Franken-Lies-And-the-Lying-Liars-Who-Tell

It is a great racket. And not just for their media, but for Bush and everyone around him. Bush
is good at make-believe. He says what he has to say. But he gives tax cuts to his supporters,
throws business to his cronies, quietly guts environmental protections, and leaves millions of
children behind. He calls himself a compassionate conservative. That's the biggest lie of all.
The right-wing media racket lets Bush get away with it. When the mainstream media
dares to tell the truth about Bush, they're called biased. This book, no doubt, will be accused
by some of having a liberal bias. See how shameless they are? They'll stop at nothing.
Yes, I'm a liberal, and I'm proud of it. It's a term we need to reclaim. Because I believe
most Americans are liberals just like me. Most Americans believe in helping people.
And most Americans believe that the government has a role to play-to create opportunity, to
protect the environment, to provide for the common good. We are the country, but they control
it. Only 7 percent of Americans say they want to weaken environmental regulations. But
the 7 percent are in charge.
How do we get it back? We have to fight. But we can't fight like they do. People say
that Rush and Fox and their ilk are popular because they're entertaining. And if you can
stomach that stuff, I suppose they are. But a part of their entertainment value comes from
their willingness to lie and distort. They fight with lies.
We can't do that. We have to fight them with the truth. Our added entertainment value
will have to come from being funny and attractive. And passionate. And idealistic. But also
smart. And not milquetoast-y. We've got to be willing to throw their lies in their face.
Iraq?"
When we say, "Hey, Dr. Wolfowitz, didn't the Clinton military do a great job in
And they say, "Fuck you!"
We've gotta come right back and say, "No. Fuck you!" That's how we're going to win
this thing.
Truth to power, baby.
Recently, flying back from one of my widely acclaimed corporate speeches, I sat next
to an avuncular Methodist minister. I told him about my book. He smiled warmly and responded
with an interesting nugget from the New Testament. "Do you know what God's punishment
is for liars?" he asked me.