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Title: Not Funny
Review: A surprisingly ineffective and unfunny attack on Franken. It's pretty clear that the author is unclear on the concept, sure, some of Al Franken's skits weren't that funny, but that isn't the way to attack a comedian, especially one with such a sharp satirical bent. The truth is, Mauro is just a humorless right wing sorehead, and that's the way he comes off. The cover is a good indicator of what is to come, Franken's cover is funny as it is a play on Limbaugh's, with goofy old Al aping Rush attempting to appear thoughtful, Mauro just takes Al's cover and tries to make him look buck toothed. Funny? No. Original? No. Pointless? Yep. The best comment ion the book, and the most revealing, is where Mauro admits republics don't care if their leaders are politically corrupt (i.e. taking brides) as long as they don't have sex scandals. That about says it all. The book is self parodying. A real dog.
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