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May not like Morris but liked the book, excellent infoAugust 28, 2008 The information within this book should be a required reading of all in politics on how not to govern. Of course, it is an example of how to spend and get your way in our government. Even worse in respects to the Obama info is the lacking of experience, the media in the tank views that have smoked screened the voters about the real Obama.
A Balanced Look at Ripoffs By Politicians, Corporations, Lobbyists, and OthersAugust 27, 2008 This is a well done expose of those who 'fleece' the citizenry in a number of ways.
In a book that has perhaps the longest subtitle ever, Dick Morris exposes those 'fleecers' including politicians on both sides of the political aisle, the media, big corporations, teachers' unions, and many more. As he is an equal opportunity basher, many readers will likely be offended in some way (he has examples of John McCain as well as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama).
Some of the better parts of the book include the following:
1. Barack Obama - Morris outlines many problematic areas with the self proclaimed 'the one'. One of the most important parts is showing all of Obama's tax plans. Morris' conclusion: 'Together, these proposals would be crippling to our economy.' He does a great job of showing exactly how that would be.
2. The Do-Nothing Congress - Morris shows just how 'grueling' the work schedule is for our elected representatives. He documents how 'in the entire year 2007, the House of Representatives worked only three five-day workweeks.' That is just the tip of the iceberg for this group of slackers. He does a great job of showing a great many of their dubious 'accomplishments', which are laughable to say the least. He also makes a great point about how John McCain, Barack Obama, and others who have run for president have essentially taken anywhere from a few months to a couple of years off of this cushy job to run for president, skipped numerous votes, but still collect their paychecks. As he says, 'They're not doing their job. But they're all still getting paid -$165,000 a year! - for doing nothing.'
3. The plastic fleece - He shows numerous scams that the credit card companies do to rip off their customers. He goes through eleven ways that these corporations use to essentially steal. Although this would have been considered usury at one time, they are free to gouge people in some very disgusting ways.
There are several others. I will forego further examples. Suffice it to say that there are many appalling ways that companies, government entities and others are gouging people. Morris has some solutions that, if implemented by large numbers of readers, could make a big difference.
I would strongly recommend this book.
Fleeced by Dick MorrisAugust 26, 2008 This is a great book full of well documented examples. We must be aware of what is going on here in the USA. This book will open your eyes.
Morris' Fleecing Is Mostly PoliticalAugust 26, 2008 Dick Morris has made a career of exposing the foibles of those who in one form or another--usually political--have been fleecing America. In his most recent book of the same name, he takes dead aim at a wide variety of scalpers who seek to separate America from its security, its work ethic, its national character, and other sectors that for want of a better term used to symbolize America. And therein lies the book's strength and weakness. As he goes about giving an thoroughly deserved lambasting to the fleecers, he places too many under one tent. As I was reading FLEECED, I noticed that of the eighteen chapters, the first half dealt with the political issues that he often raises as a guest speaker on The O'Reilly Factor: Obama's questionable grasp of security, taxation, and education; media bias that consistently downplays terrorism while demanding a "Fairness Doctrine" for talk radio; and the left's insistance either to close Guantanamo Prison or release outright its many incarcerated terrorists. In the second half, Morris plays consumer advocate who rails against the outright frauds perpetrated by the sub prime mortgage lenders, the usorious credit card conglomerates, and the NEA teacher pension rip off artists. To his credit, Morris zings the right as much as the left. However, he dilutes his thrust by trying to solve too many of America's various woes at the same time. John Stosser, for example, covers much of the same ground in his various consumer fraud bestsellers. Yet, there is much to like here. Nowhere else can one find what America would be like under President Obama with respect to Obama's vision of a tax-burdened America. Further, he concludes each chapter with an Action Agenda in which he urges readers to take specific action against specific abuses, often naming names that readers can contact for redress. His writing style is breezy and non-technical, just as he appears on television. In short, if one wishes to find a muckraker that rakes in more than one kind of muck, than FLEECED is a good place to begin.
The Problem with Morris' opinions....August 24, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Obama, in the true liberal fashion, has fluid thinking. He vows to surround himself with intelligent people and to hear a variety of opinions before moving forward. He has gone so far as to compare his prospective cabinet with the cabinet Lincoln held, in order to understand the forces dividing his nation.
Is our nation still divided more than a century after the civil war? Yes. And there are those who would profit from keeping it that way -- the Bush/Clinton regime, namely. Whether it's Walmart or Haliburton....
So Obama's proposals might not yet be perfect. OK, I grant you that, Mr. Morris. But is he willing to listen, to evolve, and to carry this country in a direction not directly solely by greed? Perhaps his readers should consider that option as well.
