The Enemy Within: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Schools, Faith, and Military [Hardcover]

Michael Savage (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 2004

Talk radio sensation and New York Times bestselling author Michael Savage again goes for the jugular in this latest brash, incendiary attack on the corrosive effects of liberalism on our culture. Where The Savage Nation took shots at everything under the political spectrum, this book focuses squarely on the dangers assailing the cornerstones of American life, pointing out how liberal propaganda and agendas are seeping into our churches, our schools, even our families. Bold, sometimes angry, and always controversial, this book is pure, no-holds-barred Michael Savage, one of the strongest, most original voices in America today.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Popular radio host Michael Savage returns to print with another attack on the forces of liberalism that he believes are tearing America apart. Using the same brash, abrasive style in his writing that has become a trademark of his radio show, he writes that "the Left operates specifically to undermine God, country, family, and the military" and that liberalism is "either treason or insanity" or "a mental disorder." He also takes on illegal immigration, the state of health care in the U.S., the "Hollywood Idiots," and the decline of schools and morality in general, all of which he blames on Liberals. Savage also drops bombshells such as: "Federal courts and judges in America today are to be more feared than al-Qaida," and Ruth Bader Ginsberg's appointment to the Supreme Court is "akin to appointing the general counsel of the Ku Klux Klan to the bench."

Statements as bombastic as these deserve to be backed up with substance and well-thought out arguments, yet Savage offers little more than an anecdote or two before moving on to the next rant. This is not to say he doesn't make some good points or highlight blatant abuses by government, questionable suits brought by the ACLU, or morally bankrupt product coming out of Hollywood, but one can't help noticing that several shades of gray have been left out of his black-and-white arguments. Due to this lack of hard facts and background, Savage's book is not particularly convincing. Still, Savage does consistently challenge readers with controversial opinions and conclusions, so it would be a shame for potential readers to dismiss his book simply on ideological grounds alone. And if he really sets your blood boiling, you can always call him up on his show and take him to task. --Shawn Carkonen

From Publishers Weekly

According to the conservative shock jock, host of the syndicated radio show Savage Nation (and author of the bestselling book of the same title), America's greatest threat comes not from terrorists or foreign nations, but from liberals. In the outrageous, controversial style that made him a hit on syndicated radio-and cost him his short-lived TV show on MSNBC-this wide-ranging screed covers Savage's strident views on everything from the courts to the military, the media, universal health care, religion, public education and what Savage sees as the decline of American morality. In sweeping, purposely dramatic prose, he accuses "mad dog" leftists of a conspiracy "to undermine God, country, family, and the military." Select examples are given of what he sees as democracy run amok, such as one teacher who reportedly gave extra credit to her class for writing antiwar letters to the White House and refused extra credit to a student who wrote a letter supporting the war. Heavy on bluster and light on facts, however, Savage's attempts to stretch such anecdotes into a portrait of national decay appear specious at best, as do many other colorful claims, such as that the Democratic Party views "the Judeo-Christian faith as public enemy number one." On the radio, Savage's tough talk is designed to jolt listeners. Fixed in print, his words are even more startling, resonating with hate and intolerance. As for his now infamous firing from MSNBC for telling a gay caller to "get AIDS and die," Savage offers a weak defense, suggesting that he was the victim of a conspiracy.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; First edition edition (January 8, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785261028
• ISBN-13: 978-0785261025
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (204 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #672,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, January 9, 2004

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seth doherty (Boise, ID USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Enemy Within: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Schools, Faith, and Military (Hardcover)

I got chills reading this book. Ive read many books, on similar issues, but this one really touched a nerve. Michael Savage is not another blowhard for the Republican Party, he holds both parties accountable. When I picked up this book, I couldn't set it down. Not many like this one, I promise you that. READ IT & SEE

51 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sizzling, concentrated conservative ideas...no sugar added, January 6, 2004

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John Davidson (Fremont, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Enemy Within: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Schools, Faith, and Military (Hardcover)

Dr. Michael Savage has hit another home run with this provocative book of his no-nonsense expression of conservative ideas. Dr. Savage does not apologize for his concrete conservative stance on the important issues facing our nation today. If only the vast expanse of our liberal college campuses would begin to expose our next generation to some of this truth serum...

78 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clarity at its best, January 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Enemy Within: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Schools, Faith, and Military (Hardcover)

The other recommended book to read along with this one is Laura Ingraham's "Shut Up And Sing". Both clarify the insidious undertow that exists in our country today. Both books attempt to wake people up to the reality around them. Michael hits on all my hot buttons. He confirms what I have seen with my own experience in the education system, the prurient lifestyles, etc., etc. Weve both been on this planet for about the same timehim a little longer, but we both draw on our memories of the positive things of the past that have been totally trampled by the current judicial system and the ACLU et als total lack of moral compass. We both see the unrelenting attack on our senses with things that are literally forced down our throat. The single star reviewers who did not read the book are really the preachers of hate. Open your eyes, sheeple!