I can put a finer point on the reason I am not an O'Reilly fan. As you know he was host of a tabloid TV show before his current gig. In my opinion everything he does is tabloidesque. He is pompous, arrogant, and seems desperate to be the smartest guy in the room. There is nothing scholarly about him.
Who he chose to interview for his book is, for the most part, unimportant to me, but I have to agree that failing to attempt to interview Hinkley is ridiculous. He refers to Hinkley as evil. Hinkley is bat shit crazy, not evil. An interview minght have clarified that, or probably not. :)
As for a couple of the observations in the book:
Promiscuity - I think that a wide majority of the men of his generation were promiscuous. The double standard reigned supreme.
Some days he couldn't work, when he could work he was brilliant - If you don't want this, do not elect men over 70.
His intelligence was at best average - I don't know but many disagree and say he was extremely sharp and well read.
This is the best thing I read:
The Daily Beast
If you haven't already read it I think you will like it.
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