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Summary: Funny and Fair
Review: Reviewing this book is pointless. I already know the reaction this review will get. If you are liberal, you will love this book. If you are conservative, you will hate this book. So, if you are either of these, please don't bother to read any further. I write this to those of us who are moderate. To those, I say, this is a book worth reading.Political propaganda has always been vicious and full of lies. This is nothing new though many of us like to act like this is part of the current fall of the Western world. For myself, I like to be aware of the lies on both sides. That is why I enjoy a book like Franken's. He points out lies both subtle and egregious. And he does it with a calm and humor that I enjoy. And he wears his liberal bent right there out on his sleeve. He's not trying to convince us he's something he's not--like a "compassionate conservative." Though I follow politics and I always vote in major elections, I have to admit that I'm not passionate about politics. I've gotten along well enough with both Republican and Democratic administrations of the past 20 or so years. I also have to admit that I wasn't happy about "Indecision 2000" and the subsequent administration. Perhaps that's why I'm more interested in Franken's work these days. Though I've always appreciated his ability to point out the cynicism in people like Limbaugh. When it comes down to it, however, the thing I liked most about this book was the "Team Franken" acknowledgments at the end. I really like a guy who admits he has help on a project like this and puts their pictures right out there with his. I won't fool myself into thinking I've swayed anyone with this review. Liberals and conservatives alike will probably revile it and, of course, myself. (Despite the fact they know nothing about me, really.) But, if you've made it this far and are still in a calm state of mind, I would suggest you read this book. It's interesting and good for quite a few laughs.
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Summary: Hogwash
Review: Ridiculous. Only the idiots of the world will like this doorstop of a book. But, let's be thankful for idiots, after all, they can be quite entertaining, can't they? And they make us smart people seem even smarter;)
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Summary: I'm not kidding on the square!
Review: Run, don't walk, to the nearest copy of this book...and read it! This book is a must for any liberal democrat who lives in a town chock full of conservative republicans...Sometimes you just need a break...and this book delivers!
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Summary: Rush looks better!
Review: Rush is no longer fat and he actually is handsome. So maybe we owe Franken one for that! But little else. I read the book because I wanted to see how hysterical he can get (not in the funny sense). He should stick to his day job. He makes the same mistakes ("he was not his son" - and makes you think there's no connection. Waits until the citation to tell you, Oh it was his grandson. Oh big lie. Shame. Shame) He completely misunderstood what Mr. Friedman was saying when he lumped all religious fanatics in with what should obviously have only been Muslim religious fanatics. So naturally he didn't see what Ann Coutler was saying in her book. He naturally attributes it to dishonesty. See what I mean? The man is not real smart. We really don't need to get our information on anything from minimally-educated, emotional entertainers. Everything is out on the Internet now, so use it. For instance: Want to know all about Kyoto and its history through 2 administrations, it's all out there.
Be strong and educate yourself. Sorry Al, Dixie Chicks, Susan, Sean, etc. we may love you but you are definitely not our intellectual superiors.
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Summary: Humerous counterstrike to conservative propaganda
Review: Rush Limbaugh already knows about the wrath of Al Franken. Now all the rest of the right-wing propaganda ministry officials (Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, et al.) will get to know Al even if they don't know him already. The American people desperately need Al's informative humor to come closer to the truth. The drumbeat of conservative talk show hosts and lying Bush administration spokespeople has dumbed down the debate of vital issues making the US electorate less and less informed about vital events in their life, such as jobs exports, long-term economic decline, the economic looting by the upper classes of America, not to mention the Iraq war (remember the "sixteen words in the State of the Union",
WMD's that are never found, nonexistant uranium shipments from Niger to Iraq, etc.) Now Al Franken educates us quite well with humor.
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Summary: In-depth? Perhaps, not. But certainly worth the read!
Review: Rush! Ann! Sean! Rush! Ann! Sean! Say it enough and that darn liberal media will actually have you believing they actually exist. But as Al and Team Franken point out... they can't possibly exist. At least not in a world that is dominated by that same liberal media - what with all their scrupulous fact checking and all. Come to think of it - how do Rush (the large one) and Sean (the smart one) make it onto the airwaves in a liberally-biased media? Maybe they do exist... but they're actually liberals! Oh my! Of course, it's easy to get caught up in the circular "reasoning" of the right. But don't be confused - just read Lies and it will all make sense. And if it doesn't make sense after you read Lies, what's it matter? Al was only in it for the money any way - and you'll already have bought the book. See... those sneaky liberal are always up to something. Look - if you believe that near record unemployment (at least in recent American history) is okay and that record deficits are not that bad, or that it's good that we went after Saddam, because what's a few American lives when it comes to killing a whole bunch of Arabs? then you probably won't like Lies. But, on the other hand, should you find an ounce of sympathy in your heart for other human beings and wonder why the world is like it is - read it. You'll laugh. You may cry. You'll learn. And hopefully you'll be moved to do something that's just crazy (like vote... for a different President). It's a great book and a quick read (you don't have to be overly complex to understand how these people lie - but you may need to be awake)!
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Summary: Please it hurt my eyes to read it
Review: Same silly no fact propaganda we get from either party when they think they smell blood in tha water a complete waste of a few hours
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Summary: Funny Satire; silly politics
Review: Satire is so funny that I love it when well done - and that is Franken's forte - but as politics it's just another silly book. Giving this political heft along with lines of serious political commentators is really unfortunate. Franken promises humor and satire rich with wit and based on the latest trends in politics -- on that promise he delivers.
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Summary: Al Franken is so Not Funny.
Review: Save your money. This is one of the worst books ever to make the best seller lists. There are many people on the left who are very funny--for example, Barney Frank, George Carlin and the late Arlo Gutherie. Their humanity and self-depreciation helped make them funny. Al Franken is not funny. I'm not sure he is even the same species as people who are funny. Al Franken is the very opposite of funny. Certain kinds of cancer are funnier than Al Franken. Here's a clue, Al--Road rage and raw hatred are seldom amusing--whether from left or right. P.J. ORouke is funny. Read him and see the difference.
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Summary: A Lesson For Al Franken
Review: See, if you write mean things about people, your mom might die.
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