An Oral History of the Obama Years
Satisfaction:Written By: D. L. Hughley
Narrated By: Mia Barron, Cherise Boothe, Dan Woren, Fran Tunno, Greg Itzin, James Shippy, John Reynolds, Keith Szarabajka, Paula Jai Parker-Martin, Ron Butler
Publisher: HarperCollins
Length: 09:28:11
Abridgement: Unabridged
Language: English
Release Date: 07-06-2016
From legendary comedian D.L. Hughley comes a bitingly funny send-up of the Obama years, as "told" by the key political players on both sides of the aisle.
What do the Clintons, Republicans, fellow Democrats, and Obama's own family really think of President Barack Obama? Finally, the truth is revealed in this raucously funny "oral history" parody.
There is no more astute-and hilarious-critic of politics, entertainment, and race in America than D. L. Hughley, famed comedian, radio star, and original member of the "Kings of Comedy." In the vein of Jon Stewart's America: The Book, Black Man, White House is an acerbic and witty take on Obama's two terms, looking at the president's accomplishments and foibles through the imagined eyes of those who saw history unfold.
Hughley draws upon satirical interviews with the most notorious public figures of our day: Mitt Romney ("What's 'poverty'? Is that some sort of rap jargon?"); Nancy Pelosi ("I play F**k/Marry/Kill, and there's a lot more kills than fu**ks in Congress, believe me."); Rod Blagojevich ("You can't sell political offices on eBay; I discovered that personally."); Joe Biden ("I like wrestling."); and other politicians, media pundits, and buffoons. It is sure to be the most irreverent-and perhaps the most honest-look at American politics today.
Roger McEwan was lucky to be made redundant from
his corporate career in 2001 when his son was one and his daughter
a small bump. He started a small consulting firm, just himself,
and this allowed him to truly achieve work-life balance, enabling
him to spend many valuable hours with his children as they grew.
His world lurched once again when his children were six and
eight and he found himself a single dad sharing care of his
children with his ex-wife. This book is the result of his journey
as a single dad raising his two wonderful, challenging children.
Roger has a PhD in management and still runs his own
consulting business. Has a part-time role with the local district
health board, is writing a management book with a colleague he met
during his studies, is collecting material for a sequel to this
book, and teaches on the Massey University MBA programme. Most
importantly he is a dad, father, parent, teacher and friend to his
two children now aged 17 and 15.