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    Dispatches from Bitter America: A Gun Toting, Chicken Eating Son of a Baptist’s Culture War Stories
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    Dispatches from Bitter America: A Gun Toting, Chicken Eating Son of a Baptist’s Culture War Stories

    By Todd Starnes

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    FOX News Radio reporter Todd Starnes is a self-professed “gun toting, chicken eating son of a Baptist” whose Dispatches from Bitter America is “a collection of stories from my travels across this country (and) conversations I’ve had with regular folks who have deep concerns about the direction we are going as a nation.”

    In his award-winning, satire-meets-serious writing style, Starnes jumps headfirst into the current culture war, taking on the topics that are dear to every American: religion, health care, freedom, country music, barbeque, and so forth. Along the way, he shares exclusive interviews with political commentator Sean Hannity, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, cooking sensation Paula Deen, and pop singer Amy Grant, always hoping to go from bitter to better.


    Endorsements:

    "In Dispatches From Bitter America this 'Great American' finds that not only is our American way of life under attack, but also that most Americans do in fact love God, this country, their families, and are anything but bitter!"

    Sean Hannity, New York Times best-selling author, FOX News host of Hannity

    "Todd Starnes combines sound research with his signature wit to tell the stories of regular Americans who are standing up to a secular movement that seeks to remove all religious expression from the public square. This is a compelling book that puts our entire existence into the perspective of eternity."

    Tony Perkins, president, Family Research Council

    "You will cheer for America while laughing your head off!"

    Matt Patrick, News/Talk 740 KTRH in Houston, TX

    "Todd Starnes captures the sentiments many Americans feel as they helplessly watch the traditional values they grew up with being stomped out and over-ruled by political correctness.  Todd's stories will strike a chord, whether it's 'The War on Christmas,' 'Tag, You're Out,' or 'The Chocolate Czar.' Brownies now banned from school?  Bah humbug."

    Gretchen Carlson, co-host, Fox and Friends

    "Dispatches from Bitter America features Todd Starnes at his best. With his trademark wit, Todd tackles questions being asked by Americans who wonder what is happening to our country. Starnes manages to get to the heart of the matter in a way that is both packed with information and sprinkled with humor. Todd Starnes is a man of immense faith, madly in love with our country, and endowed by his Creator with the unique talent to tell a story like very few can. Simply put, Dispatches From Bitter America is the best book that I have read this year!"

    Jeff Katz, morning host, Talk Radio 1200 in Boston, MA

    "Todd Starnes is a masterful storyteller. In Dispatches of a Bitter America, he offers commentary on today's current events through the lens of a self-proclaimed gun toting, fried-chicken-eating son of a Baptist. Todd has always been one of my favorite news personalities and good friends. Now he is one of my favorite storytellers. Warning: don't start reading this book unless you are prepared to finish it. It's just that good."

    Thom S. Rainer, president and CEO, LifeWay Christian Resources

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBH Publishing Group
    Release dateFeb 1, 2012
    ISBN9781433673610
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    Dispatches from Bitter America: A Gun Toting, Chicken Eating Son of a Baptist’s Culture War Stories
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    Todd Starnes

    Todd Starnes is the host of FOX News & Commentary, covering high profile stories from Wall Street to the White House on hundreds of stations around the country. He is also a contributor to FOX Nation and The Strategy Room on FOXNews.com and a recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award and the Associated Press Mark Twain Award for Storytelling. His previous book was They Popped My Hood and Found Gravy on the Dipstick. Starnes lives in New York City.

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    • 2/5
      Clinging to your guns and religion? Apparently this makes you a bitter American. In his book Dispatches From Bitter America journalist Todd Starnes contemplates what his country is made of. The five things he names certainly feed the stereotype many have of America - country music, guns, barbecue, the military, and freedom. One thing seems to be missing, but only on first glance - religion.Expecting an honest view on America and its people I soon realized that these "dispatches" are basically a collection of a collective rage against the current government, and ultimately it is all about religion, or rather Christianity. America as a Christian nation? Not any longer. Today the emphasis is on being "a nation of citizens bound by ideals and a set of values".I'm not bitter and too European, I guess, to relate to most of the presented "bitterness" though there were a few things that I do agree on, eg that it's not the governments business to tell parents what to feed their children. Yet what disturbed me are the very randomly chosen examples and occurrences that were all too often facticiously exaggerated, generously saturated with sarcasm, and drenched in fear. Satire? Not quite. Serious writing? Not really. I realize a lot of Americans will relate to the content of his book, sometimes rightly so, but the overall presentation left a lot to be desired.In short: More on the conservative side? You'll love this book. Liberal? Read at your own risk.
    • 5/5
      Todd Starnes describes himself as a gun-toting, chicken-eating, son-of-a-Baptist. With that in mind, I expected the angry, extreme, right-wing rhetoric that is common from many pundits today. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Starnes' writing was nothing like that at all. Starnes, writing with common sense, takes on a variety of recent current events, from Franklin Graham being banned from the Pentagon prayer breakfast, to the "war" on the Boy Scouts of America. Starnes also discusses the state of schools in America (both public and private), as well as the problem with bullying. I was especially moved by a chapter Starnes wrote about Tyler Clementi, an 18 year old who committed suicide after being "outed" by his roommate on Facebook and Twitter. While not condoning his lifestyle, Starnes wrote sensitive and considerate chapter about the damage that bullying causes, as well as the senseless death of a young man. He ends the chapter with heartfelt concern that the people responsible for Tyler's "outing" be held accountable for their actions, which brought about the young man's suicide. The final part of the book talks about what Starnes perceives as a war on Christianity. The series of essays cover everything from the recent trend of pastor's preaching about sex to a Christmas miracle that will warm the heart. I believe that Todd Starnes echoes the feelings of many Christians today. Yes, we should be concerned for our religious freedom. Yes, we should be concerned about big government encroaching on our personal lives, but he doesn't have the same "sky is falling" "Big Brother" rhetoric that so many right wing pundits have. Starnes writes, in my opinion, like the majority of Americans feel.