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To my knowledge Downey was the first "outrageous" people's advocate on debate television, who also published a book which essentially was his TV show in print. Ofcourse, Bob Grant, Rush Limbaugh, and now Bill O'Reilly have similiarly "spun off" into publishing.Downey is the Rebel Democrat/Liberal Conservative/Populist...whatever title...his views were always well articulated through the din of his totally out-of-control show and eventually in this book.I found his critique of Lawyers to be a bit simple - he's got a grudge and it's not well explained. He seems to be saying that our system of checks and balances is in trouble because our lawmakers are mostly lawyers with a career to protect and an axe to grind for their benefactors.Unlike the aforementioned Talk Show idols, Downey, Jr. seemed to have no huge organization to monitor his excesses. He did a show out of New York with (apparently) a staff intent on overloading him with too many guests, too much overlapping dialogue, and an over-miked audience. It started out beautifully controlled...then the mess. Then it was over.Maybe someday we'll get excerpts from his short-lived TV show on home video. In the meantime we can enjoy his book.