Win a Prize in BuzzFlash's Newest Contest: Come Up With the Best Title for Dick Cheney's Forthcoming Memoir

A BUZZFLASH CONTEST

Browsing the proliferation of summer reading lists over the past few weeks, BuzzFlash has had publishing on the mind. Because we try to bring you the best in progressive reading -- along with our favorites in free trade, movies and more -- at our BuzzFlash Progressive Marketplace, we're always on the lookout for new political reads. So when we saw that the champion of our 2009 March Madness Sour Sixteen contest was fishing for a book deal, we couldn't help but take note.

The New York Times reported last month that former Vice President Dick Cheney is seeking more than $2 million in advance for the pleasure of publishing his memoir.

In that same article, the Times reports the previous administration has formed a kind of talking point study group reunion to make sure they all lie the same way in their independent forays into the world of "writing." The former president and his wife are each penning a memoir, along with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Karl Rove, on whom the NYT has finally bestowed the official title of "former presidential political mastermind."

Whew, that's a lot of formers. Can the bargain bins at Wal-Mart handle the influx?

While some former teammates of Bush & Co. have deals in the works, Darth Vader doesn't yet have an official publishing agreement. Sara K. Smith predicts that Cheney's memoir will stand out from the crowd, writing that the "manuscript, written longhand, perhaps in chicken blood or children's tears, revealing all the most sinister secrets and fevered imaginings that passed through his robot skull during his eight-year reign" will have "true crossover appeal."

But in order to really make it in the publishing world, the title is everything. Jon Stewart had a couple of great suggestions in a March episode of The Daily Show (his list begins around the three-minute mark of this video):

This open letter to Cheney from E-Reads.com offers a compensation package over and above the requested $2 million on the condition that the former vice president disclose a laundry list of secrets from his involvement in Plamegate to the twisting of national security intelligence to how he "subverted the rule of law" and the Constitution.

An honest accounting of the wheelings and dealings of the Cheney/Bush White House? Fat chance.

The letter also suggests a title, but we can't reprint it here without censorship. This is where you come in, faithful BuzzFlash reader. While we love the sentiment of the folks at E-Reads, and Stewart always cracks us up, we think you can do better.

In that spirit, we ask our readers to label the libel, vituperate the vita and title the tirade in our latest contest. Tell us: What do you think the name of Dick Cheney's forthcoming memoir should be?

Now, we don't have the luxury of offering you $2 million for your literary contribution. But that doesn't mean the winner of this contest will go away empty-handed (more on our fabulous prizes below).

So here's how it works: You have until 8 a.m. Eastern Time on June 10 to submit your brilliant idea. In fact, submit as many brilliant ideas as you can come up with! While BuzzFlash staff will only pick one submission per reader to be a finalist, you may feel free to write in as many times as you like.

Submit your entries by leaving a comment below. You will need to sign up (or sign in) to leave a comment, but remember: Registration with BuzzFlash is always free and we don't send you any annoying e-mails or anything like that. BuzzFlash staff will vote on your entries, choosing the top eight of the submissions we receive within the next week. Then we're turning it back over to our readers to vote on the top two winners.

To the contributor who wins first prize, BuzzFlash will send our favorite new premium: the 27 oz. stainless steel water bottle from Klean Kanteen. This versatile, environmentally-friendly water bottle is free of toxins you might find in plastic water bottles, and comes with your choice of a sports cap or screw-on lid.

Our second prize winner will receive our 1,000-piece Obama puzzle featuring the 44th president of the United States surrounded by inspiring words and phrases from his campaign and inaugural speeches. It's the perfect rainy day activity for the whole family.

Share your submission by commenting below between now and Wednesday, June 10. We can't wait to hear your ideas of what former Vice President and current lord of darkness Dick Cheney should call his coming memoir! Best of luck, and be sure to check back in a week to vote on the finalists.

A BUZZFLASH CONTEST