Political Books I got from Liberal Relatives this XMas (add your own! - Vanity)

ReveBM | 12/25/2003 | ReveBM

[ReveBM]

In selecting gifts for my relatives, to my knowledge of which are all liberal to some degree (all the way from older RINO upper class types - i.e. who did not like Reagan, nor any other recent presidents besides Ford and the First Bush) to birkenstock-wearing manic-depressive postgraduates who seem to flirt with anarchy.

I am a book lover and in giving books to these people I was very careful not to give them books on political topics. Pre-1900 American history seems to have been a good way to give a quality gift that they have seemed to appreciate. What do I get in return?

From my grandparents:

"All to Human", by George Stephanopoulos

From my dad:

"The Bubble of American Supremacy" by George Soros

I am particularly annoyed by the Soros book. Stephanopoulos has a sense of humor for me and I would kind of like to see inside his mind as team Clinton was storming the White House. So I may skim the book. Soros, on the other hand, I find to be unbearable sentence by sentence. His premises are so twisted that I find myself having to tear at the bedrock and root them out and say with each step: "On that last point he is assuming X, Y, and Z which are not true". When I unwrapped it I said out loud "Great! I got a paperweight".

Has anyone else gotten any annoying books for Christmas?

[ReveBM]

Let's see what others got under their trees.

[Aquinasfan]

When I unwrapped it I said out loud "Great! I got a paperweight".

Wow! What happened after that?

[steplock]

From my grandparents: "All to Human", by George Stephanopoulos

From my dad: "The Bubble of American Supremacy" by George Soros


All I can say is: "I'm Sorry for you."

I hate to see Americans that have converted to communism/socialisms like your parents/grandparents

[hoosiermama]

Zell Miller's book was a good read. Am giving it to several dmrt friends. ALso think DIck Morris's book, OFF WITH THEIR HEADS is a good one to give.

[Renegade]

Still waiting for a toilet paper book by Hitlery . made the top 10 worst of the year so should be available in the $1.00 store soon.

[LS]

It's not out yet, but a plug for my forthcoming book, next October, called "The Beacon of Liberty: A Patriot's History of the United States." This book is going to be a flagship title of a new "conservative" list from Penguin/Putnam called the "Sentinel" imprint (appropriate, no?).

I hope next year, it will be available for all to give as a Christmas gift. Meanwhile, this year, I recommend the "Dragon's Fury" series by Freeper Jeff Head.

[Always Right]

Gee, I hope you subscribed them to the Limbaugh Letter to show your gratitude...

[Uncle George]

These books are great, (as spare ass wipe for the outhouse)

[ReveBM]

He acted like he didn't hear me. We've all had colds with stopped up ears lately so I didn't want to press it further.

[Always Right]

If you want to save money, I have seen the Katherine Harris's book at Dollar Tree, so you could treat dozen of your favorate liberal relatives to that book for fairly cheap.

[Semper Paratus]

If somebody got me a Soro's book they would get back "Treason" on the next round.

[wizardoz]

I'm such a snarling beast about this sort of thing, my family is completely cowed. They give me bookstore gift certificates.

[Uncle George]

I expect to see Hitlerys book at the 99 cent store soon and I will then buy it to put into a glass case and mount it on my outhouse wall. The attached sign will read "In case of emergency break glass".

[rhombus]

Longitudes & Attitudes by Thomas Friedman - first column about what a hero Gore was for stepping down when the "Conservative Supreme Court" said it was more important for Fla to meet it's self-imposed deadline than to come up with a system to count every possible vote. Then he writes about the importance of the rule of law. Follow on columns a little less clueless.

[ReveBM]

Hmmm. As much as I want to help out a fellow Freeper, I am afraid this book is going to be meet a sad and nasty end before you lay eyes on it.

[SW6906]

Don't even crack open the Soros book. Return it to your nearest Barnes & Nobles ASAP. Soros doesn't deserve the sale of the book for you, even to use it as a paperweight or fire starting material.

[Libertina]

LOL Haven't opened up anything yet... but in my family, I am leading THEM! ;) Even have my dad flag waving on local bridges :) Good luck. (Of course this makes it easy for you to compose your shopping ist for THEM next Christmas ;)

[squarebarb]

Congratulations, LS! Looking forward to buying it. I had heard that Penguin was going to start a new conservative list and I am glad you're on it.

[manic4organic]

I got Bernie Goldberg's new one AND an Ann Coulter doll!

[carlo3b]

I delivered a copy of the The Clinton Legacy Cookbook to the daughter of a FReeper who put it on a list of things that he wanted for Christmas. It just so happened that we were both in Houston so what the heck I took it to her instead of sending it through the mail.

All she said was "WOW, you people on FReeRepublic are real people". She had to look the book up on a search engine to find us, but it was there.. She also said "the book was at the top of his list".... sigh. . What a great daughter, and what a wise Dad. . :)