Rating: 
Summary: You will never trust Cable TV News again
Review: Every night when I watch the news on anything political, anything Bush, or especially the U.S.'s justification for its actions throughout the world, I get this feeling that I'm being lied to. Statistics seem wrong, reasoning seems skewed, emotions and reactions are out of line with content... Ann Coulter is praising Joseph McCarthy, the Alabama supreme court is telling me that the 10 Commandments are not religious, the weapons are THERE, we just haven't found them, Bill O'Reilly would have us believe Inside Edition won two Peabody awards... I always wished someone would force the truth, do the fact checking, trust my intelligence to balance an opinion based only on fact. Well, someone finally does, and it turns out to be a comedian, with an ace research staff. This book uncovers everything that bugs you about the laziness of cable news, everything from Ann Coulter's real age to the stupidest Wall Street Journal editorial ever printed. It unspins the Paul Wellstone memorial service (a nasty bit of news misrepresentation), and calls on O'Reilly, Limbaugh, Falwell, Hannity, and many other notable bullies to back up their statements, which they can't. And - despite Fox News characterizing Al Franken as "unfunny" - it is hilarious. It is also calm, matter-of-fact, satirical, ironic, well-researched, and lets the reader decide, based on an honest presentation. A privilege that Fox News does not give me. Speaking of which, here are two things that resulted from the Fox News lawsuit against Al Franken: I bought this book (which I probably wouldn't have, otherwise), and I stopped watching Fox News.
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Summary: What a joke!
Review: Every time I look at his picture on the cover, I can't help but chuckle. I can't take this guy seriously. He has so much hate for conservatives that you know he is totally biased and twists the facts as he wishes. I would love to see Bill O'Reilley interview this spin-doctor. The first thing I read in the book was about some fairy tale that Bill Clinton made a plan to destroy Al Queda a few weeks before leaving office, but George Bush "screwed it up" because he didn't follow through! Like I'm supposed to believe that! hahaha. Even if let's say it's true, Clinton had 8 years to get rid of Al Queda, yet he waits until a few years before leaving office!? What a joke!
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Summary: Solid, scholarly and engrossing, difficult to keep my copy..
Review: Every time I purchased a copy here or at B&N, I gave it away
because friends and relatives laughed at excerpts I tickled
them with; I simply had to be generous because Franken
ought flourish, imo. His varied approaches just tickled my
fern. Unpredictable, amusing and informative, Franken is
now tops in my book. Must go find all his previous works.
Who gnu he was such a clever writer? Factual, too. His take
jibes with my observations, but he goes further and debunks
the robots hate scripts with panache. He skewered several in a
brilliant manner; his footnotes, unlike Coulter, for example,
are real and consistent with those prescribed by our professors
from ago. After eight copies, I finally have one to keep!
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Summary: It's about the lies
Review: Every true American patriot should read Al Franken's most recent book. Honest, informed debate is the cornerstone of a healthy democracy. "Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them" opens the window to allow the fresh air of truth into public discussion. The book is not about conservative versus liberal. It is primarily about absolutes: lies and truths. A conservative like John McCain would find Franken's book to be a welcome bit of honesty given the current media climate. Many Americans have been misled to think that broadcast journalism is some hodgepodge of entertainment, opinions, selective man-on-the-street interviews, and slivers of facts delivered by videogenic models with the personalities of malicious frat boys. Mr. Franken's book dissects the "lie machine" and it is about time. Fortunately, the sales indicate it's not too late for truth reclamation. I do regret that Mr. Franken did not include the chapter he was working on about how chummy the Bushes are with the bin Ladens. One more thing - it's very, very funny. I am quite grateful that Mr. Franken did not follow in the footsteps of his fellow Lampoon alums, content to change nothing in the world, collecting checks to write unproduced scripts.
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Summary: maha Franken: mega dittos!
Review: Everyone should read this book, from coast to coast, from sea to shining sea because the fact is that we ARE being lied to. We should always have faith in our leaders and the strength of our nation, however, blind faith is what gets us in trouble. Don't put up a flag on your doorstep and then surrender your will to the powers that be. Do your research, ask questions, that is the true responsiblity you have as a citizen, that is real patroitism. If you don't like it, well, then YOU can move to China or Cuba. We live in the USA, it should be a crime to take your freedoms for granted. USE them!!!
Rating:
Summary: You'll like it if you read it.
Review: Everyone who has given this a positive review has already said what there is to be said about his book (even from those who consider themselves conservative)... But read the negative reviews. Clearly none of them have even read the book. Clearly this book is a jab at those who prefer making up their mind without looking at the arguments open-mindedly.
Rating:
Summary: Highly recommend!
Review: Excellent expose of the extraordinary radical right wing media and the politicians that they shill. Al Franken has pushed the pendulum back in the better direction.
Rating:
Summary: Al Franken is my love child. No not really.
Review: Excellent read. Al Franken lays out a truthfull, fair and balanced expose of the lies told by the big names at FNC and others. You may not agree with Al's politics but you have to agree with his ethics. The section on Operation Ignor should have anyone who cares about America voting for anyone but Bush & Co. in the next presidential race. I hope he at least took his group of Harvard inturns out for lunch a couple of times. They earned it!
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Summary: Factual, documented, and laugh out loud funny!
Review: Exposes most of the better-known conservative blowhards, and a few of the less-known as well. A must for any political observer with a sense of humor. If you can't decide whether to buy it, read the chapters entitled "Ann Clouter: Nutcase" and "I Challenge Rich Lowry to a Fight". If you like the comics, "Supply-Side Jesus" is also worth a look.
Rating:
Summary: Funny and Thought Provoking
Review: Facts are wittily presented - it's an excellent read.
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