Ghost Writer

By Studs Terkel

I have a scoop. I know who wrote Dubya’s State of the Union address. It was William Claude Dukenfield, a.k.a. W.C. Fields. Rarely has the master of outrageous humor been in such top form. Unfortunately, he was unavailable to deliver the [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    why don’t we hear more serious criticism’s of bush and his family?  to this day we hear about the clinton’s and their brothers.  neil bush is every bit the thief that bc is.  gwb’s father is the country’s 2nd most prominent liar.  gwb’s niece and daughter’s are drug addicts.  his mother is a pig.  they went back 20 years to investigate the madison guaranty and loan fiasco, but it is never mentioned that neil bush stole about as much money as clinton and his friends did.

    United States Posted by Robert C. Keever on Feb 5, 2004 at 1:05 PM

    Studs, you are still THE MAN! What a great take on the state of our union. It’s a shame that the only one who seemed to see the humor in it was Ted Kennedy. I loved watching him wince at sine of Dubya’s laugh lines. As a former journalist, it amazes me that the mainstream media—and so much of their audience—believe that if they criticize Dubya or call him on any of his crap, they are unpatriotic. Has anybody looked up the meaning of the word “democracy” lately? Rage on, Studs, we love you.

    United States Posted by Jim Graham on Feb 5, 2004 at 1:28 PM

    Atta boy, Studs! Give ‘em the old U. of C. shuffle. I thought there were also undertones of Groucho Marx there, too.

    Or Harpo, maybe?

    United States Posted by jtsnyder on Feb 5, 2004 at 2:58 PM

    Its a humdinger, really appreciated the humour of it. Thanks

    New Zealand (Aotearoa) Posted by kath on Feb 5, 2004 at 3:07 PM

    Precious good ‘ol Studs.  And, don’t hold our collective breath, folks.  The next ‘act’ will secure the theft of the next election, and it will be difficult to remember W.C. then.

    United States Posted by daigu on Feb 6, 2004 at 1:22 AM

    I cringe whenever Bush is called a boy.  It is too frightening to make him seem harmless .........So much of what our wonderful writers put out needs to be very, very clear when you realize the low level of education of Americans and the dumbing down done by the media.

    United States Posted by Dorothy Latour on Feb 6, 2004 at 1:09 PM

    on the nose

    United States Posted by wb on Feb 6, 2004 at 7:03 PM

    Studs Terkel is just good—just plain good.  I enjoyed Ghost Writer.

    United States Posted by Carole Hollier on Feb 6, 2004 at 8:04 PM

    Loved this story… As a fanatical fan of W.C. Fields and fanatical anti-fan of Bushy Baby, I’m floored.  May I reproduce parts of this article and post it on my W.C. Fields fan-page, with high praise and links to “In these Times?”  I’m going to put in a screenshot of baby Leroy being booted by Fields. I

    United States Posted by Charlie on Feb 7, 2004 at 5:41 PM

    “Dubya’s State of the Union”  was a great piece of comedy. It’s too bad that you can’y laugh when you just lost your job. Where is Mel Brooks when we most need him?  “The State of the Union” is right up there with “To Be or not to Be” and “The Producers” What a farce! Thanks Studs.

    United States Posted by pablo on Feb 9, 2004 at 10:37 AM
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