>From the Publisher
Who's Looking Out for You? is a book that confronts our worst fears and
biggest problems in a post-9/11, post-corporate-meltdown world. Its sage,
candid advice on regaining control and trust in these troubled times will
resonate with the millions of readers and viewers who have come to believe
in Bill O'Reilly as the man who speaks for them.
>From The Critics
Publisher's Weekly
The tough-talking, no-spin anchor of The O'Reilly Factor offers his many
fans another no-holds-barred excoriation of the usual suspects-but also,
surprisingly, some others. In his latest, the bestselling author (The
No-Spin Zone) scrutinizes the forces at play in the lives of ordinary
Americans, seeking to answer the question in the title. His conclusion: not
the U.S. government; not the media; not the Catholic bishops ("elderly white
men who have spent their lives playing politics and currying favor with the
conservative zealots in the Vatican"). Other offenders include "antipolice
minority `leaders' "; Hollywood moguls who put profit before public
morality; lawyers eager to make a buck on the back of taxpayers and the
justice system itself- and the list goes on. But this is not an exercise in
complaint; in fact, it is the opposite. This surprisingly personal book gets
even more personal in the last two chapters where O'Reilly provides examples
of his own blunders and vulnerabilities on his path to success. In the last
chapter, entitled "Here's to You," O'Reilly counsels his readers: take care
of your mind and your body; read books; exercise; forgive yourself; be
independent and practice tolerance. While he at times falls into clich and
overly simplistic analysis, he manages to pull off an inspirational guide to
life's most basic quandaries. O'Reilly has found a niche and continues to
capitalize successfully on it. He is able to package conservative ideas so
that they are palatable to a broader audience, and despite his
confrontational, some might say merciless, style, he makes his readers and
viewers feel that he is looking out for them.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Ch. 1 Folk Music 7
Ch. 2 It's My Party 19
Ch. 3 My Country 'Tis of Thee 33
Ch. 4 Your Right to Know 71
Ch. 5 God Help Us 109
Ch. 6 The Holy War 137
Ch. 7 You Have the Right to Remain Silent 159
Ch. 8 Minority Report 167
Ch. 9 Errors in Judgment 187
Ch. 10 Here's to You 205
Acknowledgments 213