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Summary: Entertainment, not Reporting
Review: Franken's decent sense of irony can turn up some funny stuff occasionally, but the breathless, indignant style gets tiresome after a while. Some of his observations ring true, but they are trivial ... I'm sure O'Reilly even spits on train station platforms, but so what? Franken's exaggerated moral indignation is misplaced and unseemly. When it comes to the big issues, the book raises more questions than it answers, and the scenarios the author dreams up to explain events sound pretty dubious. How seriously are we supposed to take this guy?
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Summary: Al Franken is a nut
Review: Franken's deep seated hatred for the right polarizes all his writing and leaves his arguments lacking any objectivity.
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Summary: Franken for President
Review: Franken's fabulous wit makes the horrors of the Bush administration easier to digest. I would've sobbed throughout this book if Franken hadn't made me laugh. As a citizen of this country, it is your duty to read this.
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Summary: Pulitzer material. Often hilarious. Solidly researched.
Review: Franken's facts and arguments are sound. Everything in this well-researched book is backed up impeccably. Plus, it is side-splittingly funny in places. This book does what good writing should do: open your mind and make you think. Anyone who wants to get an understanding how the extreme-right-wing media and associated politicians and mouthpieces manipulate facts should read this. This is a highly recommendable and important book. Very entertaining and eye opening. I am absolutely amazed at the hateful commentary in the negative reviews here. It's obvious that many of those reviews were written by people who have not read the book. The hatred, ignorance and bigotry these people spew merely serves to prove the very point that Franken puts forward - that the extreme right wing has no interest in truthful, rational, unbiased political debate and instead resorts to lies, insults, fear and deceit to advance a narrow minded political agenda. (Oh, in case your wondering: yes - I copied most of this from another reviewer, Mr. Griffiths. I agreed totally with what he said so I don't imagine he'd mind).
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Summary: Side-splittingly funny. Makes you think, too.
Review: Franken's facts and arguments are sound. Everything in this well-researched book is backed up impeccably. What drew me to the book was the title. My first thought when I saw it was, "Oh boy, is this guy nuts? Publicly calling people liars? He darn well better be sure what he's saying is accurate." This book does what good writing should do: open your mind and make you think. Plus, it is side-splittingly funny in places. Anyone who wants to get an understanding of how the extreme-right-wing media and associated politicians and mouthpieces manipulate facts should read this. Indeed, I'm one of those who usually takes what is reported in the media without a lot of thought regarding the accuracy of what is being said. I'll be a little more critical about that from now on. I don't always like Franken's style which is why I'm only giving it 4 stars. He can be harsh and crude although I'll grant that is deliberately done sarcastically for purposes of entertainment and provocation. In any event, this is still a factually solid, highly recommendable and extremely important book. Both entertaining and eye opening. I'd like to offer some comments about the one-star reviews here: 1. It's obvious that many of them - if not all - were written by people who have not read the book. 2. Its obvious that quite a few are from the same person signing in under different names. 3. The hatred and ignorance (and just plain lack of ability to write clearly and logically using correct English grammar) that is spewed by these people merely serves to prove the basic point that Franken puts forward: that the extreme right wing has no interest in truthful, rational political debate and relies on lies, insults, paranoia and deceit to advance a narrow-minded, mean-spirited political agenda of greed. God help us all if the people of this country don't wake up to that fact and start voting accordingly.
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Summary: Amusing as well as enlightening...
Review: Franken's humor along with his "Team Franken" dispell the propaganda the neo-conservative likes of Ann Coulter, Rush, Hannity, O'Reilly, and the lies and spin they impart on the "News". Well done. Informative as well as amusing.
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Summary: Frothing at times, consistently hillarious
Review: Franken's last huge seller on the topic (Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot) I loved, so if that marks me as biased fine. But this book is just as good. Franken spends the first part of the book asserting prominent conservative pundits look dishonest and/or stupid. If you consider this sort of sport cheap and mean spirited, then you probably won't like the rest of the book. He does, however, do a pretty effective job of mixing legitimate research (by his Harvard students not him, he is quick to point out) with really good jokes to make his point. Which he makes especially well against Ann Coulter and Bill O'Reilly, if you have any specific taste. (And funny too.) Then, sustaining a somewhat off-putting indignation, he launches into articulating the bitter sentiments of the strangely mute left towards the Bush Administration. If you are one of those embattled lefties (like me) who hasn't ever heard anyone else really go after present policies and politics in an effective way, this book is great. (And again funny.) I'm not sure I would purchase this book if I were a Fox News enthusiast because it would probably make me furious and serve little purpose. But if you are on the left end of the spectrum this book is a long sought tonic for a bruised political awareness. (And really really funny.)
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Summary: Its a keeper!
Review: Franken's latest foray into political satire and commentary on current events is a no-holds-barred look at Conservative American politics. Utilizing a razor sharped wit, backed with a firm grasp of THE TRUTH, Franken proves once again he is not only an important voice of political commentary, but a funny one at that!
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Summary: Review the book, people
Review: Franken's latest is like his others -- it shows signs of real wit, but is tarnished by too much mean-spiritedness. If what I just wrote looks strange, that's because it's a politically unbiased opinion. You won't find many of those here addressing this book. Come on, people -- if you're a liberal you love it and if you're a conservative you hate it. Try reading it and judging the writing. It's . . . a . . . BOOK.
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Summary: Brilliant in some parts, bland in others
Review: Franken's latest research into the right-wing agenda (read:lies) provokes and enlightens even the novice political reader. This book proves to be a refreshing voice in the sea of dumbed down conglomerate media. I appreciate the fact that "Team Franken" breaks down so much of what is happening in modern politics for those of us who have little access and limited time to debunk most of what the media feeds us. Parts of the book seemed unnecessary, like the cartoons and the fictional story involving Vietnam, but all in all, the facts are there in black and white and those are what matter most. Sure Franken can be abrasive, but that's what kept me reading. I only wish he would have used more of his signature sarcastic humor and fewer gimmicks. All in all, this is a great read for anyone truly wanting the FACTS about the current state of affairs in this country.
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