Let's Be Heard [Paperback]

Robert Grant (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1997

This New York Times bestseller proved that before there was Rush Limbaugh, G. Gordon Liddy or Howard Stern, there was Bob Grant, the undisputed king of conservative talk radio. In Let's Be Heard, Grant expounds on topics from "Slick Willie" Clinton to feminist "emasculators" and welfare swindlers.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The danger of using labels in politics is thrown into relief in this collection of 50-plus essays delivered on radio by talk-show host Grant, who labels himself a conservative. Although he espouses the right-wing positions on big government (bad), taxes (bad), immigration (bad), career welfare clients (bad), the death penalty (good) and affirmative action (bad), he deviates from it by backing abortion rights and euthanasia and opposing term limits on officeholders. On a few issues his positions are more complex: while he backs gun ownership, he supports gun control, and on the subject of racism he avows that he is no more prejudiced than most American whites. He offers several lists, one of black heroes (e.g., Clarence Thomas), one of American heroines (e.g., Phyllis Schlafly) and one of conservatives he dislikes (e.g., Oliver North). A page titled "Ten Liberals Worth Keeping Around" is left otherwise blank. The book is likely to arouse as much controversy as Grant does on the air.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Before Rush Limbaugh, there was Bob Grant, king of talk radio in New York. At this writing, Grant's show has been flushed from the airwaves after derogatory comments about late Commerce Department head Ron Brown set off a major media brouhaha. The various offensive remarks that have been attributed to Grant notwithstanding, he comes off quite personably on the page--especially in contrast to Rush. While Rush hunkers down in his apartment, Grant goes to places real people go, like the Reo Diner in New Jersey. Whereas Rush often sounds like a Republican Party flack, Grant, though he says vote GOP, is genuinely skeptical of politicians, whom he says (from experience) will be your friends only until you're no longer an "asset." Grant gets steamed by the same things Limbaugh harps on but reads like your loudmouth uncle, the one you don't agree with but know you can count on in a pinch. More libertarian than conservative, far more commonsensical than ideological, and the kind of free speech devotee who realizes that if you hate political correctness, you have to tolerate pornography and Howard Stern, Grant is fun to read, whatever he's like on the air. Ray Olson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671537210
• ISBN-13: 978-0671537210
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,428,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Light In The Dark, November 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Let's Be Heard (Paperback)

I highly recommend "Let's Be Heard" to anyone anxious about the direction our country is taking, the underlying reasons we are a nation in decline, and solutions we must adopt if we are to reverse our downward spiral. Mr. Grant writes the way he speaks - honestly, directly and with an historical perspective. His many chapters touch on the most critical issues facing the U.S. today, including sadly, how we are moving from "one nation under God" to becoming a fractious collection of ethnic nation states and special interest groups.

Mr. Grant decries the tyranny of Political Correctness, confiscatory tax policies, quotas, unchecked immigration and a lack of personal responsibility. He quite rightly identifies these issues as terrible threats to the future of our once great Republic.

Bob Grant is absolutely unafraid to call a fraud a fraud. He logically and forcefully pokes holes in the false premises & myths of the liberal elite and their willing accomplices in the media. If you are a Conservative or have a Libertarian streak, I urge you to read it -- you will find yourself nodding in agreement with every page you turn. If you are a Liberal, I challenge you to read this book, because if you can stand the whithering light of truth -- "Let's Be Heard" may change your life.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fearless, candid and full of common sense, November 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Let's Be Heard (Paperback)

"Let's Be Heard" should not be missed! This collection of essays should be required reading for every high school senior in America (it's too important to wait for college). LBH is an insightful, clearly written treatise on everything from the proper role of government in the lives of a free people, to taxation, immigration, and personal responsibility. Bob Grant is not afraid to expose the muddled thought of 'Limousine Liberals' and the inherent dishonesty of the leftist elite. With absolute candor and logic, Mr. Grant advances common-sense solutions to the most critical issues facing our nation.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A voice of the silent majority, November 24, 2000

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gromit "gromit" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let's Be Heard (Audio Cassette)

Bob Grant is the voice of the silent majority. He is the greatest radio talk show host; at the height of his fame in the 80s he was the most listned to man in New York City. He was so popular, so well liked and loved by so many listeners, his opposition did everything they could do to tear him apart, mostly lobbing false charges of racism. These were back in the days when if you said ANYTHING negative about David Dinkins or Al Sharpton you were labled "hate radio". Of course we know what failures those leaders are today. Bob Grant reserved caustic language for those people he thought were tearing the country apart. This of course angered many, and today we see the rise of "compassionate conservatism". Years from now we look back at Bob Grant and his message, and when America finally collapses to the decadent, the obcense, the power hungry, those who value their dollars more liberty, we will say, Bob Grant was RIGHT. Let's be heard, indeed!