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The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media’s Favorite Candidate
By David Freddoso
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Better Title Would Have Been SWIFT Boating Obama
Very poorly written. The author’s obsession with Obama makes this book more of a propaganda book than anything else. You might want to read “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Vintage)” to get a better sense about Obama.

A well-documented look at a Machiavellian politician
One might be more inclined to believe some or all of the accusations in this hatchet job if the author didn’t work for the right-wing National Review.

Having said that, not all hatchet jobs are untrue.

The author talks about Obama’s associates, and his lack of real experience. Moreover, he discusses the fact that Obama really has not had to run in a real election sans his run against Hillary Clinton.

The author says that Obama is just a politician and a Chicago machine politician at that.

Throughout his stint in the Illinois General Assembly, Obama did numerous favors and helped give state contracts to some of his contributors and friends. Moreover, he has ties to real estate developers that benefited from his state legislative career and he benefited from their success.

The reality behind the fancy talk and impressive speech is that Obama is not a reformer — he is, according to the author, a run-of-the-mill liberal Democratic politician with a record in the Illinois Senate of staying clear of controversial votes and in the U.S. Senate of failing to implement reform when it might cause him to forfeit a political advantage.

This type of thing is not unusual in politics, especially in Chicago. The trouble is, Obama preaches an anti-lobbyist anti-special interest message. He didn’t practice what he preaches.

The book pretty well covers Obama’s career. It covers what he has done and how he got there.

What we see is not the icon of hope and real change that we hear about from Obama’s lips and those of his admirers.

The media has not vetted Obama, according to the author. The book is an analysis for a candidate who is almost getting a free ride to the White House. Although admittedly written by a right-wing author, the book seems to be fact-based, well-researched and a necessary study for anyone interested in who Obama really is.

Whether you choose to believe what you read is not important. What is important is that this is a look at a man who is very Machiavellian — like most politicians. He speaks well and is inspirational. He knows how to push the right buttons at the right time. He has obviously read “The 48 Laws of Power.”

What strikes me about the book is that it seems to be well-documented. At the same time, I have to look at who wrote it.

The fact remains, however, that truth is truth. You, the reader, must determine how much or how little to believe.

I enjoyed the book. I read books pro and con on all major politicians and take no sides. I highly recommend this book to you.

- Susanna K. Hutcheson

What the Media Won’t Tell You About Obama
This book is a well-written and meticulously researched and footnoted examination of the man who wants to become our next President. Freddoso does an excellent job of looking at Barack Obama’s background and career as he came up from a “community organizer” all the way to the US Senate. The main point behind the book is not to smear Obama or debate his policies, but rather to ask the question of whether or not Obama truly is a “different kind of politician,” which is the main thrust behind his candidacy. After reading the book, the answer seems to be an emphatic “no.”

There are many examples of Obama refusing time after time to stand up to corrupt Illinois politicians and business people. Obama has risen to the top the way that most politicians do; through favors and political promises and posturing. Freddoso is unable to find a single thing that Obama has done in his career to truly claim the mantle of a reformer or an agent of “change.”

I really hope that this book sparks a true debate and some media scrutiny of Mr. Obama’s claims of being a new kind of politician. For such an important office as the Presidency, we should all hope for an objective analysis of the men and women running for it. David Freddoso’s book is an excellent start.