Complex sentence: In his book "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them", comedian and liberal political commentator Al Franken wrote that "reasonable people of good will were genuinely offended" but argued that conservative media figures had exploited outrage at the event for political gain.
Split into simpler sentences: In his book, "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them", comedian and liberal political commentator Al Franken admitted that "reasonable people of good will were genuinely offended". February 11,2006 However, he further argued that conservative media figures had exploited outrage at the event for political gain.