Am-Bushed!

by Leland Gregory

Readers just can't get enough tales of government gaffes, and no one spotlights stupidity like best-selling humorist Leland Gregory. President George W. Bush and his administration can't seem to stop... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0740762052
• ISBN13: 9780740762055
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

A PURE SCREAM!

I know that a lot of people are looking forward to Bush leaving office but not everyone. For the world's comedians and humorists, it will be a dark day because so much of their fodder will be going away. If nothing else, George Bush has proven to be one of the greatest sources of political humor since Gerald Ford was in office. Look, I don't agree with many Bush bashers who consider him unintelligent. I think Bush is a pretty smart guy but I just don't think he expresses himself very well. He is a good ol' boy at heart and unfortunately for him, that often comes through when he speaks. To Bush's credit, he certainly knows his limitations. In fact one of the quotes in this book find Bush admitting that he's not exactly a great linguist. You can tell by just seeing the cover with those rolling plastic eyes that this is going to be a screamer and it doesn't disappoint. "Am-Bushed" is humorist Leland Gregory's collections of Bush's language oddities garnered throughout his Presidential terms. Sometimes you have to read the quotes two or three times to even understand them and then you're stunned that any person, much less our president could stumble so much in the realm of public speaking. Such is his charm. Some of my favorite quotes: "Most people in Arkansas know where Texas is and all the people in Texas know where Arkansas is." Speaking in front of a group of Arkansas school children and basically insulting the state of Arkansas. Here's a classic, "Nobody can threaten this country. Oh, they may be able to bomb a building..." Wow! And then there is this one: "August was a month of accomplishment here in Washington." Said on August 2, 2002! Besides the quotes there's also a Bush dictionary containing dozens of misused or completely made up words. Pure genius! Great little book! Reviewed by Tim Janson