Those Arkansaw Bumkins

These three short satires cement Preston Coleman's place as the freshest, most irreverent voice in American politics. On the heels of "e;The Lost Gospel of Donald,"e; this compilation adds a short, sharp left to the knockout blow landed so squarely to the right in that controversial work. What "e;The Lost Gospel of Donald"e; does to Mr. Trump, "e;Those Arkansaw Bumkins"e; did to Mr. and Ms. Clinton two decades ago. Subtitled "e;A Gremlin in His Goober,"e; this filthy fairy tale follows the administration of Co-Presidents Billy Bumkin and his wife, Hilda Hamrod, as they preside over the White Castle. With a mischievous gremlin residing below his belt, Billy's leftward bend is inevitably exposed in a scene never to be forgotten. "e;The Oinky Boinky Machine"e; features Jonathan Livingston Ostrich, an earthbound bird who longs to fly, as he's swept up in a plot to overturn the tyranny of the marauding machine that has gooped up all the good ostrich holes, leaving the poor birds with only one "e;hole"e; to inhabit. When the machine kills his ma, Jonathan vows revenge, and with some humanoid help, he gets it. The fable ends with a historical flightor is it just a flight of fancy?"e;Elmo Frumpkin"e; finds himself snatched from an idyllic life as a forest hermit and thrown into a rather criminal justice system. Along with his crossdressing black cellmate, Hannibal Purdy, Elmo escapes down the Passahoochee River on a crude log raft. Their adventures span revivals and wrestling matches, gators and golfers, a military invasion and a presidential campaign-and reunions galore, the last of which would have Mr. Twain grinning in his grave.