Rating:  Summary: This book doesn't do much to make this country greater. Review: Politics is about society, civilization and how to make the standards of both higher. It is not about slimy hate campaigns against those who have a different ideology than yours.National Review Online's review of this book gives one a glimpse into those who look at it in high regard: "This book really nails the issue.... Liberalism and Satanism are so synonomous it's amazing. Anyone who gives a damn about other people should be hung up and left in the desert for a slow death.... This book is so satisfying to the central theme of today's conservative movement, I highly recommend that you read it." Sean Hannity's book and career is an attempt to replicate the infamy of Rush Limbaugh. He's even pulling Rush's old trick on his radio show: telling listeners that liberal booksellers (it's not just the media anymore, kids -- they're in the bookstores too) are misplacing the book to drive sales down, when the opposite is true. If you want to strengthen your conservatism, read Plato, Aristophanes or Monroe. Don't buy the modern hate-filled garbage which Hannity dutifully enbodies in this book.
Rating:  Summary: I mostly agree, but here is some criticism Review: I found this book to be very thought-provoking and in a practical way. I agree that this book will help to change the course of history once more and more people read it. While it is a thorough and complete book, I expect (and look forward to reading) more books by this author. In this book, Hannity writes that he "idolized men like ... Abraham Lincoln." Yet earlier he said "I couldn't admit to having a family member, even a remote ancestor, who hailed from...Massachusetts. That was just too far North." I find it hard to believe that any "Son of the South" idolizes president Lincoln. Could it be that he only idolized Lincoln for his racial views? The main racial focus is between blacks and whites. What about hispanics and asians? On page 104 Hannity nervously tries to explain away the question of whether or not Asians are "higher up on the evolutionary ladder" than whites. He does not go into detailed, convincing debate about this, leaving the issue open that maybe they are. On p.113 he writes about Issac Asimov's listing of 1500 greatest achievements, which he says includes no black achievements. He then says Asimov's listing supports his thesis even more strongly because Asimov believed in racial equality. But Hannity doesn't explain the reason for this apparent contradiction. There must have been some reason why Asimov believed this despite his listing. This book may exaggerate the effects of race on the individual and society, like when he writes, "There Is Only One Issue: There is only one issue that is vital to every other one: race." But nearly all other mainstream sources totally ignore and deny that race has an effect on anything or even exists. While this book makes a compelling case for this cause, it does not make a convincing case that the cause will succeed. There's much more to be said, as to how and why this cause will succeed. ... The book uncovers the many differences between the races, the sexes, and the Jews and Gentiles. But it doesn't prove that there aren't more similarities than differences. This is the most elaborate and credible "conspiracy theory" I have ever heard of. He managed to write it without sounding paranoid. This book is very thought-provoking, making the attentive reader rethink his previously unquestioned beliefs of what America is and what it should be. Hannity puts a 180 degree spin on what most people assume is true about many things: The racial views of several prominent presidents, who the "racists" and "haters" are, what morality is in regard to integration, how the "Holocaust" happened, and even what Christianity is. Who controls the media controls the public's perception of reality. This book gives the reader the insight to approach the media with a critical eye rather than just unquestioningly assuming that the media represents the real world accurately and objectively. After reading this book, you can open up the newspaper every day and validate what this book shows about the media liberal bias. For many topics, Hannity first consults the dictionary and prints the definiton of a certain word. But for the word "Aryan" he makes up his own definition, "A racially aware white person dedicated to the survival and evolutionary advancement of his people." If the Jews are both a cultural group and Caucasians, then the two halves of this book contradict one another. In the first part, Hannity says race greatly impacts culture and in the second part he explains how drastically different and opposing the Gentile and Jewish cultures are. His writing that the Jews are a race is more brief and shallow than most of his book. He doesn't go into scientific, intelligence, or statistical crime/ birth rate, etc differences like he did comparing blacks to whites. I've seen statistics showing Jews have lower crime rates and higher intelligence and achievement levels than the rest of whites. Decide for yourself whether he proves Jews are a different race than non-Jewish Caucasians, but in demonstrating the vast differences in culture between the two groups without proving they're different races, he is contradicting himself. What about the Amish people? People would agree their culture is drastically different and even far behind, that of mainstream white culture. But they are still "European-Americans", though not the kind Sean Hannity talks about. What about Russians? They are white but not from Europe. Jews can be European-Americans, but again not Sean Hannity's kind. Most people seem to confuse the concepts of "race" and "ethnicity". I guess they can be easy to confuse. "Let Freedom Ring" is truly an amazing, rare, one-of-a-kind book, with information that you just don't encounter in mainstream sources like TV, newspapers, or even books. It's well-written, convincing, and intelligent but easy to read and understand.
Rating:  Summary: Great Book! Straight to the point on liberty vs. Liberalism Review: Whether you are a conservative or not, you will certainly enjoy this book. It's a book that you can stay hooked to. First of all this book is not supposed to be "fair and balanced." That's Fox News Channel. If you buy this book that says "winning the war of liberty over liberalism," surely you wouldn't be as dense to think this book will present both sides fair and balanced. Obviously the way "liberalism" is used on the cover indicates negative vibes towards that party. If you don't like the hard hitting republican view, don't buy it. Great book. I'm a conservative, but I'm sure that even if you aren't that you would enjoy it and you could get good arguing points.
Rating:  Summary: Alot of rhetoric! Very little logic! Review: For someone who speaks intelligently his lack of logic and mathematical reasoning is mind-boggling. He argues that we should do everything we can to be completely oil self-sufficient. He believes we should explore all of our oil fields so that we don't have to import foreign oil. He cites a 1995 USGS study saying our absolute total on-shore oil supply is 112 billion barrels. That sounds like alot. Except we use 6.5 billion barrels a year. If we stop importing and just use our own oil we will go through the 112 billion barrels in 17 years. Then what?!!!!! He forgot to mention that the USGS says the majority of our oil will cost us more to recover than what we are paying for today. For example- a large portion of the 112 billion barrels is located in shale rock in the Rockies. Twenty some years ago Exxon set up an enormous operation to explore these oil fields. In April of 1982 they pulled the plug on the project and fired 3000 engineers. At the time oil was over twice the cost it is today and Exxon still could not make a profit. I'm not as selfish as Sean Hannity. I believe we should save some oil for future generations of Americans. He's like a canoeist going down a river towards Niagara Falls and instead of slowing down or pulling off to the side, he wants to paddle faster. It's amazing how Sean Hannity learns a little knowledge on a subject and he's an instant expert.
Rating:  Summary: Real good Review: I dont read a lot of books, except for comic books, but so I read Sean Hanitty's book and I think it was teriffic. He writes real good and slams the liberals real good! Sean and me agree on a lot of things and so it was cool to spend ($) on his book even though I can just hear whats in it for free on his radio show each day. My girlfriend thinks he's wrong about stuff but shes crazy. He gives it to the liberals real good.
Rating:  Summary: Let Clinton Apologize to America Review: Even as some members of the Left still accuse President Bush of having prior knowledge of the attacks on 9/11, Sean Hannity lays out the facts from Mansoor Ijaz, Dick Morris, and George Stephanopolous about how the relentless negligence of the Clinton-Gore administration aided in the rise of Osama bin Laden and left the country wide open to the attacks on 9/11. Is it not ironic, that while Mr. Clinton could "get it up" for anything in a skirt (except Hillary), he was virtually impotent as commander in chief?
Rating:  Summary: We have met the enemy and it is us! Review: Fifty years ago the most popular comic strip was Pogo, known for the warning, "I have met the enemy and it is us!" It was a comment on the McCarthy era's witchhunt for communists. After the Cold War, america was looking for an enemy and Sean Hannity has found that indeed, it is us. Or, at least some of us. Liberals. One of the Fox networks "unfair and unbalanced" conservatives who, more than Tom Brokaw's raised eyebrows, constantly raises his voice against Liberalism, he does it again in his book. As a reviewer says above, Hannity isn't very bright and his views in this book show it. What passes for "fair and balanced" in Let Freedom Ring, as on Fox is decidedly unfair and unbalanced. Hannity blames Liberalism for all of america's ills. A dangerous and uncharitable view. Re-cycled Rush Limbaugh he, too, preaches to the choir. A sure-fire success for those americans who believe more than half their fellow citizens are the enemy.
Rating:  Summary: On Target Review: Great insights, well written book that once again exposes the liberal agenda to tear this great country apart. The one star morons are out in force to try and discredit Sean with their reviews but that's the way they work, don't debate just insult.
Rating:  Summary: Sean's great but he really is a mental midget Review: I really enjoy listening to Sean on WABC in New York City and agree with many of his points (which also happen to be Rush's points) but he is a mental midget when it comes to discourse, laying out the facts and conveying intelligent ideas. Does anyone really believe ALL liberals are bad and only have bad ideas. I mean come on! Sean Hannity is and always will be 'Rush Lite' Although he seems to be making a very good career out it!
Rating:  Summary: Excellent . . . Review: This is one of those books you wish you'd written. Reading through, I found myself nodding and nodding and nodding at what I was reading. That hardly ever happens with political reads these days! Mr. Hannity does a good job of capturing the "normalcy" of the conservative movement. It isn't about fanaticism (unless you count patriotism as fanaticism) nor is it about making the rich richer and the poor poorer or anything so trite and inane. It's about maintaining the integrity of this country, something that is quietly and quickly becoming extinct. I applaud Mr. Hannity on his efforts.
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