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Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!
by Michael Moore | Humor
Registered by jamesmum of Richmond, British Columbia Canada on Saturday, August 21, 2004
Average 7 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by djw71): travelling


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9 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by jamesmum from Richmond, British Columbia Canada on Saturday, August 21, 2004

10 out of 10



My bookring guidelines in a nutshell:

1. Journal it when it arrives
2. Send it to the next reader within 30 days, and
3. Use a delivery confirmation number (US only)

I'd suggest PMing the next person on the list as soon as you receive the book, so that you'll have their address ready when you need it.



Current participants:


  • Salinger007 (S. Carolina; anywhere)
  • KFCamper
  • NomadBookLvr (MA)
  • JLynnT (IL)
  • SurfenKitten (NJ)
  • MollyGrue (WA)
  • Gill846 (BC, Canada; anywhere)
  • ProfWendi (ON, Canada; anywhere)


COMPLETED! 

Journal Entry 2 by salinger007 from Spartanburg, South Carolina USA on Tuesday, August 31, 2004

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Hooray!! I am so glad I will get the chance to read this one. I hope this ring moves quickly, with the election right around the corner. I hope to have it read and on its way to KFCamper by next week. Thanks so much for sharing this one JamesMum! 

Journal Entry 3 by salinger007 from Spartanburg, South Carolina USA on Sunday, September 12, 2004

7 out of 10

I REALLY enjoyed this bbok. Thanks again, Jamesmum for sharing it. It is the first book by Michael Moore that I have read. It is not as powerful as his films, but it certainly gets his message across. While I didn't agree with everything on his agenda, I certainly agree that a change is drastically necessary. I love the way he articulates the major problems of America, I was disappointed by his lack of realistic solutions. I am still waiting for an address from KFcamper. I PM'd last week and again today. I have the book packed and ready. It will be mailed as soon as I get the address. 

Journal Entry 4 by wingAnonymousFinderwing on Sunday, September 26, 2004

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I returned from vacation today and found this one in the mail! It's a book ring--I'll start it tomorrow!

CAUGHT IN BOISE IDAHO USA 

Journal Entry 5 by kfcamper from Boise, Idaho USA on Sunday, September 26, 2004

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oops--I was on vacation and I was logged off of bookcrossing--so when I put this book in it shows it caught by "anonymous finder"--it won't let me edit the journal entry! sorry! 

Journal Entry 6 by kfcamper from Boise, Idaho USA on Sunday, October 03, 2004

7 out of 10

Thanks jamesmum for sharing! I mostly enjoyed this book. BUT--Michael Moore has an acid wit and parts of this book are so negative and snide (towards whites, blacks, the rich, the poor, democrats, republicans, corporations, the courts, and laws of all kinds etc., etc.) I found myself getting angry at him for being such a jerk. I also think his wife must be a saint. I realize that he is trying to get us all riled up and spurred into action, but I kind of felt that this book was way over the top and actually paints him as kind of a crackpot. (And I thought I was a cynic about politics and this county)!

Salinger007 mentioned that Moore didn't present enough actual solutions to his complaints and I very much agree with that statement.

Incidentally I have seen Bowling for Columbine and Farenheit 911 and felt that they did a great job of making their points without all the nonstop complaining. Thanks for making me think, Michael! 

Journal Entry 7 by kfcamper at Mailed to another Bookcrossing member in N/A, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Monday, October 04, 2004

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Released 7 yrs ago (10/5/2004 UTC) at Mailed to another Bookcrossing member in N/A, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases

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I'm sending this on to the next one in line for the ring--nomadbooklvr--Enjoy!

delivery confirmation #: 0304 0370 0000 0180 4422 

Journal Entry 8 by wingAnonymousFinderwing on Tuesday, October 12, 2004

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Received this book from kfcamper in the mail. Looking forward to reading it. 

Journal Entry 9 by wingAnonymousFinderwing on Tuesday, November 16, 2004

6 out of 10

This book definately left me wanting to do more research & find out more knowledge on the "truth". Sometimes I think Moore gets a little over the top but sometimes you have to be a little more outrageous if you want to be heard. I mailed this out Saturday to jlynnt and of course I can't find the confirmation number right now. I will post it as soon as I go through my desk. Thank you. 

Journal Entry 10 by sweetestgoodbye from Lafayette, Colorado USA on Sunday, November 21, 2004

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I got this in the mail yesterday. I'll be riding in the car for an hour today so I should be able to get a good start on it...and I'm going to be visiting with a relative who does not have good feelings toward Michael Moore. I could have fun with this book today! HeeHee! 

Journal Entry 11 by sweetestgoodbye from Lafayette, Colorado USA on Thursday, December 02, 2004

8 out of 10

I just finished this book last night. What an eye-opener! I enjoyed Michael Moore's sarcastic description of the state of the nation, although it left me feeling depressed since I can relate to a number of issues he complains about (ie: high cost of heath care/insurance, making barely enough to scrape by). Like the other readers, I wished he'd offer more suggestions of things to do about changing politics in the US, but starting on page 25 he does offer these suggestions:
1. Contact your representative on a weekly basis, and get three friends to do the same.
2. Dog Bush Wherever He Goes.
3. Force the Democrats to do their job.
4. YOU must run for office.

Sending to the next person on the list pending an address.

UPDATE 12/8/04: Ok, I got an address last night. I'll be going to the post office later this week. 

Journal Entry 12 by sweetestgoodbye from Lafayette, Colorado USA on Saturday, December 11, 2004

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Mailed 12/9/04. DC#:0301 0120 0005 3542 7616 

Journal Entry 13 by surfenkitten from Audubon, New Jersey USA on Wednesday, December 22, 2004

6 out of 10

well. i read "Dude, Where's My Country" just before this one, and was a bit aggravated at the end. but forced myself to read this one too...both books seemed almost the same. there was lots of complaining....although Moore did offer some ways to get involved & make a change. i did learn a lot from his views on the political party system in this country. but most of the rest of the essays--on racism, sexism, environmentalism, edj-u-ca-shun, etc--were arrogant, and, to quoste another reader, snide. he seemed to repeat himself quite a bit. (OKAY, we get it! white people suck! men suck! Bush is a loser! shut up already!!!)

didn't actually check his references like i did with "Where's my country" (i was kind of aggravated) but again i was impressed with how complete both books are.

mailed to mollygrue 2/7 

Journal Entry 14 by MollyGrue from Tacoma, Washington USA on Thursday, February 10, 2005

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I have a few other rings ahead of this one, but hopefully I should get to it soon.

Thanks! 

Journal Entry 15 by MollyGrue from Tacoma, Washington USA on Monday, April 11, 2005

7 out of 10

This seems somewhat dated although the actions were still revelant. It was interesting and somehow not as virulent as his later book.

Reserved for the next reader. 

Journal Entry 16 by MollyGrue at in the mail in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, April 23, 2005

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Sent surface mail to ProfWendi. Happy reading! 

Journal Entry 17 by ProfWendi from Oakville, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, May 17, 2005

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Received in my today in my mailbox at work (although it might have been sitting there for a while, as I'm on vacation and not in the office very much!) I'm going to start reading it immediately, as I've really been looking forward to this one. 

Journal Entry 18 by ProfWendi from Oakville, Ontario Canada on Thursday, May 19, 2005

10 out of 10

What a great book! Although it was a very quick and easy read (I had it done by the end of the day I started it), I found it to be funny and informative. I think Michael Moore is doing a great thing by writing these books and making his movies: A lot of people don't bother to stay informed about what's going on in the world, or even their own country. Young people especially tend to shy away from reading news, newspapers, or informative literature. Michael Moore has a way of taking important issues and current events and making them easy to understand and entertaining to read. I think this encourages people, who wouldn't otherwise do so, to read and become aware of what's going on around them, and that in turn will provoke them into taking some action.

Well, the ring is done, and jamesmum says she doesn't need the book back, so I'm going to see who else out there might find this a valuable read. 

Journal Entry 19 by ProfWendi at Second Cup - Bloor/Spadina in Toronto, Ontario Canada on Friday, January 26, 2007

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Let's see if someone out there hasn't read this book yet. Released at the monthly book swap in T-dot. 

Journal Entry 20 by djw71 from Hamilton, Ontario Canada on Sunday, January 28, 2007

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Picked up at the BCers meet-up. Thanks, ProfWendi. :) Another one I've been meaning to read for a while. I've enjoyed Moore's films, and this will be the first time I've read one of his books. 

Journal Entry 21 by djw71 at Jackson Square in Hamilton, Ontario Canada on Saturday, August 08, 2009

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Released 2 yrs ago (8/8/2009 UTC) at Jackson Square in Hamilton, Ontario Canada

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Happy 'crossing! 



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