The Bush-Haters Handbook: A Guide to the Most Appalling Presidency of the Past 100 Years

by Jack Huberman

The Bush-Haters Handbook is a godsend to those looking for a concise, mordantly entertaining overview of the Bush record from a liberal perspective, or those who want to arm themselves with talking points, facts, and figures for debates with conservatives, and at those seeking the perfect holiday gift book for that certain, special Bush-hater in their lives—or for a Bush-lover they hope to rescue from the outer darkness. Summarizing, detailing, and bewailing all of the more important Bush administration outrages, and some of the more trivial ones, this book is the brainchild of Jack Huberman, a former Canadian who took up U.S. citizenship just so he could vote against Dubya in 2000. Topics range from abortion, AIDS, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and Ashcroft, to women and workplace safety. Other major topics include budget and taxes, civil liberties, death penalty, defense spending, education, environment, gun control, health care, homeland security, Iraq, judicial nominations, "nucular" weapons, patients' rights, privacy, public land, September 11 and the war on terror, and social security. In between are a variety of smaller topics, such as Bush's language abilities (featuring a selection of priceless Bushisms). The pages are also enlivened by sidebars, "boxed" lists, and political cartoons.

Genres: Politics

304 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2003

Reviews

[Annalisa Spinion · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! Bought it when it came out and it has proven a handy resource. It is well researched (I've double checked a few things because...come on...really?) and enjoyed the humorous tone when exhibited. And the book proves salient today as some historians try to rehabilitate Dubya. "Oh, yea! Well, read this!"

[Laura Walin · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was not good, mainly for two reasons: 1) it was so biased in style that it was impossible to judge whther the evidence was appalling or not. No chance to compare Bushies' doings to what the democrats have done before. 2) the idea to organise the issues into an alphabetical order was not a good one. It would have made a more coherent reading if the issues would have been grouped into thematic entities. Tedious reading from A to Z.

[Dave · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is really an index of topics. There's no narrative, really no introduction, and no conclusion. It's just A - Z.

I only got as far as F before I realized the book repeated large sections. (Iraq and Defense would obviously have a lot of overlapping information). Although this book covers a wide range of topics about Bush administration incompetence, there's better ones out there.

[Roxanne Murray · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very informative book for someone willing to get through the boring parts and reach the interesting political debates. Even if you agree with Bush's presidency and don't believe the same viewpoints as the author, it is still worth it to take a shot at finishing this book to get an insight into others' beliefs.

[Salman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have the book, but have read only parts of it. But anything against Bush should be good.

[Veronique Perrot · Rating 5 out of 5]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
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[Kev]

The most appalling presidency until now!