Sorry, Everybody: An Apology To The World For The Re-election Of George W. Bush

by James Zetlen, Ted Rall

A collection of photographs of voters with hand written signs apologizing for the election of George W. Bush in 2004, selected from the sorryeverybody website.

Genres: Politics, Coffee Table Books

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 25, 2005

Reviews

[Luke Pete · Rating 1 out of 5]

We get it. We got it. We've got a bigger problem now. Who cares?

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember this book fondly because it was a comfort to me at a time when it felt I might be living in times that were going to get much, much too interesting. So seldom, it seems, can we learn from history and turn aside from dreadful mistakes. I received this book as a message that I wasn't the only worried person in the world, and it restored my sense of there being a shared, positive sense of Western democratic values and culture that I had always believed I belonged to in some larger sense than any nationalist vision.

[K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Looked through it extensively (possibly completely) in the book store. Wish I'd bought it. It made me feel sad (and maybe a little self-righteous) but also encouraged at the vast numbers of enlightened and well-meaning Americans who regard themselves, possibly firstly, as members of a global community. I felt oddly proud to be a citizen of a country in which the majority are intensely ashamed of what a minority (albeit a very large minority) have portrayed us as.

[Dimity · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book out of despair following the 2004 elections. Six years and around 10 moves later, I wish I hadn't. It was important to me at the time but seems so dated now. Writing this review made me curious and I went to www.sorryeverybody.com to see if the site still exists. Well, now it's called "Hello Everybody" and has pictures of people celebrating after the 2008 elections. THAT seems dated to me too now as any euphoria I felt after President Obama's inauguration has since been replaced by feelings of doom. Basically, I shouldn't buy novelty books about politics and we're all fucked.

[Dustin Saxton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book within months of the second election of George Bush. That was when the entire planet couldn't figure out why Americans are so dumb. And then it got worse. I rated it four stars because that's what I thought the day I read it. And don't be offended if you're a Bushite. The sentiments in this book could apply to almost every elected official ever. Enjoy!

[Alan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I, along with several other coleagues, am featured in this book!!!