41. Please Stand By... franken, al. You can spot left leaning reporting when any report calls al franken a satirist instead of the more accurate title of activist writer/author . http://rightnation.us/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=&t=5728

42. Spinsanity Debate: Al Franken Vs. Rich Lowry Spinsanity debate al franken vs. Rich Lowry. Ben, Bryan and Brendan. al franken on Rich Lowry s Legacy Paying the Price for the Clinton Years (3/15). http://www.spinsanity.org/debates/franken-lowry.html

Home Columns Posts Topics ... Search Spinsanity debate: Al Franken vs. Rich Lowry March 15-18, 2004 From the editors (3/15): We are pleased to introduce the first-ever Spinsanity debate between author/humorist Al Franken and National Review editor Rich Lowry, who have critiqued each other's books, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right and Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years . This is not an endorsement of their work, but a unique opportunity for our site to serve as a nonpartisan forum for a debate between two of America's top political writers. We believe both pieces represent useful contributions to the debate over those books and the issues they discuss. When Lowry and Franken approached us about publishing their exchange, we agreed provided that the essays were generally serious and substantive. We also reserved the right to respond in order to point out deceptive claims or ad hominem attacks (just as we would for any political writers), and we plan to post our response to a few points that they raise later this week. We hope frequent readers will enjoy this debate between two writers who appreciate Spinsanity's reputation for non-partisan fairness and that those coming to the site for the first time will stay and explore more of our work.

43. FOXNews.com - Foxlife - O'Reilly And Franken Spar At Book Show NEW YORK — A booksellers luncheon isn t the place you d expect to hear a shouting match, but al franken (search) and Bill O Reilly (search) got into a http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,88364,00.html

OAS_AD('Top'); O'Reilly and Franken Spar at Book Show Monday, June 02, 2003 By Amy C. Sims Al Franken search Bill O'Reilly search OAS_AD('Middle'); During the luncheon, which was broadcast live on C-SPAN, political humorist Franken took to the podium pushing his upcoming release Who's Looking Out for You Now? Inside Edition , a TV news magazine, had won the prestigious Peabody Award. Franken said he looked into the claims that the show had won such an award and found no record of it. O'Reilly later told him he had misspoke and it was a Polk Award that was given to the show, not a Peabody. journalism But O'Reilly shot back at his attacker. "This guy accuses me of being a liar, ladies and gentlemen, on national television," O'Reilly said. "He's vicious, and that's with a capital V, a person who's blinded by ideology. "All he's got in six and a half years is that I misspoke, that I labeled a Polk Award a Peabody." "Shut up! You had your 35 minutes. Shut up," O'Reilly said. "We're supposed to be on here for 15 minutes and this idiot goes 35." Franken snapped back: "This isn't your show Bill," creating an uproar from the crowd.

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46. CNN.com - Al Franken's Take On Politics - May 7, 2002 CNN http://cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/books/05/07/franken.politics/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US/HELP CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe CNNenEspanol.com CNNArabic.com ... set your edition Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW InStyle Business 2.0 Al Franken's take on politics (CNN) Al Franken is a funny guy, but he takes politics very seriously and isn't shy about his liberal politics or taking digs at the Republicans. Here's Franken on a variety of topics. On the Democrats and September 11: "I think there was a lot of timidity after 9/11 [but] that was actually rightfully so. We rallied 'round the president and rallied 'round the country, and should have. MORE STORIES Al Franken's guide to life "And that's something, probably, the Republicans would not have done. If it had been Gore, they would have been all over him. They would have said, 'The Clinton-Gore administration let down our guard,' and it would have been his CIA, and his FBI, and ... they would have been all over him to attack the next day. ... I think the Democrats did the right thing." On Enron and the problems of corporate America: "I watched [former Enron executive Jeffrey] Skilling's testimony very closely. ... I think he's very smart. I think whatever prison he goes to he'll be the smartest guy there.

47. Al Franken Class Day 2002 Address Class Day Address June 5th, 2002. al franken 73 Comedian. Text edited based on delivery. I was all set to give a speech today entitled http://www.commencement.harvard.edu/franken.html

48. NPR : Comedian And Political Commentator Al Franken al franken is an alumnus of Saturday Night Live, where his most memorable character was the simpering selfhelp sap Stuart Smalley. http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1419191

49. MSNBC - 'The O’Franken Factor' Lefty satirist al franken talks about his plans for the threehour radio show he’ll host and how he feels about going head-to-head with Rush Limbaugh. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3980903/

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Money document.write('') Web Search: logoImg("http://sc.msn.com"); MSNBC News Alerts Newsletters Help ... MSNBC Shopping Search MSNBC: Advanced Search Lawrence Lucier / Getty Images 'The O’Franken Factor' Lefty satirist Al Franken talks about his plans for the three-hour radio show he’ll host and how he feels about going head-to-head with Rush Limbaugh 'One of our goals is to do a drug-free radio show' WEB EXCLUSIVE By Jennifer Barrett Updated: 7:15 p.m. ET Jan.16, 2004 advertisement NEWSWEEK: In Chicago, you're going to be going head-to-head against Rush Limbaugh. Al Franken: I’m not completely sure what the time slot is. But I’m doing three hours, and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. would be fine. I just said I don’t want anything earlier than noon. If I did the 9-in-the-morning shift, I’d be up all the night before. That could make for an interesting show. Laughs ] Yeah,  true, it could. But it may well be that I go up against Rush. Still, I don’t anticipate beating him the first week. No? Why?

50. NPR : Comedian And Satirist Al Franken Comedian and Satirist al franken. http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1585568

51. SNL Archives | Cast A catalog of Mr. franken's appearances on Saturday Night Live, including his celebrity impersonations. http://snlarc.jt.org/cast.php?i=AlFr

52. CNN.com - Fox News Loses Attempt To Block Satirist's Book - Aug. 22, 2003 Saying This is an easy case, a federal judge ruled Friday against Fox News in its lawsuit asserting that a book by liberal satirist al franken violates its http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/08/22/fox.franken/

The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-Mail Services CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Fox News loses attempt to block satirist's book Judge: Cover creates no confusion over origin, sponsorship From Phil Hirschkorn CNN Fox sought to halt distribution of author-comedian Al Franken's book. Story Tools NEW YORK (CNN) Saying "This is an easy case," a federal judge ruled Friday against Fox News in its lawsuit asserting that a book by liberal satirist Al Franken violates its trademarked slogan, "fair and balanced." Fox was seeking an injunction to halt distribution of "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right." U.S. District Judge Denny Chin, after listening to about half an hour of oral arguments, said the lawsuit was "wholly without merit, both factually and legally." The 377-page book, which originally had a late September release date, went on sale Thursday. Fox objected especially to its cover, which displays the "fair and balanced" phrase in its subtitle and an unflattering photograph of the news channel's most popular host, Bill O'Reilly. It argued that the cover layout "is likely to cause confusion among consumers as to the origin and sponsorship of the book." The judge disagreed.

53. CNN.com - Franken Signs With Liberal Radio - Jan. 14, 2004 yet, but the entrepreneurs who dream of launching a liberal radio network have just landed themselves a lead man Comedian and bestselling author al franken. http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/13/liberal.radio.franken.ap/

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Services CNNtoGO Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Franken signs with liberal radio Franken in an August 2003 photo Story Tools RELATED Liberal group buys radio stations Fox drops suit over Franken book YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Al Franken Elections Bestseller Rush Limbaugh or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? NEW YORK (AP) They haven't got a name or a launch date yet, but the entrepreneurs who dream of launching a liberal radio network have just landed themselves a lead man: Comedian and best-selling author Al Franken. Progress Media planned to announce Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Franken to host a live, three-hour daily broadcast that would form the anchor of the programming schedule, according to people familiar with the matter. In an interview, Franken said the format of the show was still evolving, but he said he was certain that it wouldn't be akin to that used by his rival Rush Limbaugh, which Franken described as "non-guested confrontation." "He has no one on the show but it's confrontation," Franken said. "His show is just him railing for three hours."

54. MSNBC - Live, From The Left, It's ... Backstage with al franken, air warrior. The Democrats Top Gun Comedian al franken spoofing President Bush s appearance aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4571119/

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Money document.write('') Web Search: logoImg("http://sc.msn.com"); MSNBC News Alerts Newsletters Help ... MSNBC Shopping Search MSNBC: Advanced Search Live, From the Left, It's ... Liberals are looking to a 'Saturday Night Live' alum for salvation. Backstage with Al Franken, air warrior. Photo illustration: F. Scott Schafer for Newsweek; USS Abraham Lincoln photo: Khue Bui for Newsweek The Democrats' Top Gun: Comedian Al Franken spoofing President Bush's appearance aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln By Weston Kosova Newsweek March 29 issue - Al Franken is eating a sandwich—demolishing it, really—blissfully unaware of the barrage of wet, sticky mouth sounds he's sending into the microphone that hangs in front of his face. It's the third day of recorded rehearsals for Franken's daily radio show on Air America, a left-leaning, all-talk network that launches next week, and he's trying to choke down a quick lunch during the few minutes of commercials between segments. On the other side of the studio desk, the show's cohost, Franken's friend and radio pro Katherine Lanpher, is experiencing every note of the gastric symphony. She shoots him an amused, exasperated look. "Bet you're glad you didn't have the chips," she deadpans. It isn't the first time Franken has broken a cardinal rule of radio. "I tried to tell him yesterday he can't eat on the air." She laughs. "Listeners don't want to hear ... that." advertisement But Franken is lost in his thoughts. He's pecking ideas into his laptop, cracking up at his own punch lines, trying to decide which of the many archenemies of the left is next in line for his special brand of verbal pounding. George Tenet? Dick Cheney? George W. Bush? Ten seconds till air. Franken looks up: "What are we doing now? Are we taking calls in this segment?"

55. General Search Results For Franken, Al Search Results For franken, al, Found 3 Total Search Results. Oh, the Things I Know Cass ISBN 1565116976 Format Analog Audio Cassette, By franken, al, $13.28. http://www.talkingbookworld.com/frontpagelinesonly.asp?storeurl=talkingbookworld

56. Beliefnet: Beliefnet's Interview With Al Franken, Author Of Lies & The Lying Lia Why Would The AntiChrist Write Chorus Line? Is Bush as religious as he claims? These, and other questions addressed by liberal comedian-activist al franken. http://www.beliefnet.com/story/132/story_13244.html

print this page close window 'Why Would The Anti-Christ Write Chorus Line?' Is Bush as religious as he claims? These, and other questions addressed by liberal comedian-activist Al Franken Beliefnet Editor-in-Chief Steven Waldman interviewed Al Franken about his new book, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, and about his own spirituality. Excerpts from the interview: The first line of the book is, “God chose me to write this book.” Now why would He go and do a thing like that? Because He’s pissed off at Bush, whose friends have been going around saying he felt he was chosen at this time to lead the nation, presumably by God. God actually chose Al Gore, and got him the popular and electoral vote, which is usually sufficient. So God asked me to write the book. What do you make of the use of religious language by President Bush? Sometimes it’s ok and appropriate for a president to use God. I probably wouldn’t if I were president. He wears his religion on his sleeve and yet this is the least Christian administration I can think of, in terms of Christ certainly as I understand it. How so?

57. Rich Lowry On Al Franken On National Review Online March 18, 2004, 833 am Fisking franken Setting the record straight. Spinsanity.com has just posted an exchange between me and al franken. http://www.nationalreview.com/lowry/lowry200403180833.asp

Home Corner Articles Authors ... Print Version March 18, 2004, 8:33 a.m. Fisking Franken Setting the record straight. S pinsanity.com has just posted an exchange between me and Al Franken. I critique Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right ; he critiques Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years Anyway, on to the other questions... MY BROTHER SCHIP This gets pretty wonky, so brace yourself. Franken says I make a "mistake" when I write of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (italics to highlight the point in contention), "The generous federal subsidy encouraged states to maximize their health benefits, essentially extending a federal entitlement to children living in families with incomes roughly 200 percent above the poverty line ." But this is absolutely correct. It is Franken who is mistaken, and apparently doesn't have the slightest idea what he is writing about. Such programs often apply to families with incomes 200 percent above the poverty line. It is a way to ensure that they reach the working poor. "200 percent of poverty" is, therefore, pretty standard public-policy argot, but Franken seems never to have heard of it, and insists that I'm wrong that SCHIP applies to families in that category. The error, however, is his: According to the American Medical Association, "SCHIP coverage is now available in 38 states and the District of Columbia for children up to age 19 whose family income is at or above 200 percent of the federal poverty level."

58. Byron York On Al Franken On National Review Online September 10, 2003, 845 am al franken’s Ugly Schtick The angry, ugly spin of Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them. he people http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york091003.asp

Home Corner Articles Authors ... Print Version September 10, 2003, 8:45 a.m. The angry, ugly spin of Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them he people at Harvard's Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy stand behind Al Franken. The center — a part of the John F. Kennedy School of Government which says it is "dedicated to exploring the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice" — chose the sometime comedian to be one of its Shorenstein Fellows for Spring 2003. An effusive press release said Franken would be "working on a book examining whether or not there is a liberal bias in the media, including a look at the media's treatment of George W. Bush and his administration." Now we have the results of Franken's work in his new book "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right." In it, Franken attacks lots of people: Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, George W. Bush, and even Alan Colmes, the liberal half of Fox News's Hannity and Colmes whom Franken believes lacks the gumption to stand up to conservative counterpart Sean Hannity.

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60. Al Franken - Book This Famous Comedian And Other Political Humorists At Comedian Book comedians like political satirist al franken, here at ComediansUSA.com. al franken. POLITICal SATIRIST. al franken s Video Clip. http://www.comediansusa.com/celebs/franken_al.html

Book Comedians home political humorists AL FRANKEN POLITICAL SATIRIST Al Franken is an Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer, New York Times bestselling author, and Grammy-winning comedian. In 1975, Al Franken was a member of the original writing staff and famous comedians that created the groundbreaking late night show, Saturday Night Live. Al Franken remained with the original show until 1980 and then returned in 1985. He stayed for another 10 years, leaving after the 1994-95 season. Al Franken received four Emmys for his writing on SNL and a fifth for producing. He also won recognition for his on-camera work, first as half of the comedy team of "Franken and Davis," then for his "Al Franken Decade" persona. He also was recognized for such characterizations as the one-man mobile uplink unit and Stuart Smalley, the new age cable TV host. Smalley was the subject of Franken's first book, I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough and Doggone It, People Like Me, which was published in 1992. It provided the basis for a movie that Franken wrote and starred in for Paramount Pictures. The 1995 movie, "Stuart Saves His Family", was directed by Harold Ramis and received "two thumbs up" from Siskel and Ebert. In 1992, was brought into the group of political satirists by anchoring Comedy Central's "Indecision '92", winning wide critical acclaim for his coverage of both conventions and election night. In 1996, he teamed with "Strange Bedfellow" Arianna Huffington, again covering the party conventions and election night for "Politically Incorrect", where he continues to be a frequent guest along with other political humorists.

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