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Summary: Franken is Dead on the money!
Review: How refreshing! Those on the right constantly whine about how "Right bashing" is so prevalent in todays society, when they fail to see it has been Liberal bashing that has taken the forefront. We are supposed to be made to feel we are idiots or losers for having liberal views. Ann Coulter calls us "stupid" and "Dumb". Rush says women shouldn't have gotten the right to vote cause we only vote for the "cute" one anyway. Feminazis ring a bell? Nazi Organization of Women ring a bell? The right, especially the "non-exsistent" (Ann Coulter) Religious right has taken over our country. The Republican party is now a wing of the Religious Right. It's about time we had a voice. And Al's voice speaks loud and clear. He breaks down the lies told by the right and includes facts and sources for those facts. He doesn't resort to mere name calling as the right has done. He takes their lies, misquotes, half truths and misinformation and shatters them like cheap thin glass. This book is not only eye-opening but very funny. I found I couldn't put it down. I read the whole thing in one sitting, and wanted more! It answered a lot of questions I had and also made me think about a lot of other things I hadn't thought of. If you are open minded I think you will enjoy this book. However, if you are a closed minded right wing, Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, etc; fan, you probably won't get the humor. Great Book!
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Summary: I'm gunning for you, Rich Lowry!!!
Review: Howlingly funny! Always on target! Genius! That conservative reports on Big AL now begin with "Admitted liar Al Franken" (you know-the Savin It' letter) - shows just how sad they are. Fight on Al! Oh - and I also would like to challenge Rich Lowry AND Tucker Carlson to a fight. Email me boys if you think you got the marbles. (swagger27@yahoo.com)
All you nice folks out there ripping on this - let's hear some specifics. Any specifics. Okay, how about one inaccuracy. You bozos didn't even read it did you. Role modelin' it - Oh. Too Funny!
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Summary: Nothing but the truth?
Review: Huge Franken fan. His best work since Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot. Extremely insightful. He adeptly nullifies the liberal media bias and throws the right-wing's words right back at them. At first I thought it was all a joke. I could not believe these right wing media moguls could so conspiciuosly lie and distort the truth, with sneaky play on words, that even the most careful reader/listener might misconstrue. But his documentation is beyond refute, despite his selectivity. With outrageous humor he does to conservatives what they do to liberals daily, infecting the minds of those poor lazy mindless Americans that take everything the right wing media tells them for granted. Even if you do not believe a word he says, with wit and humor he reminds Americans that they should always question information and look at both sides of a story. Inquire, get the facts, make your own choices and then rub it their faces when your right and their wrong. A must read for everyone who doubts the mainstream media be it liberal or conservative.
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Summary: Refreshing!
Review: Humorous and witty, this book is actually written by people with brains. It's a pleasing contrast to the trash the brain-dead right-wingers have been churning out. God save our country, and while you're at it, save us from G.W.!
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Summary: Less Than Frivolous Junk
Review: Hypocrisy is never attractive, and Franken leads the mob in unhumorous attacks on anything vaguely anti-Democratic Party or anti-Left Wing. He would be better served, for example, if he used extensive footnotes ala Ann Coulter, or if he indicated where her sources and quotes were either fictional or incorrect. Obviuosly, Franken would rather attempt to be cute instead of utilizing reseach and quoting his sources. And the snippet on Vietnam??? That was 30 years ago and initiated by a Democratic president. Best feature of the book is that it was given to me, and I didn't have to contribute money to either Franken or his publisher.
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Summary: Moderate conservatives . . . read this book!!!
Review: Hysterically funny, backed up with solid facts, this book is a great WAKE UP CALL for moderate conservatives who should be SHOCKED and disappointed at the extreme nuts in charge of the right wing agenda, who supposedly speak for them. Those people are AFRAID of the truth. That should tell you something. Who was it who said (to paraphrase), "The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it."? I think it might have been some obscure guy who used to lead Germany a few decades ago. Watch out for big liars people. They are scary. And they are in charge of the USA right now. We NEED books like this in this country. Good for you, Al Franken. Someone else said (to paraphrase), "Evil prevails when good people do nothing." Thank God SOMEBODY is speaking out.
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Summary: I Love You Al!
Review: I absolutely love this book! Yes, I lean to the left. More so since Bush began his "regime". I now have actual facts to support arguments with ignorant people (my brother in Texas) who watch FNC and think they are hearing actual news. Unfortunately these people can be very dense and the ones who need it most aren't likely to read it. I fear that the best help this book might give me is when I launch it squarely at my brothers head....
Al, you now mean so much more to me than just the fun guy hosting the game show at the Spam Museum in Austin, MN!
Now on to "Dude, Where's my Country"..........
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Summary: As a member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, I enjoyed it!
Review: I actually didn't mind this book so much - unlike "Treason" by Ann Coulter, Al Franken was less acidic and sharp-tongued...just somewhat less mean (enough already, Ann!). This is not to say that I agreed with many/most of Franken's assertions, it's just a stylistic note. I do like Franken's easy writing style - it makes for an entertaining read and a good gauge of what the "Angry Left" is feeling. Oh and you guys are very miffed! Truth and logic will do that to liberals...but I don't think average liberals "hate" America as angry Ann Coulter asserts they do - so I do agree with Franken on that point. Franken, however, failed to convince me on most other arguments. The media indeed has a leftist bias, he just needs to get a grip on that and realize that Fox News is just ONE network - one. I've seen too much bias on and in CNN, CNBC, NBC, CBS, ABC, the NYT, the LA Times, Wash Post, etc. etc. to believe otherwise. Talk radio is mostly conservative but only because liberals have failed thus far in that medium. Did he convince me that the Bush admin is corrupt and dishonest? No. Making gaffes, blunders, yes, but corrupt, no. That he would ignore the Clintons' corruptness (not counting the sex scandals) in light of all his finger pointing at Bush is interesting. But he is a funny guy! So I enjoyed the book without blowing my ring-wing stack which should be a really big complement to Mr. Franken.
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Summary: Demented Former Comic
Review: I actually liked this clown when he was just doing comedy but his forays into politics are mind-bogglingly inane. I would review this book but I can't bring myself to buy or read this waste of a tree. However, I have heard enough of his frothing at the mouth to get the gist. I appreciate his right to speak his mind (?) but I also reserve my right not to be subjected to his lunatic spewings.
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Summary: Franken is "Kinda" funny but a little self absorbed
Review: I actually read this book un-like some of the others who just told you how bad it was etc. I actually stood in the isle at Costco and read it. I'm not going to pay for it because I don't want to encourage Al's childish antics by rewarding him with my money which I'm sure he gives to charity and the Democratic Party. Al Fraken is full of himself. In his own eyes he is smarter, more friendly, more benevolent, and less-evil than the Satanic Republicans and Fox News. He is also much more clever than Darth Ashcroft, Adolph Cheney, George W. Satan. and their imps at Fox-news He proves this by making fools out of them. Over and over he sets them up, knocks them down, and smiles a self satisfied smile at himself. Look at me! Al says, I'm smarter than these Powerful and Evil men. Why, look at my facts, my figures my charts? Aren't I a witty, intelligent, Harvard, kind of guy? In fact I'm very much like JFK or Bill Clinton my big heroes. I give him two stars because he does have a skill. He has a skill in making people he doesn't like look foolish. That's something he can be proud of. However, he doesn't understand anything about humor and politics. The reason Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Ronald Reagan, William Buckley, and that big fat idiot Rush Limbaugh are/were so succsessful is because they use humor to disarm or entertain their enemies while feeding them their point of view. Many people have been converted to what Al Franken would call "The Dark Side" by these men and their sense of humor. However, Al Fraken's book will convert no one. His humor does not disarm the conservative reader. It merely slaps you in the face over and over and over. Conservatives are stupid, evil, greedy and wrong about everything from Clinton to Communism. Al comes accross as mean. He is funny. I used to laugh when I was a kid in school when the local smart alec teased the fat kid or the ugly girl. I thought that was funny back then. I've grown up a little since then.
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