Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot
Al Franken strikes bodyblows at his favourite targets, the rantings of right wing politicians and the media hacks show support them, starting with his favourite, 300lbs (and growing) Rush Limbaugh.
Al Franken strikes bodyblows at his favourite targets, the rantings of right wing politicians and the media hacks show support them, starting with his favourite, 300lbs (and growing) Rush Limbaugh.
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ISBN:
9780141018416 (0141018410)
Publish date: 2004
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 313
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Writing,
Essays,
Funny,
Comedy,
Literature,
American,
Adult,
Journalism,
Politics,
Political Science
Would be really funny as a couple of articles but very repedititve as a book.
Easy target, but Franken, with the help of several researchers, only seems to scare up minor errors, such as the misquoting of a single date by even dumber, less popular policital hacks. Then Franken harps on the error humourlessly for page after page. Franken strikes me as a humourless, egomaniacal...
Al Franken in his new book, suggests several novel solutions for some of our social problems. To relieve Medicare and NASA budgets he says, "Why not shoot the elderly into space? .. we could learn so much. What is the effect of weightlessness on arthritis?" And for the next Republican ticket he prop...
When I read this, back in the day, I was amused by Franken. Now I consider him my favorite politician. It may prove that speaking truth to power is less important than shouting "bullshit" to demagoguery.
I didn't want to read this. My step-father had it and I thought "what a stupid title and what an ugly cover" and not living in America I knew next to nothing about either Franken or Limbaugh but still I laughed like crazy.
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