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| Outrage: How Illegal Immigration, the United Nations, Congressional Ripoffs, Student Loan Overcharges, Tobacco Companies, Trade Protection, and Drug Companies Are Ripping Us Off . . . And | 
 enlarge | Authors: Dick Morris, Eileen Mcgann
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (80 reviews)
Sales Rank: 69523
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0061195405
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.931
EAN: 9780061195402
ASIN: 0061195405
Publication Date: June 1, 2007
Release Date: June 12, 2007
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Misuse of Power June 16, 2007
27 out of 34 found this review helpful
There was a lot about this book that I didn't really like, and I still gave it 4 Stars. Here's why.
Yes, this is another rant book, which seems to be a new and popular US literary genre, but this book goes way beyond the rant by popping the lid on the names of the "wrongdoers", providing very specific behind-the-scenes information, and proposing myriad ways to fix what's broken. Many of the authors' suggestions seem doable and would correct the specific misuses of power that this book reveals. In addition, and this is the amazing part, the authors give the names of individuals involved in the "outrageous" behavior covered in this book and very specific details. You will not have to read between the lines with this book. So, it's kind of a Rant/Tell-All book, which redeems the rant aspect of this book for me. I can't help but wonder whether the politicians mentioned here will be elected again next year, and what hoops they'll have to jump through to undo the damage that this book will cause them. And the next time you're shopping for homeowners insurance, whether the information in this book will affect your decision. And so on. Let me say, I hope so. Even with internet access, much of the information revealed in this book is not available to most of us, and therein, for me lies a huge part of the value of this book. This is information Americans need to make better decisions in the future.
This is an unusual book, in that there may be a lot you won't like about what the authors have to say, but you will learn a lot of valuable insider information about the way the cookie crumbles here in the US and why. In addition, OUTRAGES may well pave the way for legislative changes that will correct these particular abuses.
 Its about time this book was written.... June 14, 2007
161 out of 191 found this review helpful
The only strange thing about Outrage is that Dick Morris wrote it. I'm truly surprised and pleased. Beyond the specifics, I found his comments to be sane and not contain wild accusations. Reasoned is the word I would use.
The litany of abuses that he exposes are wide ranging and sweeping in their implications. Corruption in Congress seems to be rampant and occuring on both sides of the aisle. Corporate misconduct seems to be increasing and as an adjunct instructor in Business at a University, I'm glad Morris lays it out the way he does.
The question I'm asking after reading Outrage is where is the vaunted news media on these issues? It seems that the attention given to the war and to Bush bashing on the part of the major news organizations has meant that many of these abuses have been ignored. Regardless of where you are on the Bush popularity scale, as Americans we should all be concerned about these abuses. We should be demanding that they be investigated.
It is only my opinion but Morris' greatest recommendation is to ban immigration from widely known terrorist countries. Racist? Hardly. We didn't allow immigration from Japan, Germany, nor Italy during WWII. Perhaps the greatest generation knew something we didn't.
Outrage is well researched and dead-on target. It matters not that it was written by a former Clinton insider.
I highly recommend.
I never knew old Dicky had it in him! June 14, 2007
28 out of 41 found this review helpful
A protest/treatise book that actually offers solutions? That is exactly what Dick Morris and Co. are attempting to do with "Outrage".
Is there anything new or unbelievable? Not really, it's all public knowledge, but none of this is publicized to the extent that it should be. Paris Hilton's jail time seems to be a much more globally important topic of conversation in our mainstream media.
Some of the issues brought up are covered in Amazon's book description, such as the ACLU and free speech, illegal immigrants, bribes from pharmaceutical companies, Katrina insurance, special interest groups/lobbyists, and the UN. The list goes on, but these are the major topics addressed, and some are given a discourse in several different chapters as they affect/ are affected other issues. The allegations are pointed and detailed, and I doubt that there's anyone out there who could read this without, at some point, sitting back and saying, "Oh wow, I didn't know that!"
As I said, solutions are offered for each of the reported problems. Are they relevant or realistic? They're all mostly relevant (not so much the on the teacher's union), but only about 2/3 of them are realistic.
I won't go in to detail on how Dick Morris plans on saving America from itself, but suffice to say he could have used a little editing before going to print; and not just to correct the typos (few and far between), but to introduce the concepts of brevity and conciseness. At times, the book seemed to be all over the place, but they managed to pull it all together, and it read pretty well, overall.
The Bottom Line: An interesting perspective and good delivery are what really sell this book. It's not the best in world, and will probably be all but forgotten in a few years, but for now, it's definitely an eye opener that I'd recommend to anyone who'd like to see America shine the way it should.
 Finally, Hannity's friends are criticizing corporations June 13, 2007
24 out of 117 found this review helpful
It's good to hear a friend of Sean Hannity's, Dick Morris, criticizing some corporations for corrupting our government and ripping off consumers. A much more potent study of Big Business excess is available from the DVD The Corporation.
Also, the best way to curb illegal immigration is to advocate for Fair Trade. Instead of NAFTA, CAFTA, the FTAA and other welfare programs for corporate executives, we need more freedom for workers to organize across borders. The only way to counter transnational conglomerates is for civic organizations to become transnational (it's already happening. See groups like "Global Exchange").
"The hours men and women worked, the wages they received, the conditions of their labor - these had passed beyond the control of the people, and were imposed by this new industrial dictatorship. The savings of the average family, the capital of the small-businessmen, the investments set aside for old age - other people's money - these were tools which the new economic royalty used to dig itself in. . . Thoughout the nation, opportunity was limited by monopoly. Individual initiative was crushed in the cogs of a great machine. The field open for free business was more and more restricted. Private enterprise, indeed, became too private. It became privileged enterprise, not free enterprise."
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, June 27, 1936
Not just a Cry, Solutions too. June 12, 2007
133 out of 167 found this review helpful
What makes this book interesting is the solutions( although some of them seem outrageous) Morris and McGann have offered us. We have seen and heard enough cry out of frustration from numerous Morrises and McGannses. Yet there are only few who offered series of concrete proposals to balance out their cries.
The most important proposal that seems obvious is to track those who leave the country.
Even failed states with zero law-and-order that kills and abducts its own people like Sri Lanka track those who leave the country. If you do not record emigration, you not only risk to track those who are here in violation of their visas, but also encourage others to overstay. The culprits know they won't be checked at the airport when they leave the US soil.
Beside these fresh solutions, you may not agree with everything the authors have to say. But the book will sure make you think twice on all of the decisions that were made by our lawmakers in the past couple of years.
Along the way, prepare to be surprised by allegations, assertions and revelations that may shoot your adrenaline level by a factor of ten.
The most appalling ones are:
> Find out the legislators who put their spouses on the payroll and Converted the campaign money into personal income.
> Find out the big insurance companies who are still thumbing their noses at their Louisiana policy holders who were victimized by Katrina.
> Find out the members of Congress who spent too many days on exotic vacations paid for by special-interest groups.
Outrage is a book that will sure spark plenty of debate. Its greatest value may be to encourage competent journalists to cover the same ground.
N.Sivakumar
Author of:
America Misunderstood: What a Second Bush Victory Meant to the Rest of the World
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