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 enlarge | Author: David Freddoso
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  213 reviews
Sales Rank: 14515
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 298
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 1596985666
Dewey Decimal Number: 328.73092
EAN: 9781596985667
ASIN: 1596985666
Publication Date: August 4, 2008
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All Americans should read this book... November 26, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
All Americans should read this book and get the real behind the scenes story of Obama's quick (to quick) rise to stardom, I, I, mean Presidency. Whatever your political affiliation everyone should know the history behind this guy and if more people knew the "real" story about this guy, not just what the liberal mainstream media, he wouldn't have even been nominated as the Democratic candidate. The election is over, Obama is in BUT people should still read up on this guy for future reference.
The book, I feel is an accurate portrayal of his almost instant political rise to the top. It clearly shows how he has been given a free pass and is untested and has been almost unquestioned about his political views and agenda's. I did feel like the author on occasion was reaching a bit to prove Obama's ties and the severity of some of them. The chapter on Rezko I felt was a far reach even though it was politically wrong what Obama did for Rezko in exchange for favors it is however the way politics work in general, "You scratch my back I'll scratch your's."
Clearly in this book you can see Obama isn't an agent of "change" as he portrays himself to be on the campaign trail. He is the polar opposite of political change. He is a product of one of the most corrupt political climates in this country. He is and always will be politics at it's worst. It's what defines him. He is a masterful politician (not a good thing) and will say or do whatever he has to at any given time and will totally change course in the blink of an eye to further his expansion of power, fortune, and fame. This book proves it and I think it is a very accurate history of our new elected President. It also shows that he is just the messenger for a vast array of other political figures and their dangerous hidden agenda's. Be afraid.........be very afraid of this guy and his associates. Bush doesn't have anything on this guy and what he will be pushed to do (change). Change is definately coming but change for the sake of change isn't a good thing.
I'm disappointed he won the election for several reasons: (1)Americans have not only been misguided by the vast majority of mainstream news outlets BUT the info has been available and most Obama supporters chose not to believe it or at least research it's validity as I have done. They chose him because he speaks well or gives hope, even though it's based on falsehoods and fantasy world ideologies and are void of common-sense and practicality. Everyone needs hope or for lack of a better word(s) a peep talk on occasion but it needs to be "real." (2)Is Obama and McCain the best this country has to offer as Presidential candidates?????? McCain would have been only a handful of policies better than Obama but lower taxes for all and Nat'l security are key differences that may end up bitting the "hope and changers" in the butt and we ALL will suffer. I didn't vote for McCain I voted against Obama. (3)Obama and his wife are IMO racist's. They agreed with Wright and Phlager's ideologies and attended a church that is clearly racially discriminatory towards any other race but their own. One need to only look at their church charter to see it clearly. Read up on the fundamentals of "black theology." Americans didn't seem to mind this but if it were McCain with the same hard-core ties to "white theology" he would not even have a Senate job. Clearly a double-standard that is racist in substance is OK as long as it is the black race doing the discrimination........After all Obama has clearly made numerous racial comments pertaining to whites in his two books but I guess, as usual, he gets a free pass..............
After making allowance for the expected slant --- November 25, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This "allowance" rings true for any serious commentator on any political candidate. In fact, wouldn't it be a decent idea for every political candidate to have a "devil's advocate" like this one? Successful politics should produce public executives, judges, and lawmakers who are talented, but "regular" people who need to examine the reality of their policies and beliefs.
David Freddoso's slant in "Obama" is obvious: he does not want Barack Obama to be President of the United States. Getting past that, the three thoughts he wishes to leave the reader with seem to be: 1) Mr. Obama is not the reformer he claims to be; 2) the Chicago political "nursery" which Mr. Obama developed in and from, could be one of the worst and corrupt systems anywhere in the country; and 3) the reform claimed by Mr. Obama will turn out to be quite left-liberal. Viewed this way, the critique becomes a reasonable one. Not necessarily true in the long run, but reasonable for the present. There are 11 chapters in this work, each with an expectedly different topic of criticism. That Chicago theme runs through them all, be forewarned.
Consider this interesting experiment: reread the book six years from now. What a checklist this could be, in a minor way for the now-President Obama, but more so for the author's prediction powers!
 fair and interesting November 25, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a revealing look at Obama's political career. Though the author admits he has a conservative bent, he is even-handed in his treatment of Obama. He avoids the shrill and emotional fears you hear about Obama while looking at the then-candidate's rise to power and his record. I found it especially fascinating to read about Chicago and Obama's dealings in the state legislature. If you want an insight into Obama's political philosophy and a look at the people he surrounds himself with, you should read this book. In a nutshell, Obama is about politics as usual, not about change.
Pointed and concise November 24, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Freddoso has a basic premise that he backs up with detailed research and reference. And at only a couple hundred pages, it's an easy read. Afterwards, you'll be shaking your head.
Brilliant expose on the President-Elect November 22, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
David Freddoso has done a masterful job of illuminating the complex, non-reformer truth about our new President-Elect. "The Case Against Barack Obama" investigates the earliest makings of Obama's character development and systematically carries that through his formative political years and extreme left stances.
Obama's many questionable relationships with real estate developers, radical leftists, racist religious leaders and corrupt Chicago kingpins are well developed and painfully revealed. The woeful history of Obama's extreme position on abortion is also well documented in Freddoso's work. That Americans have chosen to ignore all this information is another study in itself.
Freddoso labors to remain objective, but the facts are just too clear. This paragraph on page 233 best summaries the theme and the conclusion: "It's not that Barack Obama is a bad person. It's just that he's like all the rest of them. Not a reformer. Not a Messiah. Just like the rest of them in Washington. And just like all the other liberals, too."
I would add that he's actually MUCH BETTER than the rest of them. Obama knows the precise edge of the legal Grey Zone, is adroit at when NOT to vote on an issue, knows the precise balance of what people desperately want to hear and believe and what to say to them. Obama knows so very well how to speak eloquently and actually say very little. The President-elect is so exceptional in his talents that a man could come home from work, find Barack in bed with his wife and by the time Obama was done explaining himself the man would be thanking him for his time and effort.
We shall see if Obama makes history, not by being the first black President, but by keeping any of the promises that he has made to America.
Other books to read are "America Alone" and "Bleeding for Allah".
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