{"product_id":"the-truth-with-jokes-9780452287679","title":"The Truth (with jokes)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Al Franken\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Conservatism \u0026amp; Liberalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"Paperback","offer_id":45408960151703,"sku":"9780452287679","price":2171.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780452287679.webp?v=1767310866","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-truth-with-jokes-9780452287679","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}