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Summary: O my god this is a great book!
Review: I need to by a vowel because O my god this is a great book! It's as funny as Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot (which he is) and is very well researched. It's about time somebody called these unethical blowhards on their slanderous, hateful behavior. It's especially nice to have done in such a clever way. Al Franken is a comic genius. I just can't believe he slept with that horrible Ann Coulter. ;)
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Summary: Liberals Are Tragic For Thinking That Bush Knew About 9/11
Review: I need to clear the air of fabrications here, that immoderately MANY left-wing asylum-escapees have been boringly repeating in review after review, like they simply copy one another's "reviews" to kidnap Franken's book's rating higher.OBSERVATION #1: Most of the "5 star reviews" (besides being so unstable that they don't even warrant the discussion it takes for them to be recognized) are the same foaming-at-the-mouth, universal health care wanting, UN subserving, Kerouac-style "intellectual" libertines, who must be paid off by Howard "my teenage son's a burglar" Dean and the rest of the limitlessly immoral Demoratic candidates to rig the positivity of liberal books on Amazon. OBSERVATION #2: Liberals are total savages. Like Franken resorts to the basest excess of obscenities in his yellow journalism adventure, the reviewers who are so misguided to shamelessly identify themselves as libs, aren't representing their cause honorably. Most of the left-wing radicals' reviews here employ the same, mean, low-minded ridicule of the right that the left has a notoriously long history of doing. Lastly, I almost s**t my pants upon reading YET ANOTHER of the incurably many liberal "freedom" fighters' reviews--who are desperate to maintain their imposing stance of the many right-wing myths that they ferociously keep spewing--who continued to insist that the fact of a mostly liberal media is a lie. Further, the reviewer even did this sarcastically--by referring to the liberal media in an insincere way--which is simply more audacious, considering that all one has to do is look at the nightly newscasts to be stunned at how liberal the friggin media really is. Newscasts REGULARLY report stories with a costly dosage of Political Correctness, that is if they even touch those news stories that can't be treated with kid gloves, so as not to offend the thousands-upon-thousands of special interest groups that WILL have a protest regarding full disclosure in their newscasts. Further, most news stations like CNN and MSNBC constantly procure guests with infamously liberal ties to "comment" on segments--which is just to repeat the imposing of liberal viewpoints--like those Osama-loving ... at Newsweek, NYT--or handfuls of Demoratic commentators. In closing, if you, the reader, disputes EVEN ONE of these truths that are recognized as self-evident, then you're not just hypnotized, you're sunk into the tumorous mentality of a pathological liar, much akin to the liberal figurehead who attempted to, idiotically, re-define the meaning of the word "is".
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Summary: Liberals Are Tragic For Thinking That Bush Knew About 9/11
Review: I need to clear the air of fabrications here, that immoderately MANY left-wing asylum-escapees have been boringly repeating in review after review, like they simply copy one another's "reviews" to kidnap Franken's book's rating higher. OBSERVATION #1: Most of the "5 star reviews" (besides being so unstable that they don't even warrant the discussion it takes for them to be recognized) are the same foaming-at-the-mouth, universal health care wanting, UN subserving, Kerouac-style "intellectual" libertines, who must be paid off by Howard "my teenage son's a burglar" Dean and the rest of the limitlessly immoral Demoratic candidates to rig the positivity of liberal books on Amazon. OBSERVATION #2: Liberals are total savages. Like Franken resorts to the basest excess of obscenities in his yellow journalism adventure, the reviewers who are so misguided to shamelessly identify themselves as libs, aren't representing their cause honorably. Most of the left-wing radicals' reviews here employ the same, mean, low-minded ridicule of the right that the left has a notoriously long history of doing. Lastly, I almost s**t my pants upon reading YET ANOTHER of the incurably many liberal "freedom" fighters' reviews--who are desperate to maintain their imposing stance of the many right-wing myths that they ferociously keep spewing--who continued to insist that the fact of a mostly liberal media is a lie. Further, the reviewer even did this sarcastically--by referring to the liberal media in an insincere way--which is simply more audacious, considering that all one has to do is look at the nightly newscasts to be stunned at how liberal the friggin media really is. Newscasts REGULARLY report stories with a costly dosage of Political Correctness, that is if they even touch those news stories that can't be treated with kid gloves, so as not to offend the thousands-upon-thousands of special interest groups that WILL have a protest regarding full disclosure in their newscasts. Further, most news stations like CNN and MSNBC constantly procure guests with infamously liberal ties to "comment" on segments--which is just to repeat the imposing of liberal viewpoints--like those Osama-loving SOBs at Newsweek, NYT--or handfuls of Demoratic commentators. In closing, if you, the reader, disputes EVEN ONE of these truths that are recognized as self-evident, then you're not just hypnotized, you're sunk into the tumorous mentality of a pathological liar, much akin to the liberal figurehead who attempted to, idiotically, re-define the meaning of the word "is".
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Summary: Why read it?
Review: I never bought Hershey's chocolate with almonds because I hate almonds. So why buy a book if you knew who the author is? You must like his comments but cannot accept the fact that what he wrote might be the truth. So for people who made bad comments on Al Franken's previous book and bought this current book seller, I wonder why? Again, if the book was the chocolate and Franken was the almond, I'd never buy it---lucky it was plain!!!
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Summary: Funny. Accurate. Eye-opening.
Review: I never really listened with much interest to the crap coming from either the far left or the far right. Both extremes seem nutty and scary to me. But having read this book I have to say there were a LOT of things about the extreme right that I really wasn't aware of, particularly how they have taken control of the media, the Republican party - and consequently - the country - and have done so using gutter tactics. These people are a disgrace. We have to get rid of them and get some decent, people back into the top political offices of our country. I've voted for both main parties over the years. But I will NOT vote Republican again until decent, honorable, reasonable, normal thinking human beings (like John McCain) are back in charge of it. I loved "Supply Side Jesus". It amazes me that so-called "Christians" would advocate supply-side economics and cutting back on programs to help the poor. Wasn't Jesus all about helping the poorest amongst us? "That which you do for the least of my brothers, so you do unto me?" Didn't Jesus say something like that? And "Do unto others as you would have then do unto you?" I thought Christianity was supposed to be about being a decent, caring human being and helping others. Isn't there something in the bible about that being the pathway to heaven? Hypocrites. The big thing I wasn't too aware of was how many top administration officials got deferments from the Viet Nam war. Wolfowitz, Perle, Cheney and of course, Bush, to name only a few. I was SHOCKED. How DARE they send other people's kids off to be killed when they wouldn't go themselves? HOW DARE THEY!! How can they look at themselves in the mirror when they get up in the morning? Bush started a needless war that we can't get out of; created havoc with the economy and pissed off our friends and allies around the world. Good job Mr. Bush. I'm sure you're a hero to your fellow right wing nuts. The rest of us however, are disgusted. Bush - and his cronies - are a disgrace - to the office, the country and humanity. Good book Mr. Franken. Very funny. Eye-opening. Everyone should read this.
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Summary: The Right is wrong
Review: I never review books but I have to speak up for this one. Al Franken is a brilliant man. "Lying Liars" is hysterical and intelligent. Not only does the book deserve the five stars, I'm hoping my review negates one of the one star reviews illiterate right wing morons are sure to post. God bless America. God bless Al Franken.
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Summary: Depressingly funny political book
Review: I never thought I'd buy a book by Al Franken. I remember seeing him years ago as part of the Franken and Davis comedy team and I couldn't stand them, but then a while back Davis disappeared and Al started doing political humor. Suddenly, he became a lot funnier, and now I own three of his books. This book is his revenge on the right wing media and politicians. He exposes them as liars and shows us the lies they have told, then gives evidence to show that they are wrong, and that they know they are wrong when they are lying to us. He shows us that the whole liberal media thing is a myth. When you stop and think about it, it's pretty obvious that there is almost no liberal representation in the broadcast media. The blowhards on the radio and TV talkshows are speaking from the right wing. The print media seems a bit more liberal, but as he points out in the book, a recent study shows that most editors and publishers are more conservative than the general public. If you are a liberal, you'll love this book. If you're a conservative, you may find yourself laughing a few times (even though you probably won't be too happy about it). If you're somewhere in the middle, you may not enjoy it as much as your liberal friends, but you'll probably get a kick out of some of the stories. The only drawback in this book, is that it's depressing to see how the right wing spokespeople have gotten away with their lies for so long. It's about time somebody exposed them for what they are.
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Summary: GREAT BOOK!
Review: I noticed that most of the reviewers who gave this book 1 star, chose to remain anonymous. Hmmmmm..makes you wonder. This book is very insightful and really makes you think about the direction this country is heading with George Bush as our president. I would defintely recommend this book for anyone who wants to know the truth about what the right-wing conservatives are doing and not doing to this country. Great book and very very entertaining. You can really tell that Al is an honest and sincere man by the way he writes this book. I just hope this book opens people's eyes! GREAT READ!
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Summary: Hilarious and dead-on.....
Review: I now know why Bill O'Reilly et al hate Franken so much; the stinging truth of his commentary cannot be denied. I was glad to see the release date pushed up so that I could end my summer with an entertaining and insightful read that never loses sight of the fact that at bottom, we need to retain our sense of humor even in the face of madness. Franken uses the words of Coulter, O'Reilly, Goldberg, and Hannity to indict them, pointing out shoddy research and deliberate dishonestly. The notion, for example, that Coulter's books are "serious" because they contain footnotes is nothing but a fraud; Franken breaks it all down and shows how she uses such footnotes to fool the reader. He recounts his devastating attack on liar Goldberg while on the Donahue show, and shows how time and time again, the Fox News talking heads take quotes out of context and use false statistics to "prove" their points. Franken also has a few illustrated sections, including a charming little comic strip "Supply Side Jesus." Franken is the real deal -- an educated, self-deprecating, wise commentator who understands better than most the Right's lies and liars. Thanks, AL!
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Summary: A good compendium of the lies of the right wing media
Review: I often pick up the books of the right wing media personalities
at Costco and thumb through them just to pick out the lies.
Franken exposes all the ones I've found, but goes much more
in depth in his research. The sad thing is that their are so many uneducated people that
are being misled by Coulter, Hannity, and O'Reilly, and that
never will learn the facts about how these individuals play
fast and loose with the truth.
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