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Who's Looking Out For You?

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As a fan of O'Reilly's TV series, "The O'Reilly Factor," and as a guy who's been without cable for the past few months, I was looking forward to hearing what O'Reilly had to say in his most recent book, "Who's Looking Out for You?" To my surprise, though, O'Reilly didn't have many new things to say--and what was new wasn't that interesting.

O'Reilly's last two books focused on his TV show, his personal life, and his opinions; both of those books I enjoyed. "Who's Looking Out for You?" takes a different angle; the author attempts to offer life advice. Unfortunately, in my opinion, he's just not very good at that. Now, O'Reilly doesn't give bad advice--he simply gives advice that pretty much everyone reading his book is going to agree with. In the chapter about parenting, for example, he says, "Don't lie to your kids." When it comes to careers, O'Reilly suggests that you "keep your mistakes to a minimum." Although what O'Reilly writes isn't offensive or false, it's--well--boring.

If you're a regular viewer of "The Factor," you won't hear anything new when O'Reilly discusses his opinions about the government, taxes, the war on terror, immigration, the Catholic church, Jesse Jackson, and every other topic O'Reilly's already debated (several times) on his TV series. If you're not a regular, you might find O'Reilly's opinions interesting; but if not, you might find yourself falling asleep as he rehashes what he's already said on "The Factor."

The good news is that it's not at all old material; Bill does recount a few interesting personal stories, including his brief encounter with Bill Clinton. And, to my great surprise, O'Reilly actually discussed the time he was accused of making a racial slur at a fundraising party. (In one memorable episode of "The O'Reilly Factor," O'Reilly's guest, Neal Boortz, mentioned the accusation and suggested that O'Reilly was doing an anti-racism story in an attempt to restore possible damage to public relations, to which O'Reilly quickly responded, "You vicious son of a b----!" The alleged racial slur was never again mentioned on O'Reilly's program, but stunningly, Bill addresses it in his book.)

Unfortunately, those two stories are the highlight; the rest is what you've already seen and heard on "The Factor." If you're a big fan of O'Reilly, maybe a couple of personal anecdotes is worth twenty bucks. For me, it was worth exactly the fifty cents I paid to put the book on hold at the library.

If you are a fan of O'Reilly and are interested in his personal anecdotes and their place in his life's journey, then you'll enjoy this book. Don't expect any startling revelations, but do expect a good dose of common sense and a challenge to apply it in your own life.

I love O'REILLY

There are aspects of his personality that I do not like but Bill is a voice in the wilderness of cable news today. He yells and screams as much as the next guy but he actually does research to back his ranting points up. This separates him from everyone else cable news (and radio) weather those people are liberal or conservative. I honestly don't know what side of the aisle Bill sits on.

Overall-I think reading this book is worth your time.

Bill O'Reilly gets down with this book. He lays his heart and soul out for the reader. He puts it all in a nutshell for you while keeping it "pithy." This is Bill at his best. A great read for anyone.

Although I haven't read any other book penned by Bill O'Reilly, I have heard others note that his books are alyways straight, to the point, and with the trademarked "no spin". This book, "Who's Looking Out for You" seems to do just that. No "bull", just the facts to let you know who in fact is and more importantly who is NOT looking out for you. O'Reilly has his faults for sure (I know this because he tells the reader..again...no spin); but even with his self-admitted faults, he comes through a winner - a very believable winner. I read the book in just a day and a half, not putting it down because so much applied to me. I recently resigned from a well paying, well respected job because the people I worked with were weasels (weasel is the word of choice by O'Reilly for those louses who really only think of themselves and are not looking out for you. All of us could benefit though reading this book, as all of us have people who we may think are looking out for us, but in reality are truly weasels. Just pick up the book and read what Bill has to say about lawyers, or the Catholic church (Bill is a Catholic). You may not agree with everything Bill has to say, but then again he probably does not agree with everything you or I say. Read the book and find out. I strongly recommend the book.

My husband brought this home, and reading some of it, it reflects some very common sense realities about politics, along with some fairly harsh criticisms of many of the "players" associated with campaigns and elections. A long time Boston resident and close to the action in most cases, the author exhibits an uncommon knowledge of more than a few "events" and cautions the readers to try and look beyond the momentary hype to assess the value and the progress of our American political campaigns to see who really winds up on top, and too often, who really winds up on the bottom, and often screwed. A highly informative read, and one that appeals to logic as the ruler by which American democracy is played out, and its relation to "ordinary citizens."!

Unlike the Flaming Liberals who have not read Bill O'Reilly Book,
I read the book and have nothing but great praise for it. Bill tells it like it is. Most folks cannot handle it. That's why they do not have what it takes to win in life. Bill O'Reilly shares with us what brought him down and what built him up. Attitudes, behavior can either serve you or ruin you. Kudos to Bill for helping us focus on what kind of communication is going to take us where we want to go. Bill is an all around good guy, sharing his wealth of experience and knowledge.
As Bill O'Reilly states in his book, We are in dire need of community around us that will look out for our best interest.

At times Bill O'Reilly is also a wealth of entertainment as he shoots down the bad guy, It really makes me smile. Thanks Bill for another good read!

Do you get angst just thinking about your upbringing? Do you get intoxicated regularly? Are any of your friends bad seeds? If you're a parent---do you think of yourself as your child's friend? If you can answer yes to such statements then this is a book for you. Who's looking out for you, thus, is not necessarily for everyone. It's thesis is basically that if you want to live in a nanny state & be coddled, then move to Europe. But, if you live in the USA & like the idea of doing so, then don't expect for many others to be looking out for you. The justice system---O'Reilly states---won't be looking out for you. Neither will lawyers in the USA; nor the Catholic Church; nor the likes of Jesse Jackson types---who only look out for themselves; nor the media; nor schools. Who SHOULD be looking out for you include your parents, as well as--hopefully---some close friends. And as a parent, one should be a Parent, NOT a friend to one's child, because a child has nobody to look after him/her except a parent---and it's not possible to accomplish both in Mr. O'Reilly's opinion. In short, this is a book about disapline: that one must proactively seek one's own motivation; that one ought to seek knowledge/read/and engage one's mind; that one ought to respect one's body (ie., to exercise, control one's weight & forgo smoking); that one ought not to associate with destructive people; that one ought provide a safe & secure refuge for one's children at home (with no abuse, drunkeness, foul language, etc.). If you have children or are contemplating such, Mr. O'Reilly sternly advises that you take the responsibility involved therein extremely seriously---and that you ought be successfully looking out for yourself first before taking this step. His book is a primer on individual self-responsibilty; common sensical at its heart, but also food for thought & worth 6 hours of your time if you are open to---and think you could benefit from---at least a dash of self-improvement. If so, do get this (unabridged) audio version, read by Mr. O'Reilly himself; as his words of advice are more pertinent in his own voice. Cheers!

order great, fast, good condition. love the book on cd also (whos looking out for you). thanks for looking out for me!

Did the job and arrived quickly. He is the reader of audio books ever with complelling content.