  If you haven't read Al Franken's best-seller "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them", you should.
Even if you're a Republican. The book is a meticulously researched and argued attack on the hardcore right-wing pundit blowhards like Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Lielly. Now, I can respect you if you're a Republican. But I have a real hard time respecting people who subscribe to the unmitigated bullshit these pundits peddle for truth on a daily basis.
They back up their "political beliefs"--which is actually just ratings-hungry narrowminded jingoism--with lies and false emotional appeal. But Al Franken takes them on--and on each occasion--triumphs valiantly. All idealogies aside, it's hard to assail pure reason and logic, which are Al's deadliest weapons. He's now got a morning radio show on the "Air America", the new liberal talk radio station. He's funny, smart and has an excellent grasp on today's strange political climate.
urlLink Here's a good post on his blog where he dismantles a big bundle of Sean Hannity's lies about John Kerry--lies that we're inevitably going to hear over and over and over again throughout this election. The right-wing has gotten good at repeating inaccuracies until they become accepted truths. 
