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Better than ExpectedSeptember 21, 2008 42 out of 54 found this review helpful
Fleeced was a surprisingly good book. I have not read Morris before but own his counter-spin analysis of Hillary's history (I'll get to it someday). You should know, up front, that Fleeced is improperly grouped with the Obama books but only the initial 40 pages or so concern him. After that Fleeced addresses a panoply of issues. The narrative and its subject matter are straight up populism. Morris has always had a populist edge to him and is more of a Republican than a conservative in my view. That being said, most of his observations are legitimate. Valid points are made concerning the futility of releasing the Guantanamo prisoners ad hoc, the way credit cards scam us with a myriad of fees and cloaked charges, the anti-work ethic of senators and Congressmen, and the nature of the subprime loan crisis. The book could have been 50 pages shorter though as there are innumerable lists included that probably don't need to be here. Apart from that, Morris and wife exceeded my expectations.
Written to sellSeptember 20, 2008 11 out of 16 found this review helpful
I like Dick Morris. I enjoy his commentaries on FoxNews and his columns in various media. I think Morris's politics are more libertarian than anything else, though some of his positions are conservative, which is not the same as Republicanism.
"Fleeced", however, strikes me as being written to make the cash register ring and not too much more. Morris and his partner of some kind, Eileen McGann, cover 18 topics ranging from what a President Obama would do to a rather strange chapter on public school teachers to homes built in flood plains. I got the feeling thst Morris threw in anything and everything that might attract attention and sell the book.
While Morris is critical in some areas, I got the impression that he pulled his punches on others. Some of his positions strike me as odd. His chapter on why teachers are leaving teaching public schools struck me as strange. His remedy? More money, of course. That nostrum is rather stale when you look at how much has been expended on public education since the 1960s - and how little it has accomplished. Morris then goes on to justifiably lambasting the teacher's union.
Morris goes from chastising the Clintons, a favorite activity of his, to a rant on poisonous toys and Hollywood's subversion of teenagers with scenes of smoking in movies.
Overall, it's an odd book. As I said, I think it was written to induce as many people as possible to buy it - a goal that has been successfully reached, judging from the best seller lists. It isn't a bad book: just a strange book, even as it informs the reader.
Jerry
FLEECEDSeptember 19, 2008 1 out of 6 found this review helpful
PROVIDING THE AUTHOR HAS FACTUAL INFO---THIS BOOK IS MORE DEPRESSING THAN "HELL"&I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE!! OGDEN KILGORE
FleecedSeptember 19, 2008 2 out of 4 found this review helpful
"Fleeced" is "must read" about contemporary issues that negatively affect Americans, every day, in all walks of life. The book is easy to read, well researched and well written.
Same Ol' Negative Dick Morris - and I agree with most of what he says!September 19, 2008 9 out of 21 found this review helpful
I just don't get energized by his negativity - I don't agree with everything in this book, but I do some. For instance, I'm not sure if this makes my liberal or conservative, but why do we criticize the credit card companies for "fleecing us" when they are generous enough to lend money to people like us who run to them in desperation - it's a market thing! Just let them charge what they want and quit using the card if you want to stop getting fleeced! The market alone should dictate these things . . .
I was excited to get a copy and saw it in the airport on my way overseas, thinking it would be my one book for the 2 week trip - half-way to Paris I closed it and wish I had something else to read.
I'm a Fox News fan so I see him on there all the time and he says the same things.
