With the Senate and House elections turning in the Democrats' favor last week and the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld, it seems like the perfect time to add some insult to injury with the new book "Destined for Destiny."
"Destined For Destiny: The Unauthorized Autobiography Of George W. Bush" provides a great comedic interpretation of our beloved president's life and is sure to keep readers laughing, regardless of political affiliation.
The book is written by satirical newspaper The Onion's Editor in Chief Scott Dikkers and former TV producer Peter Hilleren. It reads as if it were actually written by Bush, which though hilarious is also unnerving, causing readers to wonder if this man could really be the leader of the free world.
The comedy really doesn't stop from start to finish. The front cover even has a golden seal which reads "Winner of the super special Presidential Award for Biographizing." And as far as research has shown, this has never been awarded to any other book in history.
The laughs extend beyond the front cover. In fact, there's something to laugh at on just about every page. Without getting too specific, some of the best chapters in this "autobiography," which details the president's life from birth to his presidency, include, "Like 'Roots' Only White," "The Clown-Faced Zombie I Call My Wife," "The Greatest Love of My Life: Jesus," "I Won! Or Lost, Whatever" and "2004: Another Mandate."
The sarcasm of "Destined For Destiny" balances Bush's own rhetoric and makes for an all-around hilarious read. What is most important is that Dikkers and Hilleren get the job done. The book is easy to read with laughably absurd stories and images from "Bush's life."
These include pictures of Bush with Jesus, as well as a college entrance essay, which is paper clipped to a $500,000 check and a memo reading, "Dear Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Please admit my son to Yale. Deepest personal regards, George H.W. Bush."
Images of the amusing memos from George Bush senior appear throughout the book and include everything from letters to his son ("[It was a] great pleasure to bounce you on my knee last night,") to letters to the Supreme Court ("Kindly suspend ballot counting in Florida so that my son may assume the office of the presidency,") to letters to Saddam Hussein ("Please cordially accept my son's invasion of your country.")
The images are certainly not the only amusing parts of "Destined For Destiny." Dikkers' and Hilleren's Bush thinks of Iraq as a dream-like place where "rose-colored fields of flowered Iraqi grass sway in the evening breeze."
As Dikkers' and Hilleren's "autobiography" says of Bush, "He is wearing a flight suit, holding his helmet at his side, urging on our fighting men and women in their sacred mission with great and inspiring words. Words such as 'freedom,' 'victory,' and 'Bring 'em on."
