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Summary: Shallow w/trivial analysis
Review: Plenty of potentially meaningful arguments, however with zero evidence and only the most shallow of analysis it's hard to find anything he says particularly compelling.Great book if you don't want to hurt yourself thinking. A must for lemmings.
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Summary: The SPIN of the "No Spin Zone"
Review: " Credibility is like virginity, you can only lose it once"
hey Billy your book(and show)is a brothel of the truth!
This guy does not even know what party he belongs too...can you take him for his word-I hope for America's sake, no.
Save Your Money-don't buy this book
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Summary: Breathtaking Dishonesty
Review: Okay, some times I actually find myself in agreement with this blowhard. I just wish he would be honest about who he is. First of all, he is clearly not an independent. As Al Franken clearly exposed in his book, Bill O'Reilly was a registered Republican when he said he wasn't. He said they somehow assigned him Republican status because he left the party affiliation section blank. Franken produced the voter registration card which showed O'Reilly check marked "Republican". Why does O'Reilly have to lie about his party affiliation? Everyone with an ounce of intelligence, whether liberal or conservative, knows that Bill O'Reilly espouses the conservative ideology. Just be honest about it. This particular book was a turgid, breathtakingly arrogant self-promotion. Even the title "Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous..." should indicate the author is probably a huckster. Bill O'Reilly lives in his own world. He constantly shouts people down and has no basic sense of decency. He makes a big deal about the fact that people don't want to come on his show to debate him, but why should they when he's an unfair hack? If you watched his show shortly after 9-11, you'll remember that he said Hillary Clinton didn't even meet with any of the families of the 9-11 victims or attend any funerals. Well, at the time O'Reilly made this claim, Hillary had already met with eleven families of the 9-11 victims and had attended Father Michael Judge's funeral. Did O'Reilly ever apologize for this hurtful charge? Are you kidding? Of course not! Also, every once in a while he reads viewers' letters which he of course gets to choose himself. He always reads back-to-back letters of viewers accusing him of being too conservative and the next one accusing him of being too liberal. Then he goes into his stunningly contrived bit: "See! I'm gettin' it from both sides! That's what happens when you call it down the middle." Pathetic, no? People actually eat it up. Then he lies about his upbringing. He wants people to think that he came from the bottom of the ladder. Once again, a liar. His family made $30,000 way back in the 60's! My family made $20,000 in the 80's and I would NEVER spotlight my poverty credentials, because all in all, life was relatively easy. I find it slightly nauseating that O'Reilly lacks the decency to refrain from portraying his childhood as tough. Oh yeah, by the way, according to an inside source, O'Reilly's mother, the family used to take regular vacations to Miami. Bill O'Reilly: proletariat. When Bill O'Reilly's confronted with his lies, he goes off like a drunken sailor attacking everyone in sight with a broken beer bottle. A great example is how he's spewing his baseless rhetoric against The New York Times because Janet Maslin reviewed Franken's book "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" favorably. O'Reilly knows that to his right-wing base, the Times represents all things liberal. So he goes off about the "culture war" that's brewing and how the Times is out to get him, and the destructiveness of hack journalism in this country. To his base, this may be effective, to an average thinking person, O'Reilly comes off as a loony toon. He's arrogant, rude, self-righteous, deceptive, mean-spirited, biased, and inarguably, a liar. He also has the highest rated cable news show. You have to admit, Marx made some valid points about the free market.
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Summary: He can't be serious
Review: This book wasn't supposed to be taken seriously, right? In a word, turgid. O'Reilly fans will need to look that one up.
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Summary: Bill O'Reilly does it again
Review: It makes you think. Buy it, read it, and then give it to a friend.
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Summary: Single-handedly Spinning Other News Shows off into Oblivion
Review: If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much. ~Donald H. Rumsfeld Sure, I think America's #1 cable TV news commentator has a sexy mind. Mostly because he can stay cool in situations that would throw other men for loops. His eyes are also so dreamy! Bill's thoughts can be found on television, the radio, in newspapers, the web and in his best-selling books. He has also talked to a few rather confrontational people in his life. I really think Bill loves criticism as much as the compliments. Hey, the man loves a good challenge and he is well prepared to take on anyone who is not prepared for his wit and wise perspective. At times I think people who hate Bill are really just responding more to their own inner natural laws than to what Bill is saying. He is just reminding us of the things we would rather not deal with. Sure, at times he seems to be holding up a very high standard for America. He has no patience for those who use power and fame to exploit the average American. He can come across as a perfectionist at times, but he is definitely still human. I just love a person who speaks their mind and expects you to do the same. He definitely is asking tough questions and expects you to respond in an honest manner. He knows what he believes and even gives a nice list on pg. 174-176. The Contents of this book includes: 1. You Kidding Me An interview with Floyd Abrams and O'Reilly's thoughts on the terrifying subject of child abuse. Free Speech or Aiding Abuse? Really shines a bright light on what the ACLU is not doing right. O'Reilly presents the facts, he is against brutal acts against children. Someone has to stand up for the kids! 2. Reading, Writing, and the Joy of Sex This is a rather interesting interview with Dr. Joycelyn Elders. I wonder if she has ever read any of Michael Medved's books on Childrearing. Saving Childhood : Protecting Our Children from the National Assault on Innocence is a great book that all parents might want to read. This discussion goes into sex education. I love his writing in this chapter. Creative and filled with realistic humor. 3. Why? Because We Like You! A Discussion with the late Steve Allen about how TV affects children, why America loves money and hates censorship. He has a point about Eminem lyrics which don't exactly promote love and peace but can be rather catchy. I hear a lot of pain in his music, but also see the creative elements. 4. The Sound of Four-Letter Music Here is your chance to hear what Puff Daddy thinks about rap music. Although Lopez has since moved on to a hotter territory. Alan Light did have a point about Eminem?s audio graffiti telling stories similar to Stephen King's books. While sad, the last line in the interview with Alan Light was pretty witty and true. 5. The Laura Antidotes Here is a really good interview with Dr. Laura. The woman some love to hate. Her books are great by the way, just they are more a moral way of life to look up to that few will ever achieve. I have to agree with O'Reilly. Even mom's need a break now and then. Women want to have kids and an intellectual life at work, etc. Women have needs too. 6. Suddenly Susan The feisty Susan Sarandon takes on the No Spin Zone and tries to convince O'Reilly to see life from an African American perspective. Bill gives his opinions on racial profiling. 7. You Can Call Me Al A discussion of Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr. taking part in a demonstration and his ideas on a boycott of Burger King. 8. Jesse's World A discussion with Sheldon Cohen, Tom Roeser, attorney Lewis Myers, Delmarie Cobb about the IRS and Jesse Jackson. This does seem to be a favorite topic. 9. The Bill is Past Due James Carville, Leon Panetta and Bill discuss the other Bill and his Oval Office adventures. Bill tells everyone he thinks James is a demon. Actually, I think James liked that comment. 10. Bush-Wacked What do Bush and Bill disagree on? The death penalty. It was rather amusing how O'Reilly said Jesus didn't support the death penalty when technically Jesus died for the sins of the world. So, he took on the death penalty for other's sins. Although, we must remember the stoning incident when Jesus pointed out how none of us are without sin. 11. Your Money and Your Life Mario Cuomo, David Walker and O'Reilly discuss Taxes in America. Bill makes a good point about taking a look at our paychecks. Walker gives some startling details about government inefficiency. 12. I Want to Take You Higher Interviews with Ted Demme, John McCain and Barry McCaffrey. Statistics about the drug war. What causes the need for addiction in the first place? 13. Rather Telling I saw this Dan Rather interview and was very impressed with how O'Reilly handled this interview. I was also shocked by what Dan Rather said. 14. It Would Take Village Bill has his fantasies about Hillary. Well in regards to an interview with Hillary. Oh, this one is really cute! Hee..hee.. 15. No Spin Viewers Bombastic and Interruptive manner or just trying to get people back on track and present a persuasive argument? 16. Caution: You are About to Enter a No Spin Zone Bill's thoughts on his show.
A highly enjoyable book filled with Bill's humor, wisdom and commonsense. ~[...]
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Summary: good book but too short and too much money
Review: I enjoyed reading this book but it was like a pamphlet and a re hash of his show. I know Bill worked hard on his first book but how hard did he work on this one? It was just too much money to pay for the closed captions on the TV put on paper. I recommend that you buy the first book the Orielly Factor, get the No spin zone at the library (finish it in an hour) and wait for his new book Who Is Looking Out For You to come out.
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Summary: Great insights on the issues of our society today
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I think that it is really interesting because it deals with controversial problems that are present in our current lives. Author Bill O'Reilly provides his thoughts on the certain inssues, but also allows an opposing voice to draw out their perspectives. As you take into consideration the two very different opinions, it really makes you think about what you, as an individual, believe in. I don't always agree with O'Reilly's take on the matters, but I think it is great the way he exposes the problems that people are dealing with in our society.
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Summary: from Santa Monica High School
Review: As a high school student I never would have thought that a book of this genre would have ever kept me interested, but it did. It seems that every time O'Reilly was arguing a point with his opponents as well as with the reader at the same time, he would win. I always found myself siding with him like he has the reader trapped, and sinking deeper and deeper in quicksand. O'Reilly's persuasion techniques as well as the points he would make were very good. He is one talented man!
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Summary: Low-grade political rhetoric. Easy intro to neocon ideology.
Review: If you want to understand the modern American Conservative (neo-con) mind better, you might want to flip through this book. Bill O'Reilley is actually quite reasonable compared to some of the other people around -- Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage come to mind as examples of the more vicious sort of neocon media personality. O'Reilley's philosphy, however, has the same bent as the others mentioned above, as well as the segment of the Republican party holding power today. His books can serve as a relatively painless introduction to understanding the details of the new American conservative worldview. The neo-con is a different phenomenon compared to the older segregation-type conservatives like Trent Lott or Edgar Hoover or Storm Thurmond. The neocon is more sophisticated. More subtle, well-educated. The new conservative ideology is borne by Dick Cheney, Rumsfield, Richard Perle, Newt Gingrich. Today (2003), it is definitely worth studying the neocon philosophy in detail, as they control the White House and most of the media, and use their power to wage war for profit. The sub-title of the book is "Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous". Dishonest but very interesting title. There are no Enron executives interviewed here. No representative of the powerful oil and tobacco industries. Lobbyists for Lockheed-Martin and other weapons manufacturers are absent. No Dick Cheney, who stands to make the most money out of the Iraq War. So who are O'Reilley's "Powerful and Famous" targets? Susan Sarandon, an actress who cares about human rights. Al Sharpton. A guy working for a studio that produces Eminem CDs. Puff Daddy the rapper. Get real!! Are these the truly powerful people in America today? O'Reilley takes on Susan Sarandon for protesting the brutal murder of Amadou Diallou, the unarmed African immigrant shot 41 times by four NYC police officers. Sarandon was wrong to call for changes in the police system, he says. The Diallou murder was an "isolated" incident, not indicating any systematic racism in the police institution. This is significant. The neocon knows that segregation is over and it would be very hard to take the country back there. What he badly wants now is to preserve is the current police and justice (injustice) system. This is the system that puts a quarter of black American males in jail at some point of their life. Many of them on totally non-violent drug charges. This is the system that produces Diallou-type murders of innocent blacks, not once, but over and over and over agiain. This system, of course, must be protected at all costs. It's the last stand against the dark-skinned hordes, who might get educated and powerful if not checked, and must be defended against. Conservative White America's last stand. The police/justice/execution/drug-war arrangement that is the modern version of slavery and segregation. And so neocons get extremely rattled when Sarandon calls for reform in the police & justice system. And so Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton bother O'Reilly so much, because they make a career out of pointing out some of the injustices of the current system. A part of the book is devoted to Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, including excerpts from an interview with Sharpton, and lots of abusive rhetoric for both of them. Sharpton is an "executive", Bill says, making it sound like a slur. Well, of course he is. Doesn't our capitalist worldview encourage us to make a business out of everything, including activism? Aren't Cheney, Rumsfield, Perle, Powell, executives too? How come those people don't rattle Bill so much? And do tell, if people like Jackson and Sharpton weren't around, would there be more killings of innocent blacks, or less? Would the number of harmless black kids in jail be larger or smaller? How many more unarmed dark-skinned kids would be shot for no reason by the police? Bill O'Reilly, of course, does not discuss these questions. O'Reilly's other target in this book is rap music. He takes on Puff Daddy about rap music encouraging violence. And he goes on a long tiresome tirade about Eminem. So why does rap music in general, and Eminem's success in particular, irritate O'Reilley so much? Is it the idea of non-White music, polluting White kids' minds? Surely he can't actually believe that nonsense about dirty lyrics causing violence? I am yet to hear about someone being motivated to assault homosexuals because of Eminem's music; if I remember correctly, violence against gay people have come exclusively from O'Reilley's own ilk, the religious right. Well, I don't know why African influences are so strong in American music, but it sure is fun to see conservatives jump around in consternation, each time they notice the black influence! I too find some of Eminem's lyrics disturbing, but doesn't that just reflect the far more disturbing poverty of inner-city life? A country with such an appalling rich-poor gap, and a completely dysfunctional safety net; a nation that holds more wealth than any other, but condemns so many of its citizens (yes even WHITE citizens!!) to live the miserable life of the American poor!! What kind of lyrics did you expect from the violent, hopeless life of the inner city? Lullabies? But of course, the economic system that produces the misery and violence of the poor, this economic system can't be questioned. And, true to expectations, O'Reilley steers clear of such questioning. In summary, an interesting book to flip through. The really interesting parts are the questions NOT asked, and the issues carefully distorted.
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