Bad President (Paperback)

~ James Friedman (Contributor), Harry Prichett (Contributor), R.D. Rosen (Contributor), Rob Battles (Contributor)
Key Phrases: President Bush, White House, United States (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Filled with hilarious, undoctored photographs, cutting captions, "Bad President Early Warning Signs," and "Sad Truths" about the Bush administration, "Bad President" captures the US commander-in-chief doing what he unintentionally does best - the word "clueless" comes to mind - and delivers a book's worth of long-overdue laughs. Releasing in early October, this is the perfect impulse gift for anyone counting down to the end of this administration, or just needing more ammunition to make fun of Americans!

About the Author

James Friedman is a professor at the University of Maine School of Law, and specializes in constitutional law and counterterrorism. He lives in Portland, Maine.

Harry Prichett is a former member of Chicago City Limits and the creator of the off-off-Broadway one-man show, Work=Pain=Success.

R.D. Rosen is an Edgar Award–winning mystery novelist and a humorist whose work has appeared on PBS, HBO, CBS, and—with Harry Prichett—on National Public Radio.

Rob Battles is Senior Vice President of Creative Services for Rainbow, a cable network company.

Product Details

• Paperback: 165 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; annotated edition edition (October 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761146202
• ISBN-13: 978-0761146209
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #715,346 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Humor, October 20, 2006

By	Loyd E. Eskildson "Pragmatist" (Phoenix, AZ.) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Full of real (not doctored) photos, mostly of Bush in a wide variety of settings, but also including his minders/mentors as well. Each photo is labeled with an unflattering (but funny, and appropriate) caption, and several also are accompanied with facing pages containing relevant factoids titled "The Sad Truth."

23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gift, October 25, 2006

By	Steve D (Little Neck, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This would be a great gift for anyone who is a fan of President Bush. It is more than just funny captions to pictures, because everytime you think it's all in fun, you are hit with a "sad" fact about the President. It's two books in one, pictures of Bush & his staff with very funny captions, many that hit home & true "sad" facts about things that this administration has done. Not very funny. I read it & everytime I laughed, I read a fact & wanted to cry.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bad? Well, we knew that, January 4, 2007

By	wiredweird "wiredweird" (Earth, or somewhere nearby) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

Most of this book features actual photos from the news services, retroactively captioned. For example, one shows Pres. Bush II pointing towards his own head. The new caption reads "Because this part of my prefrontal cortex did not develop normally, I have trouble anticipating the consequences of my actions." Amusing, but rarely up to the standard of a good editorial cartoonist. Scattered throughout, there are "The Sad Truth" features: one-page factual essays, on things like Bush proposing anti-scientific teaching of science, gutting of poverty programs that benefit hundreds of thousands of elders and pregnant women, and lots more.

The format lets you pick up any page at random, and read them in any order. That makes it good bathroom reading, or fair amusement for anyone else whose attention is elsewhere. That's about it - funny pictures that miss the truly humorous moments, and factoids too disjoint to sustain well-deserved outrage.

//wiredweird