Signed Your Loving Freind,
Andrew J. Nugent
PS, How’s Utah?

Sincerely,
a fat and stupid American

You are right, I let my emotions get the best of me sometimes. Rusty did goat me on like the sniveling manipulator that he is, and my fragile mind fell prey to his superior tactics.

The obesity epidemic may have sprung out of the “American way of life” (i.e.– fast food joints, etc.) but that way of life is thriving in most forign countries. Fat and stupid no longer know any bounds.

Isn’t it passe for people from foreign countries to look upon all Americans as fat and stupid? Aren’t you supposed to be more progressive than that?

And please don;t take Drew as the typical example of an American. (Just kidding Drew. Keep doing what you’re doing.)

I can’t imagine writing a book about the stupidity in America though. I mean, it’s hardly news, and I think it’s come to the point where they realize it, and are alright with it. Being stupid (and you could throw fat in there as well) is no longer considered bad in America.

Given the sub-title of the book, you would expect many American book critics would take issue with Mr. White’s ideas. Strangely enough, I didn’t come across anyone who defended Spielberg from White’s criticisms. In fact in reviewing the book, Dan Schneider slams Spielberg with the description, “… artistically clueless Spielberg, who wouldn’t know nor understand social theory were he sodomized with a thesis.”

Being a pseudo-intellectual myself, I suspect that I am part of the Middle Mind crowd. I think we should respect each other’s views, and try to understand others with differing opinions. Unless their hands are around our throats!