Who's Looking Out for You?
by Bill O'Reilly
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Author: Bill O'ReillyEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-23
ISBN: 0767913795
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Broadway
Book Reviews of Who's Looking Out for You?
Book Review: IT'S NOT ABOUT PEOPLE, BUT ABOUT THEIR ACTIONS
Summary: 5 Stars
If anyone wants to read this book, they need to make sure they have an open mind. This book is not for people who "hate" Mr. O'Reilly. Indeed, I don't know much about him myself, but I enjoy his repartees when bantering with others on "The Factor," (FNC). Anyone with one wit of a brain can see that Mr. O'Reilly is not perpetually angry. Yes, he gets angry about things, so do I. Reading this book, I found myself anticipating the next page. Here is a man bashing the actions, or lack thereof, of people in high places. he is not bashing everyone he writes about. He lets you know when he does by the adjectives he uses. Those of you who want proof about his charges against others, I am sure Mr. O'Reilly will be more than happy to hand over what information he has accrued on various subjects through his team. I am on my last chapter of the book. It is very interesting, I call it a "page-turner" not because of its engrossing material, but because of Mr. O'Reilly's writing style. I much prefer the "no holds bar" conversational truth from people like Mr. O'Reilly than the sugar coated, afraid to step on one's toes, "politically correct" garbage I get from all other media outlets. Although Mr. O'Reilly is a self proclaimed Roman Catholic, which I am not, I found that it is his Christian values that are the core of him. He has the same values I do. Through this book I was able to see that. He IS a God-fearing man wanting the working class people of this country to be safe from the machinations of the wealthy and privileged as well as our own government. What he says is true. A vast majority of people in government care more for their image than they do about the real cruxes in the average working American's life. Regarding Mr. O'Reilly's chapter God Help Us, any TRUE Christian will find themselves agreeing to most of what he wrote. And in his chapter My Country 'Tis of Thee, the very simplified truth is stated there. Our federal government has way too much power. It was never meant to be this way. States were to have the biggest controlling power. If anyone cares to recall, that is the number one reason the Civil War started. It was over State's Rights. Plain and simple. Yet, through our own ignorance and easily led way, not to mention the crooked politician, we working class American's have given a vast amount of power to the Federal Government. Again I will say it was NEVER supposed to be that way. It is not and never has been Mr. O'Reilly's intent to agree with everything he says, I don't. You would probably be labeled a "panderer" (his term not mine). He is merely letting all the rest of us unwealthy persons know to protect ourselves from the evils among us. In essence, to have our own sense of power.
After reading this book, I have decided to read his first two best-sellers; "The O'Reilly Factor" and "The No Spin Zone."
Summary of Who's Looking Out for You?
From the mega-bestselling author of The O'Reilly Factor and The No Spin Zone, a no-holds-barred exposé of the people and institutions who are letting Americans down ? and what we should do about it.Bill O?Reilly is mad as hell ? and he?s not going to let you take it anymore. In his most powerful and personal book yet, this media powerhouse and unstoppable truth-teller takes on those individuals and institutions in American life who are failing in their duties ? big-time. In his inimitable style, mixing wit, pugnacity, and plain common sense, O?Reilly kicks butt and takes (and also names) names ? from crooked corporate weasels to venal politicians to lazy and/or politically correct bureaucrats to sexually predatory priests and the Church hierarchy that protects them to a media establishment rife with political bias and economically hooked on violence and smut. At the same time that he calls the famous and powerful to account, he dares to get personal, questioning just how much our closest friends, families, and lovers do look out for us, and delivering a powerful message about personal responsibility and self-reliance in an uncertain world. He forces us to ask just how much genuine altruism is left in a society that thrives on self-indulgence and ruthless competition.
Who?s Looking Out for You? is a book that boldly confronts our worst fears and biggest problems in a post-9/11, post-corporate-meltdown world. Its sage, candid advice on regaining control and trust in these troubled times will resonate with the millions of readers and viewers who have come to believe in Bill O?Reilly as the man who speaks for them.
As he did in his bestselling books The O'Reilly Factor and The No Spin Zone, TV and radio host Bill O'Reilly again blasts a host of selfish and corrupt individuals and institutions for threatening the nation's well-being--no surprise there. What is surprising is the personal tone of Who's Looking Out For You, which is as much self-help as social or political commentary. Is O'Reilly getting soft? Hardly. He still packs a punch, but this time he mixes tales of outrage with practical advice gleaned from his own experiences and mistakes. The underlying theme of the book is trust. If you can identify and associate with those that deserve your trust, he argues, you will get along well in both your personal and professional life. Among those external forces undeserving of trust, according to O'Reilly, are the media (particularly harmful to children, he warns), the legal system, and the government: "Our federal government is not good at helping real people who have real problems, and it doesn't care about the money you give it as long as that revenue train keeps chugging along," he writes. He also hammers the INS for their lax stance on illegal immigrants and the damage it has caused the country, irresponsible parents, secularists, network news executives, ideologues, and minority leaders who foster hatred in order to serve their own interests, to name just a few offenders. Though some of his advice tends toward the obvious, it is hard to argue with his emphasis on self-reliance, especially at a time when the answer to the question posed in his title seems to be "just me." It's a good bet that many readers will also add Bill O'Reilly to this list. --Shawn Carkonen
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