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In theory, there are only two qualifications needed to run for President of the United States: you should be 35 years of age and a natural born U.S. citizen. But what else does one need to be a contender? Whether you're an elephant or a donkey, or whatever animal may be associated with an independent candidate, this book is the key to finding out if you're cut out for the job. So You Want to Be President? Takes you from choosing your party affiliation, through the primaries and ultimately to the general election. Along the way quizzes, tests and obstacles test your presidential mettle. In the back of the book is a handy scorecard for readers to track their progress toward 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. No library descriptions found. |
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What I'm trying to say is that I laughed reading this book more loudly and obnoxiously than ever before (from a book...actually from anything). So You Want to Be President?: Find Out If You Have the Ego, Bankroll, and Moral Flexibility to Lead the Nation and Take on the World would have been a better piece accompanying an issue of McSweeney's, where Warner is editor for the Internet Tendency, and would have gotten many more readers than being released under his own (I imagine?) Tow Books company.
Half of SYWTBP? is made up of questionaires meant to teach you essential skills to become the next President of the United States of America, like how to give meaningless replies to questions on hot issues (abortion! social security!) that sets you firmly in the middle, making you a doughface like ol' Pierce or Buchanan, or some silly lines ("People should refer to marijuana as 'wacky tobacky'") set to set you up as either a Republican or Democract or the unlikely place of somewhere in between. I still think back and giggle on the beforeandafter pics for how the presidency aged these rugged and handsome men like JFK, the string of possible campaign logos, and those hidden-image puppies.
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This book comes recommended. Pick it up, but quickly! (Hey, it's pretty cheap for a trade paperback--$10. Did I also mention how nice it looks?)
F.V.: Six-Zero.
[Warner + me 4 evah]
[Holy beans, someone else bought it! On a side note, I'm acknowledging that this is by far my worst review, but I promised John I'd write it, and even though he didn't and doesn't care, it felt necessary as payment for a free book. Maybe some day I'll re-write it, and not have so much trouble expressing my opinion, choosing my words, even figuring out what I really want to say.] ( )