From the best-selling author – the story of an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that.
Al Franken, Giant of the Senate is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history and an unprecedented eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect. It’s a book about what happens when the nation’s foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pundit class, actually turns out to be good at it. It’s a book about our deeply polarized, frequently depressing, occasionally inspiring political culture, written from inside the belly of the beast. In this candid personal memoir, the honorable gentleman from Minnesota takes his army of loyal fans along with him from Saturday Night Live to the campaign trail, inside the halls of Congress, and behind the scenes of some of the most dramatic and/or hilarious moments of his new career in politics.
What A Winner! Love this book! I laughed much more than I have since the start of this crazy political situation began. And I appreciate the facts Sen. Franken provides with his unique and memorable style!
And I mean that in the best way. I laughed audibly every few chapters Not your typical politician’s book. And I mean that in the best way. I laughed audibly every few chapters.
AMAZING !!! I’ve been impatiently waiting for this book and it didn’t disappoint. I only wish it had included the Comey firing and the antics since then . Those who provided one-star reviews are clearly right wing trolls promoting their agenda . Not a single verified purchase in the entire typically inarticulate sorry lot.