Heston has to say about guns for that matter. I don't see what makes her more qualified to express an opinion than the "elites" of which she is so critical - certainly not her education at UVA. Of course there is also thick promotion of religion. Those who don't want religion in public places are automatically contributing to the moral decline of our society, even if they attend church or practice a religion privately? Barf!
A few weeks ago Kate and I saw an HBO rerun of Laura on Politically Incorrect behaving like a spoiled teenager, lashing out with obnoxious screeches to another guest. She could not see how ridiculous and terrible her behavior was, (though I also did not agree with Chris Rock humiliating her by calling her a bitch a few minutes later). She hates gays, the Dixie Chicks, the French - either because she is clearly threatened by them, or they don't toe the line. Her unfiltered sourness is what makes extreme wingers so easy to dislike. This is a boring white-bred country-club patriotism book about the "Hollywood elite" which is code for anyone the author doesn't like.