{"product_id":"9780740792052","title":"Bush-Whacked: Chronicles of Government Stupidity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It's important for people to know that I'm the president of everybody.\" —President George W. Bush, from Air Force One, January 14, 2005\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho Leland Gregory voted for in the 2004 presidential election is his business. But when George W. Bush won a second term, Gregory had to be doing cartwheels around his computer. The humorist, after all, makes a career of recording human behavior at, let's just say, its less-than-brilliant moments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBush-Whacked\u003c\/i\u003e does a thorough job of tracking the president's language mangling as well as the inept bungling of his administration:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• \"And so during these holiday seasons, we thank our blessings . . .\" —GWB at Fort Belvoir, Va., December 21, 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Through bureaucratic mismanagement, parts for a top-secret spy plane, originally intended for destruction, were discovered being auctioned off on eBay. —\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• \"(T)he illiteracy level of our children are appalling.\" —GWB, Washington, D.C., January 23, 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his expert nose for nuttiness, Gregory includes numerous perplexing quotes, wacky anecdotes, and weird one-liners in this hysterical collection. This isn't the president at his finest, just Dubya at his funniest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrews McMeel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113506619632,"sku":"9780740792052","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780740792052_p0.jpg?v=1763633777","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780740792052","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}