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Summary: Glad I read this one!
Review: This is the first political book I have ever read. At first I thought it was going to be really boring and make me fall a sleep everytime I open it, but it was actually the complete opposite from the very beginning. I was not sure whether I was Liberal or Conservative but after reading this book and agreeing with Al now I know I am a Liberal and proud of it. This book was a funny piece of political writing and done in a very smart way. Al's arguments are done in a respectful, diplomatic and intelligent way. Which allows the flow of the book to run very smoothly for the reader to follow. Al uses the facts to dissect the lies that the right-wing or Conservative people have been telling America. The book itself was really entertaining. I enjoyed the comic " The Gospel of Supply Side Jesus," in the back. It made issues clearer for me. Operation Chickenhawk: Episode One should be made into a short film it shows todays leaders as they truly are and how they really act. The part of the book that I enjoyed the most was "Our National Dialogue on Terrorism." Because it is true about the way America feels about trying to understand the terrorists and why they do what they do. I shared that piece with my senior English class and eveyone felt that was the true outlook America has and we had quite the conversation on the subject. So if you are a Liberal or not quite sure read this book and you will know for sure.
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Summary: When you want your truth funny...
Review: This is the most hilarious and astute contemporary political commentary I have ever read (and I've been averaging at least two books a week for fifteen years). It's definitely worth the extra dough to hear Franken read the book himself. His timing and inflections are superb. Also, you don't have to be a "liberal" to enjoy the book. All readers of American News will find plenty to laugh at ... and cry over.
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Summary: You Can't Handle the Truth
Review: This is truly an excellent book. Funny and well-researched. Franken makes an important contribution, in an entertaining way. I give it 5 stars for anyone who approaches the book with an open mind. But if you are a close-minded person who is determined to use this book to back up the ideas you already have about Al Franken or liberals in general (much like many of our 1-star reviewers), then don't bother to read it. It is as good as the reader is open-minded.
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Summary: A Horrible Book
Review: This is truly one of the worst books I've ever read, with flawed points that make no sense. It often seems that Franken makes a point to be funny more than he does to make rational points...the points he does make are half-baked and ludicrous. I'd give it 0 stars if I could.
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Summary: This is why the Democrats will never hold power again
Review: This is why the Democrats have no hope of winning a major election again. Has Franken learned nothing from Anne Coulter and Bill O'Reilly and others on the right? Franken's stubborn reliance on facts -- he backs up every claim with real, documented evidence -- coupled with his determination to avoid ad hominem attacks renders his book useless as a counterbalance to attacks from the right. Compared to vague accusations about Clinton's involvement in a string of murders or wild claims that all liberals are traitors, who's going to want to read a carefully detailed, well documented explanation of how the Bush administration ignored Clinton staffers' warnings about terrorism, stonewalled efforts to set up a Department of Homeland Security, and avoided taking measures to prevent an aerial assault on the World Trade Center. The tone is simply not hysterical enough to have an impact on today's political debate. If the Bush presidency has taught us anything it is that this kind of naive, old-fashioned intellectual honesty is a quaint anachronism. Big, bold, outrageous lies are needed if we are to fight conservatives on their own ground. Nice try Al, but no cigar.
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Summary: A Fool and the Fools He Panders To
Review: This is yet another attempt to fool the easily manipulated masses. Al Franken, once again, uses the old strategies of name-calling and "accuse others of what I'm doing in order to deflect my own lies". All of these ultra-liberal demagogues, are suffering now more than ever. Since the inception of the Fox News Channel and conservative talk radio they have been losing a fight with the truth. Now they cannot just lie through their teeth, bash anyone they want with terms such as racist and "*****-hater" and get away with it. They are being called on for their deceptive language and practices...and they hate it. For the last 30 years they've had a lock on every major media source in existence. Now, they do not. It is driving them crazy. So, do they shore up their positions with logic and facts??? No, they attack with lies and name calling. Their pivotal champion in this endeavor is, of course, Al Franken. This book does its best to mock the conservatives of this land but uses more "fake than fact"-based arguments. It is sad that someone can write such trash and get away with it. However, it is not nearly as sad as the people that buy it.
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Summary: Everyone needs to read this book
Review: This is, in all honesty, one of the two books every American needs to read. The other is "1984" by George Orwell.
Everyone should know how the right is lying to them, and only then can we make America the country it can be.
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Summary: Exposing boring political truths through engaging humor
Review: This is, simply put, the funniest book I have ever read. I literally had tears running down my face while reading it, although the documented failures by the Bush administration pre-9/11 will make you cringe at what 'might have been' had a competent administration been in place rather than the group of vacuous ideologues who were fixated on Iraq. You need not be politically active to enjoy this book, or like to watch C-Span. This book concisely presents well-documented fact in an amusing and engaging way to literally gut the right wing establishment for their (documented) lies. You will laugh, you will cry, you will never vote for another lying Republican again. Personally, I have watched in horror since the early 1980s as the press has ignored or repeated conservative lies with an uncritical eye, such as Bush's transparently false claims that the majority of his tax cuts would go to working class families. It is somewhat sad that it takes a comedian to finally write a book that points out the lies and distortions of the right wing in this country, including the nuts who currently control the White House. I have always wondered why the Democrats did not simply run commercials showing Republican lies juxtaposed next to the truth. Franken finally does so, and does it in a compelling and funny way that will keep readers engaged. Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and other talk-show liars of their ilk should close up shop after the compelling job Franken does destroying each of them. Their credibility, if they ever had any, is non-existent. Also, I have never seen a better critique (in any format) of the Bush administration's failings pre-9/11 as compared to the efforts begun by Clinton and handed off at the end of his term. Buy this book. You will not be disappointed.
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Summary: puerile whine
Review: This kind of stuff was funny when I was ten. To be fair, he trashes his conservative doppelganger with perfect justification. I can imagine the two of them sharing a beer and conspiring how to milk a very easy market for mutual gain.
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Summary: Repugs thoroughly Franken-ized once again!
Review: This left-wing screed thoroughly trashes all the conservatives I love to hate -- the whole Bush entourage, plus Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Tucker Carlson, and more. It's a brilliant, hard-hitting, fact-packed blast against "compassionate conservatism" that shows up right-wingers for what they really are: self-congratulating, bloodless bastards who will stop at nothing, including fabricating events, statistics, and quotations, to support their classist agendas and further stuff their bulging wallets. Meticulously researched and funnier than Bush unscripted (you can't miss Franken's run-in with a contemptuous and contemptible Babs Bush), this book is even better than "Big Fat Idiot." It's a five-star winner that should grace the bookshelves of all who pride themselves on valuing the truth.
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