Misunderestimated: The President Battles Terrorism, John Kerry, and the Bush Haters

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Summary: Penetrating portrait of a complex man
Review: Bill Sammon is an excellent reporter. Unlike many in the media, he is not a hypocrite who denies his political leanings.

His theme here is President George W. Bush, a man who has been consistently "misunderestimated," including his opponent in the recent Presidential election.

A particular target of Sammon is the perfidious media that claimed to be reporting the "facts," when in reality they were reporting what they wanted those facts to be.

As with Bob Woodward's "Plan Of Attack," what emerges is a portrait of man, a President, who presents himself as a simple man. His political opponents consistently accept that portrayal and grossly "misunderstimate" the man who has proven himself the equal of Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton as a master politician. And like the first two, Bush will have a lasting, beneficial impact on the world.

Jerry

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Summary: A good book about a good man - our President!
Review: This is a tough time the United State's faces - high unemployment, unrest in the stock market and around the world, a heated election year plus so much more. With all the conflicting information the media reports, the different directions we are being pulled in - it is hard to know what to believe - and who to vote for!

Election day approaches, and we must decide who will lead us for the next four years. I recommend reading this book to learn about our current President. I found this book by Bill Sammon to be well researched. It gives great insight into the man in the White House and the decisions he has made.

No matter who you plan to vote for, it is never a bad thing to have more information. Alot of misinformation has been going around for years and it is important to get the facts so that we all can make an informed decision! It really shouldn't be about Republican or Democrat - it should be about having the best President in office to lead our country. Hopefully the information in this book will make it a little easier to decide!

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Summary: History will tell
Review: I believe that many of Bush supporters will feel differently when they actually wake up to the large I O U that he has created. I don't hate Bush or anybody else, but I feel that what he has done is shameful. He created a war that has left thousands dead and us more vulnerable than ever. With our borders unsecure and Bin Laden's group larger than ever I have to wonder - What was the point?

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Summary: Informative glimpse into our great leader
Review: The title of this book is itself classic. A close friend of mine, who, like myself, is a staunch Bush supporter, posits his own theory that goes something like this: "Dubya is on such a lofty level that he is no longer relegated to the confines of the English language. Rather, he transcends it." All joking aside, when Bush so famously uttered those words, "They misunderstimated me," he was in fact accurately depicting his abilities to exceed his opponents' wildest expectations. Regarded by many (OK, practically all) on the Left as an intellectually challenged puppet (to only mildly capture their loathing of the man), Dubya's unwavering leadership and convictions prove otherwise, as does his success, both in the presidential election of 2000 and the elections in 2002 described in the chapter, "The No Gloat Zone." (I hope his re-election next week, please G-d, will further demonstrate these abilities.)

Washington Times White House Correspondent Bill Sammon now takes the reader through many crucial aspects of Dubya's presidency, primarily involving those events leading up to and the Iraqi War and its media coverage. I found Chapters Two and Eight, "Something of a Churchill Scholar" and "The Get," to be particularly disturbing. In the former, Sammon chronicles the life and career of Saddam Hussein. I would challenge anyone on the Left to read this chapter and still maintain that the world isn't a safer, better place without this evil genocidal maniac dictator tyrant in power. Chapter Eight describes the interview of Saddam by interviewer Dan Rather. It was enough to make me nauseous. If anyone suggests that Rather's worst moment was the recent National Guard forged document scandal, I'll shudder. That, over his deplorable interview with Saddam in which the Iraqi dictator was given the utmost respect and graciousness?!? This is but the tip of the iceberg of what was to soon follow once the war actually began, where this administration was forced to counter a media intent on insisting Operation Iraqi Freedom is reminiscent of our situation in the Vietnam War.

The book also gives a warm glimpse into Dubya's personality, as Sammon was granted unusual access to Bush on his Crawford Ranch and elsewhere. As the subtitle indicates, the "Bush haters," the election, and John Kerry are also dealt with. While some of the chapters were slow and dry, any well-written sensible positive book about Bush is to be welcomed (if only because they are far few and in between compared to the countless 'Bush-bashing' books) and should merit our attention. My hope and prayer is that this book influences undecideds to cast a Bush vote this coming Tuesday.