What If George Bush Were a Black Man? - Dr. Boyce Watkins

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What If George Bush Were a Black Man? - Dr. Boyce Watkins

Edited on Thu Dec-15-05 11:06 AM by helderheid

I just saw an interview with the Author on the Daily Buzz - I have a new nickname for the Shrub - Pookie!

http://www.prwebdirect.com/releases/2005/9/prweb282209.htm

What If George Bush Were a Black Man?

George meets Pookie, his alter ego. This satirical book is a shocking exploration of the presidency, society, and vast American hypocrisy.

(PRWEB via PR Web Direct) September 7, 2005 -- A New York professor is causing significant controversy with his newest book, "What if George Bush Were a Black Man?" (ISBN: 0-9742632-2-2).
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"If George Bush were a black man, we probably would not respect him," says Syracuse University�s first black finance professor, Dr. Boyce Watkins.

Dr. Watkins� 207 page satirical masterpiece takes an unflinching look into President George Bush�s background, touching on: substance abuse, insider trading allegations with Harken Energy, wedding gifts from Laura Bush�s family, the Vietnam war and poor grammar.

The book is quick to question whether the country would have been as forgiving if George Bush had been born black in South Central Los Angeles.

"Would he be a rich kid with an endowment, or would we just call him a welfare recipient?" asks Watkins, who is the first black finance professor at Syracuse University and the founder of the Black Financial Economists Association.

Dr. Watkins asserts Bush�s life would be much different if his skin was black or his parents were impoverished. Statistics from many government agencies back up Watkins� theory that the current president is the perfect example of the socio-economic problems America faces today.

"Only 56 % of African American students graduate high school with a traditional diploma. They�re incarcerated for drug charges at more than 8 times the rate of whites, and 25% of the causalities in Vietnam were black," says Dr. Watkins, who uses these numbers to draw the conclusion that a black version of the President would have served time for drug charges and been forced to show up and fight in Vietnam.

"Plus, his momma probably would have smacked him every time he used the word mis-underestimated in public."

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http://www.prwebdirect.com/releases/2005/9/prweb282209.htm

About the Author

Dr. Boyce Watkins earned BA and BS degrees from The University of Kentucky with a nearly perfect GPA and a triple major in Finance, Economics and Business Management. In college, he was selected as the Wall Street Journal Outstanding Graduating Senior in Finance, Freshman of the Year, and the Lyman T. Johnson Outstanding Graduating Senior. He then earned a Masters Degree in Mathematical Statistics and a Doctorate in Finance from The Ohio State University. He now teaches Finance at Syracuse University, where he is the first African-American faculty member in the history of the Department of Finance. He is the founder of The Black Financial Economists Association,and the Director of the Step Up and Go to College Tour, which travels across the nation guiding young people toward college success.

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