The Joy of Hate

How to Triumph over Whiners in the Age of Phony Outrage

By: Greg Gutfeld

Narrated by: Steve Kramer

Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

From the irreverent star of Fox News’s Red Eye and The Five, hilarious observations on the manufactured outrage of an oversensitive, wussified culture.

Greg Gutfeld hates artificial tolerance. At the root of every single major political conflict is the annoying coddling Americans must endure of these harebrained liberal hypocrisies. In fact, most of the time liberals use the mantle of tolerance as a guise for their pathetic intolerance. And what we really need is smart intolerance, or as Gutfeld reminds us, what we used to call common sense.

The Joy of Hate tackles this conundrum head on- - replacing the idiocy of open-mindness with a shrewd judgmentalism that rejects stupid ideas, notions, and people. With countless examples grabbed from the headlines, Gutfeld provides readers with the enormous tally of what pisses us all off. For example:

• The double standard: You can make fun of Christians, but God forbid Muslims. It's okay to call a woman any name imaginable, as long as she's a Republican. And no problem if you're a bigot, as long as you're politically correct about it.
• The demonizing of the Tea Party and romanticizing of the Occupy Wall Streeters.
• The media who are always offended (see MSNBC lineup)
• How critics of Obamacare or illegal immigration are somehow immediately labeled racists.
• The endless debate over the Ground Zero Mosque (which Gutfeld planned to open a Muslim gay bar next to).
• As well as pretentious music criticism, slow-moving ceiling fans, and snotty restaurant hostesses.

Funny and sarcastic to the point of being mean (but in a nice way), The Joy of Hate points out the true jerks in this society and tells them all off.

©2012 Greg Gutfeld (P)2012 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"Gutfeld is like Voltaire if Voltaire were actually funny." (Dennis Miller)

"Greg Gutfeld is a sweet, hysterical, evil genius. Liberals fear him because whenever they look down their noses, they see him. Or at least the top of his head. This is a man who would take time out from starring in two daily television shows just to help someone who has fallen down on the sidewalk. Mainly because it would be so funny to watch him fall. Viva Gutfeld!" (Ann Coulter)

"According to the Internet, Mother Teresa once defined Joy as 'a net of love by which you can catch souls'. In The Joy of Hate, Greg Gutfeld continues her mission - in a completely different way. Hilarious, outrageous, and brilliant, this is the best book on how to think about your fellow man since Atlas Shrugged, and the best book on how to deal with your enemies since The Anarchist Cookbook.." (Jonah Goldberg)

Could have Said it Better Myself.........

What did you like about this audiobook?

It was exactly what I thought it would be by watching Greg on "The Five"!!!!!!

How has the book increased your interest in the subject matter?

By teaching me the true meaning of the Joy of Hate......

Does the author present information in a way that is interesting and insightful, and if so, how does he achieve this?

Yes, he does not hold nothing back and tells it like it is, the truth!!!!

What did you find wrong about the narrator's performance?

Nothing really!!

Should be mandatory in schools

Someone is finally saying what the silent majority is thinking. It's not about being a liberal or a conservative - it's about not being a whiner over made up issues!

Classic Greg

If you could sum up The Joy of Hate in three words, what would they be?

Cool as a glittered unicorn.

Have you listened to any of Steve Kramer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I don't think so, but I think he did a superior job.

Funny And Enlighting

Where does The Joy of Hate rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the top books I have listened to in a while hilarious thought provoking.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

Greg's thought and commentary on the liberal radical

Which scene was your favorite?

The chapter on smokers.

very well articulated!

I don't think that I've ever heard liberal hypocrisy exposed so clearly. Could hardly stop listening!

Gutfeld needs to narrate it

What did you like best about The Joy of Hate? What did you like least?

Gutfeld is an entertainer. If he doesn't narrate the book he needs to get a good impersonator to do it.

Would you ever listen to anything by Greg Gutfeld again?

YES, if he narrates it himself. I will buy the printed copy if someone else narrates it.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

Kramer is a great narrator but he isn't Gutfeld. If Greg is too busy, there must be someone who can impersonate Him.

Did The Joy of Hate inspire you to do anything?

No

Any additional comments?

No

Funny

It speaks so many truths about intolerance. Enjoy your life and stop taking yourself so seriously. That's the message. Thanks

Greg didn't read it

Very disappointing that he only did the first 2 chapters. Granted, I'm not done listening, but I doubt I will. Just not the same without Greg's tone and wit.

People at work wanted to know why I was laughing out loud .

Personal experiences of selling his apartment! And "Tolerattee. And 2cd hand obesity. I'll probably get his other books after this one. Thanks for nailing it Gregg!

I expected more, a bit fluffy

Any additional comments?

It was a little fluffy, I wish he had expanded on some of his points. He did make good points, however, and was entertaining. His jokes got a bit old too.