In the month between the San Francisco Chronicle and New York Times articles, Goodnight Bush jumped from #507 to #57 as of this week. Apparently, liberals have an easier time reading a 48-page children’s book because there are dozens and dozens of unsuccessful Bush-bashing books collecting dust.
There are several “children’s books” parodying the genre and bashing the Bush administration. Young Dick Cheney (150 pages) boasts that it is “a wickedly funny faux-children’s biography recounts Young Dick Cheney’s youthful lust for guns, oil, and the girl of his dreams.” Intellectual giant Phil Donahue says it’s “a big hoot.” Arianna Huffington says the book “pries back the door on our secretive Vice President.” The only thing more secret is Arianna’s electric bill.
Yiddish with George and Laura (112 pages) “invades the ultimate bastion of American WASP culture: Kennebunkport, home of the Bush clan.” For the supposed purpose of teaching Yiddish terms, the authors write about Laura Bush finding a baby in the woods and George Bush telling her to throw it back. In another scene, brother Neil Bush asks, “But what if a child does get left behind?” “‘Then he can join the Army,’ says George.”
Other “progressive” children’s books include:
George W. Bush Coloring Book (24 pages)
Pat Robertson and Friends Coloring Book (28 pages) – “fundamentalists, politicians, journalists and criminals… meet them all in this easy-to-understand guide to the world of Pat Robertson”
My First Presidency: A Scrapbook by George W. Bush (68 pages)
Punch Out the President (and Pals!): A Paper Doll Book Starring W. and Friends (32 pages)
At an average of 71 pages, it’s no surprise that so many pathetic liberal authors gravitate to the children’s genre. No footnotes are needed because they make the same statements found in the DailyKos comments section. Bush is dumb! Halliburton! Impeach Cheney! Diebold! 9-11 was an inside job!
As the end of the George W. Bush presidency nears, one wonders what will become of all the leftists who have made a living bashing the President and the Vice President with colorful pictures and words. I suppose they’ll just go back to their cushy jobs at America’s colleges and universities. Or perhaps they’ll butcher another classic and pen Paddington Bares It All for PETA or The Little Engine That Could – Thanks to Affirmative Action.
Lisa De Pasquale
Lisa De Pasquale is is a writer in Alexandria, VA. Miss De Pasquale was previously the director of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), where she oversaw all aspects of the conference from June 2006 to April 2011. Prior to CPAC, she was the program director of the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute. In 2010, she was named a “Rising Star” by
Campaigns & Elections magazine in their annual list of top political leaders under 35. She has written articles for Townhall.com and Townhall Magazine,
Human Events, The Daily Caller, Washingtonian, the St. Augustine Record, The Washington Times, The Houston Chronicle, and the Tallahassee Democrat. Originally from Florida, Miss De Pasquale received a B.A. from Flagler College in St. Augustine.
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