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Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them - Community Reviews back

by Al Franken
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Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 8 years ago
It seems the only way to be a liberal partisan is as a humorist. I'd like to think that every book he sold brought Franken closer to the senate. Hey, maybe that means Jon Stewart will run for senate? Library copy
TheBecks
TheBecks rated it 13 years ago
I don't know if I would necessarily call this "fair and balanced" but I get the pun. I will say that this was interesting and I jotted down quite a few things to look into more on my own. I may lean more toward Franken's side of the debate, and I think that he did a heck of a lot more research than,...
EricCWelch
EricCWelch rated it 16 years ago
This very funny but extremely serious book goes after the deliberate falsehoods perpetrated by the right-wing on "liberals."As you may know, the Fox Network went after Franken for trademark infringement because he used the phrase "fair and balanced." The judge threw out the suit as completely ludicr...
wealhtheow
wealhtheow rated it 18 years ago
I agree with Franken's points, but he doesn't make them very well. I'm not sure we need more vitrolic rhetoric in today's political debate.
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 18 years ago
Even though this book is very satirical and funny, there's also a lot of good information here---things I didn't know about certain conservative morons. Also, unlike his less-intelligent detractors, Franken also provides documentation for his claims.
Maven Books
Maven Books rated it 21 years ago
Really good book, though it's about very bad things. Some of the content I'd already heard on Franken's Air America radio show, but it was a good read nonetheless. Pretty easy to get through and provided very useful info.
willemite
willemite rated it 22 years ago
Mostly interesting and amusing. Occasionally tedious. Franken is a pretty funny guy when he is on his game.
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