Since The New Yorker‘s a double this week, and Andy Borowitz has been spreading himself a bit thin lately, I’m gonna take bad comedy matters into my own hands.
Here’s something twice as unfunny as you’re likely find on The Times op-ed page or in The New Yorker‘s ‘Shouts & Murmurs’ and you can read it for free.
If you ask the White House what President Bush is reading these days, the press office will call back with the official list: “His Excellency: George Washington” by Joseph J. Ellis, “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow and, not least, the Bible.
What the official list omits is Tom Wolfe’s racy new beer- and sex-soaked novel, “I Am Charlotte Simmons.” The president, a fan of Mr. Wolfe, has not only read the book but also is enthusiastically recommending it to friends.
– Bush’s Official Reading List, and a Racy Omission, by Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times, Feb. 7, 2005.
Also on George W. Bush’s reading list:
The Five Thousand Dead Iraqi People You Meet in Heaven
Beats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Abu Ghraib
Baby-killers’ Club Friends Forever # 12: Wolfowitz and the Disaster Date
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Blank : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Gays
Dreams from My Father : A Story of Golf and Inheritance
This I Believe: An A to B of a Life
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4 replies on “The George W. Bush Book Club (All Hack Edition)”
Well, since Bush claims to hear voices telling him to do stuff, I’m sure this is one of his favorites:
My Little Golden Book About Zogg
Borowitz is so hated by other comedy writers it’s no wonder he’s popular. He’s the print version of Jay Leno. Martha Stewart is his Ito. Best satirical news site? About.com, whatever that is, just made my list. I love parodies of Borowitz and these were spot on. But you forgot ‘My Pet War.’
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaa! Great reading list.
Been turned down by The New Yorker again, Matt? Borowitz at his worst kicks your ass.