Comments on: Your Newest Senator Says: “Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot”

By: Ron Britton

Ron Britton — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:21:39 +0000

CD:

You’re right. That one is especially good.

By: cognitive dissident

cognitive dissident — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:50:45 +0000

You got all of my favorite passages, except for this one:

“Reaganomics worked. This is the crown jewel in Rush’s crown of bullshit. This is the big lie – the one he desperately needs the working-class members of his audience to believe. If Reaganomics worked, Rush is a straight-talking champion of the little guy on a populist crusade to take the country back from those pointy-headed liberals who think they know what’s good for everybody and are drunk with the power of sending out welfare checks. If Reaganomics didn’t work, Rush is the carnival clown hired to distract the crowd while paramedics carry the mangled bodies from a derailed roller coaster. He does a little juggling, pulls some flowers out of his hat, and when the crowd begins to get a little anxious about the rising body count, he starts shrieking hysterically that this never would have happened if it weren’t for those goddam liberal safety inspectors.” (p. 124)

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:00:29 +0000

Pertaining to the first excerpt…my boss sent me a forward today of different “existential” questions. My favorite one was:

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

How appropriate!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:32:48 +0000

I was reading this book when I took the SAT. I went to high school in the deep south and, in retrospect, I probably shouldn’t have chosen to take that particular text along when I knew that I was going spend four hours sequestered in a room with thirty of my high school compatriots whilst undertaking an endeavor that would make them all feel stressed and stupid.

It was not a fun morning. On the up side, I think Al Franken’s words contributed to my 1490.

By: Parrotlover77

Parrotlover77 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:50:04 +0000

I really think he will. The relatively conservative judiciary of Minnesota (which are now suddenly “activist liberals”) have supported Franken’s side or the Minnesota Election Board’s side (whichever one was being sued during all the suits) every time so far. All the allegations of improper vote counting are garbage. They are made up by people nowhere near Minnesota. Each hand-counted vote was examined by officials from both campaigns and challenged when they felt it was appropriate. Now all challenged votes are ruled on (really, how long can you examine the same voting card?) and that’s just that. Of course Coleman wants the new results thrown out because the old results favored him.

I can’t wait until it’s official because on that day, Bill O’Reilly’s head will explode into a million little pieces.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:05:18 +0000

yeah, Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them was better, although i still haven’t gotten around to reading is third one, The Truth (With Jokes).

here’s hoping Al makes it!

By: vjack

vjack — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:54:01 +0000

I don’t think Franken is a done deal yet. He still hasn’t been seated by the Senate. I sure hope he makes it though. That was a good book, but I thought his next one was even better.