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Summary: well researched
Review: Great stories about our favorite personalities. After covering Ann Coulter (author), and Ann Coulter again, he works on Bernard Goldberg (author and former CBS correspondent), Bill O'Reilly, Hannity and "liberal to be determined", Paul Gigot (WSJ), and others.Coverage is well researched and very funny, or perhaps offensive, depending on who you are (if you are a Fox News fan, you will fall in the second category). He had a team of 14 Harvard students work with him on the research -- it is going to be hard to claim factual inaccuracies. One of the best examples of information dug up by the team is a copy of O'Reilly's voter registration showing Bill was not, let's say, truthful about how he registered. This is one of dozens of hard to refute O'Leilly's (as Franken calls him).
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Summary: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you Al!
Review: Gun toting Annie got shot down! It's about time that the truth comes out about all the lies that have been made. The saying that 'truth will set you free' is indeed accurate. Al and his team took a punch at the right-wing liars and floored them. He hits them with truth and humor at the same time. He even took a few hits at Bush and his team (if you want to learn more about Bush's antics, read "Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President". It was a book that they tried to stop from being published also.) This book is for anyone who is interested in the truth, no matter what party you belong to because no one can make accurate decisions unless they have the facts before them. The people need more people like Al and his team who are courageous enough to speak out. God bless you all!
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Summary: Thank you Fox! Thank you Bill O'Reilly
Review: Had Fox and Bill O'Reilly not sued Al Franken, I am almost certain I would not have purchased his book. I would have missed an enjoyable reading experience, but Franken did not tell me anything I did not already know. He did however add to my knowledge in an entertaining way and provides a useful resource for future reference. Probably most people who read Franken's book are already uneasy with the Bush Administration's policy. But because of Fox and O?Reilly, there will be a large number of "undecideds" who will also read the book who would never have done so without their boast. For them, Franken's examination of the the right wing media may make a difference. Most regular viewers of Fox and O?Reilly will not be moved, but even among these readers, there may be a surprise or two or more. Franken reflects an admittedly liberal, anti-Bush bias. But he is seldom over the top and few chapters (specifically. the one on Chickenhawks) I found to lack humor and even boring. Others, like the Chapter on Bob Jones, reflect his own excesses, something that Franken admits he is occasionally guilty of. Franken does a good job with his sources and notes by providing support for his comments without overwhelming the reader. All the quotes and sources I've checked have proven accurate. On the whole Franken's book is what it purports to be, a satirical examination of the Bush administration and its media support team. Whether is it a also fair and balanced depends upon your social philosophy and political point of view.
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Summary: It's 1 or 5 Stars
Review: Handy guide to interpreting reviews found here: All reviewers giving 1 star: Right wing conservatives
All reviewers giving 5 stars: Left wing liberals And one wonders how many actually read the book.
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Summary: Well researched book
Review: Harvard research, well thought out book. It is slanted to the left but has valid research to back its claims. The research could be used in any college research paper. Good job Al!
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Summary: simple facts, researched, validated
Review: Hate Franken if you must, but he and team Franken actually research their claims and you can verify them in national paper archives online. Find out why it's harmful to take Rush, Coulter, Hannity, etc. so seriously. They don't have consideration for the honest, factual truth - spend 5 minutes checking Franken's claims. These people are lying to you on a daily basis. It's wrong.
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Summary: Funny and Incisive
Review: Have you noticed that virtually of the negative reviews posted here are full of spelling and punctuation errors? Not just typographical errors, but substantive mistakes that betray borderline literacy. For example, the sad, raving loon who suggests that Al Franken (whose book he clearly hasn't read, by the way) had something to do with the Madrid bombings presumably meant to say "A win's a win", not "A wins a win." [If this sort of crazy, irrelevant hate-mongering got past Amazon's "screeners", it's hard to imagine that anything can be said to fall outside their purported "guidelines".]
You can draw your own conclusions. To return to the subject at hand, the book is a great read. It drags a bit in part, but most of it is smart, witty, and laugh-out-loud funny. Along with his well-aimed shots at conservative demagogues, Franken also includes a good deal of humble, self-deprecating humor - something people like O'Reilly and Coulter clearly are too insecure to match.
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Summary: Has anyone noticed the obvious reviews by Bill O'Reilly?
Review: Have you picked up on the obvious reviews here at Amazon of this book by Mr. Bill O'Reilly himself? Reasonably easy to spot. You can play too! Just: 1) Go to www.c-span.org. Watch the (now notorious) panel discussion between O'Reilly, Franken, and Molly Ivins (the video is posted in their video archives). Listen to the arguments O'Reilly makes--carefully. They are few, idiosyncratic, narrow (no surprise, eh?), and fortunately (for the above purposes) repeated. 2) Go to the c-span BookTv message board for the panel discussion. There you will find, mixed in with a variety of messages from liberals and conservatives, spanning the ideological spectrum from admiration to distaste of both parties, a series of messages which repeat both the precise content as well as the verbal structure of O'Reilly's arguments, while clumsily attempting to make it appear as if these were from someone else. The very act of attempting to make the posts appear to be NOT from him is as patently obvious as the act of an angry 10 year old--in other words, intellectually age appropriate. 3) Now, having sampled these, for the proof positive, read through the AMAZON reviews. Here, you will find the EXACT same language--both content (which one might expect from those who might adhere to the arguments) as well as verbal form, which as any good linguist knows, one would not. But with different names. 4) Now rewatch the video. You'll see the same arguments--remember, content and form--again. Bill, you're a selfish hothead. And a liar. Enjoy your Polk. Oh, sorry...you didn't win one of those either.
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Summary: Pure genius
Review: Haven't been this excited about being a democrat for a long time. Besides the beautiful elucidation and proof of various lies, the reminder that the Bill Clinton presidency may have been one of the greatest of the last 30 years, and the razor sharp wit, I've never actually seen someone place statements in a book that were specifically designed to be taken out of context. It's like he's baiting them. Pure genius.
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Summary: A British guy writes.........
Review: Having become a fan of Michael Moore's work, but being aware that there are websites out there tearing through every word he says or writes, I reckoned I wanted to learn more about "his targets" and those who, in some ways, are coming from the same side, if not a different perspective. I have just finished "Lies,and the Lying Liars..." and although I have never seen or heard half of those Franken writes about, I have taken the trouble to find out about them via the web. Unless you are one of life's "don't know's" you are invariably going to end up taking sides, in some way, and I have found myself more strongly on the side of Franken/Moore for their "attacks" on your President. I blame him for many of today's ills, and I'm ashamed of our Prime Minister, whose support aided Bush's foray into Iraq. Al's book is VERY funny, and , like my copy of Stupid White Men, I look forward to passing on to friends. Incidentally, last year, apart from Harry Potter, Stupid White Men sold more copies than any other book over here. Did you know that? Moore has gained a reputation in the UK, but few would have heard of Al Franken. I hope this book gets the recognition it richly deserves. Steve
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