The Truth (with Jokes) (Hardcover: 336 pages)

The Truth about the Truth

By Joe  Dec 19, 2005

Pros: Interesting political insight

Cons: Probably a waste if you're not already leaning towards Liberal

I read this book on the recommendation of a friend who had read Al's last book 'Lies...' I will admit to a slight liberal bias, but I consider myself more of a moderate. By that I mean Sean Hannity and Bill Mahr are both equal whackos as ...far as I'm concerned. I was impressed with the detail Al goes into in his 'debunking' of right wing propoganda. Most of us seem to have a political opinion, but can't stand up with detail as to why we have that opinion. Al seems to be able to drill into a situation and give specific examples of why what was said was untrue, where the stories came from, and how they played out. The best part is he has the ability to use humor to keep your interest through what is arguable boring material. The level of detail is quite high, you see. In order to get through it all, you need some breaks. I spent a lot of time wondering if the references he cites were actually what he said they were (he mentioned quite often that the right wing takes things out of context), but at the back of the book are specific references for the initiated (I'm not one of them!) I wound up reading the entire book in about a week at bed time. I recommend it, if only to balance what you hear on conservative radio. Read more Less