Anti Donald Trump political humor and political satire by Paul Chasman

Sunday, May 18, 2003
Karl Rove
Advisor to the President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington DC 20500

Dear Karl Rove,

Well, I did it. I put together a list of “Power Player” playing cards. You probably will disagree with some of this, but it’s a start. Feel free to add to, delete, or move people around--after all, you know better than I do. For instance, I had most of the CEO’s in the 8’s and 7’s, and you might think they should be higher. Also, the Reverends were kind of low--you might want to move them up. There are probably people who should be on this list that I don’t even know about! But, like I say, it’s a starting point, so I’ll be real interested to see what you put together from here. Do you like the 3 Jokers? I thought that was a nice touch.

I have a suggestion: Enclose a piece of bubble gum in each pack. It’ll help sales to the kids!

Sincerely,
Carl Estrada

Power Player Playing Cards

Ace of Spades-George W. Bush, President
Ace of Diamonds-Dick Cheney, Vice President
Ace of Clubs-Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
Ace of Hearts-Colin Powell, Secretary of State
King of Spades-Karl Rove, Presidential Advisor
King of Diamonds-Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve Board Chairman
King of Clubs-John Ashcroft, Attorney General
King of Hearts-Tom Ridge, Director of Homeland Security
Queen of Spades-Laura Bush, First Lady
Queen of Diamonds-Barbara Bush, Former First Lady
Queen of Clubs-Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor
Queen of Hearts-Gale Norton, Interior Secretary
Jack of Spades-George Bush I, Former President
Jack of Diamonds-John Snow, Treasury Secretary
Jack of Clubs-Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida
Jack of Hearts-William Rehnquist, Supreme Court Chief Justice
10 of Spades-Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court Justice
10 of Clubs-Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice
10 of Diamonds-Bill Frist, Senate Majority Leader, R-TN
10 of Hearts-Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House, R-IL
9 of Spades-Tom DeLay, House Majority Leader, R-TX
9 of Clubs-Rick Santorum, Senate R-PA
9 of Diamonds-Rupert Murdoch, owner of FOX Network
9 of Hearts-Christine Todd Whitman, Director of EPA
8 of Spades-Lee Raymond, CEO of ExxonMobile
8 of Clubs-Rick Wagoner, CEO of General Motors
8 of Diamonds-David Lesar, CEO of Halliburton
8 of Hearts-Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of GE
7 of Spades-Michael Eisner, CEO and Chairman of Disney
7 of Diamonds-Roy Disney, Vice Chairman of Disney
7 of Clubs-Richard Luger, Senate R-IN
7 of Hearts-Charles Grassley, Senate R-IA
6 of Spades-Richard Shelby, R-AL
6 of Clubs-Orrin Hatch, Senate R-UT
6 of Hearts-Chuck Hagel, Senate R-NE
6 of Diamonds-Arlen Spector, Senate R-PN
5 of Spades-John McCain, Senate R-AZ
5 of Clubs-John Warner, Senate R-VA
5 of Diamonds-Ted Stevens, Senate R-AK
5 of Hearts-Pete Domenici, Senate R-NM
4 of Spades-Christopher Cox, House Policy Chairman, R-CA
4 of Clubs-Sam Walton, CEO of WalMart
4 of Diamonds-Reverend Jerry Falwell
4 of Hearts-Reverend Pat Robertson
3 of Spades-Reverend Billy Graham
3 of Diamonds-Reverend Franklin Graham
3 of Clubs-Ariel Sharon
3 of Hearts-Tony Blair, Prime Minister of England
2 of Diamonds-Pope John Paul II
2 of Clubs-Rush Limbaugh, Talk Show Host
2 of Spades-Tom Daschle-Senate Minority Leader, D-SD
2 of Hearts-Nancy Pelosi-House Minority Leader D-CA
1 of Clubs-Joe Biden, Senate D-DE
1 of Spades-Joe Lieberman, Senate D-NJ
1 of Diamonds-Dick Gephardt, Rep. D-IL
1 of Hearts-Bob Graham, Senate D-FL
Joker-Ted Kennedy, Senate D-MA
Joker-Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senate D-NY
Joker-Bill Clinton, former President

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