'Barack Obama is the most powerful writer since Julius Caesar'

National Review Online ^ | 10/28/09 | K J Lopez

[BigEdLB]

This, from the president's chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Scott Johnson goes to town, in response.

Rocco Landesman, the NEA chairman, said, in part:

This is the first president that actually writes his own books since Teddy Roosevelt and arguably the first to write them really well since Lincoln. If you accept the premise, and I do, that the United States is the most powerful country in the world, then Barack Obama is the most powerful writer since Julius Caesar. That has to be good for American artists.

[loveliberty2]

Great satire!

[9YearLurker]

Ha! Billy Ayers must be beaming with pride—or steaming with resentment.

Just like they’re now saying that Michael Jackson was the greatest music prodigy since Mozart. Bhwawawa!!!

[tal hajus]

Just how far up obambi’s @$$ are these people going to crawl?

[Scythian]

I posted this earlier, you should try searching on titles before posting ...

[DGHoodini]

Landsmann Rent Boy says “Oooooh! tell me another lie, Rocco!”

[hoe_cake]

This is comedy, right?

[EricT.]

I’m thinking that Dear Leader 0bamessiah The Most Merciful (Peace Be Upon Him) had better be careful around groups of senators. Those guys can’t be trusted.

[mojito]

Grant wrote a fine memoir, much better than any nonsense the boy wonder churned out with the help of his “pal” down the street, Billy Ayers.

Of course, Grant actually accomplished something during his life and had something to write about.

[xtinct]

Nitwits are just yanking Obambi's chain for dollars!!

[charles1252]

“Barack Obama is the most powerful writer since Julius Caesar”

Yeah, let us know when he writes something and we’ll let you know.

[ConservativeStatement]

The effete late night talk show host (Fallon?) said "The difference between the Presidential libraries of Barack Obama and George Bush is that Obama's has books." This counts?

[rod1]

If this is so, then the NEA and the people must demand that Obama’s college thesis and all his Columbia University writings be released.

To deprive people of perhaps the greatest work of art ever created on planet earth would be a sin.

We must be able to read and admire the early writings of this “literary master”. (sacsm)

[GingisK]

I’d be willing to bet that the author doen’t know that Shakesphere wrote “Julius Ceasar”. (Snicker, wink.)

[nagdt]

LOL...you forgot the BARF Alert in the title!!

[Izzy Dunne]

What ever happened to that Caesar chap anyway?

He made it big in the pizza business.

[Ben Mugged]

Surprising we can understand him. Considering where his lips are firmly attached.

[Corin Stormhands]

[GOPJ]

Bill Ayers is thrilled.

[pke]

It should read, "Barack Obama the best fiddle player since Nero"

[paulycy]

0bama and Caeser do have something in common.

They both wrote about their own accomplishments.

Caesar about successfully conquering continents.

0bama about unsuccessfully organizing communities.