| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 214 pages) |
| Summary |
The host of "Way Too Early with Willie Geist" skewers America's ongoing parade of giant pop culture personalities, including Sarah Palin, Bernie Madoff, Rod Blagojevich, Miley Cyrus, Jon and Kate Gosselin, and the "Balloon Boy." |
| Contents |
Introduction -- President Palin: the inauguration address -- I'm Tiger Woods-- and I'm an addict -- "They think he's Jesus": Hillary's private campaign e-mails -- Lindsay Loan: twitter from a Santa Monica jail -- Obama vs. Cheney: late night in the White House kitchen -- Cable news cool: a hip-hop glossary -- The Bachelorette: a vote for love -- Blago: the raw, unedited FBI tapes -- The longest yard: Guantánamo Bay -- Oprah is God -- Bernie Madoff: welcome to Hell -- Go-karts and waterslides: The George W. Bush Presidential Library -- Parenting magazine: five questions with Kate Gosselin -- The Kim Jon-Il celebrity golf tournament -- The Neverland Ranch yard sale -- Operation Pick 'n Pair: the way forward in Afghanistan -- Levi Johnston: the college essay -- The People of Heaven v. John Edwards -- Snooki and the Salahis: the 15 Minutes Hall of Fame. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Celebrities -- Humor.
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Popular culture -- Humor.
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Geist, Willie. American freak show. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2010 9781401323943 (DLC) 2010039683 (OCoLC)655662846 |
| ISBN |
9781401396282 (electronic bk. : Adobe EPUB) |
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1401396283 (electronic bk. : Adobe EPUB) |
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