Dry book 2010-06-24

Reviewer: Ace Redman

Great informational book but the writing is dry. Hard to keep reading without having to put it down to come back for another try.

Don't bother reading 2010-02-16

Reviewer: L. Gomez

I'm glad I only paid $5 for this book and even that was probably too much. This book was not only boring but uninformative. Statistics are presented and the author wants to make a whole argument based on a few set of facts. The author tries to highlight the fact that not only facts are presented but also suggestions on how to deal with the problems are made. The suggestions are utterly worthless and unrealistic. I think this guy believes the United States functions in a vacuum.

Don't bother wasting your time on this book. I think a twelve year-old could have provided better alternatives in dealing with the situations presented in the book.

Not for the feint of heart or politically correct 2009-09-25

Reviewer: Mike Fickling

Synopsis

We live in a time in American history when our moral values, our convictions, and the safety of our nation is threatened by the law of the politically correct. Everything you see on the news, read in the newspaper and hear on the radio has been filtered in some form or fashion by the "PC" sieve. That is what makes a book like Outrage stand out like a pink elephant at a cocktail party.

Critics have labeled the book a "rant," and for the most part, it is - at least that's the way you would feel if you hold the PC ideology near and dear. The subject of the book is U.S. politics and in it Morris presents a long list of topics sure to touch a nerve and stir a sense of, well, outrage.

The list includes:

*Immigration - the borders are not the primary problem, it is an accountability issue
*The United Nations - a worldwide scandal ignored
*The ACLU - American hypocrisy personified
*The U.S. Congress - we pay, they play
*The Patriot Act - PC vs. Common Sense
*Teachers Unions - Bad teachers getting paid to stay home vs. merit pay for performance
*Pharmaceutical Companies - profits over public health
*Fannie Mae - the Democratic Enron
*The bankruptcy bill - not what it used to be
*Government student loans - robbery without limits
*Insurance scams - the media left town when the floods receded - A little help here?!?
*Tobacco Companies - 21st century shell game
*Crooked politicians - American friends or foes?
*Trade Protection and Special Interests - the public is not smart enough to notice . . .
Morris names the crooks, both Democrat and Republican, and lets the heads fall where they may.


My Two Cents Worth


Dick Morris is not the kind of guy you want living next door. He has a VERY large list of VERY powerful people who would probably prefer that he would quietly just go away.

As a former advisor to Bill Clinton for 20 years, Dick made a living of irritating conservatives. After a public shunning from the Clinton administration, he has turned his attention to irritating the other half of the political nation, the liberals, with equal success. He has remarkable audacity, leading one to believe he must also have a remarkable security detail following him 24/7.

Dick doesn't simply expose the corruption, he names names. Lots of names. Regardless of your political persuasion, he makes you mad. He makes you want to look up the phone number or email address or your congressman or senator and do a little venting of your own.

The thing that keeps this book from being just another political "rant" is the way Morris offers plausible and common sense solutions to each of the atrocities he mentions. Whether his proposed solutions would actually work is subject to debate, but at face value they make sense. That is more than you can say for the convoluted and frustrating solutions we have recently witnessed in the congressional "bailout" legislation.

I am not a big fan of Mr. Morris when he spars with Bill O'Reilly of FOX News fame, but you have to admire his perspective. After all, I have yet to hear any of the people named in this book mount a serious rebuttal to his claims.

I liked the book and I found it refreshing to read copy that isn't at all concerned about being politically correct. Call a liar a liar and a crook a crook - if you are wrong, you will most certainly be contacted by an attorney. I particularly liked the Notes section that corresponds with the chapters of the book as a sort of bibliography. It's almost 50 pages in length and adds to the credibility of the copy.

I can't wait to share this with some selected friends.


Hardback, 303 pages, 2 1/2 hours

Extremely Informative and Interesting Book 2009-05-06

Reviewer: Woodlandtrails

Dick Morris may have worked for Bill Clinton but his books BASH both Democrats and Republicans for porking out and having so many scams and underhanded trickery to partake in taxpayers' money. His chapter on immigration and unions have come true. They are getting "paid back" now by the Democrats for pouring the money into the party at the expense of American national interests. I enjoyed this book and seeing Dick Morris on television and I signed up for his emails which are extremely informative. Dick Morris is a true American for telling the truth on the corruption in Washington.

I am currently reading Fleeced and it is as mind blowing as Outrage.

Outrage 2009-05-03

Reviewer: S.K. Smith the 3rd

Dick Morris and his wife by the way are among my favorite authors. I am going to make it a priority to do the steps he suggests to help stop the ripping off of Americans. I hope others read it and do the same. It's like we just can't stop our government from spending our money unless we vote them out and it seems as though party politics is more important than stopping them from stealing our money. I guess it'll take 50,60 or 70 percent tax to finally make them figure it out. The rich and if I were among them, me too, are going to find a way of living some where else yet still have life, liberty, ownership and the pursuit of happiness as benefits. Maybe buying their own island and establishing a New America. Sounds like a new book. Someone should investigate and write. Is it possible? If so maybe I would move there and help defend it....