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Summary: Washed up nerd
Review: I have to agree with a previous reviewer. These are the rantings of a bitter, pathetic nerd. Al would do best to sit on his Stuart Smalley laurels and stay out of political discussions. I suggest he and his self-important Hollywood chums meditate on the old adage, "Better to remain silent and appear the fool. . . ", this book leaves no doubt.
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Summary: Makes great toliet paper!!! But bad reading
Review: I have to give it 1 star for the writing, it was horrible, he humurously spins every point he doesnt agree with, instead of logicaly proving his opponents false or at the least he could of gone for the strawman attack, but he didn't. Why? you ask. Its because hes another comedian like Michael Moore who can not come up with valid real world solutions, instead they spin facts and phrases and poke fun at them, and LIBERALS EAT IT UP! its what they love to hear. Maybe if I went to one of the those clown colleges like Berkley I too would enjoy this book. But I give it 3 stars for the toliet paper aspect.
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Summary: This Book is Great! Truth and Humor!
Review: I have to hand it to Al, he tells it like it is, without lieing! The people he talks about in this book have been exposed agin! Reading parts of this book on a long drive with my husband, kept us laughing and yelling "Right On , AL!!!" all the way to our next state!
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Summary: A New Democrat
Review: I have to start this review by admitting that I voted for George Bush. A year ago, I would have considered myself a die hard Republican. But, what a difference a year makes. It all started with "Bowling for Columbine" and Michael Moore's look into the American culture of fear. Something with that movie resonated with me. It got me thinking on a more basic level about the things I believe in. Enter "Al Franken: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them." This book has helped me to even further sort out many of the things I hold as important. This book is funny, entertaining, educational, and at times a bit twisted (kidding on the square--read the book, you'll understand). For my money, the chapter on Bob Jones University is worth the price of the book by itself. I'm still trying to keep an open mind with view to the two major political parties in this country. This book does help balance out a lot of what the right has put in my mind. If you are a Republican, I challenge you to read it just to gain some perspective. If you are a Democrat, read it for the great writing. And as there doesn't seem to be any reviews of this book yet, I am hopefully going to have the proud distinction of being the first. Excellent book, Mr. Franken, from a new fan!!
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Summary: Thank Bill O'Rielly
Review: I have to thank Bill O'Rielly and the people at Fox for putting aside the first amendment and suing Al Franken and his publisher. Had they not pulled that media stunt, I never would have heard of this book. Al may not be the most respected political commentator around but he does expose many "conservative" commentators for the bullies they really are. Al's another one of those guys that conservatrives wont like or agree with but thet can take some lessons from him about how to go about disagreeing without coming off like a sanctimonious lout. Bill?
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Summary: Fair and Balanced Review
Review: I have/have not read the book because it has/has not been released yet. It was good/bad and I really liked/disliked it. I don't think any parody of the right/left is fair/unfair or balanced/unbalanced. Read it! You might like/dislike it a lot (or a little). Fair and balance.
Can I use that term?
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Summary: Extremely informative, very interesting and funny
Review: I haven't been interested in politics for the longest time. I just became more involved since I started seeing some subtle but not unnoticeable changes in the mood and attitude of this nation. Then, realizing how these changes could affect my life, I started reading and inquiring more and more about what was going on in the political arena. Well, since then, I've been amazed by how a group of people (in this case from the right, but what really matter is their attitude rather than their ideology) have been able to monopolize and manipulate the public opinion of the US without really leaving any room for dissent. And what is even more amazing for me is the fact that the reasons why this group of people are now so powerful are mainly bogus, fake, lies. I did not know Al Franken before I heard of the lawsuit. I should thank Fox for spreading the word. But I guess they really did not want that to happen. So I'll just give my congratulations to Al Franken for his witty and inquisitive writing and, above all, for his and his team's perseverance and diligence in researching the facts to disprove some big fat lies that this group of people have been using to gain more and more power. Oh, and last but not least...it's funny!
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Summary: Another splendid savaging of the right wing savages...
Review: I haven't completed the book yet, but I've read everything else by Franken. This, so far, exceeds even 'Big Fat idiot...' in its side-splitting Factor. The chapter on Bill O'Rielly is, of course, a must read. The spin certainly does stop here...
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Summary: Fabulous
Review: I haven't decided which is more entertaining - Franken's book or the one-star reviews of it here. My favorite is by "tracy" (below), who use her review to "out" Franken for his phony letter to Ashcroft. She implores you to do a web search to see for yourself. It's in the book, Tracy! If you'd actually read it, you'd know that! And it gets even better... in her other book reviews, she gives 5 stars to "Letters From A Nut" ... a book full of phony letters to unsuspecting companies and organizations and their hilariously sincere responses! She thought that was a real hoot but Franken was somehow out of bounds when he did it. Incredible! Anyway, about the book... This is a gem by one of the few lefty media people to make a career out of confronting and disproving the conspiratorial lies of an increasingly right-wing media, and he'll keep you entertained throughout. The open-minded among you will find plenty to laugh about, though conservative apologists obviously won't see the humor here; they'll only sense the threat to their lying, vindictive smear campaigns that have too often gone unchallenged. Often, Franken only has to make a single phone call to the source of a story to completely debunk it straight from the horse's mouth. I'd like to think that even some Republicans are embarassed enough of the nitwits that represent the extreme (and mean!) wing of their party that they might appreciate this book too. I have to admit that I so despise the shrieking, devisive, juvenile conservative commentators that I got a lot of satisfaction from Franken's exposure of their lies and hypocrisies. However, his sarcastic tone might not be your cup of tea, even if the idea of the book is. There will be those who will wish he took the higher ground, though that wouldn't have been nearly as entertaining and quite frankly it probably wouldn't have reached nearly as many readers. Instead of standing above the cesspool of conservative mean-spiritedness, he sometimes sits at the edge and dangles his feet in. But the point is to be ironic and funny as well as informative. Despite the humor, this is not a lightweight book and its targets are not just silly liberal-bashers but also the bigger lies that have seeped into the public consciousness and swayed public opinion. For example, he takes on the disgusting, self-serving and oft-repeated lie that the blame for the 9/11 terrorist attacks rests solely on the shoulders of Bill Clinton. Whole books have been written on this subject but Franken only needs one chapter to debunk it. Common sense says that since it happened well into Bush's presidency, he must take at least as much, if not more responsibility but it is truly amazing the degree to which some people will filter out anything that doesn't agree with their delusional and dishonest world view. Despite the light tone, Franken insists on high standards of documentation and disclosure throughout the book. How refreshing! A good read for all but the dittoheads. I'm already looking forward to his next book.
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Summary: Conservatives Suck!
Review: I haven't even read it but I'm a liberal and I love everything that pisses of the right so this book is great and everyone should read it because if they don't how will they know what the facist neo-cons are doing to our country?
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