{"product_id":"2940172640483","title":"Truth, The (with jokes)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAl Franken's landmark bestseller, \u003ci\u003eLies, and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them...a Fair and Balanced Look at the Right\u003c\/i\u003e, was praised as a \"bitterly funny assault\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) that rang \"with the moral clarity of an angel's trumpet\" (\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e). Now, this master of political humor strikes again with a powerful and provocative message for all Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause after Lies, comes The Truth....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAl reveals the alarming story of how:\u003cbr\u003e¿ Bush (barely) beat Kerry with his campaign of \"fear, smear, and queers,\" and then claimed a nonexistent mandate\u003cbr\u003e¿ Republicans decided that Terri Schiavo would make \"a great political issue\"\u003cbr\u003e¿ Conservatives sought to undermine Social Security by using a strategy borrowed from... Vladimir Lenin\u003cbr\u003e¿ Tom DeLay is just an absolute horror show\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is truly an audiobook for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you were a Bush voter, Al wants to set aside partisan bitterness and talk about the better future Americans can build together for their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. (Generations beyond that will have to fend for themselves.) But first, Al must show you how Republican leaders are, at this very moment, betraying your trust and quite possibly lighting a Cuban cigar with a burning American flag or Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're a liberal, this audiobook is for you as well. Maybe even most of all. You will find evidence for what you already believe: that Al Franken is among America's finest prose stylists, and that the depravity of the Bush administration is only outmatched by the rot in the heart of the Republican Congress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd finally, if you are a member of a future generation who has found this audiobook in a pile of radioactive rubble, Al apologizes. Not because he didn't do his best to control the proliferation of nuclear weapons from rogue nations to non-state actors taking refuge in so-called \"failed\" states. But because his countrymen evidently failed to listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In any case, enjoy the audiobook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106153906416,"sku":"2940172640483","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172640483_p0.jpg?v=1763844789","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172640483","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}