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President Obama’s vacation reading list

September 12th, 2009 Dennis - Central

Mary’s comment on a different thread prompted me to look into Reading-list-gate– it’s the first I’d heard of it.  Five books must mean it’s a pretty short vacation.  Or he’s assuming other things will come along to suck up some of his reading time.

Here’s the (short) list:

The Way Home by George P. Pelecanos.

Lush Life by Richard Price.

Plainsong by Kent Haruf.

Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman.

John Adams by David G. McCullough.

What, no Ann Coulter?

I have a feeling he may not be able to get all this reading done without a little help.  So I’m asking all of my fellow Americans to read at least one of these books (maybe not the Ann Coulter stuff), just in case he drops by the neighborhood potluck and you’re grasping for a conversational gambit that won’t result in Secret Service agents wrestling you to the ground while the President is rushed from the room and your hosts burst into tears.

Together, we can make America great again, or at least better read.

Yes we can!

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