Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
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Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them is a
Lies is one of several books published in 2003 written by American liberals challenging the viewpoints of conservatives such as Bernard Goldberg, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter. These books by Franken and fellow authors such as Joe Conason, Michael Moore and Jim Hightower were described by columnist Molly Ivins as the "great liberal backlash of 2003."[3]
Summary
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them largely targets prominent
Publicity
In the lawsuit, Fox described Franken as "intoxicated or deranged" as well as "shrill and unstable." In response, Franken joked that he had trademarked the word "funny", and that Fox had infringed his
On August 22, 2003, U.S. District Judge Denny Chin denied Fox's request for an injunction to block the publication of Franken's book, characterizing the network's claim as "wholly without merit, both factually and legally." During the judge's questioning, spectators in the court's gallery frequently laughed at Fox's case.[5] Franken later joked, "Usually when you say someone was literally laughed out of court, you mean they were figuratively laughed out of court, but Fox was literally laughed out of court."[6] Three days later, Fox filed to dismiss its lawsuit.
Franken describes the legal battle in a paperback-only chapter of Lies entitled "I Win".
Reception
In a largely favorable review of Franken's book in the Washington newspaper
Recognition
The audiobook version was awarded the
Editions
- ISBN 0-525-94764-7(hardcover, 2003)
- ISBN 0-452-28521-6
See also
References
- ^ Hertsgaard, Mark. "Chapter and verse on the need for regime change". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008.
- CiteSeerX 10.1.1.852.9159.
- New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ "Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them - Bookreporter.com".
- ^ Saulny, Susan (2003-08-23). "In Courtroom, Laughter at Fox and a Victory for Al Franken". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- ^ Corman, Mary (2003-08-23). "Franken Speaks Frankly". interview. Stanford Progressive. Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- ^ Jones, Mary Lynn F. (2003-09-09). "Franken's humor overpowered by cynical Look at the Right". The Hill. Archived from the original on 2007-01-07. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
- ^ Franken, page 218
- ^ Franken, page 227 of the paperback
- ^ "Become A Compelling Audiobook Narrator - Paul Ruben Webinar Oct. 16". archive.constantcontact.com.