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Summary: *yawn*
Review: I'm not sure about everybody else, (...) It's no surprise to me that nearly every bleeding-heart liberal who enjoys books like these I know are trendy mindless followers desperately attempting to be hip, they certainly don't do it because of logic, the kind which had no place in this book. I'm sure that everybody who doesn't know any better or is getting mad because they are in denial (AKA the kind of people who buy books like these) is going to say that this review *gasp* was not helpful! (They sure showed me) If you have the time to sit around and get angry because you don't know what you're talking about so you let the liberal media tell you what to think, then go do something constructive. (oh wait, does Micheal Moore have to tell you what that is first?)
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Summary: Entertainment value=5 stars!
Review: I'm not sure which party I fall in to myself, I have views that most would think are Democratic, and others that are definitely more conservative. I tend to listen to a lot of talk radio though, I think Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity are hilarious. :) But the key for me is not taking them so seriously, because at heart - they are entertainers. They are trying to get listeners and ratings, that is their number one goal! The same goes for people like Al Franken and his book. While he may have some interesting points that I do agree with, his bottom line is making $$ on it. Because of that, I think he tends to exaggerate things and say things that are way over the top - it's more interesting to read than the truth sometimes. So with that, I will say this book was an interesting and fun read - and I do recommend it to conservatives and liberals alike!
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Summary: Genius
Review: I'm not surprised that so many of the conservatives couldn't finish the book. It was far too painful an introduction to truth. The one clunky part is the awful chapter where he fantasizes about how various right wing chickenhawks would do in Vietnam. Other than that misstep, this is genius, sheer genius. Jerry Mayer
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Summary: Already the lying is exposed!
Review: I'm on the 2nd chapter, and already Al Franken has shown the lies, outright lies, of Anne Coulter. Her shoddy research and propensity to make sh*t up is appalling. Can't wait to read the rest!
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Summary: Strident - perhaps - but good clean fun.
Review: I'm one of those folks who went out and bought the book IMMEDIATELY after hearing about the Fox Network lawsuit. I'm glad I did. Folks on the left will thoroughly enjoy it and those on the right will probably find plenty to attack. In many ways, Franken stoops to his opponents level, but he does so with plenty of facts to back him up. I thought the "Chickenhawks" segment was a little - OK a lot - off the track of his main argument...
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Summary: Only 100 Pages In But...
Review: I'm only 100 pages in to the book (I only picked it up today), but I can say without a doubt that it will make my "Favorite Books" list, if such a list does, in fact, exist. Al Franken writes like Michael Moore, but sharper. Whereas Michael is prone to writing about how he dropped out of college because he couldn't find a parking space (good story, bad focus), Franken stays on target throughout the book. Or at least, throughout the first 100 pages. And that target is the group of conservative liars that have lied, covered up their lies with lies, and lied about covering up their lies. And it's funny, too. It's not sputtering with hate like Ann Coulter's writing. It's researched, as well, which will come to a shock to all of the conservative readers out their used to baseless accusations and wild conspiracy theories of a liberal media. Read the book. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll wish it was longer. And that's why you'll cry. And that's all I have to say.
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Summary: HOORAY!
Review: I'm only on chapter 16 and already I feel like a fox in a hen house! (Perhaps that isn't the best analogy). All I have to say is, it's about time!!! I'm so glad that this book got as much publicity as it did because it will goad the American public into reading some factual information, for a change! Al Franken, you are my hero!
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Summary: Huge disappointment
Review: I'm registered Independant, and after reading Ann Coulter's books with their meticulously researched facts, I had hoped to read an intelligent counterpoint or at least half an argument. Al Franken seems to try to imagine various right-wing scenarios that he dreams take place behind closed doors (that obviously annoys him to no end) and tries to derive comedy from it (he fails in that regard as well) and spin political capital out of these dreams. If he's the best the left has to offer, I might just go out and register Republican soon. Likely the most telling about he and Ann (I choose her because he devoted quite a bit of space to her) is how they have acted when they appear on political (okay, so Al never really gets invited on a major show) talk shows. Whil Al just babbles and rants, Ann makes points and what first caught my attention was when she is always confronted with the "...McCarthy ruined lives!" argument. Ann always asks, "Name one life he ruined." and no one has ever called her on it with a name. That right there is very telling. I grew up believing that McCarthy was responsible for a lot of political terror and in a major way responsible for the addition of "...under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance (BIG mistake), so her stuff was hard to swallow at first. I expected this book to be a decent rebuttal of what I saw as Ann's too-good-to-be-true slam-dunk of left wing foibles, but halfway through, aside from some skimming of later chapters, I couldn't continue. Anyone want to buy a half-used Al Franken book...cheap?
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Summary: Thank you, Al, for telling the truth
Review: I'm so glad that Al Franken and others like him are taking a stand and exposing right wing rhetoric for the lie-filled garbage that it is. With a clear, funny, provocative style, Al skewers the right in a common sense matter. He refutes ridiculous claims by nuts like Ann Coulter with FACTS. Cold, hard, facts which cannot be refuted. A wonderful expose and a great, funny, enjoyable read. Thank you Al Franken!
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Summary: STOP IT! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STOP IT!!!
Review: I'm so tired of reading reviews on political books only to find they are nothing but 1-star and 5-star reviews. I found this book to be entertaining and insightful, though I wish it had been a little funnier. Now for my message to other reviewers: I bought this book because I'm a liberal, and I liked it. I have not reviewed any Ann Coulter or Bill O'Reiley books because I would never buy them. Therefore, I do not review books I don't buy. I'm so tired of all the conservatives who went to this book and mindlessly bashed the title (obviously the only part of it they read)- since you're conservative, you probably have never read this book. So you have no right to review it. That's what the review section is supposed to be all about- INSIGHT FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE READ THE BOOK. I don't review Ann Coulter books, so you shouldn't review this one. Thank you.
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