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Summary: A flawed, but true spiritual guide
Review: Hannity's first book is more than just a daring polemic against the major liberal trends that are suffocating our culture, ruining our country, and withering away at our country's defenses. This is well-covered terrain and other writers have put forth equally persuasive critiques of the ghastly liberal spectre that seems so ubiquitously present in our everyday lives. While they may not be popular, other important figures like Ben Stein (the game show host), Diane Ravitch, Clayton Douglass, David Icke (the Lizard King), Lawrence Auster, and Daniel Woorley, have been instrumental figures in zapping away at the peons of liberalism. Hannity shows himself to be a true giant of intellectual powers in the skillful manner in which he skewers liberalism and shows how they have been derelict in supporting our military and intelligence community, all to the detriment of our country. Liberals are really seditious folk; people without an ounce of patriotism or concern for the traditional American perspective. It wasn't so long ago that liberals were championing the Soviet Union, organizing Leon Trotsky fan clubs, and sponsoring legislation to eat away at the traditional family. Shrewdly Hannity charts the rise of the old Trotsky movement in gaining power in various outlets in America and then frightufully even infiltrating the conservative movement itself. Yes, it is true -- the Marxist poison has spread and infected Hannity's beloved Conservatism. These Trotskyites run magazines like the Weekly Standard, National Review, and occasionally show up in places like Worldnetdaily, and even the Republican Party. While they secretly operate under the banner of Conservatism, they are really subversive revolutionaries supporing an expanded state, ideologically driven foreign policies and even support foreign states -- although Israel now rather than the Soviet Union. Some say that many of their followers are under the MK-ULTRA mind control program and manipulate large segments of society through Barry Manilow music. Hannity has a very original chapter in his book where he discusses the importance of remote viewing -- the mental ability to free your mind from your body and view extraneous locations. If you practice this technique you will be able to eavesdrop on the conversations of these subversives and see what they are really up to. I can not emphasize too highly the importance of this work, and its possible use in launching a Conservative restoration in this country. Do not shirk your responsibilities and deny the brilliant tactics and philosophies this book reveals. A work like this only comes around once in a lifetime.
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Summary: There is Right and Then There is Wrong
Review: Sean Hannity makes no bones about the thrust of his LET FREEDOM RING. His subtitle--WINNING THE WAR AGAINST LIBERTY OVER LIBERALISM--clearly indicates that there is a war to be won, but the opponents are the left-wing liberal Democrats that he sees as ruinous to the future of the United States. Much of his book can be boiled down to the differing world views held by conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats. Hannity describes conservatives as those who believe in moral absolutes. There is a 'right' way to see a wide range of issues ranging from abortion to immigration to the Pledge of Allegiance. He identifies the Democrats as moral relativists, those who refuse to take a stand on issues that our forefathers had no problem in doing. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the primary external political danger to the United States vanished along with the fall of the Berlin Wall one year earlier. However, Hannity rages against the Democrats who refuse to see that a new and more insidious enemy has arisen on their ashes. This new external enemy, Hannity describes as a unconnected coalition of terrorism bulwarked by a massive wave of illegal immigration, both of which threaten our security and culture. Hannity is further angered by left-wingers who view the demise of Communism as the end to all external threats to American security. Democrats, he exhorts, ought to cease viewing conservative bedrock values as the new political boogeyman rather than on terrorists who wish to crash planes into American buildings. Each of the chapters in LET FREEDOM RING focuses on segments of American culture that Hannity sees as endangered by Democrats. Many of his points are valid even if he presents them as printed transcripts of his syndicated radio shows. His style is uncluttered with obfuscation. His political beliefs are expressed in the literary equivalent of a writing style that draws a line in the sand that separates where we are now from where he would like us to be. Many of Hannity's critics use his writing style which admittedly is screechy at times as a reason to shun both his ideas and values. But the purpose of his book was to reach out to the uncommitted Americans who do not know exactly how to relate to the events of 9/11. Specifically, Hannity wants to re-energize the CIA, the Border Patrol, and a sense of patriotism that was common during the Second World War. He has a special loathing for moral relativists who see the Pledge of Allegiance as hollow words that point only to a racist and homophobic America. Hannity, like other conservatives, believes that if it is permissible for other nations to proudly tout their own respective native and cultural advantages, then it cannot be wrong for America to do the same with its own brand. It seems that only left-wingers would equate patriotism with jingoism. Hannity makes this point as clear as anyone else. LET FREEDOM RING is the kind of patriotic exhortation that was once popular in America and if Hannity has anything to do with it, will be so again.
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Summary: Comprehensive conservatism
Review: I found Hannity's book to be very similar to Limbaugh's two books, which is not necessarily a bad thing. While I was able to anticipate much of what Hannity was going to say, I found his presentation entertaining with his own unique twist. This book will provide a great foundation to new conservatives.
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Summary: Bonehead
Review: As The Onion put it, "Fox News Reporter Asks Questions Others Are Too Smart To Ask."
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Summary: Shallow propaganda
Review: As a non-american I did not expect to fall within the natural constituency of this book. However, I did not expect it to be such a blinkered diatribe. Unless you are a flag waving american there is really nothing in this book that even pertains to serious political commentary. The foundation upon which everything is built is a patriotic love of the US, and an unquestioning, patriotic acceptance that the US can only ever be a force for good. Any deviaton from this is unpatriotic and simply unacceptable. If this cornerstone is missing, as is the case for most non-americans, then the remainder of the arguments just do not stack up. From an outside perspective many arguments are simply laughable, such as the suggestion that the US media is biased to the left. The non-reporting of the 2000 election singlehandedly blows this theory completely out of the water. No further examples are necessary or indeed relevant.
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Summary: thought more people would appreciate this
Review: after reading this book i thought alot of people would appreciate it and find it alot less controversial then some of the other books right wingers have written like savage, or limbaugh. But the fact remains that alot of people did not like this book, they did not get as offended as people did about savage but this book did have a tendancy to annoy the liberals. This book is first and foremost a partisan book defending the conservatives and the republicans, but this book mostly covers america and patriotism a cause which means a lot to me and i found this book pretty interesting in that regard. First of all i do agree with alot of what Hannity says, i believe in vouchers, and tax cuts, i am pro life, and i supported the war. In California this makes me a hitler like person. I really enjoyed this book though just because of the love for america hannity portrayed in it and his patriotism. I understand the man might be hypocritical about some of his beliefs and the republicans have there faults but when you compare it to the democratic party and spokesmen like that idiot michael moore or one of the worst presidents in my lifetime bill clinton there is no real choice and i can see how somebody can become partisan when you have to deal with those kind of people. It does make me sad however when ever i read book reviews about a conservative the first review i get is, "this man is a bigot who hates all minorities and favors the rich." Come on dont you have anything better to say then that? it is really sad when racisism is used just as an insult to conservatives, it is time for alot of you who disagree with conservatives like him, limbaugh, savage, reagan, and o'reilly to come up with something more adult like then calling them names because you do not agree with them. It is comments like that that makes what those talk show host say so true!!!
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Summary: Better then other conservatives
Review: at least Hannity supports his claims and doesnt just moan through the whole book. Looking at it from a liberal perspective you see some inconsistancy in his claims. He's horrified by Clinton's adultery yet loves Gingrich.
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Summary: The Big Rationalization
Review: Fanaticism breeds intolerance, prejudice, and ultimately violence. Stalin, Hitler, 9/11 - were all the result of what can happen if a group of people believe too strongly that everyone else should do as they say and not as they necessarily do. Hannity, Morse, Limbaugh and their ilk are fanatics and have as much in common with their enemies and opponents as not. And they are dangerous. Eventually the fanatical personality gives in to using manipulation, bullying (a key component of Hannity's radio show), rationalizing, and brainwashing techniques in a sad attempt to influence others in order to assuage their own fears, paranoia, and insecurities. And paranoia is the key word here - if "liberals" are too trusting and naive then "right-wingers" are most definitely an insecure and very very paranoid lot. What divine credentials Hannity might possess that should make him qualified to speak on behalf of God regarding the actions that only mankind alone is responsible for I can't begin to imagine. But then, it seems like in the end the insecure fanatic alway proves himself to be nothing more than a megalomaniacal thought despot. And history has shown us time and again that exerting control over the masses through their religion has been proven to be very effective. To the extreme right, patriotism, freedom, and being an American is a strict and narrow orthodox religion. A religion which is a divine right afforded to only those who they believe behave according to how they feel God intended good Americans to behave. This sounds familiar...hmmm...violent fundamentalist muslims, perhaps? So, like an unctuous Evangelical preacher with ulterior motives they hold their little tent revivals where for a few brief hours a day they can be big fish in a little pond, pick up some cash, and proselytize some more hapless drones who will keep the money rolling in. But, just in case the money doesn't keep rolling in you better write a book. It seems clear to me that Bush and Cheney have taken their little holly roller tent show on the road on a much bigger scale. "What? They don't want to be converted? Well, shove it down their throats then. You're gonna be free American style and you're gonna like it, damn it! These MPs will see to that."
Hannity's need to expose liberals as if he were Joe McCarthy uncovering dangerous reds is laughable to listen to. Like McCarthy, he picks people to be to question who can easily be pushed around and then rather than focusing on the big picture he simply attacks, bullies, badgers, and tries to dig up dirt on them when there really isn't anything there. Then when things get too heated or when the guest actually gets to speak an entire sentence without Hannity interrupting he cuts to a tape of himself shilling some inane product or a celebrity testimonial for his own show. Now...imagine an entire book of this crap with no one to interrupt him. If this sounds good then buy the book.
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Summary: The Manifest Destiny of Conservatism?
Review: Sean Hannity, I'm sure you know, is a very successful radio show host and television show co-host. He's the yin to Allan Colme's yang every weekday night on the Fox News Channel. If you've seen his show, or heard him on the radio, you can probably guess with a fair amount of accuracy what he talks about in this book.
Sean goes over a litany of issues whose problems Sean lays squarely in the lap of counter-culture liberalism. From handcuffing the CIA, to Democratic lock-step support of abortion of any kind, to our porous borders, Sean makes the case for liberalism's failures, and conservative answers.
The great thing about Sean's book is the remarkable absence of venom. Sean is almost apologetic if you will, about the differences between liberals and conservatives. His style is that of the honest, wide-eyed, goody, straight and narrow boy scout. Nowhere is the dripping acid of personalities like Ann Coulter, Horowitz, Rush Limbaugh or the schmuck, Savage.
The bad thing about this book and others like it, is that in ten years it will be irrelevant. Nobody's going to care what Gephardt or Daschle did. These guys will be non-players. 9/11 will have faded in its' magnitude. There is a huge emphasis on recent history in this book. This to me makes it a hard sell in the long term. Worth the price? I dunno. Worth the read? Definitely.
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Summary: Insightful look at today's politics
Review: I've always been a fan of Sean Hannity from listening to him on the radio, and his book, "Let Freedom Ring," just enforces my good thoughts on the guy. He speaks sensibly and is sure not to sound too arrogant, while at the same time, powerfully asserting his political beliefs. I don't know how he does it. Thanks, Sean!
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