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Summary: Nothing But the Truth
Review: Funny, scathing, and excrutiatingly well-researched, "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" is a brilliant counter-attack to so-called "patriots" like Ann Coulter and Bill O'Reilly who so frequently rely on half-truths and full-fledged lies to further their views. Utilizing a staff of Harvard research assistants, Franken systematically calls into question the validity of most, if not all, of what some right-wing pundits espouse as fact. Furthermore, he puts into question the entire notion of a "liberal media", one of the Right's pet accusations. If you are sick of listening to fascist blonds tell you that social injustice doesn't exist or Republicans calling themselves "independent", read Franken's book. Peace.
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Summary: Great, great book.
Review: Funny, sharp, thorough - a real contribution to our national discussion.
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Summary: Ashamed to be an Al Franken liberal
Review: Funny. Engaging. Witty. These are some of the words from supposedly smart top reviewers.How about "on glue"? I guess you call it liberal humor when you want it to be funny when it's really not. One of the reviewers called Bill O'Reilly "muy splotchy". Man, I guess it's funny if kindergarten humor is your bag. And that's the problem with the book - when you read through it you expect a sticky note to remind you to laugh here. You can see where Franken is attempting to be funny, kind of like the last skit on an SNL airing - it just falls flat. If you want a funny liberal, then go buy some George Carlin instead. Great minds express ideas, and small minds talk about people. The latter is Al Franken, who engages in name-calling, selective research, and pandering (he's now the water boy for the DNC). Think about it. A grown adult actually makes his living by exchanging playground insults with people he doesn't really know. I suppose this is the 60's generation all grown up, if it collectively ever did. I think Paul Wellstone's children should ask Al Franken to expunge any mention of their kind and eloquent father from the book. The association with the smarmy, vile Franken is an insult to the Senator's memory. Franken is a human leech: his trashing of reputations depends on it.
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Summary: Give Em Hell Al!
Review: Game over. You lose O'Reilly, Hannity, Coulter and Fox "News". Franken has sliced you, diced you and hung you out to dry. It's about damn time someone stood up to these bullies and liars and Franken is the man to do it. Excellent writing with a laugh on every page, all at the expense of the right wing media blowhards. Keep up the good work Al and you have my permission to quote me as an Amazon reviewer in your next book.
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Summary: Something Stinks!
Review: Garbage, pure garbage. The only thing that was good about this book is that I did not have to pay for it. I borrowed it from the library...and promply returned it. I am sure this will keep landfills in business for years.
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Summary: Pay attention to the BAD reviews for this book.
Review: Garrison Keillor recently announced (satirically, of course) on his radio show that he was switching from being a democrat to being a republican. Among other benefits, he was grateful to be getting back the 2 hours per day he spent reading a newspaper or watching the news. Quite simply, the educated and informed will hear a familiar reverberation in Al Franken's most recent book and appreciate it for what it is, a thoughtful, well-researched commentary. Those who really have no interest in facts, truth, or anything beyond what they want to believe (or what the right wants them to believe) will be like Linda Blair in the Exorcist and practically recoil at what the book has to offer. It's easy to see who is who!
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Summary: A bit disappointing
Review: Generally, I like Al Franken. I liked his book, "Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot." Although this book had the same themes, it was far more emotional, subjective, and vitriolic in its tone, and that detracted from the credibility of his case. The book wasn't even humorous - just angry and bitter. I was particularly interested in the chapter on O'Reilly - a pundit who deservedly draws fire and should get out of the kitchen if he can't stand the heat. But what should have been strong writing quickly dissolved into petty name-calling that certainly wasn't worth the cost of the book. I highly recommend Peter Hart's "The Oh Really Factor" instead. The book carries a similar theme to Franken's but the case is much better presented. The humor is more indirect, smarty, sly and edgy: something I expected in Franken's book and just didn't find.
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Summary: The Perfect Christams gift for Your Republican Friends
Review: Give this book to your conservative friends and watch their faces get all blotchy, just like Bill O'Rielly's. On one level, "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" is the perfect comedy relief to Palast's true horror story, "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy." And while the books differ in tone, they both share common ground in terms of being well-researched and steeped in factual evidence. Franken, however, is a master of satire, displaying his first-rate wit in chapter after chapter. Moving beyond the satire, which is initself vicious and appropriate, Franken's book succeeds in debunking the hysterical vocies from the right-wing media. Standout moments include Franken's decimation of the demented Ann Coulter and a catalogue of the various fictions of Bill O'Rielly. But perhaps the best moment of the entire book is "Operation Ignore", a chapter devoted to the Bush Administration's denial over terrorist threats prior to Sept. 11, 2001: eight pages that will make every American's blood boil. Keep up the good work, Al! Our country needs voices like you now more than ever.
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Summary: what a Maroon (in the words of Daffy Duck)
Review: Go ahead...spend money on this book and join the frenzy of mindless lemmings that follow the media into the abyss of sensationalism. Al Frankenheimer, or whatever his name is, is an actor not a political strategist. He should stick to the latter, even though he isn't great at that occupation either. I warned ya!
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Summary: Big, Fat Waste of Time
Review: Go organize your socks or something more productive than reading this book. Franken should stick to comedy and leave political analysis to people with at least a college degree.
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