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Don’t Let the Republican
Drive the Bus!
A PARODY FOR VOTERS
Erich Origen & Gan Golan
From the satirical masterminds behind the New York Times
bestseller Goodnight Bush (more than 100,000 copies sold)
comes a scathingly funny political parody of Mo Willems’s
contemporary children’s classic, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the
Bus! These days it seems like the Republican Party is taking its
tactical and ideological cues from an irrational, mid-tantrum
toddler. Authors Erich Origen and Gan Golan feel it’s time to
put the GOP to bed with their humor-driven left-wing wake-up
call: Don’t Let the Republican Drive the Bus!
In this wildly funny (and uncannily spot-on) spoof dedicated to
the 99%, Origen and Golan take on the Republican political
machine, represented by a cartoonish, hyper-conservative
vulture named Birdbrain, who wants nothing more than to drive
the bus (even though he hates public transit and promises to
run over a few liberals occupying main street on his way to
Pennsylvania Avenue). Throughout the book, he tries
everything in his political power—loving people (especially now
that corporations are people); shifting the blame; firing a gun;
and threatening that we’re all going straight to hell—in a
desperate attempt to cajole the reader into believing that it isn’t
such a bird-brained idea to let him drive the bus…after all, it’s
just a government job!
Timed to coincide with the 2012 presidential election, this witty
and hilarious satire turns over-the-top Republican antics into
fun-loving political child’s play. But, like most children’s books
and their parodies, it also comes with a liberal dose of warning
if we, the reader (…and the people), don’t heed the call:
If you don’t want to get thrown under it, then please . . .
Don’t Let the Republican
Drive the Bus!
Humorist and human being ERICH ORIGEN was the first
person in his family to graduate from high school, and
went on to graduate with honors from college, for which
he is forever indebted to the U.S. Treasury Department.
Origen partnered with Gan Golan on the New York Times
bestseller Goodnight Bush and The Adventures of
Unemployed Man, which was an international bestseller
and something of a calling for Origen. As a parent, he
has a deep understanding of limb-flailing tantrums,
whether avian or human. He is also the son of a bus
driver. He lives in Oakland, California.
GAN GOLAN was born in Los Angeles to a family who
worked as janitors by day and political artists at night.
His teens were spent creating art with a social
conscience and getting arrested for civil disobedience,
after which he was sentenced to many years hard time at
educational facilities like UC Berkeley, Harvard, and MIT.
After completing his Master’s degree, he was released
back into the wild to embrace his true nature as a political
humorist, author, artist, and activist. He has created
award-winning rock music posters for musicians like
Willie Nelson, Erykah Badu, and Nick Cave. He is co-
author and illustrator of the New York Times
bestseller Goodnight Bush and the critically-acclaimed
graphic novel, The Adventures of Unemployed Man. An
ex-pat of Oakland and Los Angeles, he now has a steady
job on Wall Street, occupying it.
Both authors are available for interviews:
as BIRDBRAIN and UNCLE SAM
Website: letmedrivethebus.com
Facebook: Don’t Let the Republican Drive the Bus
Twitter: @birdbrain4usa
Don’t Let the Republican Drive the Bus!
A Parody for Voters
By Erich Origen & Gan Golan
$14.99 paper over board, 44 pages, 9" x 9"
ISBN: 978-1-60774-392-7
eBook ISBN: 978-1-60774-393-4
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