Rating: Summary: Perhaps English is her second language . . . Review: I am no fan of anyone named Clinton and I welcome any and all critiques of their activities, but seriously: this book is just so poorly written as to be almost unbelievable. I suggest that Ms. Noonan enroll immediately in a Basic Comp. class at her local community college.Also, and maybe this is irrelevant, but is Peggy Noonan not the most obnoxious human ever? I mean, has anyone seen her on television? Everything about her (especially her voice) is so . . . put on, affected. She is, as Holden Caufield would say, a phony. I guess what I'm trying to say is that this woman deserves to suffer a great deal of sustained pain. Not killed or maimed or anything like that. But someone should give her a big and hideous bruise, and then spend like 10 years straight just pushing on it. I'm sure there wouldn't be a shortage of volunteers.
Rating: Summary: Full of Right Wing Venom Review: This book is only recommended for people interested in studying how authors deal with subjects when they are motivated by deep seated envy and hatred. The book is a statement about Peggy Noonan rather than a study of Hillary Clinton. Read it only if you want to understand how right-wingers feel about socially progressive politicians.
Rating: Summary: Facism, Clinton Style Review: While the auther does go on about the misdeeds of Hillary and the Clintons a bit, there is a lot to cover. I believe the book, and some others that I've read builds the case for a new source of facism in American society. The sense of the author that power is the end game and that in their (Clinton's) minds they can justify anything, is very pervasive. The author goes on to show that the Clinton's polarized the races, making your color omni-important over your individual abilities. Promising you more if you just keep voting the Clinto machine more power. It touches on the suppression of dissent, and the actions taken against "all enemies" of their state. That is facism pure and simple.
Rating: Summary: People Need to Read the Truth! Review: I have not read this book. I have heard the author, Peggy Noonan interviewed on the subject of Hillary Clinton. I've also read excerpts. I plan to read "The Case Against Hillary Clinton" because of the viciousness of the reviews on this site trashing the book and Miss Noonan. Hillary Clinton is a dishonest, disingenuous person, who has elevated arrogance to a new high. Anyone who exposes Hillary for what she is does a service to America.
Rating: Summary: Author is just another GOP facist Review: The author obviously has some serious personal problems against HRC. No facts just opinions in this book. Another proven example of rebublicans attempt to bash the democrats. Horrible book written by a facist author.
Rating: Summary: At what cost? Review: I read this book in one sitting, not because it was so engaging but because it was so brief--and so full of vitriol. What in the world would possess someone to sink so low in the realm of public discourse? In truth, this is not worthy of a book...it's really an editorial essay extended into book form, and neither the essay nor the book is very good. It's full of unsubstantiated claims, lots of ad populum appeal, and is clearly preaching to the choir of hateful conservatives--no doubt Christians--who can't get enough of this sort of Clinton bashing. Don't get me wrong: the Clintons are worthy of well-researched, well-argued bashing, but this book doesn't succeed even remotely. And as other reviewers have noted, it's mean-spirited and tasteless at times. It's like listening to your ignorant neighbor who's full of passion but is almost wholly uninformed (except for whatever snippets from TV and radio he's assimilated). The best news for me is that I didn't have to buy this; I read it in the library. I thought Noonan was recognized as a pretty good writer. Can she really be this awful?
Rating: Summary: Noonan's Fiction Review: This book was the worst case of editorial fiction I have ever read. Ms. Noonan, apparently snubbed at some point by HRC and out to get revenge, tells us why we (New Yorkers, in the short term, and the US at large in the long term) should not vote for HRC. However, Noonan does not present facts. She peppers the book with phrases such as: "Let us speculate" what HRC will do if she were to become senator (president). "Perhaps a conversation with HRC might go like this . . . " It is true that a few facts are included, but most are Noonan's very biased thoughts transposed as HRC's. I could not finish reading the book. I was tired enough of mud slinging from the recent campaigns. I did not need to read fictionalized bashing, whether you, me, or Noonan like HRC's political views or not.
Rating: Summary: 5 stars and 1 moon Review: Peggy Noonan shows how to write. A very persuasive and compassionate as well as impassioned document. It will be good to read Ms. Noonan's critique of HRC over the next several years. I give it one moon because of the incident mentioned in previous reviews---the fictional witness of HRC from Eisner's kitchen. When HRC's speech was finished, I was ready to move to NY just to vote for her. Then it turns out the speech and accompanying dialog were piped. Makes one feel foolish for fawning over it. Also indicates what a master of dialog Ms. Noonan is. She has got to be working on a novel, one hopes.
Rating: Summary: Interesting book, poorly written Review: Let me first state that I am no fan of the Clintons, Bill or Hillary. I believe that he is both a liar and predator and that she is his chief enabler. Therefore, books (and articles) that are negative about either of them attract me. However, although I found Peggy Noonan's book very interesting (and quite clever in a few spots), I also thought that it defined for me the term "screed". It may be well researched but it is not well written. It has all the appearance of having been hastily dashed off to get to market in a hurry.
Rating: Summary: New York New York - Wake up! Review: Excellant read - couldn't but it down - Ms Noonan knows her subject well..... js
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