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At more than a whopping 550 pages, this is "dumbass" Bush by the pound!

And, yes, the "dumbass" of the title is junior himself. We've read through many a collection of idiotic Bush statements, and it has always startled us to think how anyone of sane mind can believe that this man has any credibility, common sense, honesty or the merest signs of intelligence beyond the rock age.

But it took a Canadian single mother, who experienced a traumatic brain injury (we are not making this up), to gather together and give context to the absolutely mind-boggling "wit and wisdom" of the "dumbass" who is the titular president of America.

Except the real sick joke is that Geoge W. Bush has no "wit and wisdom." He's the village idiot who like in the book "Being There" somehow manages to have his idiocies taken seriously by the media.

A publicity blurb about "DUMBASS" comments: "Her book may be incredibly funny, but Carlysle isn’t just playing for 'yucks.' DUMBASS skewers Bush with his own words while delivering an opportunity for thoughtful analysis of how the issues shaping our future are mirroring the issues that shaped our past. More than just a funny quote book, Carlysle hopes DUMBASS drives home a much bigger message, that America and the very principles she holds dear are in imminent danger. Carlysle says, 'We are watching a poorly staged rendition of Wag the Dog, interpreted for the morbidly stupid and performed by the criminally insane.'"

One Internet reviewer noted: "I laughed my *ss off. This book is full of stuff I had not heard before. My wife was ready to send me to the guest room because I wouldn't put it down. I read it out loud during dinner and it killed everybody at the table. I let a friend at work borrow it and they decided to invest in a copy of their own. Now that I have it back I'm reading it again. I truly recommend it. I went to the author's website and read her bio and her story is pretty interesting as well. If you hate Bush and like to laugh you should buy this book."

From the website of the author:

ATTENTION REPUBLICANS! Please use this book to beat yourselves about the head until November 2008!

Both funny and infuriating, DUMBASS escorts readers through years of George's verbal carnage and leaves us wondering HOW and WHY someone so stupid was permitted to usurp America and orchestrate the greatest foreign relations disaster in history.

Not just another quote book, DUMBASS reflects W's own words through the unforgiving lens of popular culture and history as Carlysle utilizes clever quips, quotes, clips and essays to draw greater (albeit disturbing) insight into the mind of this spectacularly and uniquely inept man.

A scathing blend of humor and serious commentary, DUMBASS is a book you will read, re-read and share with friends for years to come. (or until the end of the world....whichever comes first.)


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