Obama's Blackberry

A delightful little book landed in my "in" box at work the other day: a review copy of "Obama's Blackberry." Not much bigger than an actual Blackberry and written in txt msg style, it's 135 pages of sheer delight -- nothing but a series of fictitious e-mails between the president and various world and political leaders, plus a few other notables.

For instance:

Text message from:
Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice

JustClarence: hey
BarackO: hey
JustClarence: u wanna hang out?

BarackO: no

This witty little volume is the brainchild of Kasper Hauser, a San Francisco-based comedy troupe of four days who've also done parodies of The New York Times wedding pages and "Skymaul: Happy Crap You Can Buy from a Plane."

With e-mail exchanges from the likes of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Ann Coulter and Sarah Palin, it's the kind of humor that makes you laugh out loud.

For instance:

Text message from:
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State

Hbomb: meeting w/china's premiere 2day on trade issues
BarackO: whats your strategy?
Hbomb: not sure, uphill battle
BarackO: just do what u did in campaign
Hbomb: ??
BarackO: drag it out like a Grateful Dead encore

And this:

Text message from:
Joe Biden, Vice President

BidenMyTime: hey u, whatcha doin?
BarackO: m really busy. w/joint chiefs
BidenMyTime: need me?
BarackO: got it covered. keep working on yr pet project
BidenMyTime: puppy?
BarackO: universl healthcare
BidenMyTime: right :( can i leave at 4:45?
BarackO: don't care.
BidenMyTime: how does MySpace work?
BarackO: not now. ask malia.

Get the idea? Get the book. It's $13.99 in hardcover. Hopefully, it'll go to paperback soon with a corresponding price drop.