Laughing at Obama: Volume I [Paperback]

Scott Ott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2010

From the moment he appeared on the national stage, through his inevitable nomination, to his historic election, triumphant coronation and landmark first year in office, Barack Obama has possessed everything a great leader needs...save one. His only inadequacy has been the dearth of citizens willing to openly laugh at him. ScrappleFace.com editor Scott Ott's newest work, 'Laughing at Obama: Volume I' fills that void and provides readers of all political stripes with their just entitlement...our generation's great American birthright, to mock Barack Obama.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I think Scott is absolutely hysterical. I love ScrappleFace. Very, very funny stuff. --Glenn Beck, radio & TV talk show host

ScrappleFace.com is one of the best parody sites. In fact, it's created in my own image. This is EIB quality stuff. Scott Ott is hilarious. It's the kind of stuff that didn't even exist 15 years ago. But there is a problem with it, at least for me. I want to steal the stuff I see there. But I don't. I just laugh myself silly. --Rush Limbaugh, EIB Network

I laughed, I cried. Well, I laughed anyway. --James Taranto, The Wall Street Journal

About the Author

Scott Ott, editor-in-chief of ScrappleFace.com, the world's leading family-friendly news satire source, also serves as co-host of Trifecta, a news commentary and humor show on PJTV.com. ScrappleFace.com has entertained and informed more than 13 million readers since its founding in July 2002. Scott's work has been read on the radio by Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Mark Levin, Lars Larson, Roger Hedgecock, and many more. Scott Ott's writing has appeared in The Weekly Standard, The Washington Examiner, DailyCaller.com, PajamasMedia.com, Insight Magazine, Sports Illustrated and thousands of websites. His work is frequently mentioned on InstaPundit.com, MichelleMalkin.com, James Taranto's Best of the Web Today at the Wall Street Journal, National Review's The Corner, Powerlineblog.com, RightWingNews.com, HotAir.com and many more. Scott Ott's 2004 book 'Axis of Weasels' sold thousands of copies, and he is contributing author of 'The New Media Frontier', published in September 2008 by Crossway.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: MacMenamin Press (July 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976141418
• ISBN-13: 978-0976141419
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,316,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Doing the job that comedians won't do..., June 8, 2010

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Kari J. Wolfe (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laughing at Obama: Volume I (Kindle Edition)

From my blog: [...]

Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. -- Bob Newhart

Doing the job that comedians won't do...

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How do you begin writing a book review for a book that makes you laugh and cry all at the same time?

Scott Ott's "Laughing at Obama, Volume 1" is an evocative and satirical look at Barack Obama starting from his rise to fame within the Democratic Party to his historical presidential campaign to his first year and a half as the President of the United States.

Some of the articles are just plain out-and-out funny. With headlines such as "If Obama Won't Run, Dems Fear Dearth of Unknowns," "Obama, Clinton, to Redistribute Cash to Poorer Rivals," "Poll: Most Still Favor Obama Presidency Concept," and "Obama Policy Barrage Combats Dem Reelection Threat," there's lots of stuff that will make you laugh out loud.

In the midst of the humor and the poking-fun, there's a serious and heart-wrenching side to it as well. Reading this book will not only make you laugh but it will make you stop and think. Through his gift of satire, Scott shows us his love for the country and his desire for something better than what we're currently settling for with the Obama Administration.

If you saw me out reading this weekend, those were tears of joy. Honest. Some of them, anyway.

"Laughing at Obama, Volume 1" can be purchased for the Kindle at Amazon.com. The paperback will be available June 2010 from Amazon or you can purchase single autographed copies (or cases to hand out to all your laughter-needy friends) at MacMenamin Press.

You can find Scott at ScottOtt.Org and read his satire for yourself at Scrappleface.

Wherever he's channeling it from, Scott Ott is definitely doing something right.

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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. -- Mark Twain

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P.S. I know what I'm doing for Christmas presents this year. Or birthdays, for that matter.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laughing While Crying, December 31, 2010

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Angela M. Richter "SeverineWolve" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laughing at Obama: Volume I (Kindle Edition)

As with any political satire, we laugh because it's true. Scott Ott, in this hilarious take on the Obama candidacy and presidency, make us laugh when we should be crying. I bought this book and added it to my Kindle to read on a road trip. It was pretty distracting for the driver because I kept laughing at loud at some of Scott's observations. Highly recommend it despite any political leaning you might have. Good, clean fun.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laughing at Obama Review, May 15, 2011

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E. Cresswell (Warrenton, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laughing at Obama: Volume I (Paperback)

Book was excellent. I read it twice. I bought one for my son who lives in Ireland hoping he would enjoy it as much as I did. I look forward to Volume II.