The frustrating thing about Al Franken is that he and Michael Moore are about all the left has in the way of obnoxious cheerleaders. (“Obnoxious” in this context is meant in the most flattering possible way.)
The right has a seemingly unending barrage of radio talk shows, but how often do you hear a liberal radio show? How many times have you dialed past a Democrat-leaning commentator lambasting the President, his crooked corporate connections and his shady non-reasons for taking us to war in Iraq? Personally, having lived in the Washington DC area for all but 2 of my 29 years, I can honestly say “never.”
Which is why books like this are not only welcome, but necessary. I won’t spoil it for you, but there are some pretty scathing indictments contained within this volume, not only involving Fox News toadies like Fake Newsman Bill O’Reilly, but also the President himself. The chapter on 9/11 (“Operation: Ignore”) almost made me physically ill, and not because it was poorly written.
There’s a lot going on in this country that we’re not being made aware of. I’m glad someone like Al Franken is stepping up and serving it with the very palatable sophomoric humor for which he’s become famous.