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Mar 20, 2020 from former senator al franken, 319 well, it finally isnt funny anymore the grandiosity, the ignorance, the cruelty, the bullying, the racism, the petty insults and incessant stupidity. It was great fun, as was my other prior franken read. As anyone whos ever read rush limbaugh is a big fat idiot. In 1995, i wrote a book entitled rush limbaugh is a big fat idiot and other observations for a reason the same reason that i wrote lies and the lying liars who tell them a fair and balanced look at the right a few years later. And other observations, his 1996 effortless takedown of rightwing political figures pat buchanan, bob. Jul 27, 2019 many people have come to doubt whether al franken was treated fairly when he was quickly forced to resign from the senate over allegations of sexual misconduct. In al frankens book, rush limbaugh is a big fat liar he. The greatest asset that a president can bring to a crisis is credibility. Franken, a writer and performer on saturday night live and in feature films, does to limbaugh what the conservative talkshow host has been doing to democratic politicians for years. After delacorte asked me to write a book on politics, my very first creative. But after reading his book, i think newts dirty little secret is that he smoked dope. In 2003 penguin books published his lies and the lying liars who tell them. Al franken, giant of the senate john dean verdict legal. Al franken s comedy is a unique blend of outright silliness and scathingly intelligent political satire.
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