The Hillary Trap: Looking for Power in all the Wrong Places

Author: Laura Ingraham
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ISBN: 0786863331
Publisher: Hyperion Press (15 January, 2000)
Sales Rank: 38,476
Average Customer Rating: 2.83 out of 5

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Rating: 5 out of 5
It's the results that count
Laura Ingraham, television pundit, has written a book that is not a Hillary hit piece, despite what one might think from the title.

Instead, she has crafted a very readable volume which critiques the policies which Hillary Clinton and her liberal allies espouse. These policies are analyzed from the perspective of what they actually bring about, rather than from the stated intentions of the policies.

Ingraham brings a decidedly feminine perspective to her work. She concentrates specifically on what it means to women if Hillary and those who support her were to have their way and implement their desired policies on the nation.

She argues persuasively that these alleged feminist policies do not in fact empower women, but rather encourages them to change one dependency for another- from one dependency on men to another on big government.

Through the use of real life examples, studies, and statistics, Ingraham shows that it is the policies of Republicans and conservatives that offer women (and men for that matter) true empowerment and independence.

An easy read, The Hillary Trap is recommended for anyone who wants to have some factual ammo to engage the emotion based arguments of liberals.


Rating: 5 out of 5
Stunning read!
A great deal at twice the price! This book is riveting, factual and well researched. Laura Ingraham is as insightful and witty in this book as she is on her national radio show (The Laura Ingraham Show). Ingraham, in her own strong and independent way, shows us how Hillary's personal and political belief system, if enacted, would only lead the women (and men) of this great country to an even larger dependence on big, ineffectual federal government. Ingraham corroborates and mocks Hillary's policies that would continue to encourage and enable individuals and groups in our culture that depend on this big government e.g. victim groups, union leaders, and individuals who choose the avoidance of personal responsibility, initiative, and personal accountability for victimhood. Hillary is the modern anti-role model for what a successful, fulfilled, independent thinking woman is (in what ever way they choose). Hillary for President? -- If you care about our future and your freedom as an American -- read this book.


Rating: 4 out of 5
Book is Really About the Failed Views of Elite Liberal Women
Laura Ingraham poses an interesting thesis: Hillary Clinton uses the language designed to "liberate" the masses of women in America, yet her policies are less likely to do so. For instance, low-class Sen. Hillary Clinton often speaks of a need for a "village" to raise a child, but in doing so, Ingraham points out, this means taxes must be higher, which decreases the independence of women, and places one's child in a stranger's hands--a child-care provider, which is a necessittee considering our high-tax system (reaching a federal income tax maximum of 35% as of this writing, but was 39.6% when Ingraham published her book).

Similarly, it is also true with other areas--such as self-defense. Hillary Clinton believes that women should not be able to defend themselves, and should instead, while being raped or abused, to accept their victimhood or try to call the police by dialing 9-11, which is not practicle considering police officers cannot be everywhere. Of course, in Hillary's world, this is not a problem since she has Secret Service protection and lives in an upscale neighbhorhood in New York.

The prose is not of the highest quality in this book. It seems that the writer is using the same tone that she would on her radio show, which takes away from the quality of the book. There is a difference between a spooken and written voice, and that is a major defefiency here.

Also, it is important to recognize that while Ingraham is talking about Hillary Clinton, her focus is not necessarily exclusively on her. She is criticizing elite women--those who subscribe to the views of the National Organization for Women, the university professors, female anchors at major news networks (excluding Fox News), and those who work for liberal think tanks or female Democratic Members of Congress.

Overall, it is a good book, although it does lack the quality I have experienced in other conservative books such as Ann Coulter. It lacks the superb logic, researched material, and ability to seriously call one's political opponents for what they are: usurpers of power.

-- Michael Gordon

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