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Summary: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Anne Coulter
Review: Franken's book is able to put a cogent argument together, poke holes in the inflated egos of several media prima donna, Bill O'Reilly in particular -- and get a lot of good laughs in to boot. The writing crackles with wit and intelligence while missing the rancor of so much political writing these days.Besides great laughs, Franken brought me peace in accepting that Anne Coulter really is an insane right-winged harpy and not worth a second thought. Thanks Al, I can now sail past that shreiking banshee and not run aground on her sorry siren song. Also, I had never heard of Sean Hannity before. I still don't know much about him, but Al gets his digs in for some good fun. You know, as reviewer 2613 or so, I doubt anyone will read this review. All the same, I want to say "Thanks Al," for giving me some peace of mind in these dingbatty times.
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Summary: Informative...But Repetative
Review: Franken's book outlines numerous ways in which the far-right have twisted words or outright lied to suit their political agenda. Franken goes into excruciating detail on everyone from Sean Hannity right on up the ladder to George W. Bush himself. The most poignant chapter in the book is Franken's one page chapter on our "National Dialogue on Terrorism". In this brief chapter, Franken, in a pseudo-conversation of alternating quotes brings to the forefront the far-right's presumed view on concepts like terror, patriotism, and freedom. Overall, Franken brings up many strong, well-researched points, but if the book has a downside it's that Franken is overly repetative, and at times incessant getting his point across. I've got it Al, these people are liars.
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Summary: Liberal Bias
Review: Franken's book parrot's the eternal liberal mantra. Socialism is good, capitalism is bad; liberals (aka Democrats) are good, conservatives and morally decent folk are bad; hating the U.S. is good, being patriotic is bad; liberal Jews and Christians are good, conservative Christians are evil; Clinton is g_d, Bush is Satan. Enough already! Franken and this book are obnoxious..
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Summary: important book
Review: Franken's book reveals to readers the dishonesty of Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter. Sean Hannity during the 2000 election repeatedly slandered Gore by spreading false information about him. Franken calls him on it. I really liked the chapter Supply Side Jesus. It was funny and it made the point that many Christians especially conservative Christians don't follow the true teachings of Jesus. In my opinion this book wasn't as funny as Franken's other book Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and it could have been better if he edited some of the less important stuff out. On the other hand this book is more significant because it comes at a time when conservatives have the upper hand. I checked that website about Franken's supposed lies. It was pathetic. They actually listed Al Franken's practical joke as a lie.
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Summary: Hilarious and well research
Review: Franken's book, admittedly the first one from him that I have read, is great. (And I probably would have never heard about it were it not for the lawsuit) Like a sniper, he picks his targets and then unleashes two devestating weapons - the truth and his humor. The comedy also makes the book a very easy read. I wasn't particularly fond of his vietnam era story of Al Gore and John Kerry, but for me, that was the only part of the book I didn't find funny. The rest is pure gold.
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Summary: Just like Limbaugh
Review: Franken's book, like his previous tome, the tastefully titled "Rush Limbaugh Is A Big, Fat Idiot," may be amusing, but like the rants of the pompous, hypocritical windbag he so loathes, contributes nothing meaningful to political dialogue. Like Limbaugh, he's part of the problem. Satire is a useful tool, but Franken doesn't use it well. He's as one-sided as his opponents on the right. Of course, it's rather pointless to bother writing any truthful comments about a book such as this. Who the hell shows up at this page except Franken's fans? They probably own the book already, but come here to give a poor rating to any review that suggests Franken is anything less than a genius. Why even let anyone vote on reviews when the votes, like most of the reviews, are biased?
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Summary: Entertainment, not Reporting
Review: Franken's decent sense of irony can turn up some funny stuff occasionally, but the breathless, indignant style gets tiresome after a while. Some of his observations ring true, but they are trivial ... I'm sure O'Reilly even spits on train station platforms, but so what? Franken's exaggerated moral indignation is misplaced and unseemly. When it comes to the big issues, the book raises more questions than it answers, and the scenarios the author dreams up to explain events sound pretty dubious. How seriously are we supposed to take this guy?
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Summary: Al Franken is a nut
Review: Franken's deep seated hatred for the right polarizes all his writing and leaves his arguments lacking any objectivity.
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Summary: Franken for President
Review: Franken's fabulous wit makes the horrors of the Bush administration easier to digest. I would've sobbed throughout this book if Franken hadn't made me laugh. As a citizen of this country, it is your duty to read this.
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Summary: Pulitzer material. Often hilarious. Solidly researched.
Review: Franken's facts and arguments are sound. Everything in this well-researched book is backed up impeccably. Plus, it is side-splittingly funny in places. This book does what good writing should do: open your mind and make you think. Anyone who wants to get an understanding how the extreme-right-wing media and associated politicians and mouthpieces manipulate facts should read this. This is a highly recommendable and important book. Very entertaining and eye opening. I am absolutely amazed at the hateful commentary in the negative reviews here. It's obvious that many of those reviews were written by people who have not read the book. The hatred, ignorance and bigotry these people spew merely serves to prove the very point that Franken puts forward - that the extreme right wing has no interest in truthful, rational, unbiased political debate and instead resorts to lies, insults, fear and deceit to advance a narrow minded political agenda. (Oh, in case your wondering: yes - I copied most of this from another reviewer, Mr. Griffiths. I agreed totally with what he said so I don't imagine he'd mind).
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