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Dr SeussMeets Lenny Bruce Political Satirist Holds Funhouse Mirror...

Political satire has always occupied a special place in the hearts of Americans. From Mark Twain to Will Rogers, to Russell Baker to Art Buchwald, political parody is a finely-crafted art that enables us to laugh in times of great political strife. The current war between "Red States" and "Blue States" sometimes gets so heated that only laughter helps defuse the uncomfortable amount of tension that exists between the two sides.



As the smoke clears, a new player enters the fray, armed with laughs for all. Endorsed by well-known political satirists Art Buchwald, Will Durst and President Clinton's former "humor speech writer" Mark Katz, Don Davis makes light of the absurdity of our political dialogue and culture clashes. The way he sees it: "Republicans are way out of line, Democrats have got no spine." The continuous bickering, name-calling and rivalry between the two camps inspired Davis to write One State Two State Red State Blue State: A Satirical Guide to the Political and Culture Wars.



Written entirely in verse, Red State Blue State has been described as "Dr. Seuss Meets Lenny Bruce." The book shines a bright light on the contradictions, fault lines, and total absurdity of our political culture. Davis delivers his unique brand of social commentary in the politically incorrect fashion of Bill Maher and the mischievous manner of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.



Whether you empathize with Red States or Blue States or somewhere in-between, no one is safe from the biting humor of Davis as he blasts both sides of the spectrum and our entire political culture. From Tom DeLay to Torquemanda, from SpongeBob to Scalia, from McCain to Madonna, Red State Blue State weaves high brow and pop culture into a mad mlange of social commentary.



In his book, Davis presents his unique comic take on the battles over hot-button issues of the day, including the Iraqi War, stem cells, evolution, gay rights, the morning-after pill, the Ten Commandments, and even the current fight over the Supreme Court. "Don Davis ably carries the torch of the tradition of political parody," says Joseph Dorinson, Professor of History at Long Island University. "He demonstrates the uncanny knack of finding the satiric soft underbelly of virtually every controversial issue that currently divides the body politic."



A practicing lawyer in New York City, Davis attributes his "reverence for the irreverent" to reading Mad Magazine as a boy, and then later Saturday Night Live and comedian George Carlin. Continuing on in the same vein of his predecessors in parody, Davis brings much-needed comic relief to our current political circus.    




For a review copy of the book or to set up an interview with Don Davis for a story, please contact Jay Wilke at 727-443-7115, ext. 223

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