Al Franken—Giant of the Senate & The Truth (Both Books Signed by Al Franken)

Description: Al Franken—Giant of the Senate (by All Franken)Twelve—An Imprint of Grand Central Publishing2017 First Edition Hardcover 9 ¼ height x 6 ¼ width 406 pages Signed—Senator & Former SNL Cast Member Al Franken signed with a bold black sharpie; addressed to friends.All items are hand-signed; we never sell copies or reproductions of any kind. From AmazonFrom 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."Flips the classic born-in-a-shack rise to political office tale on its head. I skipped meals to read this book - also unusual - because every page was funny. It made me deliriously happy." -- Louise Erdrich, The New York Times 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. In this candid personal memoir, the honorable gentleman from Minnesota takes his army of loyal fans along with him from Saturday Night Live to the campaign trail, inside the halls of Congress, and behind the scenes of some of the most dramatic and/or hilarious moments of his new career in politics. Has Al Franken become a true Giant of the Senate? Franken asks readers to decide for themselves. The Truth with Jokes (by All Franken)Dutton2005 First Edition, First Printing Hardcover 9 ¼ height x 6 ¼ width 336 pages Signed—Senator & Former SNL Cast Member Al Franken signed with a black pen on the first page; includes publisher sticker on the cover—Signed Copy.All items are hand-signed; we never sell copies or reproductions of any kind. From AmazonAl Franken's landmark best seller, Lies, and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them...a Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, was praised as a "bitterly funny assault" ( The New York Times) that sounded "with the moral clarity of an angel's trumpet" (Associated Press). Now, this master of political humor strikes again with a powerful and provocative message for all Americans. Al reveals the alarming story of how:Bush (barely) beat Kerry with his campaign of "fear, smear, and queers", and then claimed a nonexistent mandate Republicans decided that Terri Schiavo would make "a great political issue" Conservatives sought to undermine Social Security by using a strategy borrowed from...Vladimir Lenin Tom DeLay is just an absolute horror showThis is truly a book for everyone. If 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 a Bible.If you're a liberal, this book is for you as well. Maybe even for you 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 at the heart of the Republican Congress.And finally, if you are a member of a future generation who has found this book 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.In any case, enjoy the book. Visit our eBay store to see more signed keepsakes & sports memorabilia?Autograph Attic: https://www.ebay.com/str/autographattic

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