4.48/5
Author: Al Franken
Publication Date: May 30, 2017
Formats: PDF,Hardcover,Audio CD,Kindle,Audible Audiobook,Paperback
Rating: 4.48/5 out of 21993
Publisher: Twelve
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Jun 03, 2017
I would almost consider moving to Minnesota in order for Al Franken to be my senator.Aug 31, 2017
First, I want to differentiate between what I thought of the book and what I have to say about Franken’s recent travails with alleged sexual misconduct, and his resignation from the Senate. That is at the bottom of the review, in a separate section.Jun 16, 2017
Jul 27, 2017
Al Franken: Giant of the Senate is a 2017 Twelve publication.Sep 06, 2017
I'm sure I'm not the only non American who has become obsessed with American politics over the last year or so. At first it was close to a prurient interest. As time goes by, it feels increasingly like what's happening in the US is relevant to my children's future environmental, economic and physical well being, so the interest feels more real and more personal. And I know I'm not alone...Jun 04, 2017
Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken is a book I was so ready to read and it did not disappoint. He started the book by going all the way back to his beginnings in comedy then on up to being a Senator. The reason for this was to show how hard it was to run for office after being a comedian and having every joke thrown in his face by both parties. This was an excellent book about how the inside of politics work and doesn't work. The inside of how corrupt some of these guys are. It told Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken is a book I was so ready to read and it did not disappoint. He started the book by going all the way back to his beginnings in comedy then on up to being a Senator. The reason for this was to show how hard it was to run for office after being a comedian and having every joke thrown in his face by both parties. This was an excellent book about how the inside of politics work and doesn't work. The inside of how corrupt some of these guys are. It told of Franken's tough times and his good times. You laugh with him and laugh at him. You laugh at the goofy politicians that think they are better than everyone else. The best chapter in the whole book is the one on Ted Cruz. Oh my gosh! Loved it. During the election, my family called Cruz the 'pedophile' because he looks like what we imagine a pedophile would look like. In Franken's book, he calls Cruz the 'pedophile' and I laughed so hard. Definitely worth the money and the time. Love his books anyway but this is just awesome. ...moreAug 12, 2017
I had never heard of Al Franken before he became a U.S. Senator. He had been on Saturday Night Live in the 70's- early 90's, before I started watching SNL. So I had no knowledge of him before 2009 when he became a Senator.Jun 10, 2017
In the current political climate with congressional hearings, a special prosecutor, and a chief executive who demands fealty as if he were a "godfather" it was good to read a political manifesto in the form of biography that with drips with sarcasm and humor. When one thinks of Al Franken, Saturday Night Live (SNL) comes to mind, and the “serious†laughter his writings, i.e., RUSH LIMBAUGH IS A BIG FAT IDIOT, and appearances produced. His new autobiography is in the same vein as he uses his life In the current political climate with congressional hearings, a special prosecutor, and a chief executive who demands fealty as if he were a "godfather" it was good to read a political manifesto in the form of biography that with drips with sarcasm and humor. When one thinks of Al Franken, Saturday Night Live (SNL) comes to mind, and the “serious†laughter his writings, i.e., RUSH LIMBAUGH IS A BIG FAT IDIOT, and appearances produced. His new autobiography is in the same vein as he uses his life story as a clarion call for a progressive agenda and a fight against alternative news and/or reality and the lies that are perpetrated regularly by certain politicians and supposed news outlets.May 24, 2017
Description: From Senator Al Franken - #1 bestselling author and beloved SNL alum - comes the story of an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that.This is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history and an unprecedented eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect. It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive Description: From Senator Al Franken - #1 bestselling author and beloved SNL alum - comes the story of an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that.This is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history and an unprecedented eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect. It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pundit class, actually turns out to be good at it. It's a book about our deeply polarized, frequently depressing, occasionally inspiring political culture, written from inside the belly of the beast.Jul 30, 2017
"My story, the one you've finished reading, is a small part of a bigger story-- the story of how progressives picked themselves up off the mat and made an epic comeback.Apr 16, 2017
Check out a better-spelled version of this review on my very cromulent blogJun 12, 2017
I thought Al Franken was funny on Saturday Night Live (“When you point your finger at someone else, you point three fingers back at yourself. And your thumb at God, I guessâ€), but as far as I’m concerned his work as a pundit is where he’s really distinguished himself—both as host of his own radio show on Air America and as the author of Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, and The Truth (With Jokes) (all of which are excellent and worth your time). Reading I thought Al Franken was funny on Saturday Night Live (“When you point your finger at someone else, you point three fingers back at yourself. And your thumb at God, I guessâ€), but as far as I’m concerned his work as a pundit is where he’s really distinguished himself—both as host of his own radio show on Air America and as the author of Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, and The Truth (With Jokes) (all of which are excellent and worth your time). Reading and/or listening to Franken for any length of time makes it pretty obvious that he’s a person who values honesty and accuracy, and he’s clearly carried this quality into his work as a senator.Jul 26, 2017
I wish all politicians had the same dedication and loyalty to their constituents as Senator Al Franken. I've always liked him, whether on SNL in the 70s or more recently grilling Trump's unorthodox cabinet nominees. He is not supposed to be funny or swear now that he is in the Senate, but I would say he just can't help it. So many examples given of what he was aching to say at certain times, things he was sure would have just killed. He restrained himself then, but shared the lost opportunities I wish all politicians had the same dedication and loyalty to their constituents as Senator Al Franken. I've always liked him, whether on SNL in the 70s or more recently grilling Trump's unorthodox cabinet nominees. He is not supposed to be funny or swear now that he is in the Senate, but I would say he just can't help it. So many examples given of what he was aching to say at certain times, things he was sure would have just killed. He restrained himself then, but shared the lost opportunities in the book. Laugh out loud funny.Jun 02, 2017
It had never occurred to me that reading the memoirs of a sitting senator could be an interesting and informative way to spend time. Congress has infuriated me for awhile now. Before I became laser-focused on politics in Washington, listening to the “can’t manage it†complaints from Democrats really burned me up, so the thought of giving a Congressperson more time to blather at me was unappealing.May 31, 2017
Disclosure: I am Minnesotan and a Democrat (if I am in MN, I would be a DFLer).Nov 20, 2017
Well, that was prescient timing. Finished this about a week before "Al Franken, Infamous Groper" exploded across the news.Aug 11, 2017
“God Grant Me the Serenity to Accept the Things I Cannot LegislateJan 02, 2018
This book is an engaging mix of polemical comedy and political memoir. I doubt that a more entertaining book can be found written by a sitting member of Congress. Coming from a progressive/liberal point of view, I found this book to be a reaffirming articulation of progressive political values which seem to receive mostly scorn and indifference from many current political office holders (a.k.a. Republicans).Sep 17, 2017
Dear Senator Franken:Jun 29, 2017
"This is gonna suck for a while. But not forever."Jun 23, 2017
Who would have dreamed a comedian from “Saturday Night Live†would end-up as a United States Senator? Franken states he realized early the value comedy has in explaining polities to the average voter. Franken states he is an old-fashioned Democrat whose Jewish parent instructed him in the importance of supporting the Civil Rights Movement. He was inspired by Paul Wellstone his Minnesota Senator who died in a plane crash in 2002. Franken ran for the Senate office and won.Jul 19, 2017
I always liked Al Franken. Now I can say I also admire him. I admire his passion for honesty and his disdain of liars. I admire the work he does as a U.S. Senator. I admire the sense of humor he brings to his life and work. I admire the way he maintains collegiality and even friendship with his Republican colleagues while at the same time opposing their agendas. I admire the way he tries to find common ground with his political opposites. I admire the way, in this book, he explains the workings I always liked Al Franken. Now I can say I also admire him. I admire his passion for honesty and his disdain of liars. I admire the work he does as a U.S. Senator. I admire the sense of humor he brings to his life and work. I admire the way he maintains collegiality and even friendship with his Republican colleagues while at the same time opposing their agendas. I admire the way he tries to find common ground with his political opposites. I admire the way, in this book, he explains the workings of the Senate. I admire the way in this book he calls Americans to action in supporting the causes they believe in. I admire his narration of this audiobook.Jul 18, 2017
Full review at TheBibliophage.comSep 07, 2017
â€I don’t know what’s going to happen going forward. Heck, I don’t even know what’s going to happen between the time I finish this book and the time you read it.â€Jul 04, 2017
There is absolutely only one way to read Al Franken, Giant of the Senate, and that is in audiobook form, read by The Honorable Alan Stuart Franken himself. As anyone who’s ever read Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot: And Other Observations or Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right already knows, the book is, of course, hilarious. But, more importantly, Franken gives a mostly unvarnished look at what it’s like to run for office and to toil in the Senate. There is absolutely only one way to read Al Franken, Giant of the Senate, and that is in audiobook form, read by The Honorable Alan Stuart Franken himself. As anyone who’s ever read Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot: And Other Observations or Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right already knows, the book is, of course, hilarious. But, more importantly, Franken gives a mostly unvarnished look at what it’s like to run for office and to toil in the Senate. Even those who aren’t policy wonks will enjoy this one. ...moreTake your time and choose the perfect book.
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