Bruce (goodnightnobody) - , reviewed on 2/5/2011 + 17 more book reviews

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Meh. An important topic handled poorly, with lots of anecdotal stories, name-dropping of the who's who of conservative talk radio personalities, and reference throughout to some magazine called "Talkers" as if it was THE font of wisdom on the subject (never heard of the mag myself.) Jennings has a tendency to repeat himself, stating a "fact" in a current chapter, even though he addressed the same "fact" four chapters earlier. Also, written at a sixth-grade level, with lots of conservative rhetoric and flag-waving. I wanted the book to be better, but this is not the scholarly work I was hoping for about what is a hugely important topic for anyone who values free speech, regardless of where your beliefs lie on the political spectrum. Instead, this is like listening to a couple hours of Sean Hannity - if that's what you're into, this book is for you.

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