Somebody's Gotta Say It

By: Neal Boortz

Narrated by: Neal Boortz

Think you've got it all figured out? Think again.

Neal Boortz has been edifying, infuriating, and entertaining talk radio audiences for more than three decades with his blend of straight talk and twisted humor. In Somebody's Gotta Say It, Boortz warms up for the coming political season with a preemptive strike in the War on the Individual: ""The Democrats' theme for 2008 will be 'The Common Good.' I can't speak for you, but I am an individual. Government exists to protect my rights, not to order my life. And I damn sure don't exist to serve government."" He takes on liberal catchphrases like giving back (""Nobody actually earns anything anymore. Why do liberals think this way? Because they find it impossible to acknowledge that people work for money""), our rampant civic idiocy (""We are not a democracy. Never were. Weren't supposed to be. And we shouldn't be""), and Big Brother (""We have smoke-free workplaces. We have drug-free school zones. I say let's start establishing government-free oases, where we can be free to leave our seat belts unbuckled, and peel the labels off anything we choose""). And somehow, along the way, he finds room for pop quizzes and an answer, once and for all, to the eternal question, ""Neal, why don't you run for president?""—in a chapter called ""No Way in Hell.""

Full of irresistible wisecracks and irrefutable libertarian wisdom, Somebody's Gotta Say It is one man's response to America at a time when the government overreaches, the people underperform—and the truth hurts.

©2007 Neal Boortz; (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishers

Great Book

This book is a great read/listen. No one says it better then Neal.

For the Logical not the Emotional.

This has got to be one of the most amazing books ive read/listened to. Like "the Fair Tax Plan", i am going to purchase this book for everyone i know. I have listened to Neal Boortz for about 5 years now until his show was cancelled in my market. I have been awaiting a new book from him for quite some time. The one thing to keep in mind as you listen is this.... The truth is not sensitive. If you want to read/listen to a book that will make you feel warm and fuzzy, or a book that will tell you nothings your fault, then this book is not for you. But if you can, just for one minute, not get defensive and keep an open mind to what Neal is saying... you will be very enlightened. And as i know he would despise this comparison... He is like the Dr. Phil of talk radio. Sometimes the truth needs to be said no matter how uncomfortable or painful it may be. Do yourself a favor and get this. A+++++++

GREAT BOOK INCLUDING AUDIOBOOK!!!!

Neal Boortz is smart and wise, even for a libertarian. I really miss his radio voice.

More than thought-provoking

Instantly the listener is assaulted with a summary of the book. Whatever offends you in the first ten minutes will continue to provoke more than your thoughts. It will grate you as he explores those topics in more detail, especially poking at the tender feelings of many liberals. Most people can find some common ground with Boortz on at least one issue, but the libertarian is most likely to appreciate this work. My first problem with Boortz is that while he is strong on personal liberties, he does so with the abandonment of any moral base, and even liberty without morality descends into chaos. It seems his abandonment of Episcopal ministry resulted in a wavering stand on moral issues in general. My second problem is that just because people e-mail him to tell him they "will never listen to him again," that does not mean that he is right. Nevertheless, he parades e-mail after e-mail as if they were evidence that his view was correct, when some of his views, when taken to their logical conclusions, are deeply flawed.

He got it right

While I can’t say that I agree with everything that Neal says, he got 99.9% of it right. As a loyal listener for Neal for years I took a long break from him for a couple years while I lived overseas. All I can say is that I am happy to be back home listening to him and his voice of reason. If only he would reconsider and run for President, but you would have to listen to find out why… If you have any book to buy here it would be his Fair Tax book, after that this is a must listen!