Why Not Me?

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Summary: Very funny
Review: Though I'm being a little overgenerous with this rating, much of this is brilliantly funny ("Daring to Lead" and the Woodward parody, especially). Unfortunately, the book suffers from overkill, but it is a brisk, easy read, perfect for a light afternoon when, say, Samuelson is a little too much.

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Summary: Interesting piece of fiction.
Review: Although it's not the scathing piece of cynosure that was Franken's last book, it's decent. Franken providing his semi-raison-d`etre for the executive office. Anyone of these Republican whores (or liberal, like Franken) need to be slapped across their collective faces with a dose of reality. For example; how did free trade conseqently benefit our once sovereign country? Thanks GOP! Actually I'd like to thank both these crooked parties for slapping down a bunch of junk laws that are completely out of touch with reality. (What am I saying? The American people deserve this.)

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Summary: Starts strong, loses steam
Review: Franken is a talented writer, but like so many "political satirists" he's neither terribly well read nor terribly well educated. This books starts out strong, but it's a one-trick pony. Franken was at his best in the short skits he wrote for SNL, when he didn't have to sustain something for more than a few minutes.

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Summary: Badly Needs an Editor
Review: There's a nugget of a good book here. Franken can be very funny, and there's lots of material in a fake Presidental memoir. But the few good bits--character sketches, amusing mishaps--are buried in the format. Press releases, a Time cover story, diary entries; it all gets overwhelming and repetitive. Had this been written as a straight memoir, it might have been delightful, but the jokey format brings it down.

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Summary: One of the funniest books I have ever read!
Review: Al Franken is a genius. Few books have made me laugh like this one. It was funny from the beginning to the end. Kudos to Al Franken for writing such an enjoyable book. I cannot wait for his next one.

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Summary: Genius. Pure Genius. I've never laughed out loud so hard.
Review: The man is absolutely hilarious. For anyone remotely interested in politics, this book will make you laugh out loud again and again. The campaign diary, in particular, is one of the funniest things I've ever read. I find myself to this day, after having read it once, repeatedly going back to random pages to simply lift my spirits and bring a smile to my face. Franken provides sarcastic wit and intertwines political satire and sophmoric humor to create laughter on every page. It just cracks me up to think about specific parts of the book! I can't think of another thing written that spontaneously makes me laugh as much, as memories of excerpts from the book flow in and out of my mind from time to time.

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Summary: Funny Funny Funny!
Review: How many books make you laugh out loud? The beginning is good and the end is funny, but the campaign diary is the funniest thing I've read lately.

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Summary: Flat-out Funny
Review: This is one of the funniest books I have read in recent memory. Al's descriptions of campaigning had me laughing out loud -- even when I reread the same parts, I laughed again. While satirical, his summaries of politicians, political consultants, and journalists are dead-on and very astute. The parts where his cohorts heckle Al Gore are absolutely hilarious.

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Summary: Not gonna happen Al....
Review: Sorry Al, but the chances of you becoming The Big Cheese are really slim, considering America is fed up with left-wing antics. Besides, no one in their right mind (or left mind in your case, hehe) would vote for you anyway!

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Summary: Ya know Al, you're right!!!
Review: You are right Al! Anyone can make it into the White House! Even a lying adulterous sleazebag (Bill Clinton) and A$$s like you! Once again Al you have proven yourself to be a real thinker! I bet you would be great at children's books! But then again, that would cause a overdose of liberal stupidity and damage their young brain cells, thus turning them into left wing looneys like you!