TOP TEN SELECTIONS OF HUGO CHAVEZ’ BOOK CLUB

[Don Davis]

In light of the “Hugo” impact that his U.N. speech had in launching Noam Chomsky’s obtuse book to No. 1 on Amazon, Hugo Chavez has announced his resignation as Venezuelan President, in order to resurrect and take over as host of C-Span’s Booknotes.

Chavez, who fancies himself a “Lion,” in contrast to Brian Lamb, Booknotes’ former host, wants to knock off Oprah and Imus as the reigning “kingmakers” of best-selling books. Here’s a sneak preview of Hugo’s first Top Ten selections:


10. The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Leftists

9. The History of Sulphur

8. Chavez’ Way: How to Treat Dubya as a Dog

7. The Devil in the Black City of D.C.: The George Bush Story

6. The Devil Wears Cowboy Boots: The George Bush Story

5. Why the United States Should Remain Dependent on Foreign Oil

4. Stink: The Power of Stinking Up The World Without Thinking (The George Bush Story)

3. Bleakonomics: How a Third-World Country Supplies Heating Oil To a Great Power

2. The “Flipping” Point: How to Turn The U.N. Into a Three-Ring Circus

1. All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Fidel

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A belated Happy Rosh Hashanah to Senator George Allen, even though he refuses to acknowledge any Jewish blood. Although I’m a bit rusty on such matters, my Talmudic advisers tell me that the current Jewish Year — 5767 — miraculously corresponds to both the number of Confederate Flags still owned by Allen, as well as the number of racist bones in his body.