George W. Bush book 'Decision Points' out Nov. 9

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

The publisher of former President George W. Bush's book "Decision Points" on Sunday set a Nov. 9 release date, unveiled its cover design and announced new details about it.

Bush has said he is not writing a traditional memoir but an account of key decisions in his life. The cover features a photo of then-President Bush alone with his thoughts, standing in the Rose Garden Colonnade, wearing a dark suit and holding a briefing book, his head turned slightly from the camera.

According to Crown Publishers, "Decision Points" will offer "gripping, never-before-heard detail" on such historic events as the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the 2000 presidential election along with Bush's decision to quit drinking, his relationship with his family and other personal details.

... The book will have a list price of $35. One thousand signed, clothbound copies will be available, priced at $350 each.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/25/entertainment/e140034D67.DTL&tsp=1

[Solly Mack]

1. WooHoo! America's war criminals have got it made!

If you're a war criminal in search of a safe haven..come to America! Look at how we treat our own!!

[happygoluckytoyou]

37. this non-traditional book is highlighted with a POP-UP section, but fails to have aCONNECT THE DOTS

[No Elephants]

42. LOL

[Solly Mack]

49. hehehehehe

Good one!

[sasquuatch55]

64. Bush alone with his thoughts...chirp, chirp, chirp. Crickets.

nt

[Botany]

2. Coming soon to Newmax for $5.00 when you subscribe

BTW does anybody think W is going to really write a book? Karen Hughes, Alberto Gonzales, and Harriet Meirs
will be the authors.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

55. +1

I'm glad I check the replies first. :rofl:

[NYC Liberal]

84. No, not Alberto. He wouldn't have been able to remember anything.

Well...then again...you don't need to remember if you're just going to rewrite it all anyway.

[texastoast]

3. Wonder who wrote it for him? n/t

[Angry Dragon]

8. Sarah

[Yeahyeah]

4. Must be a book about Cheney.He made all the decisions except for a couple at the end,

which Bush made to piss off Cheney,because he resented Cheney for making all the decisions.

"Uh.Duh.I'm The Decider.Uh.Yup."

[thesquanderer]

31. Was Fox News responsible for making him The Decider?

I guess he was watching, and felt they were talking to him personally when they said "We Report, You Decide."

"Hey guys, I'm the decider. The guy on the little box just told me so."

[tularetom]

5. Gettin my crayons ready for it

I think I can even color inside the lines.

[Sanity Claws]

6. I have a new box of 24 Crayola crayons

This is a coloring book, right?

[Mnemosyne]

24. fiction. n/t

[and-justice-for-all]

7. Fail..nt

[Motown_Johnny]

9. Umm.,.... isn't the 9th a Tuesday? The election is the 2nd

so he is holding off until one week after the mid terms to release his pack of lies.


interesting

[bluesbassman]

10. The only thing I want to see in writing from that fool is a deposition.

Followed closely by a long prison term.

[Gman]

11. Another one trying to keep his ass out of a prison cell at the Hague

[Raster]

12. "...President Bush alone with his thoughts..." Boy, talk about an oxymoron--major emphasis on moron

[pinboy3niner]

13. In other words, President Bush alone. Period. nt

[moonbatmax]

39. I read that, and thought...

Now, there is a man TRULY alone

[Raster]

45. Actually, in the quiet of the night, I hope his demons visit frequently.

I hope the souls of more than a million dead Iraqis come to visit and remind him that Iraq had NOTHING to do with 9/11--which he knew, and also remind him there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq--which he also knew. I hope those million plus souls tell him that he may have fooled some of the American people with his pseudo-noble rhetoric, but they know the truth: he was a liar and a murderer.

I hope the souls of the near 5,000 American soldiers--kids mostly, just kids--come to visit every night and ask him what great purpose they died for. Was it for greed or was it for vanity? It certainly wasn't to make the United States safer.

I hope the visions of war crimes trials to come haunt George W. Bush* every waking moment of his life. And I hope he comes to fully realize just how much of a patsy he was for "The Machine." I hope he understands that he was just a high-powered name from one of the right families, and even the better that he was a ne'er-do-well with limited capacity for self-appraisal. I hope Bush* understands that he wasn't asked to run for the Presidency of the United States because of his accomplishments or potential. He was asked to run because he was highly manipulatable and without scruples.

And finally, I hope every time he has a quiet moment with "his thoughts," he remembers that he was NEVER fairly and legally elected to the office of President of the United States. I pray that to his dying day Bush* is reminded each and every day that the real winner and the much greater man was Albert Gore, and that for--yet again--his family's connections, he would be just another inconsequential footnote in history.

[marasinghe]

88. + >1,005,000

what you said.
and when satan's pet goat, georgie the snuff-jerker, returns to pasture in whatever dimension retribution awaits him - for his mass-murdering rampages - may his payback be an uglier mother of all paybacks than his own mother; and may it be replayed over the same number of lifetimes as he destroyed during his sadistic span on earth.
and may his enablers & supporters be carried along on his wake, to their just reward, as well.
amen.

[givemebackmycountry]

14. Clothbound copies will be available, priced at $350 each.

I'm not even going where my mind is going right now.

[sasquuatch55]

66. T. P. from the bunghole, for the bunghole.

nt

[Hawkeye-X]

15. Oh good, more kindling for my fireplace

Not that I have one..

I'll wait till it hits the $0.01 bargain bin and organize a bonfire party.

[unkachuck]

16. now....

....who in the hell would pay hard-earned, good-money, for a book dubya supposedly wrote? One, the dickhead probably didn't even author the book and two, would it be anything but fuckin' lies?

....on second thought, I think I'll ask Santa for one of those $350 signed clothbound copies for Christmas....I'll draw a few pictures, edit and redact it with a Sharpie, then send it on to the DLC for safe keeping....

[sendero]

17. Comes with free monkey and dartboard..

.. well, it should.

[Robb]

18. LEAK OF FIRST PAGE: "Decision Points"

[Bjorn Against]

25. Trust me George Bush would never want anyone to connect the dots...

Maybe you are right and that really is the first page however, it is not like anyone who would want to pick up that book would be able to figure out how to connect the dots in that picture anyways.

[ProudDad]

19. Will it have pictures of pet goats in it? (n/t)

[thelordofhell]

20. "Bush's decision to quit drinking"

So this is a work of fiction

[Botany]

22. Pisco Sour ..... made w/ 180 proof brandy

and he was a cowboy and a rancher too

[Zorro]

90. Decision Pints

would make a better title.

[Cartoonist]

21. Sales Prediction

Unlike Sarah, who is loved by the right, W is despised by everyone. Republicans were distancing themselves from him as far as they could. This book is going to tank "Big Time".

[Lasher]

52. Nope, it will be a best seller.

His foundation and probably others will buy shitloads of this garbage, then give them away as door prizes or something.

[BlueStater]

60. There's enough morons in this country that this piece of crap will be a success. n/t

[theothersnippywshrub]

23. Should be called "Spurious George" by Oedipus Tex.

[guitar man]

26. Ugh :(

Of all the days they could choose to release this pos why the hell did it have to be on my birthday ? :grr:

[madmom]

27. Can't wait to not buy it!

[fishwax]

28. yeesh

:puke:

[smoogatz]

29. "Decision Points?"

Even the title sucks. But it is descriptive of Bush's shaky understanding of what it means to be president. Some shit would happen, then the flunkies would come in with a few Powerpoints talkin' about what to do about it, and you'd have to make a decision and point to the one you liked best. Decision points--get it?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

30. Key decisions in his life?

Like the day he decided he'd be a liar and a cheat?

[Clyde39]

32. I wonder what he'll say about just sitting at the school for several minutes

I've never understood why this horrible lack of leadership is seldom discussed.

[FrenchieCat]

33. Must have meant "Bush alone"...cause there were and still are no thoughts.

[onehandle]

34. So the legacy is based on the 'tough decisions' he had to make.

Like looking the other way for nine months on terrorism, then bowing to those who financed 9/11.

Tough decisions indeed.

[Raster]

47. Well the first tough decision was to STEAL the Presidency from the rightful winner.

But as a well-managed sociopath, I'm sure he had no issues with that. I do wonder, now that W has "fulfilled his expectations":rofl:, have they disbanded the three-woman life management team that wiped his nose and his ass? I know Pickles is still with him, that was part of her "employment agreement" (Wife, marriage vows). But what about Condi ("Mistress") and Karen ("Wetnurse")?

[pepperbear]

35. It's nice when you can rewrite your own history. n/t

[No Elephants]

44. And get big bucks for it, too. Damn!

[Oldtimeralso]

36. Shrub's Hardest Part in "Decision Points"

was to decide if it is "straight up" or "on the rocks".

[ShortnFiery]

54. and/or which club to use on the fairways?

"Now, watch this drive?" :crazy:

:thumbsup:

[truthisfreedom]

38. "Decision Points. A revisionist history."

[No Elephants]

40. In a related story, Crayola stock prices soared (while Charmin stock prices tanked).

Okay, that was my first thought on seeing the headline. Then, I opened the thread and saw some other coloring book-inspired posts. But, I couldn't stop myself. Sorry.

[No Elephants]

41. Self delete. Dupe.

[rpannier]

43. It will include

His many disastrous decisions while owner of the Rangers
His quote after the owners voted 27-1 to have 6 divisions and a wild card, "History will prove me right." He was the lone no vote and baseball has reaped a bundle off the realignment

His inept bungling of the Texas National Guard

Mission Accomplished

His critical in-depth analysis of "My Pet Goat"

And a special piece titled, "How to blow a billion dollar plus surplus in less than 5 years."

[Jamastiene]

46. So, he's not not writing a traditional memoir but an account of key decisions in his life, huh?

Sample leaked copy:

Chapter 1
Oooooooooo, I get to read my favorite book to some little people who were born smarter than I'll ever be. :bounce:

What? Planes? Horror? Americans crying all over the country? Countries all over the world loving on America and supportin' us?

I think I'll read another 17 minutes while Americans die miserably and painfully, then run and hide on Air Force 1 like the coward I am for 5 more hours, then pose in a few pictures with some firemen, then I'll bomb some innocent children in some furrin' countries. Yeah, that sounds good.

Chapter 2
I woke up this morning. Thankfully, my dog kept my stupid ass from choking to death on that pretzel last night. I think I'll bomb some more innocent children in furrin' countries.

Chapter 3
Ouch! That smarted. My dumb ass can't even ride a bike right. Think they'll notice the big ol' cuts all over my dumb ass face? I think I'll bomb some more innocent children in furrin' countries.

Chapter 4
Shit, there is a fly trying to land on me. Don't do that, Mr. Fly. They'll all know what kind of stinking, rotten, good-for-nothing little shit I really am. Splat. Whew! Glad that's taken care of. I think I'll bomb some innocent children in some furrin' countries.

Chapter 5
Oh shit! Don't tell me I gotta fly down south and pretend I give a shit after I fiddled while NOLA burned? Fuck it. I'll fly to the next state over with more white people in it and pretend to give a shit there instead. After that, I think I'll bomb some more innocent children in some furrin' countries.

Chapter 6
Uncle Dick shot a lawyer in the face today, but he didn't kill him. I'm so proud. My fukkedupdedness is rubbing off on him. I think I'll bomb some more innocent children in some furrin' countries.

Chapter 7
What did you say, Uncle Dick? We stole an assload of money from the American people and they caught on to our scam? Ruh Roh, I think I'll bomb some more innocent children in some furrin' countries.

Chapter 8
What? My poll numbers are really really low? Pfft. I don't care. I bombed a bunch of innocent brown children in some furrin' countries and got away with it. Hehe, I think I'll bomb some more innocent children in some furrin' countries.

Chapter 9
They said I have to move out today. That's all right though. I can still organize Blackwater to go in illegally and bomb some more innocent children in some furrin' countries with or without the power of the Presidency. I'm RICH. I can do whatever the fuck I wanna do and get by with it. Hehe. So long suckers.

THE END

********************************************

I mean...what ELSE could the book POSSIBLY say?

[Enthusiast]

48. This will be chock full

of revisionist alternate history.

[NecklyTyler]

50. Decisions, Decisions

Should I move the copies I see in the book store to the Cooking Section or the Children's section

[bitchkitty]

71. Move them to Fiction. n/t

[glitch]

73. Emphasis post-apocalyptic fantasy fiction. Or the psychology section, emphasis diseased brains nt

[Hubert Flottz]

51. "key decisions in his life"

Coke or LSD? Jim Beam or Jack Daniel? Football or Cheerleader? His Duty or AWOL?

[Vinca]

53. I'll wait for the cartoon . . . er . . . movie.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

56. Do I get the hamburger, or the hotdog.

Shoulda called it Pointless Decisions. :eyes:

[Snazzy]

82. perhaps another pretzel n/t

[crikkett]

57. 11/9 inverse of 9/11

he just can't get away from it...

[Divine Discontent]

59. true...

[Divine Discontent]

58. will there be a bit of blood cured from a tortured captive smeared on the forward???

how about a free aluminum tube filled with cake mix?


bastard....

[BlueStater]

61. So a war criminal and mass murderer is free to publish a book of lies instead of going to prison.

What a messed-up country this is.

[deacon]

"It's Hard Work" Running America Off A Cliff by GW Bush. n/t

[deacon]

62. "It's Hard Work" Running America Off A Cliff by GW Bush. n/t

[deacon]

63. "It's Hard Work" Running America Off A Cliff by GW Bush. n/t

[feslen]

65. gotta love the traditional publishing industry

if you murder people...they will publish!!

[Ian David]

67. I'm going to hide the books in the spaces between the shelves. n/t

[Javaman]

68. I heard it comes with its own set of crayons. nt

[6000eliot]

69. "Alone with his thoughts." Must be pretty lonely.

[crim son]

70. Wondering: Is He stupid enough to believe that explaining

the whats, whys and hows of His key decisions is going to vindicate His reign somehow? Doubt it, it's probably all about the ten bucks he's gonna earn in royalties.

[sunnybrook]

72. former speech writer helping with "research"

"Since leaving the Oval Office, President Bush has given virtually no interviews or public speeches about his presidency," Crown said in a statement. "Instead, he has spent almost every day writing 'Decision Points,' a strikingly personal and candid account revealing how and why he made the defining decisions in his consequential presidency and personal life."

A publishing industry source familiar with the book said that Bush had completed a first draft and was editing the manuscript on a computer at his office in Dallas. A former White House speech writer, Chris Michel, is helping with research. The source was unsure whether Bush had compared notes with his wife, Laura Bush, whose memoir comes out May 4."

This is what the article states. Bush has been working on this day and night, all by himself, only requiring assistance on research.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Thor_MN]

89. No one told him it was an Etch-a-Sketch???

[formercia]

74. At what point did Junior decide the mission was accomplished?

One of his most glaring decisions:

[superconnected]

75. I have a hard time believing this is going to be factual.

[Incitatus]

76. Does it come with crayons?

[Evasporque]

77. Comes with spiral bound companion recipie book....

Texas Toast Points!

[WeekendWarrior]

78. Isn't there a law against making money off writing about your crimes? nt

[rocktivity]

79. "Bush Pens Candid Book," says my local free paper

"Crayon-ed" is probably closer to it.

:eyes:
rocktivity

[Duer 157099]

80. I've read about at least 3 different sources that are predicting

that Nov 9th is going to be really, really bad for Americans. Most have interpreted that some sort of nuclear catastrophe will happen around that date.

So I wonder if Bush/publisher have chosen that date, knowing about these predictions, or if this book is the fulfillment.

More likely Bush thought turning 9/11 upside down would be funny.

What a prick.

[cureautismnow]

81. The 9/11 Chapter is entitled "Indecision Points." n/t

[dipsydoodle]

83. I don't actually believe

he could spell "decision" apart from which Derision Points might have been more appropriate.

[DCBob]

85. Should have been titled "Idiot Blips"..

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

86. Gripping, never heard before detail, like

it was a saltine cracker and not a pretzel he decided to eat before the famous choking incident.......... :sarcasm:

[underpants]

87. Decided on war, decided on Harriett Meyers, decided on Kerik, decided on wiretapping

Can *I* write the book?

[Raster]

91. No shit! You, no doubt, would give a far more accurate portrayal of the facts.

[nosmokes]

92. who wrote it? n/t

[TEXASYANKEE]

93. Katrina

I wonder if he'll explain why he decided to ignore Hurricane Katrina until 2 days after it hit New Orleans?