MAD Wars on Bush

The fact that MAD magazine is planning to take a running poke at the White House is not, in itself, a big newsflash. After all, MAD has been publishing since 1952. In that time it has taken shots at every U.S. president since Dwight Eisenhower.

In the meantime, there have been a few classics. The “Starr Warrs” movie poster, for instance -- shown at left -- that depicted then-President Bill Clinton as a light saber-wielding Luke Skywalker. Or Watergated Nixon and Agnew not inappropriately sent up as Newman and Redford in The Sting. Through the years, MAD has been serving up its own peculiar brand of political humor.

On July 4th (no irony in that publication date) MAD presents something a little more (ahem) in-depth with a whole book devoted to the current administration: The MAD War on Bush. From a press release:

Now, the Usual Gang of Idiots focus their satirical eye on a new target: President George W. Bush in THE MAD WAR ON BUSH (Publication Date: July 4th), a hard-hitting collection of articles spoofing the sad state of U.S. affairs, both in the White House and all over the nation’s capital. From the stolen Presidential election of 2000 to presidential failures throughout history, THE MAD WAR ON BUSH presents our government’s many magnificent triumphs -- of stubbornness, stupidity and incompetence.

The MAD War on Bush includes an introduction by Jimmy Kimmel as well as “The Bush Family Circus” and an Iraqi was chess set. I’m looking forward to seeing the book. Let’s face it: sometimes laughter is the only thing that can keep us from crying.

READ MORE: “This 4th of July, MAD TPs the White House,” by Ron Hogan (GalleyCat).