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If Sean Hannity is not the new King of All Media, he is certainly the Crown Prince of it. Hannity has the number one radio show nationally for the 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. time slot; he has the number one cable news-rated show for the 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. time slot, wherein he plays Buffalo Bob Smith to his co-host's Howdy Doody; and now, with LET FREEDOM RING, he has the opportunity to expound on the matters that give sum and substance to his radio and television programs.
Hannity's first radio show was broadcast live from WABC in New York City on September 10, 2001. He had plenty to talk about that day. As he relates it, the first show dealt with topics such as cutting taxes, education reform, strengthening the military, and defending Judeo-Christian values. Little did he dream how horribly momentous the following day would be.
The attack on America on September 11, 2001 was the ultimate impetus behind LET FREEDOM RING. While Hannity discusses taxes, education, the military, and values at length in LET FREEDOM RING, he also reviews the Congressional policies and errors of the late 1970s and early 1980s that resulted in the emasculation of United States intelligence forces, a process that reached its zenith as the result of the executive policies and omissions of the 1990s --- and which directly and proximately resulted in the effectiveness of the attack on the United States in 2001. Hannity also takes a well-aimed swing at illegal immigration. Hannity notes that his grandparents were legal immigrants who followed the rules and procedures necessary to come to this country and to become a part of it, and that thousands of people continue to do so. For their benefit, as well as for the benefit of those who have come before, the laws that permit entrance to this country must be enforced, and not sacrificed on the altar of political expedience.
If there is one common thread that runs throughout LET FREEDOM RING, it is that the right of self-defense, whether for an individual or for a nation, is a paramount right; if one cannot defend their person or their home, or a nation its borders, then their life, home, and nation will be lost. Hannity's message is not lost in his writing style; rather, his way with words enhances his argument. LET FREEDOM RING reads less like a treatise and more like a transcript of a conversation. It does not contain any new revelations for those who have been paying attention to the errors of commission and omission that were so underreported during the 1990s.
LET FREEDOM RING may be ignored by the very audience that needs it the most, but for the choir to which Hannity preaches, his ability to clearly and concisely make his arguments will shine like a beacon. Hannity has recently been urged to make a run for political office; while his inclination toward that particular arena is not known at this point, it is rapidly becoming self-evident that his intelligence, articulate style, and physical and emotional charisma will enable him to be successful at any task he might choose to undertake. Hannity is a man to watch, and LET FREEDOM RING is a book to be read, studied, and pondered.
--- Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
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