Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly [Paperback]

Joseph Minton Amann (Author), Tom Breuer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 22, 2006

Bill O'Reilly is a man who believes he is a voice of reason. He calls for boycotting Canada, says Adolf Hitler would have been a card-carrying member of the ACLU, and thinks Hurricane Katrina victims seen carrying televisions should be shot on sight. Amann and Breuer – the creators of the hugely popular website www.sweetjesusihatebilloreilly.com — take a close look at O'Reilly's own assertions and arguments — taken from his TV and radio shows, books and columns — to expose him for what he is: a self-righteous boob and a sham newsman. The ongoing themes explored in Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly are that O'Reilly is a bit crazy, not all that sharp and, as the authors put it, about "as self-aware as a legume." The result is a hilariously funny book, a great read for anyone who enjoys seeing a puffed-up blowhard taken down a notch or two — whether they're an O'Reilly hater, fan, or something in between.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Bill O'Reilly is the conservative pundit liberals love to hate, and he gets a thrashing in this book-length "intervention" that, in debunking many claims O'Reilly has made on his television and radio shows, relies on the same dubious rhetorical weapons O'Reilly is despised for wielding: mudslinging, name calling and character assassination. Amann and Breuer, who launched sweetjesusihatebilloreilly.com in 2004, are more often clumsy ("... the light of reason is violently bent to the black-hole-dense whims of O'Reilly's rage") or witless ("Bill O'Reilly is really quite dumb") than they are biting. The surfeit of venom distracts from the list of distortions and inaccuracies they expose: O'Reilly calls the pope senile and later denies it; he misrepresents the 9/11 Commission's final report; he cites a nonexistent publication to show the economic devastation his pet boycott has wreaked on France. While the authors condemn O'Reilly for putting the facts in a spin cycle, their humor does little to raise debate from the abysmal level at which they accuse O'Reilly of operating.
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From Booklist

The title says it all. There's definitely no love lost between O'Reilly, host of the FOX Channel's The O'Reilly Factor, and Amann and Breuer, founders of a Web site for which this book was named. Fashioned as an intervention to prevent O'Reilly from being any more outraged and outrageous than he already is, Amann and Breuer explore the myriad ways that O'Reilly attacks liberals but denies his conservatism, and disregards civil liberties and the simple truth. O'Reilly's claim of "no-spin" objectivity is the primary target, as the authors cite numerous excerpts from transcripts of O'Reilly's show to demonstrate his constant spin, contradiction, and misstatement. "The problem with simply calling Bill a liar is that one has to be aware of one's lies for them to really be considered lies. We're not sure Bill qualifies." The charity ends there as the authors take O'Reilly to task for his sexual appetite (he settled a lawsuit by an associate producer who charged him with sexual harassment), his egomania (he makes constant references to his earnings, his ratings, his book sales versus those of his favorite targets, Al Franken and Hillary Clinton), and his outrageous statements (the nation's poor should take a lesson from Hurricane Katrina and avoid poverty). Fans of O'Reilly will not be amused, but all other readers will find the book hilarious, though some may find the language occasionally offensive. Vanessa Bush
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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Nation Books (March 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560258810
• ISBN-13: 978-1560258810
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #722,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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70 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly, April 18, 2006

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Daniele Burich "Dani - The Liberal Daughter" (Neenah, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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If you like political humor along the lines of Bill Mahr and Al Franken, then this book will be right at home in your library. In fact, my card-carrying Republican father would say, "If you hate your country, want to pay lots of taxes, believe George W. may be a reptile, think martians are planning an invasion soon, have commie tendencies, and lean to the left of the American Way ... then read this book." Sigh. It's really funny. Just hide it from the Republicans in your family.

49 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Note to women...book is too funny...wear diapers to avoid embarrassment, April 29, 2006

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Arrogant Prick (Washington D.C.) - See all my reviews

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Be warned...do not read this book while on a plane. I couldn't stop from laughing, and the woman sitting next to me kept on thinking my restrained laughter was an opportunity to start a conversation..."what are you reading?" "blah, blah, blah".

Anyway, once I started reading, I couldn't stop. When I was finally done, I realized how hungry I was being that I forgot to eat for most of the day. So, the book is not only great in terms of "bookiness", but also an excellent weight loss tool.

After writing this review, I am buying a copy for one my mentally impaired co-workers who thinks O'Rielly "kicks ass". I hate that guy (so does everyone else).

This book is full of belly laughs and maybe even some teary-eyed laughter. I do say it the funniest book that I have ever had the pleasure of reading and will revert back to it more than a couple of times, I am sure. Aside from the humor, it is full of facts and logical arguments. The book itself is a formidable weapon anytime anyone has anything remotely positive to say about Bill.

By the way, shouldn't you have to read the book before reviewing it? Note to the morons who give it one star and mention something about liberals, the book is going to sell no matter what you do. Your not changing anyone's mind.

79 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The truth is funny.....and scary, April 27, 2006

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Jenny L. Erdmann (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This book is so very amusing and clever. So much so, that I believe that anyone who does not see it as funny, is either an O'Reilly fan, or a poor soul with no sense of humor. Amusement aside, the authors also reveal the serious wrongness of a man that a number of people look to for the truth. And THAT makes it not only a good read, but an important read.