State Department defends bulk buys of Obama’s books

Washington Times ^ | 10/26/11 | Jim McElhatton

[Nachum]

The State Department on Wednesday defended spending tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on books authored by President Obama, while White House spokesman Jay Carney called the book-buying an “embassy-based decision.” The comments followed a report Wednesday by The Washington Times that found the State Department had spent more than $70,000 on books by Mr. Obama. Most of the purchases came in the months after Mr. Obama won the White House, though the embassy in Paris spent more than $8,000 for copies of “Dreams From My Father” as recently as March.

[isthisnickcool]

Crooks. Thieves. B@stards.

[AlexW]

“the embassy in Paris spent more than $8,000 for copies of “Dreams From My Father” as recently as March.”
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Bill Ayers claims to be the author of Dreams From My Father.

I doubt that Obumbo has written anything.

[scott7278]

Still, there are other records of book purchases by the State Department that do not contain a book title at all.

Mein Kampf?

[ken21]

what’s a mere $70 k for books?

just the taxes of some janitors, plumbers,

farmers, etc.

and some borrowed money.

/s

[BenKenobi]

What a scam!

[Jeff Head]

Two-bit thieves and crooks. Snake oil peddlers.

[the invisib1e hand]

Crooks. Thieves. B@stards.

Get them out, NOW.

[spankalib]

It’s the unfolding initiative to keep State Dept employees from porn.

[davius]

I haven't read his books nor do I intend to. I saw ‘Dreams’ at a book sale last week for a dollar. It sat untouched for the entire sale. I read an article in a 1983 Columbia student newspaper that was by-lined to Obama. It dealt with nuclear disarmament and was poorly written in the extreme. Logic, flow, and critical analysis were functionally absent. The mind which produced that article was a lifetime away from creating a marketable manuscript

[TheBattman]

So many frauds being perpetrated by this administration - this being just one of the latest to come to light.

Lets see - its a win-win for Obama:
1. it artificially bumps up his book sales numbers, financially benefitting him, as well as helping to further inflate his already inflated ego - for an egomaniac... how nice.

2. It provides freebies to hand out as they prepare for a full-court assault to get him re-elected.

3. Megalomaniac being fed... just making the problem worse.

[NoLibZone]

Obama must be arrested and taken to GITMO for water boarding.

[chris_bdba]

No I am not paying for these.

[saintgermaine]

Just a thought,who else would buy this crap anyway?

[Fresh Wind]

$70,000? That’s chicken feed. It’s not even enough to create a single green job.