from Prairie Home Companion--Calvin Trillin reads on Bush

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In case you missed it,

http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2004/07/03/

Trillin starts at 17:32 into the broadcast

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1. Thanks so much

I think my favorite was "Cheney's Head: An Explanation". Absolutely inspired. I have not laughed so hard in ages.

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2. Book cover from Trillin's latest

Check out the reviews.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400062888/qid=1089697203/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/104-4685608-0351108

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

Very Funny and Enjoyable!, July 5, 2004
Reviewer: Ali from California, USA I bought this book after I saw the interview of the author with John Stewart on Daily Show, and really enjoyed it. The book is full of very funny poems which (of course!) make fun of Bush's administration. Either because of their gaffes or their extreme believes which they are trying to hide. If you like political satire, this books is a must-have. It's not a boring political book, full of facts and conclusions, just a piece of news and sharp comic poem afterwards, so you can enjoy reading each part separately or read all the book at once. However, if you're a republican, you need a whole lot of sense of humor in order to enjoy some of the poems. The guy went to a lot of trouble for finding words that rhyme with the names of people in administration, but the result is usually great. A side note, some of the poems refer to things that has happened in 2000 presidential campaign and election, but there is a one line note about the event before beginning of the poem.
For example check this part of poem about John Ashcroft's quote that in US we have no king but Jesus:

The only king we have is Jesus,
And I feel blessed to bring the news.
The only king we have is Jesus,
I can't explain why we got Jews.


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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

A breath of fresh air, July 4, 2004
Reviewer: isala (see more about me) from Fairbanks, Alaska, United States One would assume that the antics of this administration would have made satirists work overtime. Yet few seem to dare make Cheney, Ashcroft, and the boys targets of their wit. Michael Moore and Al Franken belong to the few. Now, at last New Yorker columnist Calvin Trillin has produced a book full of sharp satire, clever wit, and just buckets of laughs. Good fun for the family. I hope it gets the distribution if merits.


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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

Welcome Relief, July 4, 2004
Reviewer: Joan M. Kind (see more about me) from Thornton, CO USA The emperor has no clothes so let's laugh. A great book to relieve some of the anger about all the lies and illegal actions of the Bush administration. It's all here, but with a twist. Sometimes laughter is the best response.

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