President Me audiobook

I'm 35 years old. I thought I was done having heroes after Barry sanders retired in his prime. But I have a new hero, and his name is alan carolla... Wait.. Adam carolla.

Another entertaining book by Adam Carolla. He is honest, frank and will say a lot of things that everyone secretly agrees with even if they are too chicken to say or even admit to themselves that they are true. He, therefore, also says a lot of things that could make people angry, resentful or offended. He even points out how people are too easily offended about things and criticizes everyone for not being willing to face real problems because you might hurt someones feelings. This is very true and politicians are the guiltiest of this. You can't stay in power if you try and tell people they are wrong or they need to do things that they don't want to do. Instead, they tell people what they want to hear and give them things they don't deserve just to stay in power. Meanwhile the whole country goes downhill. Though some of his ideas are outrageous or impossible, many of his thoughts are rooted in reality, unlike any other president on either side of the fence for the past few decades. I'd be very tempted to vote for Mr. Carolla if he ever did choose to run.

As we warm up to the last presidential primaries and the November national elections, President Me is a welcome antidote to media silliness. Not that it's serious. My view, counter silliness with more silliness.It’s no surprise that this book is a collection of Mr. Carolla's rants. It’s his take on public policy, but the issues are simply his everyday annoyances. With his wisecracking talent, he magnifies these trivial snits into national crises that require the attention of the chief executive. Read his problems and his commonsense solutions, and you’ll find a kindred complainer. Airport security hassles the innocent, especially the weary business traveler. The few restaurants that serve coleslaw as an alternative to French fries screw it up by adding golden raisins. Women need a perfume that smells like WD-40.Ultimately, the cause of each and every problem is government over-regulation – and the fact that too many Americans are running around overdosed on caffeine.Speaking of caffeine and political theory, on a recent podcast, Carolla confessed that he was chatting up a respected pundit while he waited in line at the local coffee bar. His secret advisor? None other than – Dennis Praeger – one of the more serious and downright intellectual hosts on conservative radio. Yikes, what's the world coming to?Conspiracy theorists, take note.

Adam Carolla is unfailingly funny. President Me was thoroughly enjoyable, and I was nodding my head at the underlying values behind his jokes. Carolla has become increasingly conservative over the years. Part of that bothers me because I can no longer give myself credit for being cosmopolitan for listening to him. One of the sections that most resonated with me was about traffic. Our traffic problem is maddening if for no other reason that is seems so fixable. Tell me what would be wrong with simply abolishing to speed limit. Instead of cops further clogging the Highway by stopping speeders, who are not part of the problem, and instead punishing people who cruise in the fast lane, refuse to get over, or who think the Highway is for their Sunday drive, coasting along at 50 mph.

There's a lot to be said for plainspokenness, and Carolla has no filter, no debt to any political party or professional grievance group--he says what he believes. It's sad that people like him are so rare. His first instinct is to entertain, and the book is entertaining. People of almost any political stripe will find logical ideas here beneath the comedy though. It's not quite as deep as his previous volume (nor as funny) but still a worthy, entertaining book. (yes I just called a book titled "Not Taco Bell Material" deep).

If you listen to Adam's podcast, none of the ideas are new to you. That said, as always, I greatly enjoyed the book because even though Adam and I don't see eye to eye on every political issue, he does make a lot of sense.This time around, I listened to this book on audio, and it was basically a three times the size podcast. Listening to the decaf coffee rant was not disappointing at all :)

My goodness, this book is brilliant. Apart from being insanely funny, Carolla's latest hits the nail squarely on the head. Can I change my political affiliation from Republican to Carolla, please?

If you listen to his podcasts many of these ideas are not new but they are still very funny and mostly dead on. Easy quick read.

"President Me" is comedian Adam Carolla's manifesto for how things would be if he were President. It is funny as all heck but there is a lot of cursing and vulgarities. Adam does not hold back as he expresses what are not conservative views in particular but what should be reasonable viewpoints for anyone with a brain.Any problems with this book? Well... Adam Carolla is an atheist so you can't expect him to care one way or the other about religion. He also curses a lot... I mean a whole lot. It's not gratuitous in the sense that he's not talking this way to shock you. I have the feeling that he talks this way most of the time. He is logical. he is asking the question of why, in a world that demands that he be tolerant of others, shouldn't others be tolerant of his views right back? Ten years ago his views would not be considered radical. He points out the hypocrisy of the world and provided common-sense solutions to these problems and makes you laugh along with it.Did I mention he curses a lot?OK. Good.

For the most part, really funny, really pragmatic, and really creative. By the end though, I felt like I was reading the greatest-hits version of his podcast and I was really looking forward to something I hadn't already heard fifteen times - but I think that's the feeling you get from all of his books if you listen to him every day like I do. The UN address in the middle just did not fit at all with the flow of the book, and I didn't get why it made the cut. It seemed genuinely hateful and it just didn't work.

Nothing groundbreaking and many of the rants are familiar with podcast fans of Adam but fans will not be disappointed. The book is broken down into chapters into different platforms and positions that Carolla would take. Being a conservative libertarian I find myself agreeing with most of his positions while laughing out loud at many of the stories and examples he gives. If you read either of his first two books and liked them you will enjoy this one. I can't recommend this book enough for anyone that is looking for a good laugh. I wish I could rate this 7 stars.

What can I say? Adam Carolla is hilarious. His insights are very funny yet deep in thought. He challenges America to get better at everything. He is tired of bureaucracy and just wants stuff done. He takes on very menial things like passionfruit ice tea. But he also tackles big issues like why parents need to care, why some cultures succeed in this country compared to others, and why the broken family is the single biggest American downfall. Love this guy. Read his books. Listen to his podcast. Drink his Mangria.

If you looking for a funny fast read and a smack of truth about what's wrong with this country then you must read this book. Obviously not all of his fixes will work but there's a ton I agree with. Carollas no nonsense approach is hilarious and a true dose of real that people just don't want to admit about themselves. This is basically an extension of his rants on the podcast. So in other words it's a must buy.

Best book I've read in awhile and I'd do it no service by adding much of a review. Cannot recommend a book more and if you don't want to buy it I'll lend you mine. May read it again myself. Sure it's hilarious; but it's also a common sense way of the way out leaders should lead and how we can be better citizens. So simple it's genius. Five stars in my rating. Must. Read.

Classic Carolla. Ideas are great as usual. Some of them I have heard on podcast before of course, but is great for readers who are not familiar with him. I love that he is not afraid to present his ideas, as a lot of the easily offended with pull the race or prejudice card against him even as he uses bonafide facts to help his opinion. If only he could be elected for real...