Who indeed reads these Obama books?
Anybody willing to read a book by Obama (and not for money such as NY Times critics, who would never post such info) is certainly not a regular FReeper. I seriously doubt it anyhow.
I am just thinking here.
I had to force myself to read 39 pages of Jr’s fiction to confirm that he himself mentioned the first home his grandparents lived in when they moved to Hawaii. I would dearly love to get a copy of David Mendell’s book so I can read it. Mendell is the only one who ever talked with Madelyn Dunham and Jr pretty much called her a liar for what she said about him and drugs. It would be fun to check for inconsistencies in Mendell’s book, although he was the first to point out that Jr dislikes journalists questioning him(Jr outright told him he didn’t see the need for Mendell to question him, all Mendell needed to know about Jr was written in Jr’s book) and doesn’t like being followed around since it prevents him from sneaking a smoke.
Too bad people didn’t listen to what Madelyn Dunham said to him after his 2004 speech or maybe more people would have cast their ballots for someone else. Granny Dunham told him, “You did good, don’t let it go to your head, and keep your head on straight.” Granny knew her grandson!
Radix, I don’t want to get into an argument over this — that is DEFINITELY NOT my intention. It’s even possible that I’ve misunderstood your comment, and if that is the case, please accept my apologies... (Patriot08, I’m just pinging you on this post because it’s a reply to Radix’s reply to your post...)
However, there is something to be said for “knowing your enemy”. If someone wants to REALLY be effective in countering propaganda, it helps to understand where the other side is coming from — especially in how they turn phrases, or what methods of persuasion they are using.
Granted, I personally have not read all of Barack’s books - I don’t know if I could stomach them. But, I wouldn’t accuse someone of not being a “Real Freeper” if they had more intestinal fortitude than I and actually read these books. Just reading them doesn’t mean that you agree with what is in them!
After all, do you think everyone who’s read Mein Kampf is a NAZI? Or, everyone who’s read The Communist Manifesto is a Marxist? I think not.
We have to be careful to not make judgments about people based on the books they’ve read!
Also, it is possible to quote something from Barack’s books, or know some of the things in them without having read the entire thing as well. :)