With sharp, detail-filled style Morris and McGann are sure to stir up controversy with the hard facts laid out in this book. From claims about the slave state of Dubai - secretly buying everything from MGM to the Queen Mary to credit card companies abuse - charging interest every way they can, Screen-Studios product - placing tobacco in PG films and outrageous corporate salaries: $249M for Capital One's CEO, $230M for Yahoo's - this book is sure to add fuel to the election fires.
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Dick Morris served as Bill Clinton's political consultant for twenty years. A Fox News political analyst, he is the author of six New York Times bestsellers and one Washington Post bestseller. Eileen McGann is CEO of Vote.com and Legalvote.com. She works with Dick on campaigns around the world, specializing in using the Internet to win elections.
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Dick Morris served as Bill Clinton's political consultant for twenty years. A regular political commentator on Fox News and other networks, he is the author of six New York Times bestsellers (all with Eileen McGann) and one Washington Post bestseller.
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104 of 138 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
didn't know what he was talking about.
I have watched Dick Morris for years and like the way he analyzes politics but he sure doesn't know anything about the stock market and the mortgage mess.
I got the feeling I was reading a bunch of off the wall bull when in Chapter 8 he calls Christopher Dodd and Barney Frank "courageous and heroic" in taking on the banks for their .... ATM Fees!!!
When he gets to the chapter on the Sub Prime Mortgage mess he never mention those two buffoons who should be duck walked into the nearest prison for what they did... taking money from bankrupt mortgage companies "Wamu" and putting gay lovers in charge of affordable housing at Fannie Mae. Instead he blames Loan Officers for writing bad loans to people the Congress and President Clinton forced Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make loans to.
Don't believe me... Google "Affordable Housing Initiatives" and see for yourself.
I stopped reading at this point... no reason to fill my head with a lot of inaccurate rantings from Mr. Morris.
I have watched Dick Morris for years and like the way he analyzes politics but he sure doesn't know anything about the stock market and the mortgage mess.
I got the feeling I was reading a bunch of off the wall bull when in Chapter 8 he calls Christopher Dodd and Barney Frank "courageous and heroic" in taking on the banks for their .... ATM Fees!!!
When he gets to the chapter on the Sub Prime Mortgage mess he never mention those two buffoons who should be duck walked into the nearest prison for what they did... taking money from bankrupt mortgage companies "Wamu" and putting gay lovers in charge of affordable housing at Fannie Mae. Instead he blames Loan Officers for writing bad loans to people the Congress and President Clinton forced Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make loans to.
Don't believe me... Google "Affordable Housing Initiatives" and see for yourself.
I stopped reading at this point... no reason to fill my head with a lot of inaccurate rantings from Mr. Morris.
397 of 554 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Let me start out by saying I'm not convinced Dick Morris is a right wing anything. After all he served President Clinton during his administration. I suspect that what is happening is that individuals are aligning themselves as Conservatives and Liberals regardless of party names.
Fleeced is an indictment of large government and idiotic ideas and not a lambasting of democrats or petting of republicans. Whether it's a Congress who can't or won't get anything done or a government that is so grid locked that neither sides wants to give in first, Fleeced deals with the problem in an even handed way. Dick Morris is a consumate insider in Washington. I find his reasoning to be dead on.
Morris contends that 425 terrorists have been released from Gitmo and that 50 of those have been retaken or killed in Iraq. I heard that the figure was close to 100. I suspect the time lag is at work here, but the fact of the matter is that many of the detainees are infact combatants...perhaps all of them.
Is Fleeced a right wing manifesto? No. Morris is very even handed in his criticism. He indicts McCain for not showing up for his day job just as hard at he slams Clinton and Obama. He goes after all of Congress, Democtat and Republican.
I still have some reading to do to finish Fleeced. I've bounced around from chapter to chapter. Suffice it to say that if you're not upset after reading Fleeced I can't imagine why.
I highly recommend Fleeced to anyone who cares for this country.
Peace always
Fleeced is an indictment of large government and idiotic ideas and not a lambasting of democrats or petting of republicans. Whether it's a Congress who can't or won't get anything done or a government that is so grid locked that neither sides wants to give in first, Fleeced deals with the problem in an even handed way. Dick Morris is a consumate insider in Washington. I find his reasoning to be dead on.
Morris contends that 425 terrorists have been released from Gitmo and that 50 of those have been retaken or killed in Iraq. I heard that the figure was close to 100. I suspect the time lag is at work here, but the fact of the matter is that many of the detainees are infact combatants...perhaps all of them.
Is Fleeced a right wing manifesto? No. Morris is very even handed in his criticism. He indicts McCain for not showing up for his day job just as hard at he slams Clinton and Obama. He goes after all of Congress, Democtat and Republican.
I still have some reading to do to finish Fleeced. I've bounced around from chapter to chapter. Suffice it to say that if you're not upset after reading Fleeced I can't imagine why.
I highly recommend Fleeced to anyone who cares for this country.
Peace always
65 of 90 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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Dickless Morris is a political hack
Dick Morris has said on Sean Hannity radio that no true patriot could support Ron Paul. I am a medically retired disabled combat veteran of OEF/Afghanistan, & a very patriotic... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Adam House
It was a joke.
He's the right's version of Micheal Moore. You take some good points and twist them around however you want and make money. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Birdy69
OBUMMER
Good book. So many people bought into the Hope and Change promise and now a lot of people are suffering from a very bitter aftertaste from buyer's remorse. Read more
Published 7 months ago by A. Brown
Fleeced, Flogged, and Flummoxed
Fleeced is a bit dated now as it was written in 2008. I expected it to be an anti-Obama rant like we see from Morris almost every night on Fox. Read more
Published 8 months ago by john purcell
it'll get you thinking
Well this book really got me thinkingg... "and just what is it I can do to change this"...probably nothing. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Jeannie Howard
Willful ignorance is shameful
He nailed it, and even more significant, his words are more relevant as each day goes by. We can not live our lives as sheep, hoping to miss the shearer because we are not causing... Read more
Published 15 months ago by confined mom
Great Read
This is a superb book! I've read it once and will probably go back again as things change in Washington and in this country. I've read "2010" and Morris has it right. Read more
Published 21 months ago by C. M. Deosdade
Dick Morris should fire his editor if he hasn't already
Yes, with that subject title comes a lot of responsibilty for me. I admit, I make errors. You can see that in some of my reviews! Read more
Published 21 months ago by Texan
A few minor errors
I liked this book better than the "Culture Warrior" by Bill O'Reilly. There were however a few minor errors. Read more
Published on March 8, 2010 by Spencer E Schultz
Incomplete book.
"Fleeced" is a little too heavy on opinion and a little too light on data.
Published on February 18, 2010 by Jayson Gerbec
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