News and Opinion for Democrats Against Bush -- Part I a

Liberal Books Take Over the Bestseller Lists

Al Franken has overcome the liberal tradition of civility to answer back on the far right's own terms--but truthfully!

Other best-selling liberal books are listed in the cnn.com story below.

Madison.com

Why the right is wrong: Franken exposes conservative bias in media

By Karen Erstad October 3, 2003

To read the complete article, click on-- http://www.madison.com/captimes/books/topic/politics/58078.php [This link was found on the Madison.com website through a Google search on 3/21/04]

Excerpt--

In the game of partisan politicking, Al Franken just hit a home run. Even if you don't agree with Franken's admittedly left-wing perspective, you do have to admit his newest book is a success.

"Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right" debuted a few weeks ago at No. 1 on the New York Times nonfiction best-seller list.

Why? Beyond Franken's well-researched and biting criticism of conservatives and his poignant, laugh-out-loud satire, there's the Fox News Channel. In a delicious irony, the trademark infringement case brought by the conservative network (for using the term "fair and balanced" in the book's subtitle) failed in court, turned into a public relations train wreck for Fox and helped catapult sales of Franken's book.

However, the fact the book is selling is not why you should read it. You should read it because Franken and his team of researchers (14 Harvard grad students known as TeamFranken) systematically expose the efforts of the right-wing media to shuffle their lies into the mainstream. ...

Karen Erstad is an editor and writer who lives in Madison.

http://www.madison.com/captimes/books/topic/politics/58078.php

CNN.com

Bestseller list dominated by liberals

Tuesday, October 7, 2003 Posted: 1823 GMT ( 2:23 AM HKT)

NEW YORK (Reuters) --Bookstore display tables give the distinct impression there is a lot of lying going on in America these days, with President George W. Bush and his top advisers portrayed as the main culprits. ...

Liberal best-sellers named in this story--

"The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception" by David Corn

"Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth" by Joe Conason

"Bushwhacked" by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose.

Michael Moore's new book, "Dude, Where's My Country"

"Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right" by Al Franken.

"The Great Unraveling" by Paul Krugman

"What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News" by Eric Alterman

Copyright 2003 Reuters http://edition.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/books/10/07/politics.lies.reut/

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