The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate
by David Freddosobook data
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August 4th 2008
by Regnery Publishing
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Hardcover, 290 pages
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1596985666
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He's the media's darling, the fresh face of the Democratic ticket. But what does Barack Obama really stand for--and will his extreme liberal agenda an...more
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Read in September, 2008
This is the best book you can buy to find out the real story behind the Democratic candidate for President. It is extremely well-written and well-organized. Get the audio version - it is worth every penny - the reader is amazingly good.
This book's conclusion is NOT that Obama is a bad guy who will turn the USA into North Korea overnight. Instead, it modestly concludes that Obama's actual record shows that he is not a bipartisan reformer who will bring integrity to politics. He is mor...more
This book's conclusion is NOT that Obama is a bad guy who will turn the USA into North Korea overnight. Instead, it modestly concludes that Obama's actual record shows that he is not a bipartisan reformer who will bring integrity to politics. He is mor...more
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I read this on my way back from Alaska in the plane. Very easy reading and extremely insightful. Please read this if you are having trouble deciding who to vote for. It will open your eyes!
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Read in September, 2008
Excellent overview of Obama's (lack of) change political career. All of the "change" he advocates is in stark contrast to his brief policitcal career. The book highlights many opportunities he had to evoke change at all ranks of his political career. In almost every case, Obama has voted "present" (equivalent to "no") or has voted along party lines. The book does not attack Obama as a person but rather serves to highlight the hipocrisy of his presedential campai...more
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Read in August, 2008
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anyone interested in politics
Freddoso is a writer for the National Review online, and his conservative opinions are evident throughout the work. He doesn't hide his opinions, and even says his book may serve to endear liberals to Obama. I found the chapters on Obama's political connections and work as a local congressmen to be both insightful and fascinating. Freddoso puts many pieces together from local Chicago newspapers to present Obama as anything but a reformer. He gives concrete examples of Obama's refusal to stra...more
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08/22/08
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This book was not "pleasure reading." In fact, I felt sadness to realize that a person like Barack H. Obama, with such a pleasing personality and smooth oratorical and public relations skills, could have such a dark side. My impression agrees with the book jacket which states that the book is "sober, fair, and thoroughly researched. . ." Also, the introduction presents this provoking thought: "America will not end under a President Obama, but it might be a very diffe...more
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Read in October, 2008
Anyone planning to vote for Obama, or still unsure who to vote for, should read this book. It is long on factual statements -- that can be proven true or false -- and short on editorial opinion. The author makes a convincing case that Obama's record does not match the image he has presented in his presidential campaign. He also raises the question of why the news media seems uninterested in challenging him about this mismatch.
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Read in September, 2008
recommends it for:
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This is indeed a sobering book. It gave me the same feeling Dick Morris' book Outrage gave me. The book is an indictment on the Chicago Machine politics, and the favors Obama owes and some that he has already paid on. I believe Chicago is the worst for corruption, but we have a real corruption problem in the United States.
Here is an example of what is wrong in the US:
"Michelle Obama's employer, University of Chicago Hospitals, raised her pay from $121,910 in 2004 to $316,962 in ...more
Here is an example of what is wrong in the US:
"Michelle Obama's employer, University of Chicago Hospitals, raised her pay from $121,910 in 2004 to $316,962 in ...more
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Read in September, 2008
recommends it for:
November voters
This book was great--a little over my head at times (all that political/government/economic jargon can be intimidating and difficult to understand!!)but it really shows who Barack Obama really is. The great thing is that the author didn't say "Barack Obama is just a really bad guy." NO. BUT, the notion that Obama will bring change, hope, etc. to the nation is definitely unfounded, because, unlike the media and Obama say, Obama is simply the same old politician we typically do not trust...more
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I expected this to be a real hatchet job on Obama, but it wasn't. If fact, the author dispelled a lot of the myths about Obama. For example, that he's a Muslim, etc. The author did go into Obama's relationships with radicals throughout his public career and how they were an important influence in Obama's career.
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Read in July, 2008
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Jeff Carnealrecommends it for: Everyone who plans to vote in Pres Election
This book started out about Chicago politics and I thought what do I care about that but it documents just how Obama got where he is and it is important reading even if scary. The book is well written and very well documented.
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Read in August, 2008
Seems like everything from Barack Obama's past (and present for that matter) slides off him like Teflon. If you're tired of CNN it's a great book.
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08/09/08
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There's a lot about this man that calls for distrust and hardball questions about Chicago Political Machine, Daley et Al.
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Read in November, 2008
This was a very eye opening read. The author is a strong conservative so you know where he stands on Barack Obama, but it is not just a lib slam fest. I really found this book to be revealing of the type of person that our new president is. There is a strong warning in this book about what changes could take place with Obama as president. Not only a warning that was unfortunately not heeded, but a warning that most people never even heard. It was very interesting to see all of the things that we...more
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Read in December, 2008
An interesting book, especially in light of the Illinois "pay for play" investigations that are currently going on. Written by a conservative author, he nonetheless dispels many of the outrageous lies about President-Elect Obama, while delving into the serious questions that surround his quick rise to the national scene. Great discussions about the Clintons, Chicago and Springfield "pinstripe patronage," Obama's agenda with regard to taxes, abortion, judges, the Iraq War, etc...more
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Read in October, 2008
Written well enough, the author's allegiances are made clear, and he treats Obama, generally, with a great deal of respect; almost kid gloves even as he professes to treat him as less than the darling of the media - which Obama is, let's face it.
But a quick cursory glance at the argument disputing Freddoso's claims shows that this book misses even on the scant evidence it seeks to present. Hardly a damning account.
The one point to be taken from the argument is a valid eno...more
But a quick cursory glance at the argument disputing Freddoso's claims shows that this book misses even on the scant evidence it seeks to present. Hardly a damning account.
The one point to be taken from the argument is a valid eno...more
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Read in January, 2009
Barack Obama is intelligent. He is a truely gifted speaker. I believe he is a good husband and father. I also believe he is intricately involved in the shady Chicago political machine and, like many other politicians, he says whatever he is supposed to say to get campaign funds and votes. When it comes to abortion, he is not liberal, he is so violently radical that it scares me. He is also, in his own words from a 2004 press conference where he stated he would never consider running for Pre...more
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Read in November, 2008
recommends it for:
anyone who wants to know our president elect
This is a very good book whether you are pro-obama or not.
I dont think a person can really know this man until they read this book. It will tell you his voting record and a lot of other information about his true views on things.
It dispels a lot of the smears and myths about Obama and through the author's careful research provides tons of information about who the man really is.
After reading this, I am VERY glad I did NOT vote for Barack Obama but it is als...more
I dont think a person can really know this man until they read this book. It will tell you his voting record and a lot of other information about his true views on things.
It dispels a lot of the smears and myths about Obama and through the author's careful research provides tons of information about who the man really is.
After reading this, I am VERY glad I did NOT vote for Barack Obama but it is als...more
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Read in May, 2009
My only complain is that the book wasn't scathing enough of that media whore President Hussein Obama.
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Read in November, 2008
Very, very interesting to say the least. Actually more than interesting....frightening! Heaven forbid anyone say anything negative about Obama, especially the media....Thankfully someone did. This man layed it all out! Interesting how very little has been said, or nothing said, about certain things Obama has, and is involved with. As the now Psoon to be President of the United States, I will support him in his office, but he had made many promises that he certainly better live up to. He ha...more
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