Fleeced: How Barack Obama, Media Mockery of Terrorist Threats, Liberals Who Want to Kill Talk Radio, the Do-Nothing Congress, Companies That Help Iran, and Washington Lobbyists for Foreign Governments Are Scamming Us ... and What to Do About It Hardcover – June 24, 2008

As I read these reviews, I cannot help but noticing that most of them reek of political rhetoric in one sense or another. I guess that is what makes me wonder whether a good number of the reviewers have even read the book! Yeah, Morris is a former Clinton hack who appears on the FOX network ... so what. What's lost in the mix is that Morris is smart, informed and most of all ... FAIR. The only side this book leans to is that of the consumer ... whether Democrat, Republican, liberal or conservative ... I feel this book is beneficial to all.Aside from his guesswork as to what an Obama Presidency would bring in chapter 1 ... the rest of the book is devoted to how the average American is duped by the government (and its lack of governing) in almost every aspect of life. But, the first chapter is important in that Morris believes an Obama Administration will institute policies that may have a negative effect on Americans. Since the book was published before the field was even narrowed down to two candidates ... Morris' book has, so far, proven prophetic. only time will validate chapter 1 of this book ... but the rest of the book is where the meat and potatoes are."Fleeced" covers a wide range of topics from the way our government is influenced (or even controlled to degree) by countries that hate the United States to Congress getting paid for a two-minute workday to the media deciding how much (or little) it wants Americans to fear terrorism. The topics are interesting and Morris presents them in an appealing, easy-to-digest manner ... there are plenty of juicy incriminating inserts/charts that that disclose names and dollar amounts. Where Morris separates himself from the rest of the modern-day muckrakers is that he is not content with merely complaining ... at the end of each chapter/topic he suggests what can be done to fix or improve things.Worth its weight in gold, however, is the chapter on credit card issuers fleecing the public. As a former banker, I found this to be one of the most honest, informative and blistering attacks on an entity that has become fat from eating off the gullible, ignorant and desperate American consumer. Anyone that owns a credit card (most of us) can learn something by reading this chapter alone. At the end of the chapter, you're even told what you can do to fight the credit card issuers ... really good stuff.If your looking for the book to bash one political party in favor of another, this won't be it. Morris is clearly on the side of the American citizen in this one ... and he doesn't hesitate to tell you that both parties in government are guilty in screwing you over.

Fleeced was a surprisingly good book. I have not read Morris before but own his counter-spin analysis of Hillary's history (I'll get to it someday). You should know, up front, that Fleeced is improperly grouped with the Obama books but only the initial 40 pages or so concern him. After that Fleeced addresses a panoply of issues. The narrative and its subject matter are straight up populism. Morris has always had a populist edge to him and is more of a Republican than a conservative in my view. That being said, most of his observations are legitimate. Valid points are made concerning the futility of releasing the Guantanamo prisoners ad hoc, the way credit cards scam us with a myriad of fees and cloaked charges, the anti-work ethic of senators and Congressmen, and the nature of the subprime loan crisis. The book could have been 50 pages shorter though as there are innumerable lists included that probably don't need to be here. Apart from that, Morris and wife exceeded my expectations.

Dick Morris and Eileen McGann have written this book which expounds upon issues the media seem to miss or underreport. But before you think this is a partisan book (or review for that matter), I can assure you it is not. Fleeced goes into some very good detail outlining problems, solutions and authors' opinions.This book will probably make you angry insofar as what our elected officials do (or don't do) on a daily basis.Simply stated, most of the "1 or 2 star" reviews of the book appear to come from highly polarized individuals that, in my opinion, didn't read the book fully. I firmly believe that had they read the entire book, they wouldn't be able to draw a conclusion as to the politics of the authors (and as such, wouldn't necessarily be so critical in their review).I recommend the book for two reasons:1. There is insight to what we cannot know regarding Washington politics (we are not insiders like Dick Morris is)2. It is non-partisan and should equally anger Dems and Repubs.Great book!

Can't believe the stuff that goes on in politics

"Fleeced: How Barack Obama, Media...Liberals...Lobbyists... are scamming us..." by Dick Morris & Eileen McGann. Harper, NY, 2009. ISBN 978-0-06-154777-5, PB 308/290. Notes 30 pgs., 8" x 5 1/4".A bold, albeit somewhat formless compilation of huge, expensive scams at the expense of taxpayers perpetrated by the White House, President Obama and his cronies as they raise our taxes, redistribute our income and expand government health care, promise immigration reform, and erode protection given by the Patriot Act. They give us a cold look at the liberal media downplaying terrorism, of liberals' secret plan to muzzle talk radio (gets scary here), the expensive do-nothing lackadaisical Congress, U.S. companies funding Iran, well-paid turn-coat lobbyists (former Congressmen), and sections on credit card plastic fleecing, why education is failing, origin of the housing scandal, scams in re-building second homes in flood areas, the sub prime loan crisis, poisoning via tainted children's toys, and much more!The bottom-line for these politically savvy scam artists is greed, tax evasion and power grabbing, most often via the unwritten pay-to-play rules usually aided by inattention and ineptness of oversight committees, and their rank and affiliations in/to government.An informative read, it is timely and well penned by the authors (husband and wife) of seven bestselling books including "Catastrophe". Dick Morris was Bill Clinton's political consultant for 20 year. Unfortunately, the authors attempted to pen too much under a single title that the time sequence and subject matter appear to float uneasily and with loose ends. Dick Morris is capable of much better writing than this one, "Fleeced". Nonetheless, it had to be said, one way or the other.

I read this book just after the election.It should have been read prior as I'm sure for most Americans reading it would have thought twice about the direction in which they voted. Dick Morris is a Serious writer and brings the TRUTH to the forefront Everytime ! A page turner !