I present The Truth not just to shock you, not just to make you laugh and cry alternatingly, or maybe even at the same time, not just to set the record straight--but to rouse you, to prepare you for battles ahead. The only vaccine powerful enough to inoculate you from lies is the truth. Al Franken's landmark bestseller, Lies, and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them...a Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, was praised as a bitterly funny assault (The New York Times) that rang with the moral clarity of an angel's trumpet (Associated Press). Now, this master of political humor strikes again with a powerful and provocative message for all Americans. Because after Lies, comes The Truth... In these pages, Al reveals the alarming story of how: Bush (barely) beat Kerry with his campaign of fear, smear, and queers, and then claimed a nonexistent mandate Republicans decided that Terri Schiavo would make a great political issue Conservatives sought to undermine Social Security by using a strategy borrowed from...Vladimir Lenin Tom DeLay is just an absolute horror show Excerpted from The Truth: With Jokes by Al Franken All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
