Peter Carlin

writes about Al Franken and his new book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them:

"The short-fused TV host [Bill O'Reilly] has spent the summer complaining bitterly about Franken and his book, which among other things details a series of claims O'Reilly makes about his personal and professional history. But if O'Reilly hoped to bury Franken in ridicule, he succeeded only in elevating him into the headlines.

"A trademark infringement case brought by Fox in August (for using the term 'fair and balanced' in the book's subtitle) not only failed in court but made Franken the most talked-about author in the nation.

"And to think, he nearly resisted the impluse to call out O'Reilly during their notorious joint appearance at the Book Expo last May.

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"But Franken said that minutes before they went onstage, O'Reilly stormed into the green room and confronted a publicist from Franken's publishing house, shouting about the unflattering photograph that appeared on a poster-sized mock-up of 'Lies.'

"'I don't want to say she can't take care of herself, but she's like 109 pounds and he's 6-4, and he was jabbing his finger in her face screaming, "This is what I look like! That's a doctored photo!"'

Much more at the link.

I just bought a copy today and will start on it tonight before I go to bed. I finally finished Conason's Big Lies.