Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them

A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right

By: Al Franken

Narrated by: Al Franken

Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Al Franken, "one of our savviest satirists" ( People), takes on the issues, the politicians, and the pundits in one of the most anticipated books of the year.

Once again, the author of Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations trains his subversive wit directly on the contemporary political scene, leaving the powers-that-be in tatters and his audience in hysterics. Al Franken thrives on being in the opposition, and now that the Republican party controls both the Oval Office and Congress, the gloves are off and the satire is fast and furious.

Franken's specialty is using his targets' own words to make comedic and political points. Finding logical inconsistencies, factual errors, and doublespeak wherever he looks, Franken takes on and destroys the myth of liberal bias in the media, hoists the Bush White House on its own rhetorical petard, and punctures the mean-spirited sanctimony of such media darlings as Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, and host of post-Limbaugh talk-radio gasbags. Timely, provocative, unfailingly honest, and always uproarious, Lies is sure to raise hackles and spark hilarity inside the Beltway and from sea to shining sea.

Listen to Al Franken talk about Lies on Fresh Air from September 3, 2003.

©2003 AL Franken (P)2003 HighBridge Company

Critic reviews

• Grammy Award Winner, Best Spoken Word Album, 2003

"In the kicking, spitting spirit of all-star political discourse, Al Franken gives as good as he gets." (New York Times)
"Riotous...provocative reading for everyone.... Franken's sardonic critique of our culture of political disinformation is serious business." (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
"Memo to Fox: Hire Al Franken." (Business Week)

The lying liar is obviously Al.

I am surprised this guy can write these lies. This man is obviously dishonest in this book and I for one will not be buying another title of his. I consider myself a moderate liberal and this man is off the deep end with his thoughts. If you are an even handed person and do not care for partisan fanatics you will not like this. If on the other hand you are one who likes to distort things beyond all recognition then this is what you want.

Authority

This book is impossible to take seriously, yet it is shocking how many people do. Franken puts forth disjointed, unresearched nonsense. It really isn't even good comedy, except for those who laugh at name-calling. Don't waste your time. Respect yourself.

Thoroughly awful

This is a thoroughly awful book written in a low style, very mean and nasty. Mr Franken contradicts himself, sometimes on the same page. The book needs editing, fact checking, and a lot less "spin." Don't waste your time.

This book is a Big Fat Liar

Franken's attempt at truth is merely a veiled way of whining about why the Replicans are in charge of this country and his Democrat friends are not. For the first time since the early 1950's, Republicans hold the presidency, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. For the first two years of the Bush presidency, liberals could dismiss this amazing breakthrough as the product of a freak presidential election. But then the Republicans went on to enlarge their majorities in the 2002 off-year elections--something that had not occurred under a Republican president since at least Teddy Roosevelt's time.

And now the economy's on a roll, and all we hear from Franken is how many jobs have been lost under George Bush. Someone needs to go to the Department of Labor Statistics website for themselves and find out the real truth.

Not only has there been no net loss of jobs during the Bush administration, there has been a net gain, even with the devastation of 9/11. At least 2.4 million jobs have been created since the president took office, 2 million of those in 2003. The gains more than offset the losses. While Democrats like Franken continue to beat their election-year drums about outsourcing, manufacturing losses, unemployment and slow growth in employment, America?s economy has been steadily creating jobs. At least 366,000 jobs have been created in the last five months, over 100,000 of those in January. That's a fact you won't find in Frankin's comic book.

So, ask yourselves. What is Franken's real motive for writing a book that preports to be the truth but in actually is mostly lies and misconceptions? Do you think maybe HE'S running for president in 2008?

In the meantime, rather than taking a Comic at his word, just because he can get a book published, do your own homework and find these facts out for yourself. You might be suprised.

Bottom line: The book is a BIG FAT LIAR! Save your money. Toilet paper is a better investment!

Rated

After laughing my way through this book the title "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" Should, by all rights,--with do respect--, be refering to the author Al Frankin!

Aptly Named.

I think you mistakenly listed this one under "Non-Fiction". Nothing could be further from the truth.

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Write About Them

This book is in the wrong category it should be in fiction. This man points out everything that he believes is wrong with society and the republicans. It is always hard to face the truth this is why this book was so easy for him to write. Besides being anti-right wing he is also anti-american. Now tell me if you want someone reading these opinions. I enjoyed the book because it gave me laughter for days.

Pot calling the kettle black

Franken spins this book just like all the rest. Only part of the story is given so that he can prove his liberal point of view. I found his book to be a mean-spirited diatibe cloaked in humor (but it isn't funny unless you agree with him!) Pass on this one.

Cowardice & the Cowardly Cowards

I enjoyed Al Franken's commentary years ago and thought I'd give his book a try. I can't believe what he has evolved into. His book is a plethora of negative and lugubrious critism that is not even funny - just pure agenda. I give my delete button a 5 star rating.

Satire? Mr. Franken needs a dictionary.

I was thouroughly disappointed with this "satirical" effort by Mr. Franken. As a well known comedian and commentator to an extent, I was expecting a well thought out, laugh out loud, satirical look on the right wing political scene. Instead what I found was a mean spirited, at times very crass and demeaning to the people and "institutions" onto which he set his sights. I found myself embarrased that this was the voice given to those that have heartfelt disagreements with the faces of the conservative media and those in political office at this time. This is indeed a troubling time in America and if you are looking to this book for some comic/satirical relief you will be disappointed....Mr. Franken doesn't seem to have the definition of satire quite right yet.