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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:  (79 reviews)
Sales Rank: 18925
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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| Customer Reviews:
 The cure for cartoon politics. August 23, 2007
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
I live in a part of the country where most people seem to view politics as some sort of old Saturday morning super hero cartoon show where there are "good guys" (Democrats) and "bad guys" (Republicans) and as each episode in the drama that is politics plays out they always side with the "good guys". There are surely parts of the country where the roles are reversed. Of course, each side has media outlets that reinforce this black-and-white "us or them" mentality over and over, day after day.
This book is exactly the right book at the right time, and without going over the content of the book, I can just say that the outrage I felt wasn't so much toward the people whose names are named in the book but rather at the media outlets who are supposed to be telling us stuff like this, but instead just promote the political agendas of whatever side they're on.
Isn't this what reporters are supposed to do? But now the reporters are "journalists" promoting their own ideologies, and it's left to bloggers and the occasional rogue author to write about the bad stuff that that people do not because they are Democrates or Republicans, Conservative or Liberal, but because they are flawed human beings who have huge amounts of money and other perks dangled in front of them that they can help themselves to without being held accountable by anyone.
I came away thinking that there's just too much lawmaking at the federal level and too much money in Washington D.C. I can't say for sure how I would behave in such an environment. The take home lesson is that power can corrupt anyone, regardless of ideology. I'm glad I turned off the "cartoons" and read this book. It's an eye opener of the kind we need more of.
Not Bad August 17, 2007
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
I really was expecting a strong Republican book from Dick Morris and that's not what it was at all. I was pleasantly surprised that he was fairly fair. ;-) He wrote on several issues that concern our country today such as what to do with the illegal immigrates that are already here and how the school unions are hurting our children. Not every topic did I agree with and not every solution did I think would work, but it was enlightening to me to read about how he sees the problems and the solutions he came up with. I felt the book was very well put together and that he was concise in his chapters. A lot of it was wrote how Dick Morris speaks if you have ever seen an interview of him; however, some of it you could tell that Ms. McGann had to have written. I really did enjoy his statistics and listings of which politicans were on the take from lobbyists and their backgrounds with them. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that was to hear some different ideas from either side of the aisle.
Outrage: How Illegal Immigration, the United Nations,... August 13, 2007
10 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book is a must read for every citizen. The book points out time and time again how greed and money is corrupting democracy and that we can no longer sit on the sidelines. It is time for us as citizens to stand up for and take control of the system our Founding Fathers meant for the individual, not big government, big labor, big law, or big business.
Outrage August 11, 2007
4 out of 12 found this review helpful
Morris, as is his direction, clearly points out the outrageousness political goings-on in America these days. If only...
Great Beach Reading August 7, 2007
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
Dick Morris's personality really comes out in this book. He is a nice guy who is just fed up. The book puts alot of scams, boondogles and pork barrells into perspective. Dick tells which pork has rubbed off on the liberals and which has tainted the conservatives.
In addition, Mr. Morris gives us a number of common sense remedies you won't see in Washington - remember I said Common Sense!
I read the book while sipping iced tea at The Don Cesar on St. Pete Beach. If you have some spare time, buy the book, stay at the Don, get a tan and eat outdoors. Try the Sunday Brunch too! The book will go well with your summer vacation!
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