See, I Told You So [Paperback]

Rush Limbaugh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1994

A popular radio talk-show host and provocative political entertainer presents his controversial views on religion, family values, law and order, individualism, and commitment to excellence. Reprint. NYT.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Limbaugh's send-up of American liberalism was a 13-week PW bestseller.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

By its second day in the stores, Limbaugh's second book had the biggest early sales of a hardcover book in publishing history. That's what the man himself let slip on his radio show, and as he says, he purveys only the truth--a statement that is itself true in terms of both factual accuracy and ideological sincerity. But the truth has little to do with Limbaugh's appeal and success. Those come to him because he is relentlessly upbeat, an indomitable patriot, a booster for capitalism, and a feisty flouter of sanctimonious special pleaders and those most despised of nay-sayers, establishment (the Times, the Post, Time, Newsweek, the networks, etc.) journalists, who'd be much (well. . . a teensy bit, maybe) more acceptable to Limbaugh if they'd only 'fess up to their liberal bias. All of those qualities are here in spades, just as they were in last year's phenomenal best-seller, The Way Things Ought to Be. What's missing is Limbaugh's hilarious, irreverent, and canny use of pop culture--for instance, the New Orleans novelty song, "Ain't Got No Home," introducing updates on homelessness, and a 1960s surfer-rock parody called "The Little First Lady with Meg'lomania," twitting Hillary Clinton--which highlights his radio program and makes it magnetically listenable. To make up for this loss, there's at least chapter 25, "The Politically Correct Liberal Lexicon," but, really, there's no loss to make up, for Limbaugh in his more somber print manifestation is still political and social commentary so lively it cries out to be read and agreed or disagreed with, but always enjoyed. Ray Olson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (November 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671871218
• ISBN-13: 978-0671871215
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 27 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent follow up to his first book. October 21, 1999

By A Customer

Format:Hardcover

In Rush Limbaugh's second book he does a nice job of pointing out several theories and predictions from the first. Some of the most notable is the press' double standard in handling of democrats and republicans, most notably the sitting President.

This is a fast paced book and thoroughly entertaining and educating to anyone open-minded enough to give it a read.

33 of 50 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Readable Food for Thought February 13, 2001

By Aaron Jordan

Format:Hardcover

After reading this book, I decided that I've been too hard on Rush Limbaugh. Although I still remain skeptical of his tone at times, and I think he could have done a better job of citing his sources, I have to admit that his ideological principles are right on the money. I especially like his positive view of America, his emphasis on individualism, his distrust of government, and his knack for expounding the absurdities in liberal ideology. By putting things in understandable terms and adding a dash of entertainment (narcissistic though it may seem at times), I think Rush Limbaugh has helped many Americans understand what has gone so wrong in their country during the past half century. You have to give him credit for that.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Enough Common Sense to Make a Liberal's Head Explode! April 10, 1999

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

Not quite as humorous as his first book, but certainly equal in accuracy when it comes to assessing current events [by 1993 standards]. And as usual, Rush "de-clutters" issues so that one can apply common sense in order to understand underlying issues and implications. This book, like the first, is certain to enrage liberals who just can't stand a common ordinary person who exposes their fallacious worldview with seemingly little effort. In the book, the liberal elite are rebuffed time and again and shown to have little substance in spite of all their technobabble and eloquent social theories. A must read for the average law-abiding, hard-working American taxpayer who seems to always wind up on the short end of the stick in this liberal society.