Story highlights Jeb Bush says President Obama has given U.S. a 'zombie economy'

Dean Obeidallah spoke with 'World War Z' author for his take

Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM's weekly program "The Dean Obeidallah Show." He is a columnist for The Daily Beast and editor of the politics blog The Dean's Report. He's also the co-director of the documentary "The Muslims Are Coming!" Follow him on Twitter: @TheDeansreport. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.

(CNN) Zombies are coming to the 2016 presidential race! No, there isn't a zombie presidential candidate -- at least not yet. But thanks to Jeb Bush, we will likely be hearing the word "zombie" a great deal over the next year. Why?

Well, Bush penned an article Monday claiming that : "Barack Obama's policies have given us a zombie economy where no matter what else happens, most Americans are falling behind."

The media immediately latched on to the term "zombie economy." But what exactly is a "zombie economy"? Some turned to economists for answers. But I went to a better source: A zombie expert. Yep, I reached out to Max Brooks, author of the best-selling books "World War Z," which became a hit feature film last summer, and "The Zombie Survival Guide."

I have known Brooks for years, since our days working together in the mid-2000s at "Saturday Night Live." I can tell you first hand this guy knows zombies inside and out. And I can also tell he's not the least bit happy with Bush's use of the word zombie. Why? As Brooks made clear, when it comes to understanding zombies, Bush is dumber than a person whose brain has been infected by the zombie virus and who has already transformed into a walking dead creature solely fixated upon consuming the flesh, and especially brains, of living human beings.

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"From a figurative point of view, George W. Bush, not Obama, had a 'zombie economy,'" Brooks stated emphatically. And for anyone thinking a "zombie economy" is one that is sluggish or dying? Well, those people are clueless about zombies, as Brooks remarked.

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