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The President Really Sees America
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note: This book was
written by a polarizing figure (Bill O’Reilly) about a polarizing figure
(President Donald Trump) and therein lies the pity in that some people
will see one or both names and make a decision NOT to read the
book. That would definitely be their
loss, hopefully not your loss, as you can learn something from almost every
book you read but you can’t learn anything from the books you decide NOT
to read.
I
have read all of Bill O’Reilly’s books and they are all very well written and he
routinely documents facts referred to in order to differentiate the facts from
his personal opinion. What makes this
book unique is that it was written based on O’Reilly’s personal knowledge of
Donald Trump as a result of their relationship.
O’Reilly is quick to point out that their relationship is not one that
would be considered as a friendship but rather an acquaintance of two New
Yorkers.
I
found the book difficult to put down. It
represents the views of an “insider” in regard to someone being in the news
media. O’Reilly sheds light on a lot of
subjects throughout the book that someone like me may have had a glancing
knowledge of because it was covered or mentioned on his show or on other news
shows. His insights from someone who “knows”
President Trump and should be fascinating for anyone following politics. They should also be beneficial to
understanding the news media and why things have happened in the past both good
and bad.
It
is very difficult to comment on the contents because no matter what I say, 50%
will either hate what I say or love what I say based on their personal politics
and/or hatred or support for Donald Trump.
The one overriding theme of the book demonstrates on just how bias the
news media has been towards Trump and anyone supporting him. I defy anyone to say they could be accosted by
such negativity on a daily basis for well over three years and remain as
functional as Trump has done.
Biggest
take away for me was that the news media complains about people no longer
trusting them but they have given the people no reason to trust them when they
are obviously so bias. What people tend
to overlook is that what goes around, comes around. Meaning, what may serve the media well today
may look entirely different when the media turns on a Democratic President in
the future. They have only reported on
Russia, Russia, Russia and since that subject is dead, they have turned to
impeachment completely overlooking the robust economy, job reports, low
unemployment, good trade deals and the fact that we are no longer engaged in
heavy military fighting around the globe.
You may not like President Trump the man but that should be no reason to
overlook the good that he has done for America but that is what the media has
done. They may never regain the full
trust of Americans ever again.
Who
should read this book?
Actually, everyone but I know someone won’t even attempt it.
Would
I read it again?
Probably not, a second reading would not add or subtract what I have
taken away from the book.
Would
I give it as a gift? I
would love to but won’t as it really counts on a person’s politics as to
whether they would attempt reading it or not.
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