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Title: Outrage: How Illegal Immigration, the United Nations, Congressional Ripoffs, Student Loan Overcharges, Tobacco Companies, Trade Protection, and Drug Companies Are Ripping Us Off . . . And
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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 by HarperCollins Disjointed random swipes. | | I try to read both sides of the political spectrum, but 'Outrage' seems unfortunatly typical of conservative messages. The book seems to mirror the Fox News style of presentation. It seems written for a slightly less informed crowd, I felt the language used was a bit dumbed down, and there was a bit of scare-mongering going on. Being in the financial industry, I really was interested in a topic I felt conservatives would have a better understanding of, yet, the book seemed more about taking random swipes at groups the author disagreed with. For instance, the section on the ACLU seemed to be a random attack. Most other parts of the book delt with the waste of tax payer's money, while that section focused on the ACLU wasting their money. Who cares if the ACLU wastes their money? It's their money, not ours. The books bills itself as a look at wasted taxpayers money, and that chapter is just one example the skewed writing. I finished up to about the three quarters mark of this book, before moving on to better books. It's fairly rare that I do not finish a book, to be honest (the last being "The Republican War on Science", which I found to have similar faults). On a final note, most of the sources seemed dubious at best. I realize the author worked for Fox News, but working at Fox News should only further discredit the organization, in my opinion. Using them as a major source of citation did little to reinforce the weight of their arguments. | | Outrage: How Illegal Immigration, the United Nations, Congressional Ripoffs, Student Loan Overcharges, Tobacco Companies, Trade Protection, and Drug Companies Are Ripping Us Off . . . And by HarperCollins Be ready to get MAD.......... | | 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! | | Outrage: How Illegal Immigration, the United Nations, Congressional Ripoffs, Student Loan Overcharges, Tobacco Companies, Trade Protection, and Drug Companies Are Ripping Us Off . . . And by HarperCollins Review of Outrage | 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.' | | Outrage: How Illegal Immigration, the United Nations, Congressional Ripoffs, Student Loan Overcharges, Tobacco Companies, Trade Protection, and Drug Companies Are Ripping Us Off . . . And by HarperCollins Good but whiny | | 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. | | Outrage: How Illegal Immigration, the United Nations, Congressional Ripoffs, Student Loan Overcharges, Tobacco Companies, Trade Protection, and Drug Companies Are Ripping Us Off . . . And by HarperCollins Another side of Dick Morris | 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. | | Outrage: How Illegal Immigration, the United Nations, Congressional Ripoffs, Student Loan Overcharges, Tobacco Companies, Trade Protection, and Drug Companies Are Ripping Us Off . . . And by HarperCollins Product Description | Half of all illegal immigrants came into this country legally—and we have no way of knowing they’re still here! Congressmen are putting their wives on their campaign payrolls—so that campaign contributions are really personal bribes! The ACLU won’t allow its own directors free speech. Liberals want to strip us of the tools to stop terrorism. The UN is a cover for massive corruption—and eighty countries, who pay 12 percent of the budget, are blocking reform. Drug companies pay off doctors to write scripts—whether we need them or not. Teachers unions block the firing of bad teachers—and battle against higher education standards! Katrina victims are being stiffed by their insurance companies! Special interests cost our consumers $45 billion—through trade quotas that save only a handful of jobs! Never heard of these abuses? You won’t in the mainstream media. That’s why Dick Morris and Eileen McGann wrote Outrage. Their proposals: - Ban immigration from terrorist countries
- Ban Congress putting spouses on their payroll
- Ban lobbyists who are related to senators or congressmen
- Ban nicotine additives to cigarettes
- Ban trade quotas that drive up prices and save few jobs
- Ban drug company bribes to doctors
- Ban teachers unions’ work rules that stop education reform
- Ban insurance companies from backing out on Katrina coverage
In Outrage, you’ll get the facts—and learn what we can do about them. You won’t read about these outrages anyplace else; too many people are working hard to cover them up. Get them here instead—and learn how to fight the special interests of the left and right. |
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