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Summary: An...opines
Review: Franken, in the vernacular of the layman, is an ... He doesn't grasp the slightest bit of reality and clearly shows he has a deep hatred of the decent, common man. His criticisms and observations are kneejerk reactions and contain no serious discourse or content. This is not even fit for tabliod publication.Franken wouldn't last 10 minutes in a debate with any of the other authors he hates. His responses are banal, arrogant, and deprived of reasoning. This is a small man with an unfulfilled career looking to capitalize on the 20% of those who hate everything decent conservative people value.
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Summary: Better than Ambien if you're sleepless
Review: Franken, itching from the popularity of Fox News, scratches vigoursly at conservatives and conservative media who have finally earned a role among mainstream media. Before I finished this book I killed a moth with it. Hard to say which kept me from finishing - how disgusted I was with dead moth on the cover, or Franken's literary rampage.
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Summary: New book same old drivel
Review: Franken, Moore, Kim Philby does it really matter who wrote the book!?! You find the same old socialistic crap wrapped in a warm, fuzzy and severly outdated 70's SNL-era, type bit. Back then at least you had Belushi, the funny one, to cover for your bad writing. Dude's, as Moore-on would say, your Eurotrash wannabe model of politics doesn't work. Get over it captalism won! Not all corporations are evil and not all republicans are Tammy Faye Baker. What you better hope is that all Democrats are not Barbra Streisand. Hey genuises how about some solutions instead of the sophmoric pandering to the undereducated, terminally-high neophytes on college campuses. What's that you say? Oh, that's right it would severly cut into your revenue - not to mention your pungtang quotient. This book sucks!
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Summary: Brilliant
Review: Franken, through both humor and rigorous research, demonstrably shows how far the right has gone to mislead the public and/or cover their own rear-ends though the political machinery and their mouthpiece, FoxNews. Finally, a book out there that has the fortitude to confront the loony nuts (Ann Coulter, I'm looking in your direction.) Bravo Al. (and Team Franken, of course.)
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Summary: incredibly funny, but not always truthful
Review: Frankens jabs at the O'reilys and Limbaughs out there are right on target. He exposes their lies using a wry wit that I really enjoyed. By far this is the best part of the book. I was very disapointed at his defense of Bill Clinton, Franken tells half-truths or distorts the truth to defend Clinton, He lambasts Sean Hannity for doing the same thing defending Bush. He uses as an example that Clinton couldnt have left our military in too bad of shape because we did so well in afghanistan where the Soviets failed. He fails to mention that the soviets were fighting the US backed mujahideen, we were fighting the Taliban, huge difference. He also failed to mention that one reason for the delay in going into Afghanistan was that we had factories running literally 24/7 making missles to replace our depleted stockpile. He also uses as an example a story about soldier in afhanistan using a laptop to communicate with a Predator UAV drone. Franken is trying to imply that Clinton really concentrated on providing the military with high tech equipment, in fact the drone was borrowed from the CIA which obviously will have various spy planes and is separate from the military budget. He also defends Bill Clintons failure to negotiate Bin Ladin from Sudan. His argument here is so one sided and leaves out so many important details that it would leave the reader with the impression that Clintons hands were tied and could do nothing, that is simply not the case. I would suggest the reader do some thorough research on Mansoor Ijaz and you will find that Franken is telling only half the story. There are too many of these examples to mention them all. Almost every instance of his defense of Clinton falls short. Franken should stick to poking fun at Fox, Hannity, Bush and their cronies, thats where he shines. Also although some reviewers stated that they found his tone angry, I didn't. I thought that was refreshing after being overwhelmed by books by Limbaugh and Michael Moore. I would suggest the reader research facts in this book that seem suspicous.
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Summary: It's All True
Review: Frankin's view of the right is SPOT ON! Yes he's funny but extremely honest too. Yes at times he takes the offense, but mostly it's a defensive book, enumerating time after time where the right has out and out lied to promote their agenda. It's unfortunate that there are so few people who can articulate the lefts value in a lucid and clear manner. Besides that, he's a hoot to read. Let's hope Al can keep this up and generate a liberal swell that will knock back the self-righteous right.
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Summary: Right on target.
Review: Frankin, although at times vituperative, nails the self-righteous Right on the head, offering plenty of supporting documentation to drive home his points. We've all suffered through Rush Limbaugh, the prescription drug addict and now three-time rehab program enrollee, who tried to crucify the Clintons on moral grounds while wallowing in his own trangressions, so maybe now Frankin's expose of Bill O'Reilly's self-serving platitudes and Ann Coulter's insane rantings will be exposed for what they are--an attack on the Democratic principles of our society.
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Summary: This Democrat says: Al Franken is no Paul Wellstone
Review: Frankly, I find Al Franken to be an embarrassment. He is a petulant little man who resorts to name calling and libel. He pretends to be your friend (e.g., his vulgar use of Paul Wellstone's death for his own political purposes) to advance his own career. Well yes Mr. Franken, you did it. You made your millions by trashing reputations and sullying the political discourse. But no matter how you slice it, you'll never score with a beautiful chick. Sucks, doesn't it?
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Summary: It's about time someone researched and told the truth!!!
Review: From beginning to end, this book takes on the conservative right and shows their lies for what they are, using research and checking the background of the lies we are being told. It exposes the right-wing media for the liars they are and uses their own words to do it. Lies is also very funny and a good read.
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Summary: About Time!
Review: From Bush to Coulter to O'Reilly, Al Franken rips conservatives a new one exposing the blantant lies and misinformation spread by these right-wing zealots. Someone please give this man a TV show!
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