Muzzled: From T-Ball to Terrorism--True Stories That Should Be Fiction

by Michael A. Smerconish

Sick of the total BS of rampant PC?

This brazen, furiously funny book is the antidote to today's poison of political correctness. With humor and chutzpah, attorney, commentator, and popular radio host Michael Smerconish takes on today's oversensitive culture with a collection of entertaining, outlandish anecdotes about PC gone wild-stories that are hilarious, horrifying, and unbelievably true.

Why are sports leagues handing out trophies to losers? Why are little old grandmas hired to guard 200-pound prisoners? Why are newborn babies and old men with walkers singled out at the airport while likely terrorists are ushered through security with ease?

This book shows through these absurdities that today's atmosphere of censorship and multiculturalism is paving the way for serious threats to our cultural identity and national security: "It's one thing for the forces of political correctness to muzzle our day-to-day lives here at home in the US, quite another when that same cancer metastasizes into the war on terror."

We must eradicate the PC disease. Our sanity-and our very lives-depend on it.  

"Michael Smerconish talks the talk: If you say unpopular things, watch out! Using vivid examples of PC rubbish, Muzzled will lead you into a world that would terrify Rod Serling. An entertaining and provocative book."

-Bill O'Reilly

"Reads like fiction, too bad it's true."

-Nelson DeMille, novelist, author of Night Fall and The General's Daughter

"The PC virus is out of control . . . and it's worse than you think! In this entertaining and important book, Michael Smerconish chronicles just how mindless things have gotten in politically correct America. He tells fascinating stories that will make you laugh . . . right up until the time they make you scream. Thanks to the PC crowd, we are all living in The United States of the Absurd."

-Bernard Goldberg, journalist and author of 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America, Arrogance, and Bias

"I really squirm whenever I find myself agreeing with Smerconish. (I know the feeling is mutual.) I did a lot of squirming while reading this provocative book. All true liberals and conservatives must agree with Smerconish that the PC muzzles must be removed so that people can decide based on the marketplace of ideas."

-Alan Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard and author of Preemption

"I don't often find myself on the same side of the political barricades as Michael Smerconish. But Muzzled is a witty, provocative, and timely book. Even when Michael is wrong, which is often, he draws you in and keeps you reading."

-Arianna Huffington, author of Pigs at the Trough and Fanatics and Fools

"By proving the link between America's political correctness at home and its looming defeat abroad, Smerconish performs a great and courageous public service. Citizens should take this book to heart . . . and then vote to defeat the rogue multiculturalists who value 'ethnic and racial sensitivities' far more than America's survival."

-Michael F.

Genres: Nonfiction, Politics

309 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2006

Reviews

[Gone Readin' · Rating 2 out of 5]

MUZZLED by Michael A. Smerconish

First off, my friend Chip (and the guy I call my brother) would probably be surprised I even read this book. We tend to look at the world from opposites sides of the aisle. Anyway, I found this book – and I thought it looked interesting. I try to read one non-fiction book every couple of weeks to keep my feet fully planted in reality. Muzzled is a collection of 28 chapters that takes a somewhat humorous look at how we as a society have taken POLITICAL CORRECTNESS to an unhealthy level. As a teacher, I particularly enjoyed the chapter Seeing Purple. What I liked about this book was that I could read a couple of chapters, put it down for a few days, and pick it back up again with ease. The author makes a few good points, but overall the stories were long and boring. The topics range from frivolous to quite serious with some feeble attempt at humor. In the end, I felt that Smerconish is a bit biased and stuck on his own side of the aisle. Or maybe … my side of aisle just doesn’t understand why he whining about it all.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Never had heard Smerconish on the radio. Wasn't real sure who he was. He has did a lot of research on this book. Has very short chapters dealing with a topic and gives his views on it. Such as giving trophies now to kids for anything and everything including just participating or the intellectual design theory. It's a mostly conversative view book just warning you, but it's interesting. I enjoy the different topics and it got me thinking about how I felt about them.

[Joanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Michael brings up some interesting points, however he's pretty conservative and some of this book was mildly offensive to me (which is ironic if you actually read the whole thing). I did enjoy his refreshing perspective on some issues, but some of it was just ridiculously over the top. I thought the last chapter was laughable. If he really wrote that letter to his son, it just goes to show what a douchebag he is.

Not my cup of tea, but it's definitely a point of view that I never hear.

[Fred · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you listen to his radio show in Philadelphia you already know just about everything he writes about in this book.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting anecdotes and stories of political correctness gone amuck in America!

[Jenninecraig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sad but true commentary on the downward spiral our society is experiencing in regards to "socially accepted behavior."

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book on Political Correctness going way overboard.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Says what everyone is thinking...great!

[Lacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad. Some of his examples are a little slow reading but he makes so very intersting points.

[Courtney Himes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not a Republican, but this book, written by a Republican, is actually a really good read. Kudos to Michael Smerconish for voting Democrate this election!

[Kati · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although the philosophy rang true, i was tired of the same old story, over and over again with no solution or no remedy.

[Becky Peart · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like the overall point that the author was trying to make. But it lost my attention pretty quick. Kinda hard to finish.