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Summary: Fox flunkies and others flunking the lie detector test
Review: There has been such a rash of books exposing lies, damn lies and the deficit statistics to match in the Bushwacked dot.gov recently that one wonders if they should require politicians to wear lie detectors whenever they speak in public. It wouldn't be hard to invent such a device. A baseball cap with electrodes that twirled a propeller when the pol crossed from white lies to major fibbin. Next to Corn's The Lies of George Bush, Big Lies by Conason, and Alterman's What Liberal Media, Franken's fullback charge seems like an episode from the 'incredible hulk', but more controlled, and better researched. It's time, although I hope the author didn't rip his shirt. This could be close to the point of no return in the basic drift toward the far right that has overtaken the public sphere with results that will prove less than fun, and hopefully not irreversible if we can hope the public sees through these apocalyptic saboteurs in the monopoly media such as Fox News. So cut to the facts, good job.
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Summary: The cocoon busted open!
Review: There is a stranglehold on truth in contemporary American politics. Al Franken's latest offering loosens this bizarre hold by revealing the truth behind the lies and spin. For those who would like a peek outside the cocoon of lies, this book exposes the process of lying, the liars themselves and the creation of popular right-wing mythology.
I feel sorry for those who actually believe in Rush, Hannity, O'Reilly, Coulter, or anyone else from the wacky right. Unless they steer clear of this book, they are about to have their world shattered.
Franken combine's heartfelt sincerity with acidic wit and well-researched facts. Although he plays some ping-pong with the narrative, Franken's stories always wind their wayback to the point with a hilarious climax. It's truly a delight to read, no lie.
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Summary: On Principle Only!
Review: There is no doubt about it: Author Franken is preaching to the choir. "Lying Liars" is for the converted, not for the politically curious. Franken takes dead and frequently deadly aim at the right wing media and the conservative Republicans who are so shamelessly taking over this country for their own selfish aims. The trouble with "LL" is that those of us who oppose the Bushes, Cheneys, Ashcrofts and O'Reillys of the world have heard and read these accusations and verbal thrusts before. They are regularly on the airwaves/pages of responsible media like CNN and The New York Times. But folks like Maureen Dowd and Thomas Friedman express themselves vastly better than does Franken. "LL" has a fault common to too many current books: It is poorly edited, often meandering, full of digressions and side channels that dilute its' message. It often reads as if rushed to print. As an admitted member of the "choir", I'm afraid it will take much more than a few "Lying Liars" to marshal the forces necessary to take this country back again. "LL" is but one way station on a long road back to political sanity. The 5 star rating is on General Principles only. For substance, sensible folks will have to keep searching.
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Summary: Lesson for ALL YOU CHILDREN
Review: There is no liberal conspiracy. There is no conservative conspiracy. Just differing highly ignorant and uneducated points of view. A pox on all your houses.
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Summary: Can't stop reading it!
Review: There is not much that can be said against facts. Al Franken describes in a straighforward way some facts that are well known and, yet, some pretend not to know it.
It shows a side of the Media that everybody knows, and very little is done to prevent it. A Media that quickly jumps into a scandal, but refuses to give the same air-time if that scandal turn out not to be true.
The American Media is a 6-year-old kid that only wants to listen to what interest him and when it doesn't, it keeps repeating "I-can't-hear-you-I-can't-hear-you...la-la-la-la-la" until it all goes away.
This book is a must read to any smart person that wants to detach its opinion from the biased sources that exist today.
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Summary: Al's Big Lies and the lies he tells...
Review: There is not much to say about Al Franken except that he is a in his own little universe. He skirts issues, distorts reports, quotes media biases, and makes up the rest. This book is a joke and a laugh a minute...but that is about all...
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Summary: Right Wingers hung with their own words
Review: There is nothing better than seeing right-wingers lies exposed with facts and humor. I have seen and heard many criticisms of this book, and the vast majority of them are BS. For instance, I heard on local radio that Al had hidden the fact that 14 Harvard students helped research the book. It was obvious that none of the people on the air had read the book, because he states this up front and has a bio of every 'Team Franken' member at the end. Another said that if you are concerned with which side lies more, you probably aren't interested in the truth. Well, it matters to me and everyone I've talked to about this, and the Right lies more than the left. A lot more. For every Michael Moore there is a squad of Coulters, O'Reillys, Limbaughs, Hannitys, Bernard Goldbergs, etc.This book is a breath of much needed fresh air.
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Summary: Freedom fighter Franken is the dirge of braindead dittoheads
Review: There is really no contest. Those who profess to believe the shills on the right, exemplified by the main target of Mr. Franken, Shill O'Reilly, are either extremely naive (to be polite), or are in on the lie and every bit as vile and culpable as the propagandists who perpetrate the lies. If you are part of the rational majority who simply wants to know the facts from which one can formulate the truth, then this book is definitely for you. Read, laugh, then go and check out Al's claims for yourself! This is what the rat wingnuts fear the most - people who won't sit on their couches driveling in a stupor and unquestioningly believing everything that media morons from the major media outlets tells them. America is being lied to by both the Bush Regime and the media propagandists that perpetrate and enable the lies. Don't believe me, and don't believe THEM. Believe instead what you can verify yourself.
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Summary: Funny but Flawed
Review: There is some hilarious material and some astute criticism of the right in this audiobook. Franken is right on target when he reveals the dubious research methods of Coulter, Hannity and other right wing commentators, and there are laugh out loud humor pieces: 'Supply Side Jesus' and a Helen Hunt/Queen Latifah playlet on the GOP tax cut program are two of several. With such rich material, why only 3 stars? The audiobook periodically descends to sophomoric, tedious and unfunny pieces such as an attempt to 'expose' the folks at Bob Jones University (Bob Jones U comes off better than Franken) and the same kind of shrill hyperbole that Franken deplores on the right.
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Summary: Oh, what a tangled web we weave.....
Review: There is very little to recommend this book. Being factually challengened and intellectually free, this is nothing more than the same old regurgitated material which is repeated (in one form or another) by liberal after liberal after liberal in the hope that some poor slob might actually buy into it. Liberals, you are in deep trouble if this is the best and brightest that you have to offer. Read this book in the restroom....you never know when you might run short of Charmin.
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