The Roots of Obama’s Rage

By: Dinesh D’Souza

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

Critics of President Obama have attacked him as a socialist, an African American radical, and a big-government liberal. But somehow the critics have failed to understand what’s truly driving Barack Obama. Now best-selling author Dinesh D’Souza throws out these misplaced attacks in his new book, The Roots of Obama’s Rage.

D’Souza explains that the reason Obama appears to be working to destroy America from within is found, as Obama himself admits, in The Dreams of My Father: a deeply hostile anticolonialism. Instilled in him by his father, this worldview has led President Obama to resent America and everything we stand for.

Viewing Obama through this anticolonialism prism and drawing evidence from President Obama’s own life and writings, D’Souza masterfully shows how Obama is working to weaken and punish America here and abroad. From enacting crippling financial reforms to setting artificial withdrawal dates in Iraq and Afghanistan, Obama is trying to muzzle the capitalism which he sees as exploiting the weak. Our president, argues D’Souza, is more concerned with being labeled as America the Oppressor than winning the war on terror.

The Roots of Obama’s Rage reveals Obama for who he really is: a man driven by the anticolonial ideology of his father and the first American president to actually seek to reduce America’s strength, influence, and standard of living. Controversial and compelling, The Roots of Obama’s Rage is poised to be the one book that truly defines Obama and his presidency.

Dinesh D’Souza is the best-selling author of several books, including What’s So Great about America, What’s So Great about Christianity, and Life after Death. He has been a White House policy analyst, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He lives in Rancho Santa Fe, California, with his wife Dixie and their daughter Danielle.

©2010 Dinesh D’Souza (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Dinesh D’Souza is one of the most original, insightful, and penetrating minds in America today.” (Paul Johnson, author of Modern Times)

stunning analysis

stunning analysis for "dreams of my father" and getting in depth of Barrack Hussain Obama personality. great audio book .

Chilling and Well Documented

What made the experience of listening to The Roots of Obama’s Rage the most enjoyable?

Factual material.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

The subject.

What does Sean Runnette bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Compelling reading format.

What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?

Too numerous to mention.

Any additional comments?

Many unexplained and bizarre aspects of the president's behavior now seem understandable.

Hmmm...

What made the experience of listening to The Roots of Obama’s Rage the most enjoyable?

Out of the 205 audiobooks I've purchased through Audible.com, this is absolutely the only one that I've ever had trouble downloading. It did download, but without the .aax extension, which makes it unreadable by the computer. Tried it on 2 computers, both macs. Luckily I just happen to know to change the file name to include the .aax extension to make it a recognizable file type. Downloaded to my Android w/o issue.

Frightening

well that explains everything and it is still going on. who is in charge of this country?

Obama Exposed!

The groundwork was fully laid; the performance was soft, not harsh, excellently delivered, and, believe me, this was no story! It was the thorough, methodical, we'll-researched work exposing the agenda of Barack Hussein Obama. If you love America, I highly recommend this book. Cudos, Dinesh Desousa, and Audible!

History you didn't know but should

Would you listen to The Roots of Obama’s Rage again? Why?

Probably not, just because there are so many other good books to get to, but it was a lot of information I did not know about the history of Africa and British Colonialism. Was hard to turn off because it was so fascinating.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Roots of Obama’s Rage?

All of it was pretty new information to me. I cannot recall through out all of high school and college learning about British Colonialism and it's impact much beyond reading Heart of Darkness. So, in addition to D'Souza's perspective on how it has influenced Obama (based on Obama's biography), it was like one giant history lesson on how the rest of the world views Western Civilization and why. It was intriguing to say the least.

What does Sean Runnette bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

It took me a little while to get used to his style of speaking, but I enjoyed it once I did. I would listen to more book narrated by this reader. He really handled some difficult African names very well.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

If I could have, yes.

This book answers who is and what drives Obama

What other book might you compare The Roots of Obama’s Rage to and why?

Godforsaken

What about Sean Runnette’s performance did you like?

I thought it was good overall.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

This book is well researched and builds its explanation logically and methodically.

Any additional comments?

I first read Dinesh D’Souza's book, Godforsaken and it strengthened my faith and answered many questions for me as a Christian. I was hesitant to read a "political hit job book" on Obama, but decided D'Souza would not take that approach given my experience reading Godforsaken.I was correct. Excellent book. Dinesh D’Souza's explanation of Obama's motivations and world view explain what I thought was once unexplainable.

Fascinating and very thorough

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Roots of Obama’s Rage?

Discovering the power a father has over a son - the importance of feeling loved by one's father.

Now I understand

After reading/listening, I was finally able to understand the actions and inaction of #44 during and after his Presidency. D'Souza is able to relate to Obama and that allows him the ability to see multiple perspectives. He gets it right and accurately predicts the future. It is no surprise that the Obama camp wanted this book and D'Souza to go away. Thank you Dinesh D'Souza for providing the missing history that explains this Enemy of America and Freedom. We the People must fight back against the Dreams of Barry Boy. (America will never be a Socialist Country)

Rare perspective on Obama’s real motivations

This book explains where the current obsession of American colonialism has come from and what has been driving Obama’s policy all along-his father who he only met once. The author clearly puts this theory to many aspects of Obama’s politics which is still playing out today.