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Summary: The greatest author of our time does it again
Review: This review is adressed to Mr. Franken who I hope gets to read it. Dear Mr.Franken I have nothing but respect for and your next masterpiece. You are the banner boy for our Liberal cause. But stepping aside from partiniship everyone must admit you are very funny. My only wish is that you keep it coming. You have shown me how pathetic some of Rush's and his dittoheads word's are. Your latest book has shown me by all means why aren't you president. I have told all my friends and family about your work and let me tell you you have quite a fan base. I hope that you get this letter and reply to it however let me just say to people thinking about buying this book should be cause you are the best. Sincerely David P. Washington D.C.
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Summary: Hilarious! How ANYONE can get to the White House
Review: Hilarious satirical story about how even the most unqualified candidate imaginable can ride a wave of dumb-luck in to the nation's executive office.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: Franken's ability to capture the voice of certain inside-the-beltway celebrities is uncanny. (Since reading this book, I find I can't listen to Sam Donaldson utter a single sentence without bursting out laughing.) Though it slows about three-quarters of the way through, much if this book is very nearly perfect.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Al Franken's "Why Not Me?" is a satiric account of politics documenting his fictional but successful run for the U.S. presidency in 2000. The story is presented through a pastiche of faux diary entries from the campaign trail, chapters of a Bob Woodward novel documenting the first 100 days of the Franken presidency, several magazine and newspaper stories, and transcripts, among other things. As such, the novel reads somewhat like a scrapbook--with similar ease and discordance.There are certainly laugh-out-loud moments in the book, but it is in general flat and lacking the political insight that Franken's "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations" had. The story is about Franken running for the Democratic nomination on a single issue, ATM fees charged by banks. When that platform does not seem to capture the nation's interest, he turns to insurance companies for funding and agrees in return to add deregulation of the banking industry (thus allowing insurers to enter the market) to his platform. Along the way, he and his staff lie, commit battery, manufacture and take drugs, and run a phone-sex line. Ultimately, the novel portrays Franken as an oversexed moron, an image that does not work entirely well. Franken, as author, has difficulty presenting an insightful political satire about Franken, the bumbling candidate. The majority of the funniest jokes, therefore, are more often salacious than politically insightful. In the end, there is simply too little to justify the 289 pages, and the real laughs are therefore too few by comparison.
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Summary: I can't stand Al Franken but...
Review: I read this book and laughed my A$% off. I am a libertarian and disagree with nearly everything he says except ATM fees but I'll admit this was a funny book. I did feel that the resolution and ending was extremely rushed but otherwise very funny.
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Summary: I am a Conservative and I found this book hilarious!
Review: A must read whether you are a flaming Liberal or an intelligent Conservative. I happen to be the latter and loved the book! I felt I was reading "Clinton Becomes President" for the most part of the book. Al learned the behavior described in this book from our current Prez.
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Summary: Regardless of political affiliation, this book is hilarious.
Review: It doesn't matter if you fall on the left or right, you still have to admit that this book was pure genious. You never expect him to go wherever he does in any of his books, so he always catches the reader off guard. I loved the stuff about his family. This is pure comedy gold, and I would recommend it to everyone I know.
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Summary: Perhaps ONE Day I'll Have an Original Thought...
Review: should be the title of this mind-numbing drivel. This Clinton cheerleader gives us even more plagiarization from the democratic liberal handbook. Hard-core liberals will roar. If the best comedy is based in truth, this book is as funny as a funeral. Save your time and hard-earned $$, and buy a Cosby book. Sorry, Al, you should stick with your dopey characterizations and doing bank commercials.
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Summary: Read this book
Review: If you are planning to read only one book in your life, I would suggest that you read this one.
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Summary: Al Franken is a great political satirist!
Review: Hysterically funny, very well-written.This is the sort of book that makes you call up friends so you can read parts of it out loud just to make them laugh. The perfect palate cleanser between the impeachment hearings and the next election. I especially enjoyed the jokes about the ATM fees, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Maybe this book will open up more research into this disease and why it (tragically) makes you lose your sense of humor at times.
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