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Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. — Bob Newhart

Doing the job that comedians won’t do…

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How do you begin writing a book review for a book that makes you laugh and cry all at the same time?

Scott Ott’s “Laughing at Obama, Volume 1” is an evocative and satirical look at Barack Obama starting from his rise to fame within the Democratic Party to his historical presidential campaign to his first year and a half as the President of the United States.

Some of the articles are just plain out-and-out funny. With headlines such as “If Obama Won’t Run, Dems Fear Dearth of Unknowns,” “Obama, Clinton, to Redistribute Cash to Poorer Rivals,” “Poll: Most Still Favor Obama Presidency Concept,” and “Obama Policy Barrage Combats Dem Reelection Threat,” there’s lots of stuff that will make you laugh out loud.

In the midst of the humor and the poking-fun, there’s a serious and heart-wrenching side to it as well. Reading this book will not only make you laugh but it will make you stop and think. Through his gift of satire, Scott shows us his love for the country and his desire for something better than what we’re currently settling for with the Obama Administration.

If you saw me out reading this weekend, those were tears of joy. Honest. Some of them, anyway.

“Laughing at Obama, Volume 1” can be purchased for the Kindle at Amazon.com. The paperback will be available June 2010 from Amazon or you can purchase single autographed copies (or cases to hand out to all your laughter-needy friends) at MacMenamin Press.

You can find Scott at ScottOtt.Org and read his satire for yourself at Scrappleface.

Wherever he’s channeling it from, Scott Ott is definitely doing something right.

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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. — Mark Twain

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P.S. I know what I’m doing for Christmas presents this year. Or birthdays, for that matter.

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