Among the book's surreal claims, a year after Lyndon Johnson's 'Daisy' ad from the 1964 US Presidential election suggested that his opponent Barry Goldwater would start a nuclear war, Barry Goldwater started a nuclear war Willie Horton was Michael Dukakis's running mate in 1988 and an underground smear campaign in ancient Rome depicted Caligula as 'a pretty nice guy', to which it then said Caligula immediately went into 'damage control' by publicly sodomizing a puppy. Attack of the Political Ad: An entire page in the chapter on campaigning is dedicated to satirizing negative political advertising as well as highlighting some of its most famous Real Life examples.The Annotated Edition: The second printing of the book contains humorous 'fact check' annotations in red ink.Animeland: Japan, according to this book.And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: The book has a photo of a 1800 presidential campaign shirt (fake, obviously) that reads 'I endorsed the candidacy of Thomas Jefferson, for which I was inadequately compensated with this tunic of poor qualitie!'.The Abridged History: pretty much what this book provides.Not to be confused with I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert. Now has a sequel of sorts: Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race. In America (The Book), Jon Stewart and The Daily Show writing staff offer their insights into our unique system of government, dissecting its institutions, explaining its history and processes, and exploring the reasons why concepts like 'One man, one vote,' 'Government by the people,' and 'Every vote counts' have become such popular urban myths.America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction is a Satire/Parody/Pastiche of high-school textbooks about the history of American democracy and politics by the writers of The Daily Show. American-style democracy is the world's most beloved form of government, which explains why so many other nations are eager for us to impose it on them, but what is it exactly? Termed a 'political king-maker' by Newsweek, and 'the Dan Rather of infotainment' by Vanity Fair, Jon Stewart, along with the writers of The Daily Show, combines his riotous wit and razor-sharp insight in this hilarious book. Jon Stewart, host of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning The Daily Show, and his coterie of patriots deliver a hilarious look at American government. Description A hilarious, mega-bestseller from the Emmy-winning, Oscar-hosting, Daily Show-anchoring Jon Stewart that finally answers the question - what is American democracy?

America (The Book) by Jon Stewart