Book: Lies and the Lying Liars That Tell Them
Author: Al Franken
Pages: 376
This is my 76th read for the year
Al Franken takes a look at the political right during the time of George Bush's presidency. He takes a group of 14 Harvard students and combs through political speeches and news stories - mostly from Fox News - looking for contradictions and then calling those politicians and talking heads on it.
This was an okay book. I did not find it particularly funny, and at times it got a bit dull. I have read funnier and more informational books from left wing comedians. I appreciate that he did use Harvard students to get his research, and I wonder what book he would write now (this one was from 2003). I cannot imagine if he was told in 2003 - "wait until you see what is coming" he would even believe it.
Stars: 3
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