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Summary: Thank God for Al Franken!
Review: Finally! A breath of fresh air (and truth) to take my mind off of the insidious and rediculous rantings of Ann Coulter (what is wrong with her?) and Sean Hannity. Not only do Al and the Harvaard researchers that make up TeamFranken manage to discredit the lies of Coulter and Hannity, but those of the Bush administration and many other right-wingers as well. Although it is a wonderful political read in itself, the humor of Franken makes it ten times more enjoyable. You learn things that every informed American should know, like the fact that Ann Coulter is nuts. It's easily one of the best books I've ever read and I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who's sick of right-wing lies and especially those who aren't. In the end of all this, the joke is truly on Bill O'Reilly (also a liar) for suing Franken (because "Fair and Balanced" is supposedly his intellectual property) owing to the fact that it only served to boost the sales of the book he so adamantly hates.
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Summary: It's About Time
Review: Finally! A liberal who fights back against the garbage truck of lies and hate we hear day in and day out from conservatives in America! Franken systematically picks apart Ann Coulter's arguments from her book "Slander" (which has become the conservatives' bible), by giving clear, concise, and convincing arguments, backing up everything he says with documented evidence. Let's see how the right-wing freaks get around this one! Thank you Al Franken, for taking a stand! A must-read for any spirited Democrat.
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Summary: A must-read book for liberals
Review: Finally! A self-avowed liberal with a bit of backbone who isn't afraid to duke it out with the rabid dogs of the right. Franken gleefully exposes (and abundantly documents) the lies (slander, some might say) of such shrill "conservatives" as Ann Coulter. One small example: Ms. Coulter was born in 1961 or in 1963, depending on which of her driver's licenses you believe. But if the younger age is correct (as she now claims) then she committed voter fraud by registering and voting as a 16 year old. And this is who we have lecturing America on slander and treason???The primary weakness of this book, for which I deduct one star, is that Franken's uneven mix of indignation and humor sometimes makes it difficult to separate his sarcasm from what he's really trying to say. I would have deducted another star because the author sometimes comes across as fanatical and shrill as the right-wing loonies he's skewering, but heck, given the enormous hypocrisy he has exposed in them, I might be a bit shrill too! Conservatives might want to read this book too, as it reveals that many of the people purporting to speak for them are doing a grave disservice to true conservativism in this country and will ultimately do it great harm. Coulter and her cronies on the right have discovered that Jerry Springer-style politics sells, and whether they're in it for the attention or the money, they're making lots of money off of your credulity. (I suppose I'll be labeled "treasonous" for suggesting that as Americans we can and ought to do much, much better than this.) BTW special thanks to Fox for bringing this book to my attention. (I've edited my review after reading through some of the other reviews. Many of the negative, one-star reviews accuse Franken of lying himself. Well, it's time to put up or shut up. Where are these lies? What has Franken said in this book that isn't true? Has he, or hasn't he, amply demonstrated that many, many outspoken members of the far right are playing fast and loose with the truth, and that the so-called liberal mainstream media have largely accepted their version? Thundering silence. I am giving back the one star I rescinded, in light of how much this book has pissed off a lot of people who can't quite seem to prove anything in it untrue. Every such review simply proves the truth of everything Franken has said in this book.)
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Summary: Al Franken for President!
Review: Finally! Someone has the guts to call Ann Coulter, Bill O' Reilly, Dick Cheney, and George "Evil Doers" Bush what they are: Liars. If you admire any of those numbskulls, I BEG you to read this book and see if you feel the same way afterward. Franken (and his top-notch Harvard research team) puts Coulter and her Cro Magnon, conservative cronies through the ringer and (unlike Coulter) uses FACTS to back it all up. Page after page is filled with quotes, transcripts, and documents proving without a doubt that the whole "Fox News" (there's an oxymoron!) crowd is more crooked that the Nixon Administration.
But "Lies" is more than just a conservative smack-down. It's also one of the funniest books since, well, since Franken's last book. In the spirit of other great social commentators like Bill Hicks and Lenny Bruce, Al Franken makes you laugh, think, then laugh some more.
The right-wing has continually lied and exploited tragedies like 9/11 to instill fear and blind obedience into the American public. If you ever wished someone would stand up to these lying, right-wing bullies, your wish has come true. Run, Al, Run!
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Summary: Thank You Al Franken
Review: Finally, a compilation of facts about the insidious actvities of the far right and it's players. Humorously put, yet powerfully impactive. A must read... informed, insightful, hillariously funny. Make sure your calendar is open. You won't be able to put it down.
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Summary: Wonderful and Refreshing!
Review: Finally, a politically charged book that states FACTS not just opinions. I am politically moderate and have voted both Republican and Democrat, but I feel that the recent media, especially radio is just "conservatives are correct and anyone else is wrong." Unfortunately, life doesn't work that way. Al Franken and TeamFranken did a wonderful job and it's pretty funny at times as well.
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Summary: Al Franken for President
Review: Finally, a rational, sane, and did I mention hilarious answer to Ann Coulter. I think this is the big difference between Franken and Coulter. Coulter can only screech out her incredulous and frothy bile in a wild-eyed stupor, while Franken actually takes the time and effort to research, document and substantiate his facts, and then has the ability to present his material in an intelligent though thoroughly entertaining manner. Perhaps Coulter can hire out Franken's research assistants (TeamFranken), assuming of course that she's ever used them. Or researched. This is the funniest book of the year, while at the same time, one of the most terrifying. We can only hope that America will finally wake itself up after its 9/11-induced, semi-comatosed state, and realize that they've been repeatedly lied to and their trust violated by this shameless and corrupt administration. Yes, Virginia, there really is a "vast, right-wing conspiracy". Buy it, and really give Fox News Network something to complain about.
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Summary: Take that, hate-triots!
Review: Finally, a witty and intelligent response to the foaming-at-the-mouth hatemongers and propagandists who have been ranting about and demonizing everyone who doesn't toe the extreme right wing line. Franken's recent victory in the shameful and embarassing lawsuit by Fox News underscores the importance of this book and sweetens the pleasure in reading it.
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Summary: A Challenge
Review: Finally, an angry liberal speaks out against the lying right wing propaganda machine that dominates the media in this country. So, a challenge: to you conservatives out there...the ones that think the sun rises and sets on Rush's and O'Reilly's and Coulter's and Hannaty's and Bush's shoulders...you wanna see some real truth? Read this book if you have any spine at all. You wanna learn how it was actually Clinton's military that did so well against the war on terrorism? Do you care that the stories of the departing Clinton staffers trashing the White House were lies, complete and total fabrications? Do you want the truth about how Max Cleland, a brave and patriotic American who left three of his limbs in Viet Nam, was trashed by right wing bigots? You wanna see some real facts, with no spin? No, of course you don't. Silly question. It takes so much less thought and reason to believe the blowhards, gutless bullies and name callers that Franken spotlights. So you are the real gutless wonders out there if you don't have the nerve to buy and read this book...and try to disprove any of it. I dare you. Thank you Al Franken...finally, what a breath of fresh air! Liberals out there...buy this book...you do have a voice! And yes, without a doubt, there is something seriously wrong with Ann Coulter!
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Summary: "Right" on!
Review: Finally, someone reveals the truth about the so-called "compassionate" conservatives. The only time I put it down was to laugh.
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