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Summary: Funny and Right, er, I mean Left...
Review: One of the huge number of ironies behind the Fox lawsuit over the use of "Fair and Balanced" is that, in fact, like Michael Moore, Al Franken loves to hide behind the "entertainer" label to promote a front-loaded agenda -- but conservative pundits (and very many followers) have a core failing that disallows them from holding two thoughts in their heads at the same time (e.g. support the troops vs. against the war, love my country vs. criticize the government) and therefore a satarist that also has an agenda fries their mind.Meanwhile the biggest differences between Franken and Moore is that:
1) Franken is funny (really funny)
2) Franken checks the heck out of his facts (or actually has a heck of lot of minions to do that)
3) Franken does not fudge around with dates, times, places, video imagery, questionable cuts and juxtopositions to make a point -- he just looks up the facts, calls the participants and quotes the sources. This is timely and welcome book -- a fantastic trip down redemption road.
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Summary: The Funniest Man Ever?
Review: One of the most controversial books to ever be released - and one of the funniest ever as well. Follow Mr. Franken along his journey to see if Right-wing America is really a mere bunch of liars, as well as "Is the media really Liberal?" and much more. If you like satire you owe it to yourself to read this book.
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Summary: Right on Target...
Review: One of the most refreshing aspects of Al Franken's writing is his ability to stay on focus and clearly state (and support) his facts. In a time when so much of the media is being overrrun by boorish conservative pundits and artificial "information", it's nice to be able to step back and look at the facts. And the facts, as presented here, have scary ramifications. Thankfully, Franken will have you laughing just long enough to take the sting off of harsh reality. Where is our country going and what can we do about it? At the very least, regardless of your political affiliation, we should all start demanding truth and accountability. Keep up the good work, Al.
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Summary: Poorly Written
Review: One of the worst books I have every read. Don't waste your time or money.
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Summary: An autobiography of the author.
Review: One problem, Al failed to include himself and old Bill Clinton.
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Summary: To simultaneously laugh and weep
Review: Only Franken could write about such a horrendous trend - the liberal bashing conservative media - and instill it with his uncanny satire. The fact that FOXNEWS tried to sue him from using "fair and balanced" in the title, only makes buying this book more rewarding.
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Summary: Al Rocks. Elect Al.
Review: Or, just let him hold the office! What a great read, refreshing to see the truth. For the Lying Liars, shame on you. Read this book.
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Summary: Embarrassed that a friend bought it for me
Review: Ouch. A great title. This book is full of lies... Al Franken's lies. Every major accusation is so thoroughly discredited, it's sad that he even mentions them.
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Summary: Wake-up call to America
Review: Out with sound-bites, lies, deception, demagoguery, right or left-wing dogma... What America needs right now is a pragmatic strategy to fight terrorism, i.e., one that is based on an honest, open-minded analysis of what works and what doesn't. The cable "news" networks haven't been doing the American people a good service, and I hope that this book will mark the turning point. I'm hopeful, given the sheer volume of feedback on this book. "News" TV producers take notice: give us real news and balanced analysis, and get the zealots off the air. Some of the reviewers here are obviously not open-minded enough to read beyond the title of the book. Those that do keep an open mind however will find that Al Franken's analysis, although extremely personal (and hilarious), is entirely factual. After reading this book, it just becomes impossible to trust any word coming out of Hannity, O'Reilly, Coulter, and co. For example, how can you believe ANY statement of "fact" from a man who will lie about where he was raised? (O'Reilly)
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Summary: Great Book, The End.
Review: ow. A really remarkable book. At the LA Book Expo, televised on C-Span, I saw Al's big argument with Bill O'Reilly, when Bill petulantly refused to read Mr. Franken's book. Now I see why he'd be hesitant --(or afraid?). Al has actual documents--documents!!!-- that show Bill O'Reilly is a liar -- documents on one lie anyway. No documents for the other lies, but lots of fun facts! Al is also fair (fair and balanced? -- let's sue him!) when he says that Bill is not, and I'm paraphrasing, 'not as bad as some others out there'. And that 'at times I agree with him.' Bill calls himself a journalist. If he is, he should get past the hate he feels for this intellectually superior man -- (and more importantly, a man of greater integrity -- read it, you decide!), and read this well backed up book, and see the 'great' in it. Maybe even-- yipes!-- discuss it on his show, or God forbid, LEARN SOMETHING FROM IT! It's not all about Bill at all. He can skip the stuff about himself, in fact. Did you know Al Gore never said he invented the internet? I did. So did many others who pay attention. But my goodness, it's nice to have Al Franken break it down in black and white for the closed minded liars who love believing anything untrue about someone they hate. There is so much here that is right on. I am a moderate, by the way. I have voted Republican in local elections. If you're open minded, you'll love this book, be saddened by it, angered by it, all of those things. The Clinton terrorist stuff is amazing. People who blame Clinton should READ it, and then research it as I did after reading it. Al's dead on. Now, I'm mostly pointing out the O'Reilly stuff, which is unfortunate because the stuff on Hannity is priceless. What a jerk. This is someone who can 'fudge' -- to say the least. A true liar and bully -- gotta read it. It's there, and it's PUBLIC RECORD.) But when Bill spoke at the LA Expo about raising the discourse in America, and then called Franken a 'propagandist'-- well, I think, no matter how much one likes O'Reilly (I watch him nearly every night. I agree with him sometimes too), one must say that he's hypocrital if he says let's elevate the discourse, and then calls someone a propagandist without reading his book. Read his book. You'll see. You'll see a lot if you keep your heart and mind open.
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