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Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Childish
Review: To all those reviewers who suggested Al Franken's book.... honestly, Bill Oreilly is a little out of league of that childish slanderer. Where as Bill talks about issues, Al Franken makes a big issue out of Bill naming Peabody a polk ? Geeez.. gimme a break. Don't you guys think we have a little more "Adult" level issues to talk about. Al Franken sounds really childish when he comments on Rush Limbaugh as big fat idiot. What's that ? since when are we commenting on people's physical appearance ? In that case I have to comment on Al Franken as a "really short greasy looking four-eyed idiot with a really short thing between his legs". Al Franken is still a child and he's not looking out for us.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Al Franken has not been sued by these liars, thieves & thugs
Review: To All Those Unable To Critically Think,

I agree with most of the reviewers that the rightwingers which Franken holds up to the light, are definately liars. None of them have sued Franken for slander! Hum, I wonder why? Could it be that they wouldn't dare take him to court, because they would only lose, because in fact, they are liars!

And to the brain dead person who said, well we got Saddam today. Yeah, and at what price? Let's see over 400 of our troops have died, over 7,000 wounded or ill, over 15,000 Iraqi's dead, and over $150 billion gone from the American people. And a big chunk of that wil be going to Halliburton, Bechtal and all the Presidents cronies. Do any of Bush's supporters ever wonder why it was necessary to destroy most of Iraq's infastructure?
Hum... Let me see, could it be, "perpetual war for perpetual war profits".

Get a grip sheeple, we are being misled down one big dark hole. And let us not forget our history. Who in the hell propped up Saddam (while he was killing & torturing his own people) in the first place?

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: stupid readers?
Review: to all you readers who are calling this book as liberal bias, your missing the point. of course there is bias in the book thats the point. the problem is with all you idiots that believe that fox is not completly swayed to the right. find me a news station that is that much swayed to the left. (hint...it does not exist yet). don't think for yourself, you may strain yourself! if you don't get it you are really stupid and should probably head to the childrens book section.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: sophomoric
Review: To compare Franken's work with anything beyond a sophomore's piece in his school newspaper would be dangerous. He assembles a group of willing Harvard students with his same agenda and seeks to ridicule everything and everyone with whom he disagrees. Childish and sophomoric. Read his piece on Bob Jones University. After our sophomore year in high school most of us learn to stop ridiculing and teasing people we don't understand. These Harvard students have not gotten that far and Franken apparently never will get there. Grow up..... Hopefully those students might, Franken never will.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Al Reports, I Decide
Review: To enjoy this book, I think one needs to have one common trait. Have some common sense. The man researchs his points and I have yet to see one person refute ANYTHING other than the lame attempts by some "journalists" to make something of the letter to John Ashcroft. Come on people, it was a JOKE. Do you really think that Franken was trying to pass himself off as someone who was doing something called "Savin' It". lol I mean, really, do you know that the moon is really made of cheese??

The "right" has, predictably, come out with the diatribe about Franken's looks,mental stability, and calling him "unfunny". What I find "unfunny" is the fact that Franken actually provides PROOF of his statements along with the name calling, while the "right" just name calls.

Great Book.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: This section is for REVIEWS!!!!!!!
Review: To everyone - It gets wildly frustrating when you look to the review section to get the opinion of someone who has read a particular book only to find "review" after "review" posted by people who haven't read it!!! If you haven't READ THE BOOK - DO NOT POST A REVIEW!!! Is that hard to understand?! It's just as bad on some movie sites i've seen. The "review" says - "I don't plan to see this movie. It looks stupid." What is stupid is the "reviewer".!! Why would you even bother to post a review of a book you haven't read!! How dull is your life?!!! OK- i'm done venting now. Not that it will do any good.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Franken Fights Back
Review: To say that Franken's treatment of the right is not "fair and balanced" misses the whole point of this book. The media has always had bias but the big difference these days is that no one in the mass media is challenging the mythology generated by the best public relations that big money can buy. The tone of this book is sacastic and angry because Franken is just that and its about time that someone challenged these free market moonies who have mixed their beliefs of free enterprise,jesus and world domination together to create the 51st state of revolution, IRAQ. Question for Al . . when Jesus comes again . . will he have to be converted to Christianity before he can go back? If you loved his book about Rush, you'll love this one. If you are getting a little suspicious that god's chosen republicans may be coming to a local economy near you and nailing you to a cross (made in China!), read this book. Its especially good reading while standing in a bread line.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Funny, intelligent, and well written
Review: To say the least, Franken's book is funny, intelleigent, & well written. I picked it up just a couple of days back, & couldn't stop reading until I finished the whole book.
Although, I picked the book mainly due to the fact that it was going to be a political satire, but I must say I was pleasantly surprised to find that Franken makes valid points on how the right-wing media led by FOX News, has reduced the political discourse in this country into a propaganda debasement of Politicians.
Gives a great insight into the workings of ringht-wing media bigwigs such as O'Reilley, Hannity, Coulter, etc.
I highly recommend it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: In Liars, Franken hits on the truth.
Review: To say this book is a must read is an understatement. This book hits hard on how America receives it's "News" and how people are misled to believe in false truths. Though he takes a few jabs, Franken doesn't have to go to personal attacks. He is able to hang the people he is critical of solely on their own words and methods of double speak and hypocrisy. He looks at nothing more than their research and sources and then exposes the inconsistencies in what they attempt to pass of as truth. This book is an eye-opening glimpse into how right wing media brainwashes its audience. At the same time, it is sad to think America is full of enough weak-minded individuals to be duped by the conservative talking head machine. Franken sheds light and truth on this subject while maintaining a sense of humor and even giving the benefit of the doubt all the way.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: INSPIRATIONAL
Review: TO SUM IT UP IN A SENTENCE THIS BOOK MAKES ME WANT TO VOTE!


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