Jonah Goldberg's Book Filed as Parody at Amazon

Hee hee! Hey, I usually make it a practice to read a book before passing judgement on it. In fact, it burns me up if I really, really like a book, and somebody who hasn't read it trashes it. But I'm making an exception here.

Why? Because Jonah Goldberg, author of Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning, has been making the talk show, cable news and right-wing talk radio circuit, discussing this book at length. And his premise is rather laughable. He's basically saying that despite criticisms of conservatives resembling fascists, the definition actually fits liberals.

After watching Golberg's feeble attempt at selling his book on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (see video here), the objective of the book just fell flat for me. Stewart eviscerated him and his premise.

Anyhow, here's the funny part. Amazon.com has classified Liberal Fascism as a political parody! Hilarious.

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Goldberg's Liberal Fascism filed under 'Parodies' at Amazon

Jonah Goldberg's new book Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning has provoked controversy and dispute in a variety of media. But at internet commerce giant Amazon.com, Goldberg's critics appear to have advanced a new front in their battle against the book: having it classified as a "parody. . ."

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