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Summary: learn a little first
Review: It's probably a good thing that most conservatives don't have a sense of humor. They certainly won't use it reading this book. Go get Al Franken's book to learn something and laugh at the same time.
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Summary: Fans of this book
Review: I can't resist any longer, I must finally just state it baldly: conservatives are borderline illiterates. The reviews of this book have made it so clear. Poor spelling, punctuation and grammar: loved it. Good spelling, punctuation and grammar: did not love it. Does this matter? Well, as it indicates a lack of little things like education and involvement in the world -- the real world, not A.M. radio -- I think it does. I promise I will take the conservative line seriously when it comes spelled and punctuated properly.
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Summary: great truths presented with even greater humor
Review: i wish i had read this book a lot sooner. i did not read al frankens book because i know from his tv apperances that he is a tasteless. egotistical, pompous jerk. i knew it would be a waste of money. jp mauro tells it like it IS without the spin or glossing over the liberals are famous for. yet is it hilarious and very well written. don't hesitate to buy and read this book.
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Summary: Very funny, and very, very accurate
Review: Someone told me that Matt Drudge has been touting this book recently as "the funniest conservative book ever" or some such thing, so I picked up a used copy for a song off of Amazon. I don't know if it's the funniest conservative book ever, but it IS damn funny. It's also surprisingly accurate -- I can't believe it wasn't a bigger deal when it came out (the Jesse Jackson stuff alone is scarily prescient). Definitely worth the few bucks I paid. I howled.
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Summary: Side-Splittingly Funny!!
Review: I was recently (February 2003) in the library looking for Ann Coulter's new book when I ran across the gem that is Mauro's book. I bursted with laughter when I read the title ( obviously a faux paus in a library) and haven't stopped laughing since. I wish I had known about this book sooner.
Another reviewer on Amazon stated that the book was "dated" but it is more accurate to say that Mauro's book is ahead of its time. Published in 1996, it is a precursor to Bernard Goldberg's "Biased"; in fact Goldberg mimics most of Mauro's observations on liberal bias in the media and uses the same data as Mauro to support his assertions.
I have let several co-workers read just the first chapter and they too laughed out loud. Anyone on this webpage that gave "Al Franken is a Buck-Toothed Moron" less than five stars is probably eating a "not-dog" with Barbara Steisand at this very moment or out protesting the war against Iraq.
You owe to yourself to read this book. I still can't believe that I overlooked this book for so long.
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Summary: Tough luck, liberals
Review: I laughed...It's a bit dated (bought this book as a remainder), but it's still one of the funniest and accurate things I've read in a long time. Also reminds me how much I miss Bill Clinton.
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Summary: Funny
Review: At least it's funny. When the Franken book was published, not only was it not funny, it was based on misinformation. This is humorous satire and it's funny to those who understand the truth.
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Summary: Tries to hard to please and falls flat
Review: Al Franken's book was a blast that resounded because so many people took that fat windbag Limbaugh seriously. Mauro's vapid tome misses the wit and bite that Franken's had. The jokes here are entirely predictable and unfunny. Next time the conservatives should try finding someone with some verve and cleverness to write a humorous attack tome as this one just falls flat. Then again, creativity is not a strong suit for most conservatives...
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Summary: Gimme a break!
Review: A comment on the reviews below: Most, if not all of them, are so biased one way or the other that they are worthless. People for or against Rush offer a lot of emotion, but not real critiques. For example, I exchanged a few emails with one Austin Kaiser, who wrote a review. I asked a question in a civil tone about the role of the Democrat's in the federal deficits in the 1980's. He wrote me back a totally flame email, ignoring the question and instead, attacking my motives, saying I had no integrity and basically saying I'm a liar. It was completely juvenile. In a subsequent email, he did apologize, but went on to admit that he writes reviews about politics simply to annoy those he disagrees with. He also expressed what amounted to a visceral hate of those he disagreed. Along with this is his habit of comparing anybody who disagrees with him to Nazis, fascists and racists. I write this as a public service (and because he deserves it) to help you avoid the irritation and wasted time of reading his political reviews and emailing him. Thank you. ChiliDogDean
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Summary: Sad and Unfunny -- A Waste of Paper
Review: Man, this book was bad. The cover provides a clue about the level of insight in this book. It depicts Al Franken with computer-generated buck teeth. I mean, that's like releasing a book entitled "George W. Bush is a Stupid, Ditsy Blond" and then computer-dying his hair blond. That degree of ineptitude is on display throughout every unfortunate page of this crummy excuse for a book. I would sooner pay money to NOT read this book than to read it. It's so not funny, it's sad. I only hope the author and publisher can somehow give me back the time I spent reading this--time which could have been better-spent staring at a wall or watching grass grow--and the money I spent on it. This book was bad.
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