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Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot: And Other Observations Paperback – January 12, 1999

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In the grand satirical tradition of Swift, Rabelais, and Twain comes...

Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot, and Other Observations...

a scathing--but uncompromisingly fair--look at America's largest talk show host and the rest of the Republican right.

        Penned by the Emmy award-winning Saturday Night Live writer whom John Podhoretz of the New York Post has called "the man responsible for some of the most brilliant political satire of our time," Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot tackles the issues--and the politicians--in ways few have dared...
        Exploding Medicare Costs: "Why not shoot the elderly into space?  Stay with me.  Because I'm not just thinking about the budget here.  I'm talking about science.  Just think how many more manned space operations NASA could undertake if they didn't have to worry about getting the astronauts back."
        Crime: "I have a radical gun-buyback idea that I guarantee would be a huge success.  Here's how it works: hand in a gun, get a free vial of crack."
        Newt Gingrich: "Many of us, like Newt, have acknowledged smoking dope and reading Toffler in the early 70s.  But after reading his book, I think Newt's dirty little secret is that he smoked dope and watched The Jetsons."
        Phil Gramm: "If you get beyond the fact the Gramm is ugly, mean, hypocritical, has a boob fetish, and drives his wife like a mule, he does have a certain folksy charm."
        On the subject of Rush Limbaugh, Franken lets the facts speak for themselves. Listen to Rush, the "rugged individualist" and enemy of government handouts, explain how his second wife made him stop sitting around the house eating just food and go file for unemployment insurance.  And learn all of Rush's several explanations for how he avoided the draft.
        Of course, when it comes to draft-dodging Republicans, Rush isn't alone. Reading Al's Vietnam short story, "Operation Chickenhawk," you'll savor the exploits of Privates Limbaugh, Gramm, Quayle, Buchanan, Gingrich, and George Will as Lieutenant Oliver North leads them kicking and screaming into combat.
        And don't miss Al's informative discussion with the man who has "the easiest job in America": Rush Limbaugh's fact-checker.  And much, much more.

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January 12, 1999
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Al Franken is the author of I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me! and Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot. He currently serves on the United States Senate as the senator from Minnesota.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dell; Worn edition (January 12, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0440508649
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0440508649
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1 x 8.25 inches

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Senator Al Franken has represented Minnesota in the United States Senate since 2009. Before entering politics, he was an award-winning comedy writer, author, and radio talk show host. He's been married to his wife, Franni, for 41 years — many of them happy. They have two children, Thomasin and Joe, and three grandchildren. Senator Franken graduated from Harvard College and received his doctorate in right-wing megalomania studies from Trump University.

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dEb

This never gets old

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2023

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Even though the main antagonist is deceased, Mr. Franken delivers a butt load of laughs. Not just with Rush-bashing!
Friend Al manages to let the air out of a number of old-time, one-time blustering buffoons in the political arena. I love Al Franken!

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2022

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the truth hurts sometimes!!!!! GREAT READ

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Donna Brown

Somebody Has to Do It

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2009

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Ironically, just as I was finishing Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot, I happened upon an essay by Limbaugh's niece, Julie Limbaugh,* about the ups and downs of being second cousin to a man who makes a living by (in his own words) making half the people in America hate him. She calls her cousin's long-playing farce a "self-aware self-parody," a "caricature"--in other words, a phony act (which, not incidentally, has made him a millionaire many times over).

In this book, Al Franken, who has no fear about wading into shark-infested waters, pulls no punches in lampooning Rush and his cohorts on the lunatic fringe of Republican conservatism. Franken is a very smart guy, and if his prose is often bent, he shoots accurately and straight from the hip.

After a poignant description about her conflict between love of a family member and discomfort at being judged by her name, Julie Limbaugh summarizes her current state of mind by saying, "it seems that Rush is no longer just playing the political game he plays so well. Rather, he has been attacking hope, and now it feels like there's little room for that."

That's exactly why Franken's book (first published in 1996) is still relevant. As long as Rush Limbaugh continues to be a parody of a man, an ambassador of hate, and an assassin of hope, someone out there has to call him on it.

*"Rusty and Me," Salon.com, April 1, 2009.

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Obi-wan 'BEN' Kenobi

ITS TRUE.RUSH WAS a BIG FAT IDIOT

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021

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Great book. Very funny. Senator AL Franken makes many very astute observations. And it is true ... Rush Limbaugh WAS a big day stupid idiot LIAR.

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Josena

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Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2021

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I read this when it first came out and wondered if it was still as funny and good. It didn't disappoint.

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Zach Roberts

Al Franken is the best Satirist of our time

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2013

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While this book was written in the 90s and has some dated references, Al Franken does not disappoint with this hilarious and witty satire on Right-Wing politics. Within, Senator Franken also discusses his own "adventures in politics" such as hosting the White House Correspondents Dinner, meeting former Representative Newt Gingrich, and playing football with President Clinton. Any liberal Democrat will find the jokes within hilarious and will instantly purchase the rest of Al Franken's library (as I did). You will not be disappointed by this great read.

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Joe R.

This book speaks the truth

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2005

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Rush Limbaugh is probably the biggest BSer I ever heard on talk radio. His politics are motivated through bigotry, ignorance, arrogance, and extremeist conservative mumbo jumbo. its about time someone exposes this fraud! then again, all you gotta do is listen to Rush talk, and you will come to that conclusion yourself.

Oh, and a message to conservativeguy "Curly" who wrote a review on this book calling the author a obnoxious Jew...Howe typical of a conservative to use racist hate slander...and you guys preach morals..HA! what a joke you guys are! go back to church!

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william miranda

Funny, but it unintentionally converted me.

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2016

I read and thought it was funny. However, it prompted me to try to listen to Rush Limbaugh on the radio one time to see what Al Franken was talking about. As I did, it seemed Limbaugh was making more sense than Franken. The result was that now I listen to Limbaugh on the radio quite often. It seems the image created by Limbaugh's opponents and who he actually is are not accurate.

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Robert McK

Dated, but (sadly) still highly relevant

Reviewed in Australia on May 31, 2019

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May not be the best of Al Franken’s books, but still contained a wealth of laughs at some of the idiots in US politics.

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Too much fat not enough idiot

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2004

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If you've read Al Franken's more recent "Lies and the lying liars that tell them..." you may find this book a touch dissapointing. It's a little less well structured and there is an over-reliance on the 'fat' element of the title for cheap laughs, while most of it's readers are probably more concerned with reading evidence of the 'idiot' side of things.
Anyway, I hear that Rush has lost weight now, there's even rumours that this book might have been the spur he needed to make him do it. One can only hope it might also spur him to increase the accuracy of his facts too.
No doubt about it though this is a funny book and it makes some serious points in a humorous manner.
I come from the UK and although I'm aware of Rush Limbaugh, who he is, what he does and the way he does it, I am well aware that the majority of my countrymen don't. Well let me say right now that this doesn't matter, you don't need to know Rush to enjoy this book. If you've ever wondered where those right wing folks who post their "liberals are evil, smoking doesn't cause cancer, the US doesn't pollute" rants on disscussion forums get their ready-mixed 'just add water' opinions from then there's a pretty good chance that old Rush is source. So why not save yourself a whole lot of hassle and read about them here with Franken's amusing commentary.
I read this one before "Lies...." and it makes a good intro to the later book, but if you only read one Franken book, then read "Lies..." it's a far more cohesive expose of the political dishonesty of US right-wing media pundits, and it's got less lard jokes too.

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