When I sat down to read Obama: The Greatest President in the History of Everything, I was expecting the usual mindless tripe from those few on the left who prop up the unaccomplished, mediocre legislator who now holds the presidency, but it turns out that the book is one of those satires that kids enjoy so much these days. While it sounds like the author is praising President Obama the whole way through, he’s actually making fun of Obama and his supporters. I know: How can someone make fun of a person while praising him? It sounds counterintuitive, but somehow the author pulls it off, as he is apparently some sort of genius. The book is funny from beginning to end, and I especially enjoyed the part where he compares Obama to all the previous presidents, as he uses a bit of historical humor.
Since it is an ebook, it’s the perfect last-minute gift, because you can give it literally at the last minute, and it will be there on time. Literally. And not Joe Biden literally; actual literally.
Now, I know what some of you are thinking: Isn’t this review a bit self-serving, since you wrote the book? I see why you would think that, but the author is actually a completely different Frank J. Fleming who writes political humor. We are often confused for each other, especially since we look alike. The easiest way to tell us apart, though, is that if you look closely at the other Frank J. Fleming, there is a slight scar beneath his left eye. I keep telling the police this, as apparently that Frank J. Fleming is wanted for questioning in a number of murders in the Midwest. Eyewitnesses keep saying they saw me leave the scene of the crime, but that’s just because they didn’t look close enough to see the scar.
You guys believe me, right?
i loves me some obamma, and not in a gay way. he has been wonerful for the American people, the real ones, and not the pretend type w/o proper, legal, verifiable documentation. he has caused such an abrupt and long remembered (we hope) awakening from the long slumber the good folks had been enjoying, much to their detriment, that we owe him a repayment of some sort.
anybody got any ideas how we can evar repay him? see, just talking about what we owe him and dreaming up ways to repay him just makes everybody happy, and during the holidays too. ain’t it great? chw.
hey is there any more eggnog? Merry Christmas ya’ll.
“anybody got any ideas how we can evar repay him?”
Yes. By granting him a permanent vacation from government “service” in November 2012.
“anybody got any ideas how we can evar repay him?”
Oh yes. Absolutely. There are so many dictatorships around the world. Countries without those pesky concepts of congress or elections. Countries where Obama can rule the way he really wants to rule. North Korea. Zimbabwe. Kenya. Cuba. Venezuela.
We’ll make him dictator-for-life in any of those places of his choosing. This is a limited-time offer though. All he has to figure out how to gracefully lose the 2012 election so that he’s available.
“You guys believe me, right?”
Certainly, after maybe another 3-4 cups of egg nog.
– too much to laugh.
Please tell me, Frank, that this book came from your fertile mind. If ‘Greatest President in the History of Everything’ is a prelude to things yet to come from you then your columns have shot to the number 1 position of my ‘must read’ list.
In this tiny little book, you’ve presented an embarrassment of riches. There is a memorable one-line zinger on every page. (My favorite is describing Sarah Palin as a ‘crazed Amazon from the north whose heart was filled with moose-murder’. )
I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a rich collection of subtle irony and satire.
Piss on Obama.