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The George W. Bush Years—A Cartoon History.


The hundreds of political cartoons collected in the hilarious and sobering new book Misunderestimated & Overunderappreciated do more than just poke fun at George W. Bush's tenure as Decider-in-Chief. These cartoons distill Bush's presidency into laser-sharp vignettes that speak volumes more than mere words ever could.
Placing the cartoons—drawn by sixteen of the Tribune Media Service's cartoonists, nearly half of them Pulitzer Prize–winners—in context are cogent introductions by acclaimed media critic Mark Crispin Miller. Also included are a foreword by Garrison Keillor (providing a wry take on this unprecedented presidency), yearly timelines, contemporary news stories, and quotes from Bush himself (and many others) that really "resignate."
We have been posting selected text and cartoons (including some not included in the published book) in this page's blog - one year at a time. Keep checking back for a new chapter and a new year's worth of Bush cartoons, not to mention bonus Bushisms.
Misunderestimated & Overunderappreciated is in stores now! Only $9.98 at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide.
Click here to buy the book online.

My Interests

"It's hard to say which I did more while reading this book, laugh or wince, but I did plenty of both. If the mainstream media had been as willing to turn a steely eye on the doings of the George W. Bush administration as these cartoonists, we might have been spared some of the tragic consequences of his presidency."
- Arianna Huffington
"Only Halliburton and Exxon have prospered more than political cartoonists during the reign of Bush II. Not since the Nixon years has the editorial art pen had such a rich trove of sleaze, deceit and incompetence to mine for laughs — and, at this point, laughter is essential to the national sanity."
– Miami Herald columnist and bestselling author Carl Hiaasen

I'd like to meet:

Anybody interested in humor, politics, and/or what it actually means to be misunderestimated.


Music:

Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, The Knack, John Fogerty, George Jones, Alan Jackson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Clapton, Robert Palmer, Bryan Adams

Movies:

Field of Dreams

Television:

SportsCenter

Books:

The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History, The Stranger, A Savage War of Peace, I Am Charlotte Simmons, Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero, Mao: The Unknown Story, Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women, History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900, America Alone

"One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures."
– George W. Bush

Heroes:

Winston Churchill, Willie Mays

My Blog

Bush Year Six: 2006 chapter

A Kick in the PantsBy 2006, most Americans could see, or sense, that George W. Bush was an extraordinary president. If any other Chief Executive had kick-started a disastrous war and lost a major U.S....
Posted by Misunderestimated & Overunderappreciated on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:07:00 PST

Bush Year Five: A Heck of a Job (2005)

A Heck of a JobRight after the 2004 election, Bush boasted of his "mandate" in financial terms: "I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it," he told the world. ...
Posted by Misunderestimated & Overunderappreciated on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:41:00 PST

Selections from Bush Year Four: 2004 - Swift Boat to Abu Ghraib chapter

Swift Boat to Abu GhraibFormer Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neillfired in January 2003 for his public questioning of Bush's tax cutshit the talk show circuit with a sobering account of his White House ...
Posted by Misunderestimated & Overunderappreciated on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:25:00 PST

Selections from Bush Year Three: 2003 - Hard Sell chapter

Hard Sell&As the year ground on, and the press began to find its voice again, more and more of us began to get the picture. On July 6, Joseph Wilson published his momentous op-ed in The New York Times...
Posted by Misunderestimated & Overunderappreciated on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:38:00 PST

Selections from Bush Year Two: 2002 chapter

George AugustusAlthough a dark time for the rest of us, 2002 was clearly Bush's favorite year; the whole world was now his stage, and he was free to act upon it as "a war president." The role agreed w...
Posted by Misunderestimated & Overunderappreciated on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:55:00 PST

Bush Year One: 2001 - From Stooge to Caesar

FROM STOOGE TO CAESAR"Bush's inauguration was a tense, tumultuous affaira festival more evocative of Guatemala City than of Washington. The crowd was huge, and loud with disapproval, with protestors ...
Posted by Misunderestimated & Overunderappreciated on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:22:00 PST

2000 Election

ELECTION 2000"How did we get into this horrible fix? We can best begin to answer that grave question by reviewing the satiric gems collected here. Aside from their keen comic pleasures (we could all u...
Posted by Misunderestimated & Overunderappreciated on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:39:00 PST

Mission Accomplished!

David Horsey cartoon published April 30, 2007As of May 30, 2007, over 3400 American service personnel had died in Iraq since the invasion. In May alone, at least 90 Iraqi security personnel and over 2...
Posted by Misunderestimated & Overunderappreciated on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:32:00 PST

Mr. Fix-It!

David Horsey cartoon published June 16, 2005"We discussed the way forward in Iraq, discussed the importance of democracy in the greater Middle East in order to leave behind a peaceful tomorrow."- Geor...
Posted by Misunderestimated & Overunderappreciated on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:03:00 PST

Freedom Calling

Dan Wasserman cartoon published January 21, 2005"We look forward to spreading freedom around the world."- George W. BushWashington D.C., 1/26/05...
Posted by Misunderestimated & Overunderappreciated on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:06:00 PST