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Summary: Bush Administration Exposed
Review: Unlike many of the right wing partisians and authors, Al Franken does an excellent job providing both fact and fun as the Franken Team exposes the Bush Administration (and supporters) for their lies to the American People (as well as the world). I am a native of the South (South Carolina) and I loved the Bob Jones "University" (Bob Jones Standard Only) chapter. I only wish the Franken Team had spent more time exposing the "Christian Coalition" of the South for the racist and sexist practices. Hopefully that will be in the next book that will hopefully be published before the 2004 election. Having lived most of my life in the South (the first 30 years) it was interesting watching the Klu Klux Klan become a group of conservative christians represented first by the Reagan Administration (and look at Tom Delay today). Great Job and keep the facts coming as humorously as you can Team Franken!
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Summary: Thank the Lord for Al Franken
Review: Unlike Michael Moore, who uses many of the same low tactics, such as lying, as the conservative chorus of "pundits", Franken back up his claims with outright, undenyable facts. Of course you conservatives will hate him and call him a liar, but you believe Ann Coulter and her dishonest scheme of using endnotes to promote the illusion of integrity; you believe Hannity and Colmes truly represents both sides of a story equally; you believe and reiterate ad nauseum the lies Rush has told, which have been proven false (I could go on...). I don't believe anyone who sees this book as "full of lies" has actually bothered to read it. So, if you are NOT a whack-job conservative and want to see just how FNC etc... really are lying to thier audience, read this book and enlighten yourself. And have a few good laughs in the process as Franken is truly a funny guy, unlike Michael Moore, and certainly unlike Coulter, or any other conservative (although Neal Boortz tries to be, but the Clinton jokes are getting a bit stale). Thank the Lord we have an Al Fraken to somewhat lessen the impact of the outright dishonesty of most of the rest of the political commentators today.
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Summary: Funny as an illegal Rush drug deal.
Review: Unlike most of the negative reviews here, I actually read the book. Anyone with a "fair and balanced" interest in the truth should read it as well. Funny, frightening stuff.
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Summary: Beautiful AND hilarious
Review: Unlike Republicans, this book is EXTREMELY hilarious. This book will be required reading for my children some day. I want them to appreciate how horrible things in this country were during the Bush II years. Oh, and lighten up right-wingers.
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Summary: How can the GOP still exist!?
Review: Unlike Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot and other observations, this book is completely filled with clever insightful stabs at today's leading politicians and weirdos without any incomprehensible fat jokes. Seriously, he proves that all of these crazy people are indeed, lying liars.
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Summary: Franken at his very best
Review: Up to the minute topical humor. Al Franken shines a bright spotlight on the whacky GOP Right Wing. Not to be missed by any thinking American. Laugh and learn as you go.
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Summary: No liberal bias in the media? You haven't proved anything.
Review: Using jargon, shallow arguments, and multiple relentless insults, Al Franken believes he has proven that Republicans are always wrong and that Liberals can do nothing wrong. Well, Mr. Franken has little solid to prove his points and make his case. He paints with a wide brush, generalizing about the republican party and about the usual jargon. Nothing more than propaganda with little to back it up. No liberal bias in the media? Please, for God Sakes. Look at The LA Times and how they handled the California Recall Election and tell me that there's no liberal bias in the media. I've read many books that have valid points conclusively proving that Bush is a bad president or that Republican social policy is messed up. However, this book is far from that and has no proof to back up anything he says whatsoever.
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Summary: Excellent, amusing, and a little scary
Review: Using just the right mix of humor and actual facts, Al Franken points of some of the lies that are told in the name of "right." For example: Remember the reports of vandalism by Clinton staffers reported by the newly elected Bush White House team? Guess what: It NEVER happened. This is just one of the many coverups and outright lies Franken and his brilliant team of college students uncovered in writing this book. If you don't believe everything you are told by the President and his team, you should definitely read this book.
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Summary: Funny and Accurate
Review: Usually I try to stay away from politics for night-time reading. But this book, I could not put down. Franken's wit and attention to detail make this book both funny and informative. I read a few of the negative reviews below and it doesn't appear that these people read a single page of the book. Many seem to have simply assumed the book's contents and are pushing their own political agenda. Ignore them. Conservative or liberal, it doesn't matter. "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" is just good!
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Summary: Outstanding Book!
Review: Usually the material covered in this book makes me depressed -- only Al Franken could present it in a way that makes laugh uncontrollably. I have to admit -- I primarily purchased this book out of spite of Fox. But it only took about five pages to totally get hooked. Finally, FINALLY we have someone to stand up to these right-wing bullies. Go Al!!! Michael
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