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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:  (77 reviews)
Sales Rank: 40947
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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 Be ready to get MAD.......... February 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Every voting American needs to read this book and then VOTE ACCORDINGLY.It is unbelievable how so many of those we are paying to represent us have no desire to do what we pay them to do. In the "real world" they would all be fired. Be ready to be angry when you read through this. If you're on blood pressure meds, you might want to double-up!
 the only Outrage is that he made money off this book January 29, 2008
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
Make no mistake: Eileen McGann may be listed on the cover of Morris's books as co-author, albeit in much smaller font than his name, but this book and the others are Morris's. It is his celebrity that pushes all of their books onto the bestseller lists. Morris is a favorite of Fox News, Bill O'Reilly, and many other right wingers, because he is a former Clinton insider who now makes a living bashing the Clintons and other liberals. However, this book is proof that he has not really changed his thinking. This book, which like most political books has all the shelf life of an overripe banana, hits most of the hot button issues: immigration, Katrina, drug companies, tobacco, the ACLU, the United Nations. Morris is shockingly uninformed about most of these issues. His "solutions" to every issue begin with the word "ban." Ban drug companies from bribing doctors. Ban insurance companies from denying coverage to Katrina victims. Ban tobacco companies from adding nicotine to cigarettes. There you have it. Morris thinks the solution to every problem is more government involvement in our lives. Spoken like a true liberal indeed.
Review of Outrage January 14, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Filled with a wealth of sourced facts, all in one book. A must-read by concerned citizens.
I've given away several copies.
I think it's a 'must read.'
Good but whiny November 25, 2007
Shocking - exposes corruption. I can not argue with the points Morris makes. It would be helpful to have a better understanding of both sides of an issue and practical recommendations for handling them. All politicians are not corrupt - many are good, sincere people. He should talk about some of the honest ones too for balance. In general, I think every citizen should read this type of book and demand more from government. It is hard to get consensuses - leadership is the scarce quality. Why has partisanship become so bad? Give us more in depth understanding of what is happening.
 Another side of Dick Morris November 21, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Most people know Dick Morris as "that guy who hates Clinton", and admittedly Morris is most entertaining when he is in hate-Clinton mode, but it's nice to see another side of him, a side that identifies problems and offers solutions in a non-partisan fashion. This is the side that has finally emerged in "Outrage" and it makes for quite an interesting read.
Make no mistake, Dick Morris is not a Republican, so it would be a mistake to dismiss this book as "right wing" or partisan. In fact, much of his criticism is directed at Republican and conservative leaders. Morris is most definitely a moderate, and probably more left leaning than anything else. But partisanship is not a part of this book. Morris focuses on things that the mainstream media - engrossed in their own politics - fails to inform the public about. Morris targets corrupt politicians (is there another kind?) and details the perks of a Congressional seat, including the fringe benefits from the lobbyists. Not only that, but many of our distinguished leaders hire their spouses or their children to "work" for the campaign. Of course, the salaries paid are obscene to say the least. Such is the world of US politics. And Morris holds nothing back. He names names, complete with research and references.
Corporations aren't safe, either. He points out how the insurance industry is ripping off the victims of hurricane Katrina, and how drug companies coerced Congress to allow them to advertise their drugs on television, thus boosting profits from sales of prescriptions that may not be necessary.
He tackles immigration and national security, exposes the hypocrisy of the ACLU and gives quite an accurate depiction of the debacle and the glorious failure that is the United Nations, all backed up by in-depth research.
But what adds to this book is that Morris doesn't just complain about these problems like so many pundits seem to do. No, Morris actually proposes solutions and his solutions are reasonable and make sense, which is probably why no one in Washington thought of them before. While the partisans bash and whine in unprecedented gridlock, all while fleecing the American treasury, Morris is pointing out serious problems and offering common sense, non-partisan, solutions.
Now, if only we can make Congress read this book.
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