Mike Sheehan:
I’m reading Marty Beckerman’s Dumbocracy (Disinformation, 2008). Beckerman, who proudly boasts that Hunter Thompson called him a “morbid little bastard,” is an engaging, sharp, equal-opportunity ballbuster who revels in taking to task extremists of the “loony left” and ”rabid right” infecting American sociopolitics. Armed with factoids, anecdotes and amusing personal experiences (such as his brief encounter with Rev. Jerry Falwell), he gleefully skewers self-righteous ignoramuses on both sides from his perch in the middle. While his distracting sexual braggadocio and gratuitous profanities betray his age (he’s in his mid-20′s), he’s clearly on his way to becoming a top satirist. One to watch. His official site: Marty Beckerman. Full story »
