The Story of a Little Dick

Madeline Holler — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:44:00 GMT

We're going to step outside the scope of presidential candidate care today and talk about a little Dick named Cheney.

A pair of satirists, political mannies if you will, have published Young Dick Cheney: A Great American, a book about the adventures of their rascally charge, vice president Dick Cheney. The authors, frequently heard on NPR, recount in meticulous detail (plus footnotes!) the story of a secretive yet sensitive boy from Wyoming with a shoot-from-the-hip, shoot-in-the-face style all his own.

From the promo:

A wickedly funny faux-children's biography recounts Young Dick Cheney’s youthful lust for guns, oil, and the girl of his dreams.

He was born among the big skies and cow pies of the Great American West. And yet from these humble beginnings, he would grow to become the most famous, most powerful Dick ever to inhabit the Vice Presidency. In this often shocking, frequently touching, clearly unauthorized biography, faux journalists Bruce Kluger and David Slavin (National Public Radio) reveal the inspiring and sometimes even true story of Richard B. Cheney—frontiersman, freedom fighter, fatty.

The book is not quite ready for circletime reading (publication date April 1, 2008, of course!). But you can pre-order a copy today.

Photo: Alternet.org

Barack-tober and 9 More Reasons to Vote for Obama

Madeline Holler — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:19:00 GMT

Political Nanny is absolutely sure -- at least twice every day -- that she's going to vote for Barack Obama in her state's Feb. 5 primary. To her endless frustration, she chews through candidates like bubble gum, reluctantly spitting one out, gleefully unwrapping and enjoying -- if only for a few minutes -- another.

Like a lot of people she talks to, Political Nanny finds she likes Obama most when there's no one else (read: Hillary Clinton) around to distract her and plant the idea that the Republicans will tear him to shreds. Indeed he IS inspiring. His healthcare plan IS a good start. He BEST represents change. And while Clinton IS likeable enough, Obama is likeable likeable. Like, really likeable. Like, we like him like him likeable.

Last night on Letterman, he gave us the Top 10 more reasons to like him like him, including a vice president quite the opposite of evasive, sour, mean, mean Dick Cheney.

(Speaking of, if you're wavering between parties, here's an alarming round of answers from the GOP candidates at last night's debate in Florida. Except for Ron Paul, they all say Iraq has been worth the lives and money. After Paul gets cheers for the smackdown, Huckabee comes back with a comparison of WMD to Easter eggs. What in God's name does he mean?)

Back to Obama ... Political Nanny is going to enjoy the next few minutes of voting certainty, because she feels another round of impending indecision coming on. (Oh, hey, Hillary, hey John ... nothing to see here). We can't wait to learn who all those undecided Dems in South Carolina like the very minute they cast their votes on Saturday.

As read by Mr. More Than Likeable ...

10. To keep the budget balanced, I’ll rent the situation room for sweet sixteens.

9. I will double your tax money at the craps table.

8. Appoint Mitt Romney secretary of lookin’ good.

7. If you bring a gator to the White House, I’ll wrassle it.

6. I’ll put Regis on the nickel.

5. I’ll rename the tenth month of the year “Barack-tober.”

4. I won’t let Apple release the new and improved Ipod the day after you bought the previous model.

3. I’ll find money in the budget to buy Letterman a decent hairpiece.

2. Pronounce the word nuclear, nuclear.

1. Three words: Vice President Oprah.

Anybody else out there stuck with too many to like? Seriously, tell Political Nanny who you're voting for.

Political Nanny : dick cheney

The Story of a Little Dick

Barack-tober and 9 More Reasons to Vote for Obama