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Summary: Humorous and Verifiable
Review: While this book is certainly fun to read, what truly makes it worthwhile is that Mr. Franken makes it easy to check up on his facts. Frankly, I had trouble believing his claim that Ann Coulter criticized the New York Times for not covering Dale Earnhart's death the day after, even though the article was displayed prominently on the front page. Since he told exactly where in her book to find the claim, I verified it in two minutes the next time I was at the library. I also had trouble believing Franken's claims about Bill O'Reilly's behavior at BookExpo America. Fortunately, Mr. Franken offered a link to a video of the event in the back of his book. I was again easily able to confirm his statements. The final thing I like about this book is that it doesn't try to villainize groups of people. While some books may blame the country's problems on "Treason" by liberals or "Stupid, White Men", Mr. Franken makes it clear that just because you are wrong, doesn't mean that you are evil. While he strongly criticizes the folks at Bob Jones University, he also states that they were "welcoming, friendly, and extremely nice."
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Summary: entertaining
Review: Whilte the book is entertaining, I found his argument for affirmative action to be less than convincing. He argues that a poor black kid with an SAT score of around ~1170 should get more consideration than a rich white with with an SAT score of around ~1250. Most people who are against race-based affirmative action probably believe that economic-based affirmative action is a good thing and would therefore agree with Al. They would, however, object to a rich black kid with lower SAT score getting more consideration than a rich white kid. While I think that a some form of affirmative action is necessary until an economic parity is achieved in racial groups, Al's argument didn't seem that convincing to me. Also, let's face it, if you are a poor Asian kid, you probably need a score of ~1300 to get a similar consideration with his or her white and black peers. :)
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Summary: Hilarious and Necessary Poltical Satire
Review: Whoever said liberals lost their sense of humor? This is laugh-out-loud comedy from one of our best political satirists. A funny, honest look at the hypocrisy and lies that get passed off as conservative political "analysis." A sort of sequel to "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot", "Lying Liars . . ." is perhaps more timely and relevant than its predecessor owing to the GOP lock on the Presidency and Congress. Read it, laugh, get mad, and don't forget to take action!
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Summary: This passes for humor on the left?
Review: Whoever told Franken he was funny? Anyone who saw him in one of his Saturday Night Live skits or his (thankfully) short-lived tv show already knows this isn't the case. Whiney and obnoxious are terms that come more readily to mind. An even better description would be one mentioned by Fox in their legal proceedings: "parasite". Heard an interview (also not funny, although Franken seemed to amuse himself) on NPR the other day in which he noted Bill O'Reilly's inconsequential comments about his (O'R's) own childhood as "lies" while calling his (Franken's) own use of a phoney solicitation on unauthorised Harvard letterhead for the purpose of gaining material for his own enrichment and the gratuitous embarassment of others a "prank". If you want amusing political commentary, read P.J. O'Rourke.
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Summary: Poorly written, not funny, blatant vendetta
Review: Why do people who have achieved a modest success in one area believe that they have expertise in another? Al was a tolerable buffoon on Saturday Night Live, but he is out of his depths here. This book is a poorly written attack on Fox, a vendetta Al launched after his public humiliation at a televised debate that left him gaping and silent. Reading the book gave me the image of Al as a snipping poodle biting at peoples' heals.
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Summary: Why?
Review: Why do we get our best political criticism from comedians such as Al Franken and Jon Stewart?
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Summary: What's up?
Review: Why does Amazon let us read excerpts from "Treason" and only allow prospective readers pictures of "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them"?
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Summary: Humor With A Bite
Review: Why does it take a humorist to reveal truths about ourselves and society? This investigation into the perverse manner by which extremists have hijacked public discourse is a bit sad because Al Franken lampoons behaviors that clearly illuminate the destructive impulses of the so-called conservatives. Hmm...I guess my age is showing when I think of Republican conservatives as people like Rockefeller, Weichert or those in the Ripon Society. When one looks beyond the humor that Al Franken brings to the subject, what he discusses is alarming. More than that, once awakened to the mendacious (aka lying) ways of the people who seem to believe that they have the pipeline to the truth, I feel that they have stolen our democracy. After reading this book I am more aware of how Son of Bushlips distorts the truth and brandishes the flag to conceal his shortcomings and those of the conservatives who support him. Al Franken's book is a real page turner with biting humor that doesn't let up.
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Summary: What A Moron
Review: Why I was given this book as a gift, I have no idea. This is the LAST BOOK ON EARTH I'd want to read. So I'm not gonna. Why? Because I actually have a life, that's why. I know all about this dude Franken. He is a lying basketcase and he needs help fast. He ought to know a bit about liars since he's the biggest one of them all. The first chapter ought to be about HIM! And the 'fair and balanced" in the title IS a copyright infringement. But, of course, the same liberal judge who ruled not to investigate child porn viewers threw Fox News' case out. This lowlife runs around trying to start fights with people (Sean Hannity - Paul Wolfowitz, even). And the foul-mouth fool was the entertainment at a Democratic debate after party and presidential candidate Howard Dean has him doing a standup at one of his idiot hate-filled rallies. It never ends. Dean letting Franken stand in front of him and use the "f" word and call well-respected journalist Brit Hume an "a**hole" tells a lot about Dean himself. And to make it even worst, the elite media are embracing this moron. CNN whipped themselves into a lather when this thing came out. They had Franken on so much I thought he was co-anchoring their broadcasts. Folks, you know as well as I that Al Franken is a worthless punk who'll do anything for attention. It's sad but it's true. So, I don't need to read this garbage any more than I need to read the Satanic bible to know what it's about. It's crud, that's all.
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Summary: Why do we need a "comedian"
Review: Why is it that a "factual" attack is under the category "satire". The book reminds of late night comic routines - you get away with anything - complete offensive. Relevancy and insight is a sorry byproduct - suitable if you are a frustrated partisan that enjoys Hollywood humour.
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