This book is brutal and scathing. Mattera pulls no punches taking on the left wing's celebrity mouthpieces and doing so in a way that is also hilariously funny. Mattera's writing style may not be for all tastes but I enjoy it because it is the style of an author who is genuinely pissed off and it comes through in every word of this book.Get this book and give it a spin, you may end up thinking differently. Oh by the way F**K DAVID GEFFIN!!!!!!! Salient Points Drown in Sea of Sarcasm ... Jason Mattera has proven himself to be a talented leader among young conservative pundits regardless of whether one agrees with his point-of-view. While his first book "Obama Zombies" came across as both fresh, witty and well-sourced, his follow-up book, HOLLYWOOD HYPOCRITES, is somewhat of a letdown.HOLLYWOOD HYPOCRITES does effectively hammer home the "do as I say, not as I do" message that so many celebrities use to sucker their legions of adoring fans into footing the bills for causes in which the celebrity gets all the credit but has no interest in actually practicing. Covering a full plate of political hot-buttons, Mattera holds no punches in exposing the hypocritical behavior of celebrities on topics including: paying higher taxes, guns, third-world welfare, environmental issues and healthy eating habits. The examples of hypocrisy Mattera provides are not as shocking as they are irritating ... mainly because we've all heard these celebrities screeching loudly about their position on such issues. Reading this book does manage to elicit anger as it reveals case-after-case of Hollywood's "self-anointed saints of righteousness" preach higher taxes for the wealthy, yet they protect their own wealth by taking advantage of any and every possible tax loophole available (a patch of blueberries and a beehive ensure rockers Springsteen and Bon Jovi get tax breaks ... as farmers). Mattera covers a lot of ground with his well-researched approach to each celebrity case he presents.While some examples of hypocrisy will not be surprising (such as stars owning fleets of cars and fly upstate to purchase a favorite bottle of wine while simultaneously imploring Americans to reduce their carbon footprint), because Americans have traditionally accepted Hollywood's "elite" as being a privileged lot. But, decades ago, most celebrities enjoyed the luxury of gated privacy ... something the internet and 24 hour-a-day cable television has permanently destroyed. So, the onetime rare peek into the private lives of celebrities is now everyday fodder for world consumption ... no more secrets. The issue that Mattera exposes more than anything, however, is that these celebrities simply do not care what the public thinks of their hypocrisy ... they merely screech and bark their hypocritical beliefs even louder. One would think embarrassment would come into play at some point with these celebrities, but nope, too many adoring (dimwitted?) fans either don't care or simply embrace the hypocrisy themselves. Bottom line is that the lack of shame or remorse exhibited by the Hollywood elite only serves as notice that this behavior is just beginning ... they know they can get away with it, so why not push the issue harder?Yes, the book is entertaining to a degree and Mattera effectively delivers his message of hypocrisy amongst the Hollywood crowd; it's the constant tongue-in-cheek writing style that takes away the mature approach to the issue. It's simply too snarky to be taken too seriously. While I thought "Obama Zombies" was written in a format suitable to the audience he was targeting, I was hoping HOLLYWOOD HYPOCRITES would have taken a more serious approach. But, I find this to be a recurring theme with political-themed books ... they initially entice and eventually grate, regardless of which side of the political spectrum the book is tied to.
What do You think about Hollywood Hypocrites (2012)?
Loved it. Mattera provides facts and humor. Made me laugh out loud througout the book.
—sierra
Nothing new or noteworthy that has not already been published on news or websites.
—ernahan
I appreciate the sarcasm in this book very much.
—Nick
