Franken, Al

Summary: The Harvard-educated comedian, talk-show host, and U.S. Senator chronicles the story of his unlikely senatorial campaign, detailing the ensuing months-long recount and what his service has taught him about America's deeply polarized political culture.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2017

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Franken, Al.

Summary: Satirist Al Franken examines the political right, and uses their own words against them, taking on the pundits, the politicians, and the issues.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: HighBridge 2003

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Franken, Al.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2002

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Franken, Al.

Summary: Satirist Al Franken examines the political right, and uses their own words against them, taking on the pundits, the politicians, and the issues.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004

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Franken, Al.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2006

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Franken, Al.

Summary: In these pages Al reveals the alarming story of how Bush beat Kerry with his "fear, smear, and queers", and then claimed a nonexistent mandate. Tom DeLay is a horror show.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2005

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Summary: A behind-the-scenes look at the life of the former Saturday Night Live comedian turned author, radio host, and political satirist.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2007

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Summary: A 25th anniversary celebration of the television program Saturday night live featuring cast members from the past and present.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment 2004

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SAT

Summary: Follows Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater's tumultuous election year, as well as other years in a career that encompassed numerous political and ideological triumphs. Though he never achieved the ultimate prize, the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 vindicated the conservative agenda Goldwater had long championed. Ironically, in later years, Goldwater's support of issues like abortion and gay...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007

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Summary: Exposes how corporations spent millions on a propaganda campaign to distort Americans' view of lawsuits, forever changing the civil justice system. From the infamous case of the woman who sued McDonalds over spilled coffee to the saga of the Mississippi Supreme Court Justice deemed 'not corporate enough' by business interests, this program tears apart the conventional wisdom about 'frivolous...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2011

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF HOT

Summary: Still considered iconic for their live performances from Studio 8H in New York, the original cast set the tone for years to follow with their irreverent, edgy humor. They combined anti-establishment political satire with rock-and-roll attitude for a show that spoke to the youth of the 1970s.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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