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Summary: Hey, I want 4 more years of Bush
Review: I hated the book cuz it talks nasty about our greatest, smartest, most diplomatic president EVER.Those 8 years of peace & prosperity under that gonorrhea-infested, tax-and-spend sex maniac, Bill Clinton, made me so angry. I want 4 more years...and 4 more wars! We need to stay the course of destroying the environment, giving corporations & the rich huge tax breaks, flushing our credibility with the U.N. and our allies down the toilet, killin' folks, soaring unemployment, and ballooning deficits. GO BUSHIE, I love ya! Don't you listen to nasty Al Franken, he's a LIBRUL. But don't you worry none, Limbaugh & Hannity & Fox News gotcha covered!
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Summary: The New Sheriff
Review: I have a new hero, he is an old, short Jewish man with a bad back and I can not get enough of him. This is one book that I spent half of my time laughing and the other half shooting "right on". I have seen a few interviews of the author and to be honest I never felt he did all that well in conveying a message. Given this perception I have never found the time to read one of his books. Well I finally had a copy of this book thrust into my hands and it took the Jaws of Life to get me to put it down. This book has more truth and good old reporting in it then a month's worth of FOX news. It is just an all around good book. Just when you think you have read about the nastiest outrage you could think off, the author and his team dig a little deeper to dredge up one more outrage of the Bush jr. reign of terror. I just can not say enough good about this book. If you like the author, are a bit of a moderate to liberal or just a free thinking adult you will eat this book up.
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: I have always been a fan of political satires and this is definitely one of the best that I have read. For one thing it is not only a satire but also a furious rebuttal to all those neo-cons who accuse all liberals of treason and other high-crimes against the state, just because they happen to be liberals and Democrats...
As a person who has actually read the book I will give it 5 stars for being humorous, sarcastic (although at times I found it to be a little vitriolic)and extremely entertaining. After all I buy books for an entertaining read. If possible I would like to give another 5 stars for eliciting such entertaining reviews both from the right and the left.
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Summary: Funny and a Good Introduction to Liberal Politics
Review: I have always been of the liberal persuasion when it comes to politics so Mr. Franken didn't have far to go to convince me. This book reinforced my views 200%. Franken's witty and hilarious writing style even kept my interest piqued when I didn't have background knowledge on his topics. It was very refreshing to have someone point out the ease with which others can distort facts. Since reading "Lies . . ", I have found myself reviewing the source lists for all non-fiction books and re-evaluating facts presented just in case they were tinkered with. This book is an invaluable teaching tool on searching for truth even if you don't agree with Franken's political beliefs. However, after a few hundred pages, people who are not fully politically-minded (like myself), might find themselves searching for the end. I definitely got the point of the book pretty quickly and perhaps the last few chapters just didn't hold interesting enough subject matter because they were hard to get through. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to laugh and learn simultaneously. Hopefully you'll enjoy it at least as much as I did if not more.
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Summary: SO FUNNY!
Review: I have always thought Al Franken was pretty funny but he has outdone himself here. He blows the lid off of FAUX news channel and all of the right wingers that lie. I was reading this book in a coffee shop and kept laughing so loudly and randomly that evryone kept glancing at me like I was crazy. I finally had to go home and finish reading because I couldn't stop laughing out loud. The chapter on Paul Wellstone is really very moving, too. Not to sound cheesy but it actually made me cry. Thats pretty impressive when a comedian has that much control over his readers, prompting moments of great joy and laughter as well as some really moving moments. WAY TO GO AL!
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Summary: Not just a work from a humorist
Review: I have been a fan of Franken's since work on the original SNL. While I enjoy his political satire, the true worth of this book is in the fact checking. It is simply amazing how many lies, distortions and sheer oversights the political right has gotten away with. The only bigger shame is that most people will write off this book as the work of a liberal humorist and pay no attention to the facts that Franken and his team of researchers unearthed.
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Summary: I am a life-long conservative and...this book is not all bad
Review: I have been a Republican all my life, and no doubt will continue to vote Republican til the day I die. The day Bush took over the White House from Clinton/Gore, although his election "win" will forever be debated, was one of the happiest days of my life. But I have to admit that what has occurred with the political commentary in this country and with Bush's eternal gaffes and flagrant ignorance of anything and everything, has got me a little concerned. I have been through enough of the gung-ho conservative anti-liberal, anti-Clinton books out there that do nothing but affirm what I already believe. But there is nothing new or informative or even entertaining in those books. They are just full of hate-filled, unsupported charges of murder conspiracies, body snatching, shoplifting, and stealing of cable tv signals. And that is why I bought this book - because it is something different. For the 3 or 4 thousand books out there written by the conservative bulldogs, there are only 6 or 7 books that present the opposing view, which suits me fine - I like being in the majority. But just to prevent my mind from going into permanent "ditto-head" paralysis, I picked up this book. And although I completely disagree with almost everything Franken has to say, I have to admit that he does make a good case that the commentators out there that claim to promote our conservative values are, in fact, making us all look like a bunch of babbling morons.
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Summary: The Left strikes back
Review: I have been an admirer of Franken for some time, so I went into this book with high expectations. He and his team of researchers met those expectations. His book seems very well researched, although I honestly did not bother to do any further research to check out his footnotes. His book is even funnier than Bushwacked. I sincerely hope his book and the Ivin's Dubose book begin the avalanche that results in the defeat of Dubya come November '04
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Summary: Finally, the left gets some guts.
Review: I have been impatiently waiting for a clear democratic voice to come out of the shadows and say something interesting regarding the right-wing shift that has held this country hostage in the years since 9/11. It is about time a talented writer like Mr. Franken comes along and honestly and directly approach the misinformation and, well, LIES of the conservative movement. There has never been a "liberal media," but there is obviously a large and well-funded conservative media working 24/7 in print and on television. This book addresses the distortions that the right-wing comes up with on a daily basis. It is also funny, full of heart, and best of all: it may just wake up a few democrats who have been hibernating for the last three years. It is more than a great book; it is an IMPORTANT book.
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Summary: Dismayed by the conservatives "reviewing" the book
Review: I have been through about half of the reviews of this book on this site, and I must say I am shocked by the lack of constructive criticism or even intelligent thought provided by conservatives who have chosen to post a review. Take, for example, this "sentence" from A reader in Cleveland, OH: "What Clinton is a warm, fuzzy feeling among some that they had a chance of besting us in various ways, including a reputation of weakness in national defense." Huh? Look, you and I can disagree about political ideology. That's ok. But instead of using vitriolic language and vulgar insults to bash this book and its author, cite some examples to show why the book and author are bad! What Mr. Franken does in this book is go beyond the name-calling and demogogery of the Right and actually tries to provide evidence to support his claims. What these reviewers demonstrate very clearly is the point Mr. Franken attempts to make in his book...namely that when confronted by facts that dispute their radical and unsubstaniated claims, the extreme right wing resorts to taunting and name-calling instead of intellectual rebuttal. If the only thing you can say about Al Franken is he's an unfunny, lying, America-hating liberal, then do us all a favor and keep your ugly thoughts to yourself. Way to go Al, this is a great book! Thanks!
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