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Buy This Book View Full Table of Contents Episode One: Fantasy: Alice Meets Humpty Dumpty Rove.   Episode Four: Fantasy: Alice Meets Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum   Episode Fourteen: Fantasy: Alice Sees Humpty Dumpty Rove Again. Fact Sheet: What Alice Didn't Know about King Bush's Record on the Environment. Fact Sheet: What Alice Didn't Know about the Health Effects of Pollution.   What you and Alice can do... Information about how to change things   Other Books by Peggy Wireman, Ph.D.	A Political Satire by PEGGY WIREMAN, Ph.D. Revised, Second Edition 2006 Foreword by Syndicated Columnist John Nichols © 2006 by Peggy Wireman   Fantasy One: Alice Meets Humpty Dumpty Rove   The first creature who appeared looked like a large round egg. His name was Humpty Dumpty Rove. Humpty Dumpty Rove: "I'm one of King Bush's spin doctors. I make sure King Bush can use words any way he wants to. They mean anything he wants. He can even make them mean things in retrospect." Alice: "What does 'retrospect' mean?" Humpty Dumpty Rove: "After the facts are known. Like if you have the ability to place a bet on a horse after the results of the race are in. "In January 2002, the King told his Congress and his Secretary of State told the U.N. that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction ready to be used against the U.S." Alice: "Did they find them?" Humpty Dumpty Rove: "No, but the President said that was OK because the leader of Iraq was a bad man. Saddam Hussein WANTED to have weapons of mass destruction. And he was developing the capacity to have them." Alice: "When I want an ice cream cone, wanting it is not the same as having it." Humpty Dumpty Rove: "Yes, but you're not King Bush. King Bush is like me. When I use a word, it means exactly what I say it means." He smiled condescendingly: "It all depends on which is the master, you or the word!" The Author grants limited license to reproduce portions of the text from this website for the purpose of disseminating information, provided the following provisions are met: (1) No one may reproduce this text for the purpose of financial gain without first receiving permission from the copyright holder; (2) full credit must be attributed to the author on each reproduced portion (i.e. - © 2006 by Peggy Wireman).   Cartoons by Kevin Wyeth
Compassionate King Bush weeps as the poor oysters fall through the safety net.	About the Author, Peggy Wireman, Ph.D. Dr.Wireman has extensive experience working as a legislative aide in Congress and in the Executive branch in both Democratic and Republican administrations. She also covered the Maryland State Legislature as a reporter and has been active in local political campaigns. She has worked as a grassroots community organizer, as a Congressional Fellow, and provided policy analysis for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She managed an $8 million economic development grants program for the U.S. Department of Commerce and the $5 million Small Business Development Center.   Currently, Dr.Wireman is a freelance consultant in community and economic development. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology and certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners. She has lectured and consulted in 10 countries.   Her previous books include Urban Neighborhoods, Networks and Families: New Forms for Old Values, Partnerships for Prosperity: Museums and Economic Development, and the 2004 edition of Alice in Bushland: Fact and Fantasy in the Bush Administration. Her fifth book, Connecting the Dots: Building Strong Families, Strong Communities and Terrific Neighborhoods, will be published next year. Dr. Wireman can be contacted at pwireman@aliceinbushland.com