Black Man, White House, D. L. Hughley
Black Man, White House, D. L. Hughley
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Black Man, White House
An Oral History of the Obama Years

Author: D. L. Hughley

Narrator: Mia Barron, Cherise Boothe, Ron Butler, Greg Itzin, Paula Jai Parker-Martin, John Reynolds, James Shippy, Keith Szarabajka, Fran Tunno, Dan Woren

Unabridged: 9 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/07/2016


Synopsis

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.

About D. L. Hughley

D.L. Hughley is one of “The Original Kings of Comedy.” He hosts the national radio program The D.L. Hughley Show, which is syndicated in more than sixty markets. His comedy specials have appeared on HBO, Netflix, Comedy Central, and Showtime. His satirical documentary special, DL Hughley: The Endangered List, received the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award. He created and starred in the ABC sitcom The Hughleys. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers How Not to Get Shot and Black Man, White House. How Not to Get Shot was selected as a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards and the Audie Awards. D.L. lives with his family in Los Angeles, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Aubria on August 03, 2016

I loved this book! I thought it was hilarious and often I laughed out loud! This is political satire at its best! A must read for anyone interested in a behind the scenes look at the White House during the Obama years (hypothetically speaking that is!)......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on August 04, 2019

In times when laughing about politics is what’s needed, Hughley answers that call with this book. It’s well done satire and there are plenty of places that offer laugh out loud funny moments. I enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it to others.......more

Goodreads review by W. on July 05, 2016

Refreshing Good read to reground someone after the past 8 years. This is obviously comedic at points, but seems underlying the jokes was a good grasp on events and history.......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on September 21, 2016

I got this book from goodreads first reads. Despite written in a no-holds-barred comedic way, it really managed to capture the history and feeling of what went on during the Obama administration. Even from my not too into politics layman's perspective it did a fantastic job of distilling what was go......more