{"product_id":"9781101213339","title":"The Truth (with jokes)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller by Senator Al Franken, author of \u003ci\u003eGiant of the Senate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSenator Al 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\u003eThe Associated Press\u003c\/i\u003e). Now, this master of political humor strikes again with a powerful and provocative message for all of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, Senator Franken reveals the alarming story of how:\u003c\/p\u003e   • Bush (barely) beat Kerry with his campaign of “fear, smear, and queers,” and then claimed a nonexistent mandate.\u003cbr\u003e   • “Casino Jack” Abramoff, the Republicans’ nearest and dearest friend, made millions of dollars off of the unspeakable misery of the poor and the powerless. And, also, Native Americans.\u003cbr\u003e   • The administration successfully implemented its strategy to destroy America’s credibility and goodwill around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComplete with new material for this paperback edition, \u003ci\u003eThe Truth (with jokes)\u003c\/i\u003e is more than just entertaining, intelligent, and insightful. It is at once prescient in its analysis of right-wing mendacity and incompetence, and inspiring in its vision of a better tomorrow for all Americans (except Jack Abramoff).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076925833456,"sku":"9781101213339","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101213339_p0.jpg?v=1763686498","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101213339","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}