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Summary: Part of a liberal fantasy
Review: I read a lot of accusations, but no proof. The book will probably sell a lot since liberals now more than ever need a hug, and this is the book to do it. I found my copy on the "fantasy" shelf.
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Summary: Full of trash
Review: I read about 120 pages of it and I had to stop. Not one shred of evidence for the accusations that is written. If you like Al Franken's book then you may like this on too. go ahead waste your time and money reading these kind of trash
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Summary: At last the truth about these people.
Review: It is hard to beleive that it took a conservative Republican like Kevin Phillips to blow the whistle on the Bush family. Here is a family that never earned an honest dollar in their existence. They have often reaped large sums of money on off the blood of American soldiers. Some way, some how, the Bush family is able to sell it's brand of crony capitalisim as blue collar grit. Take the current President, he failed at everything he ever did until a group of his father's political cronys bought the Texas Ranger baseball team, and then allowed him to run it even though he owned just 2% of the franchise. The tax payers of Arlington, Texas, were forced to shell out 142 million dollars to build this group of millionaires a new stadium. As a result the value of the team greatly increased, and Dubya reaped a 14 million dollar windfall off of a 500,000 dollar investment. Hardly good old fashioned Republican "Rugged individualisim!"
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Summary: Lots of 1 star reviews...hmmm....
Review: I have started this book, and saw Phillips on C-Span. I'm willing to suspend judgment, but it seems to me that he is just exploring the historical record. Ol' John T. gave a 2 sentence review, but lavished praise on Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Makes me wonder if someone who obviously will write a long review even read this book.
Oh, and yes the fact that Phillips worked for Nixon does tell me something-- he is a Republican. Note that working for Nixon doesn't mean you ARE Nixon.
What is it about the book that you 1-star folks don't like? Do you deny that Prescott Bush was a senator? That they had business connections? Let me ask this, if this history had been Clinton's, would you have been so dismissive? John McCain is a Republican to be proud of. Don't blame writers that the guy your party chose is who he is. You had you chance to choose better.
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Summary: A BushHater's Bible
Review: It's the only religion they worship. Hate, jealousy, paranoia and instability are the four compass points of writes like kevin Phillips and the readers of this book. It will be a collector's item when Bush is re-elected in 2004.
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Summary: OMG! The Bush Family must be stopped!
Review: Incredible story that so few know about. The story of the Bush family through the last three generations could've been written by Mario Puzo, because 'American Dynasty' reads like 'The Godfather,' with George H.W. as Vito, Jebbie as Michael and George W. as Sonny. But, seriously, it should be an eye-opener to all Americans that our leaders aren't really looking out for "us." Because it's all about "them." From Prescott's banking deals with the Nazis (before AND during World War 2), to George H.W.'s involvement in the bay of pigs, Author Kevin P. Phillips meticulously covers every sordid detail of the Bush's climb up the rungs of power. Also covered is the infamous "October Surprise" of the 1980 election, in which George H.W., conspiring with Wiliam Casey, negotiated with the Iranians and asked them to hold the 51 hostages through the election, ensuring a Reagan victory over Jimmy Carter. All of the capers of the Bush cartel are exposed by Phillips - will Americans believe it? They'd better...
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Summary: The Wake-up Call We've Been Pleading For
Review: Mr Phillips does not unearth anything I haven't already found out about from a simple google on the internet. Do his allegations have gravitas? Yes! Is the media asleep, afraid or bought? We are all paying for this House of Deceit!
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Summary: Michael Moore in clean clothes
Review: It's true that Phillips doesn't look like the guy who sits next to you on the bus everyday and tells you about being probed by aliens or about his Star Wars figurine collection, and his language is certainly more sophisticated than Moore's, but I can't see much difference in the substance of their arguments. I'd be surprised if there are many people who are unconvinced by one who'll be convinced by the other. The Bushes got wealthy not just by the sweat of their brows but by making shrewd deals. The Bushes were oilmen. The bin Ladens were oilmen. Oilmen do business with oilmen. Shocking stuff. But, then, I may be engaging in self-justifying rationalization, since, for all I know, my ancestors got rich selling Reibekuchen to Hitler's ancestors, which I guess would make me a crypto-Nazi. Phillips' fascination with his discoveries in Machiavelli's _The Prince_ is amusing. First, Bush was too stupid to be able to name anyone other than Jesus when asked for a philosopher. Now, his guiding star is a 16th-century Italian intellectual. Bush's advisors have read Machiavelli, which puts them in the same group as the hundreds of thousands of college students who read his thin book in college each year. In a D.C. area bookstore on 1/5/2004, Phillips was asked if Leo Strauss might be a more important influence on neoconservatives than Machiavelli. Phillips' response made clear that essentially all he knew about Strauss was that he'd heard his name mentioned before. Coming from someone who's been writing books about Republicans for over thirty years, that admission is what I find truly shocking. As far as deceit goes, the most blatant attempt at deceit associated with this book is the author's ongoing masquerade as a Republican.
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Summary: More garbage from Phillips!
Review: And the same 5 star shill pushing this guy. Phillips message is old and stale. But like the cheap tabloids, he has a audience.
In case you forgot, Phillips was associated with former President Richard Nixon. Does that tell you something?
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Summary: Keen insight from an "insider"
Review: This book is devastating and a must read for Americans who seem oblivious to what has been going on politically for the past thirty years or so. Phillips, who has seen so much a campaign strategist and economic expert for the Republican party, really digs deep and answers many questions in this brilliant book about where our country is today. It's a real page turner-couldn't put it down.
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