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Summary: Not As Good As I Hoped
Review: Okay, here is the scoop. Bill O'Reilly's book, The No Spin Zone, is not a bad book by any means. But it is not a great book. Everyone is capable of being passionate when writing about their beliefs, and Mr. O'Reilly is extremely capable in this respect, but his efforts to use facts and figures to back up his passionate beliefs, he falls a little short. I also think the book, in some places, makes the mistake no stance being taken. Yes, I know, it's called "No Spin", but am some point, doesn't this whole "No Spin" thing become a "SPIN" itself. In a capitalist society, spinning means profits, not to mention successful elections, courting, and job hunting. I like Bill O'Reilly as a person, and I think he is sincere, but this book falls a little short of what I expected. The paperback was worth the cost. I wouldn't run out for the hardback copy.www.therunninggirl.com
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Summary: Had to read it, enjoyed it in the end.
Review: I had to read a political book for my English class. I chose Bill O'Reilly because he is one of the few names on the list that I recognized and because he is the only newscaster whom I can stand. I am glad my teacher made me read this because I am a person that very rarely watches the news or pays attention to anything like this. I thought this book was very interesting but it would have been better if he didn't talk about so many topics. He talks about 14 different topics. I think the book would have been better if it had talked about fewer items and went more in depth with them. For people like me who don't pay attention to what's going on or to who is on which side, it would have been better if he had gone in depth so that I understood each topic better. There were several very good topics and I think O'Reilly should state his argument plainly because he talks too much and then it's easy to get confused as to which side he is really on. Bill O'Reilly is not afraid to spout out at the mouth, and don't get me wrong, I'm sure he puts a lot of hard work and thought into what he says, but sometimes he just needs to shut up. Bill includes many interesting facts about the book and about himself. If I was an adult who really paid attention to this crap, then this would be an excellent book. I would definitely consider reading his other book.
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Summary: Spinning Here Will Make You Dizzy
Review: "The No Spin Zone," written by Bill O'Riley completely underlines the flaws in our society. O'Riley is admirable through this investigative journalism by inviting the elite and well liked leaders of today onto his shoe and exposing their greed and corruption in front of the nation. I have never seen a reporter that can follow O'Riley's lead in such a manner, he doesn't deny that he is egotistical or conceited. In his book, however, he does deny being rude to his guests. He often gets fire from his viewers for cutting his guests off, but this is only because his program has timed commercials breaks, and only enough time to get his points out there. O'Riley has set the stage, the No Spin Zone, and in this zone there will only be truth, or the interview will end. He doesn't allow his time to be wasted by people who lie about or ignore the facts and he doesn't accept stupidity. When you enter the zone, you will be blasted, and his point, preparation. He brings up valid points in this book, such as why our society makes excuses for criminals and why prominent Civil Rights leaders get away with citing mis-information on their taxes. He dives right into issues like racism; how the race card is played and the people who play it. He mentions how the Clinton administration is the most corrupt in history with the grand Jury investigations to the First Lady using tax payer money to pay for flights to New York to promote her campaign for senate. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in facts and truth.
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Summary: want some facts?
Review: I don't have 3 days to tell you all of oreilly lies so just check the site http://oreilly-sucks.com/
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Summary: Bring the facts, please!
Review: For those of you familiar with Bill O'Reilly, hopefully from the "Radio Factor" or "No Spin Zone" you know Bill does not open his mouth without a strong basis of fact. He is educated (Harvard Phd), his mind evalutates potent, combustible issues on the fly, and he is a self proclaimed independent party follower. The "drive by" commentary of those focusing and picking apart semantics out of context of anything Mr. O'Reilly says should be ashamed of themselves, as Bill is far more intelligent and informed than most of us could even dream to be. He is patient, kind, and a man strong in morals and principle. This book is simply snipets of interviews he has done in recent years related to poignant important issues to our society, with some introduction and evalutation thrown in. Though his first book was more verbose and a better read, this one gives you a precursor to his TV show, and insight into the foundation for his beliefs. Tune in his radio show, you will not be disappointed! Do NOT judge Bill on his TV show, or this book. Read his first book, "The Good, the bad, and the completely ridicoulous...," and tune in!
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Summary: News Analysis
Review: Mr. O'Reilly has been described in prior reviews as a "News Analysist". This title given him bothers me more than anything else about the way our language has been subverted and our thinking dumbed down. Mr. O'Reilly has a Tabloid show on television and he is the host of that show. That does NOT make hima a journalist, analyser of anything at all. It makes him a celebrity and nothing more. No longer does he know the difference between reality and fantasy but has contributed to the rest of our ignorance as well. He is more of a "shock jock" than an analyser of anything, even threatening to "tear apart" a young man who lost his father in the World Trade Center who came out publicly against the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq (off camera).
He frequently tells people to "shut up" when he doesn't agree with them or worse, when they confront him on a bald face lie- such as his grandiose proclamation that he won 2 Peabody awards. He didn't.
He says "48% of people on welfare are women and children". Shut up Bill-it's 14%.
He never went to journalism school, never worked as a reporter or "analyst" of any kind and adheres to no journalistic standards whatsoever.
Being a psychiatric nurse I'm struck by the need for Mr. O"Reilly to take some mood stabilizing medication as he is a classic sufferer of Bipolar Disorder.
To give him any credibility at all for anything other than the ability to twist facts, lie, distort truths and have people believe them is a travesty.
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Summary: You are About to Enter a New Dimension
Review: Bill O'Reilly is known across the country for his television news show and for his penchant for getting guests to tell the truth and answer questions that everyone is dying to know. He is very forward and direct, and he is admired by some and loathed by others. In this book, O'Reilly shares some of his best moments from his television show, going nose to nose with political leaders of various stripes and other well- known individuals. Many different guests have appeared on the O'Reilly factor since it first aired and Bill O'Reilly has enjoyed his confrontations to the fullest. In the book, he recaps some of the all- time best encounters, like his chat with James Carville about Bill Clinton's legacy; his talk with John McCain and Barry McCaffrey about the failed drug war; and his controversial spat with actress Susan Sarandon over the police shooting of an unarmed man. Bill O'Reilly likes to claim that he always seeks out the truth. But the fact is that O'Reilly, like most any other television news commentator, does stretch the truth and bend the stories to fit his own perspective. To say that he doesn't use spin is inaccurate. O'Reilly does use spin, it's just his own type of spin. And his personal bias shows over and over again in this book. He comes across as conceited and pompous; entirely convinced that he is right and unwilling to compromise or even admit that maybe, just maybe, he might not be correct on some issues. Some of O'Reilly's views are dead- on, and they will give many readers a sense of satisfaction, knowing that somebody finally had the guts to make these types of statements. Other views are a little more spotty and will make readers wonder how a guy who seems fairly bright one moment can make a complete turnaround and say something so absurd. A good example of this is the chapter on the failed drug war, where O'Reilly tries to convince the reader that drug use can be eradicated if we impose stiffer penalties. The fact is, of course, we ALREADY impose stiff penalties. It doesn't seem to make any difference in winning the insane war on drugs. Poor little Bill seems to believe that, with the right number of laws passed, we can successfully repeal the laws of supply and demand. This book lacks the humor that was so commonplace in O'Reilly's first book, "The O'Reilly Factor". This book is more serious and more in- your- face. It gets obnoxious from time to time, but O'Reilly does, at least, present some interesting and thought- provoking views on the critical issues of the day while he goes head- to- head with some of the most popular names in politics and show business.
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Summary: The Most Stupid Book
Review: even thou he attacks hip hop saying that it raps about groping women and treating women like objets, bill o' reilly is being hipporcillal in his book do not tresspass or what ever its called referring to his 1998 so called suspense thriller he says "ashley was now wearing only brief panties. she has signaled her desire by removing her shirt and skirt and so on....." in his books he talks about so called fisting. i think we have a hipporcite here.
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Summary: Prove your point
Review: ...Oreilly is clearly not an extreme right-winger; not any more than Joe Biden is a radical lefty. How can someone who is clearly critical of the Bush administration, the Catholic hierarchy, and Capital punishment be labeled anything but a Centrist. His take on socio-political issues has consistently reflected logic and morality. Never once have I caught him pushing his point based upon ideology or political agendas - NOT ONCE. I challenge anyone to articulate one example of Oreilly playing party politics on ANY issue.
The spin stops with Oreilly.
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Summary: Good Stuff
Review: Okay, I liked this book. I thought it was interesting. Does that mean that I necessarily agree with O'Reilly all the time? Not necessarily. I think for myself. But I am capable of reading a book like this one and a book like Michael Moore's without getting all annoyed by either. I like O'Reilly. Maybe because he's Irish. Maybe because he tells people that they are pinheads when they are. Maybe because he decides for himself what he believes instead of letting media dictate his beliefs. I like him.
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