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Summary: Shocking Tour de Force
Review: When I opened up Fighting Back, I was expecting just a little more of a conservative viewpoint of Bush at War chronicling the war on terror without much substance. Hey, I was wrong. Happily wrong at that. Being a Republican and strong Bush supporter, I was looking for an unbiased insider account of the war on terror that would tell me the everyday goings-on and inner workings of the Bush Cabinet - not repeating insipid generalities and NOT doing it with a liberal bias. Fighting Back is that book - and much, much more. Although not a sappy liberal(and proudly so), I must admit that Sammon weaves this book so lucidly and so exquisitely that I even cried when Bush stepped up to the top of the demolished fire engine with Bob Beckwith using a rickety bullhorn and upon hearing the New Yorkers yell, "We can't hear you!" so aptly shouted, "I can hear YOU. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings dwon will hear ALL of us soon!" Bravo! Impromtu genius. A defining moment in American history.Bill Sammon, as Larry Kudlow said, wrote "an awfully good book." I couldn't agree more. Not only does it let you in on info that only insiders would be privy to, it provides for a compelling and extremely well-written narrative that reads like a suspenseful novel - highly rare for this genre. Sammon exposes the blaring propaganda and hypocrisy that the liberal media perpetuates to no end. While exposing the divisive and self-serving nature of Hllary as she irreverently displays the New York Post headline "BUSH KNEW" only days after the attack, Sammon masterfully lets the reader in on the real George W. Bush. From his propensity for nicknames for others(Stretch) to his uncanny ability to make the working class Joe feel at ease with him and actually understand his message(unlike the tawdry and pontificating rhetoric of Clinton), Bush has performed admirably in the face of disaster and unquestionably deserves our kudos, not unjustified criticism stemming from the liberal class warfare synonomous only to the Left. Great read with shock value. Not to be missed. "Adversity introduces us to ourselves." - George W. Bush
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Summary: Fighting back...
Review: This book is not as much a view inside the Bush White House during the initial stages of the War on Terror as it is a critical look at the machinations of the press corps as they attempted to derail the Bush war agenda. While the book does give some very interesting glimpse into the mind of Bush and his top aides, as well as their actions and behaviors during and after the 9/11 Terrorist attacks, the principal aim of the book seems to be to expose the liberal bias of the media as they attempted to either imply that the attacks were the fault of Bush or to insinuate that the War on Terror is a failure. After reading this book, one would have to be blind to not believe that the media is not determined to destroy the Bush presidency and anyone who has a 'conservative' agenda. If you are open-minded, this book will be a real eye-opener. If you are a dyed in the wool liberal, you will not agree with the premises of the book.
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Summary: An Embarassment
Review: This book is simply a trite advertisement for the Radical Right with as little relation to reality as the present administration's policies.
Bush's cowardice, avoiding the draft, hiding on 9/11, and only taking on problems he can bulldoze his way through, is hidden behind flag-waving; something any veteran will tell you the president never earned the right to do. This book's only worth is to make Rush Libaugh's fans gush in blind adoration of a national embarassment.
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Summary: Read this book and you will be able to fight back.
Review: I found this book to not only be very revealing but exceptionally well written. It really shows in detail that we have a very big problem with the liberal news media, both TV and in print. I liked the book so well that I ordered 4 from Amazon for my grown children. I wrote in each flyleaf that this book should be put on the bookshelf after they have read so when their children get older they can learn the truth about what really happened with our leaders on and after 9/11.
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Summary: Great book
Review: I had to chose a book for a masters course I was taking. I needed a book on a leader. I chose this book because I like Bush but I didn't know why. Now I do.
The book is well-written, informative, historically important and showed me a side of our president that I'd suspected was there but didn't "know" was there.
I'm proud to be an American under the current presidency and I think a book like this, although written to present our president in the best light possible, manages to also show him as a human being with humanity and compassion. His ability to make a decisive decision and his ability to rise above the petty insults of nay-sayers shows me a man of character: and character is what the White House needed to see again.
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Summary: Some useful insights, but shallow overall
Review: I'm generally a fan of Bill Sammon, but this is a surprisingly weak effort overall. Sammon does provide some fresh insights into Bush's thoughts and actions on the day of 9/11. As usual, his writing is crisp and engaging. But the book suffers from two major flaws. First, apart from his one interview with Bush, he apparently did no additional research. Almost all direct quotations are straight from White House press briefings. Second, the book too often devolves into a polemic on the media. It would not have been misleading to subtitle it "One man's struggle against the liberal Washington press corps." Sammon's criticisms may be factually accurate, but the endless score-settling becomes a tedious distraction in a book that's supposed to be about the *actual* war. For a relatively unbiased and extremely well-researched book on the same topic, I highly recommend Bob Woodward's "Bush at War."
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Summary: Must Read!
Review: If you didn't belive in GWB before this book, I bet that you do now. I have never read a book faster than this one. It was very hard to put down. I came away feeling very confidant in the leader of the free world. A good read to re-enforce what is said about the media is Bias by Bernard Goldberg.
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Summary: The Middle Hour...
Review: As Senior White House correspodent for The Washington Times, author Bill Sammon, is used to writing about all things politic. However, his latest book, Fighting Back, also covers some very raw emotions as well. It takes a look at the horrible events of September 11th 2001, and the ensuing "war on terror" as seen through the eyes of the President and his administration. No matter what side of the political spectrum you are on, this book, is a facinating look at how Bush and his team handled the situation in the hours, weeks, and months after the attacks.. The best part of the book, takes readers through a minute by minute account of the where Bush was, during that fateful day. As I read these sections, I began to feel as though I was right there, in the thick of it. For the most part, the book is well written, and gets right to point. There were times though, that I felt like Sammon's tone and analysis, could have been a bit more critical. I also found a few errors. At one point in the book, Sammon talks about a network morning show, but then, identifies the wrong network on which the show airs. I reccomend this book, despite a few flaws, as a testament to history. The book has 400 pages (including index)
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Summary: Excellent Insights to the Bush White House
Review: I thought the book was terrific at detailing the inner workings of the Bush White House as well breaking down how the press and media work issues. There were times when I thought a chapter was a little redundant, but overall I felt pleased that the book offered affirmations of our political leaders.
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Summary: Great Insides and Explanations for the President's Actions
Review: This is a great read because it explains the background of the oh so poor and biased reporting by the press. All the things we did not get from the press are explained in great detail. I can understand people's reviews as beeing favorable or onesided to the President, but I do not see the point to justify condemnation of this book. After all we all were deeply hurt and confused on the day of the attack. Only a coldhearted, unfeeling person could have reacted perfectly in the eyes of the press. Thank God President Bush is a caring and feeling human beeing and not the robot Gore might have been. All in all a great read.
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