Title: Obvious stuff from an abusive and abrasive guy.
Product review: I wouldn't recommend this book, just as I wouldn't recommend Al Franken's new book. O'Reilly may be the most insulting, abusive, and downright sickening figure on the national scene. It isn't because of his opinions. Indeed, his opinions are all over the place, most settling in the moderate middle. (Okay, in some respects he's extreme, but he's more of a populist than an extremist.) And granted, he can't scream at you from a book. But just as he rudely treats his many guests (always with the standard, empty effort to appear reasonable, "Hey, but I respect your right to disagree"), this book, in effect, is just as rude to its readers--punctuating truisms with arrogance and one-sided views.And maybe it's all a big act. Maybe Bill isn't as awful a human being as he consistently appears to be on his show. Maybe his loud sanctimony is all staged for ratings. We can only hope, and change the channels to avoid it.
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