Al Franken's Left Hook to the Right
The comedian's new book is a blistering and impolite attack on the President and his supporters. Yes, it's funny -- and a little depressing
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By Thane Peterson
Conservatives love to hoot that liberal radio and TV talk shows always seem to fail because liberals tend to be self-righteous dullards with nothing interesting to say. I consider myself a liberal, and I've always found this analysis less than satisfying. So I'm extremely happy to report that comedian Al Franken has blasted it out of the water once and for all.