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Summary: Should in the fiction section
Review: Funny stuff, but should be in the fiction section of your local bookstore, not non-fiction. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black, Franken demonstrates all the fallacies and "lying" techniques that he complaints that conservatives do.Why does the left only attack the right by claim they aren't fit to govern instead of telling the American people what liberals would do? Why doesn't he Franken write a book about public policy issues so we can examine how he thinks the country should be run? The obvious answer is that he doesn't know anything about public policy, but he is positive that conservatives are all wrong. We get fascinating bits of "lying" such as, "How old is Ann Coulter?" Did she really register to vote before she was really 18? I'm sure liberals will enjoy the book since is doesn't have any substance to it.
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Summary: The truth will set us free
Review: Funny, engaging, pointed and - importantly - meticulously researched, Franken's book exposes the Bush Administration and its fringe-right-wing supporters in the media (Coulter, O'Reilly, Hannity and the whole gang at Fox News, the Washington Times and the WSJ Editorial staff) for the cycnical liars they are. While entertained, I was also frankly frightened by the clear threat to our civil liberties and our livelihood that Bush and his big-business cronies represent. Whether you are Republican, Democrat, liberal, conservative or moderate... I believe it is our responsibility as Americans to read this book and learn the truth! Al Franken has made a valuable contribution to the protection of American democracy.
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Summary: The truth will win out
Review: Funny, honest, detailed research, true, but most of all scary as hell. Finally a much needed response to the slime writers from the right. If only a TV debate could be done for all to see them answer questions truthfully instead of lying, twisting the truth or accusing. How sad we will never get straight forward honest answers from the right thus making the need for books like these. Too bad.
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Summary: Brilliant Job
Review: Funny, intelligent, well-researched, virtually unassailable. A GREAT book and a most enjoyable read. I highly, highly recommend this book to any and all.
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Summary: Worth every penny
Review: Funny, interesting, smart and well researched.
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Summary: Nothing But the Truth
Review: Funny, scathing, and excrutiatingly well-researched, "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" is a brilliant counter-attack to so-called "patriots" like Ann Coulter and Bill O'Reilly who so frequently rely on half-truths and full-fledged lies to further their views. Utilizing a staff of Harvard research assistants, Franken systematically calls into question the validity of most, if not all, of what some right-wing pundits espouse as fact. Furthermore, he puts into question the entire notion of a "liberal media", one of the Right's pet accusations. If you are sick of listening to fascist blonds tell you that social injustice doesn't exist or Republicans calling themselves "independent", read Franken's book. Peace.
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Summary: Great, great book.
Review: Funny, sharp, thorough - a real contribution to our national discussion.
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Summary: Ashamed to be an Al Franken liberal
Review: Funny. Engaging. Witty. These are some of the words from supposedly smart top reviewers. How about "on glue"? I guess you call it liberal humor when you want it to be funny when it's really not. One of the reviewers called Bill O'Reilly "muy splotchy". Man, I guess it's funny if kindergarten humor is your bag. And that's the problem with the book - when you read through it you expect a sticky note to remind you to laugh here. You can see where Franken is attempting to be funny, kind of like the last skit on an SNL airing - it just falls flat. If you want a funny liberal, then go buy some George Carlin instead. Great minds express ideas, and small minds talk about people. The latter is Al Franken, who engages in name-calling, selective research, and pandering (he's now the water boy for the DNC). Think about it. A grown adult actually makes his living by exchanging playground insults with people he doesn't really know. I suppose this is the 60's generation all grown up, if it collectively ever did. I think Paul Wellstone's children should ask Al Franken to expunge any mention of their kind and eloquent father from the book. The association with the smarmy, vile Franken is an insult to the Senator's memory. Franken is a human leech: his trashing of reputations depends on it.
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Summary: Give Em Hell Al!
Review: Game over. You lose O'Reilly, Hannity, Coulter and Fox "News". Franken has sliced you, diced you and hung you out to dry. It's about damn time someone stood up to these bullies and liars and Franken is the man to do it. Excellent writing with a laugh on every page, all at the expense of the right wing media blowhards. Keep up the good work Al and you have my permission to quote me as an Amazon reviewer in your next book.
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Summary: Something Stinks!
Review: Garbage, pure garbage. The only thing that was good about this book is that I did not have to pay for it. I borrowed it from the library...and promply returned it. I am sure this will keep landfills in business for years.
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