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The No Spin Zone : Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America

The No Spin Zone : Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Dont read
Review: Bill O'Riley borders on absolute stupidity believing that people would actually enjoy this book. He constantly promotes the book on his show filled with mindless drivel. Much like his views, the mindnumbing hipocracy shines through. To actually enjoy this book you would have to either be such a mindless right-winger as to actually believe what he is saying or be so stupid as to not notice his obviously hipocritic statements. He debases the wealthy media, what does he believe he is? It is this sort of contradiction that shows me that he doesnt even listen to what is coming out of his mouth.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Fun to read
Review: Whether you like him or not , you have to admit Bill O'Reilly is popular. This is evident in the enormous ratings his show gets, as well as how well his books sell. However, maybe it's just because he's controversial? I don't know. What I do know is that this book was deffinitely interesting to read, and at some times funny. I found myself agreeing on some points and disagreeing on others. He does make himslef out to be an independent thinker in the book, but whether or not he truly is is anyone's guess. O'Reilly does take a wide variety of positions on different issues, which is what makes the book most interesting. One downside I noticed however is that he relies a little too much on the partial texts of his television interviews to express his points. Otherwise, a controversial and fun read.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Household Toilet paper vs. this book
Review: Household toilet paper:

costs 50 cents per roll (+5 pts)
Soft texture makes wiping quick and enjoyable (+5 pts)
Proceeds do not go to Bill O'Reilly (+100000 pts)

"No Spin Zone"

Costs $16.97 (-5 pts)
Hard texture leaves skin itchy and cracked (-5 pts)
Ink leaves unsightly black marks (-5 pts)
Money goes to Bill O'Reilly (-1000000 pts)
You get to wipe your a** with Bill O'Reilly's face (+1000 pts)

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: God hates this book!
Review: God cries whenever he hears the name O'Reilly. It makes him sad to see that one of His creations is such a boorish moron. This book made God give the silent treatment to everyone for 10000 years! In fact, God hated this book so much that he sent fires from the heavens down unto the publishing houses that printed this book and sent plagues upon the homes of O'Reilly supporters!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Horrible!
Review: What a waste of paper.... do yourself a favor and spend your money on some ice cream, itll leave a better taste in your mouth!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Just Some things to consider...
Review: I am a college student writing a book analyzing the effect of Bill O'Reilly on America. We are comparing him to former Senator Joe McCarthy, founder of McCarthyism. I don't have a real problem with O'Reilly's opinions; everyone is entitled to his own. What I object to is his claim to un-biased reporting, his deliberate distortion of facts which he presents as truth, and his manipulation of the population's fear. Sound familiar? McCarthy played on those same things during the red scare. They are both amazing propagandists.
I am not just making this up to slander this man, there are many sources who can actually prove that O'Reilly misquotes, misuses statistics, and manipulates information to support his cause. And this is not just found from stupid other pundits like Al Franken (i am EQUALLY disturbed by his loose idea of what constitutes truthful).
Frankly, i don't really care whether you are liberal or conservative, i don't think it is too much to ask of ANYONE to research what they say. The lack of any research or citing in this book is pitiful. By scholarly definition, if you don't cite, you CAN'T prove an argument and its opinion. so bill, lay of the "surveys show" examples if your not gonna back it up. Generalizing America is no way to prove a valid argument, neither is attacking people less prepared than you to make it look as though you have the stronger argument (come on, there are clearly better adversaries for you than Puff Daddy if you're discussing rap in america), or cutting people off who dissagree with you well enough it might challenge your view point. its poor journalism, and you know it. I expect better from all the pundits of today, liberal and conservative. STOP LYING, ALL OF YOU. confusing the american public is all you are doing.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: How can you give this a good review?
Review: someone said:
Bill O'Reilley's voice is one of the first and greatest of the breaths of fresh air blowing over the lefties' intellectual melt-down.
O really? Well if that's true then we don't have much to say about this country do we? Luckily you're wrong. Oh wait, you're from australia! We're you drunk when you wrote this Susan? I don't think you understand american politics. Each side has a right to give their testimony and Bill here sure loves to hear himself talk.

"This book kicks your (expletive)." Now explain to me what you meant by expletive. Having someone attempt to have an actual conversation with Bill is like giving someone a bowl of jello and asking them to saw through a brick wall with it. It can't happen. Anyone with half a brain would have used the money to buy postal2. I'd rather be killing virtual people then wasting the time I spent dl'ing this waste of space off of my paid p2p service. Oh wait, Bill says that violent games will cause me to be violent and dl'ing songs off the internet is wrong. Well too bad the RIAA allows it to be legal if you pay and well, a dollar a month isn't that bad. Well Bill I hope your wrong because i've been playin 'em scince I was 7. That's lot's of violence.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Fair and Balanced
Review: As written:
"Bill O'Reilly is just another right wing extremist, encouraging everyone to shut down thier brain and follow the herd."

Sounds like almost any left wing extremist. O'Reilly has an
opinion, and he does swing to the right a bit, but to label
him an extremist is blatantly unfair. If anything he is a
huge self promoter, and he does his fair amount of spinning,
regardless of his self-named philosophy. But it really does
look like a bunch of Maddox's readers come on and slanted the
reviews. HINT: Just becuase some one disagrees with you doesn't
make you an extremist. This is why most of middle America
loathes the left.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: A Pathetic Excuse for Literature
Review: Whatever company allowed this filth to be released needs to have their right to release books stop. Forever. All that Bill O'Reilly does throughout the entire book is spew hate about the whole world and plays the role of insecure bully. I think that someone needs to confront Bill O'Reilly, not the "Powerful and Famous" in America. Bill O'Reilly cannot talk about power abuse, and the negatives of fame, because he is a chronic abuser of both. The man is a liar, and he doesn't even know where he grew up as a child. He made is way to the top of the media through being a moron, and this book puts that idea in concrete. If anyone buys this book as a form of enjoyment and education, they need to get the hell out of my country!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: good, but too short
Review: Whether or not you agree with his politics, you can't deny the fact that O'Reilly is a great interviewer. He doesn't let anyone "off the hook" (democrat or republican). In this, his second non-fiction book, he shares out-takes of some of his most popular and/or controversial interviews to date as well as contributing commentary to the issues at hand. Issues he discusses in this book include the death penalty, drugs, law enforcement, the Clinton "legacy", and other "hot button" issues.

This is a very entertaining book. The only complaint I have is that it is way too short. However, it is still a very worthwile read.


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