Author Topic: If Barack Obama wrote a book, would you read it? (Read 6131 times)

Blue Lion · **Reply #20 on:** March 30, 2009, 07:14:05 pm

Quote from: SpardaSon21 on March 30, 2009, 07:06:00 pm

Being Governor of a big state like Texas is a bit different from being an anonymous state senator from Illinois. You actually have to make decisions when you are the head of an Executive Branch. Obama's favorite vote as a state senator was "present". I wonder also if he'll write a book about how he insulted our closest ally.

Mexico?

karajorma · **Reply #21 on:** March 30, 2009, 07:36:06 pm

Quote from: SpardaSon21 on March 30, 2009, 07:06:00 pm

I wonder also if he'll write a book about how he insulted our closest ally.

And who would that be?

peterv · **Reply #22 on:** March 30, 2009, 07:56:37 pm

Israel, everybody knows that. But when exactly did he dare to insult the worlds leader?

Turambar · **Reply #23 on:** March 30, 2009, 07:59:58 pm

You know, I think most of us were waiting for someone to claim that Israel is our best ally.

Just so that they can pull out all the stops to prove just how wrong that idea is.

peterv · **Reply #24 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:04:16 pm

I'll take that back after someone anwser's when the worlds leaders were insulted by the US president.

iamzack · **Reply #25 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:08:00 pm

Quote from: Turambar on March 30, 2009, 07:59:58 pm

You know, I think most of us were waiting for someone to claim that Israel is our best ally.

Just so that they can pull out all the stops to prove just how wrong that idea is.

Israel can go to hell.

peterv · **Reply #26 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:20:26 pm

Seriously, think about it: Israel is in hell.

Blue Lion · **Reply #27 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:21:52 pm

I still don't know who he meant as our closest ally. Britain? Canada? Japan?

Who?

Raskolnikov · **Reply #28 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:26:29 pm

I believe that this goes back to the exchanging of gifts with Gordon Brown.

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Obama created a minor diplo-mess when British Prime Minister Gordon Brown came to the U.S. for a visit. Obama's historic Oval Office desk, a gift from Queen Victoria to Rutherford Hayes, is made from the timbers of the HMS Resolute. Brown proudly presented Obama with a pencil holder carved from its antislavery sister ship, the HMS Gannet. Classy! Obama lamely reciprocated with a DVD set of Hollywood movies, including "Psycho." When Brown got back home, he discovered they didn't work in his European player.

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iamzack · **Reply #29 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:27:41 pm

The UK is our closest ally? Don't they think we're mostly retarded?

Blue Lion · **Reply #30 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:32:00 pm

I would consider a pencil holder pretty insulting. At least he can watch the DVDs.

Raskolnikov · **Reply #31 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:33:15 pm

Uh. How did you manage to pick out one word from that quote without reading literally anything else? Bah, the Sparknotes generation will be the downfall of this country.

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The UK is our closest ally? Don't they think we're mostly retarded?

*too worn down to dispute*

Blue Lion · **Reply #32 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:46:25 pm

Quote from: Raskolnikov on March 30, 2009, 08:33:15 pm

How did you manage to pick out one word from that quote without reading literally anything else? Bah, the Sparknotes generation will be the downfall of this country.

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The UK is our closest ally? Don't they think we're mostly retarded?

*too worn down to dispute*

Me or Zack? Cause I already knew about this when it happened.

Cause if I had to pick which was more insulting, DVDs or a pencil holder, I know which one I'd pick!

Raskolnikov · **Reply #33 on:** March 30, 2009, 08:50:09 pm

I was refering to you. More sarcasm or whatever, yeah man, okay.

My answer to the OP is "yes," but I would swiftly put the book down if it turned out to be nothing but talking points. Obama actually writes his own books without help from a speech writer/ghost writer, so he has that going for him, I suppose.

Blue Lion · **Reply #34 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:12:16 pm

Quote from: Raskolnikov on March 30, 2009, 08:50:09 pm

I was refering to you. More sarcasm or whatever, yeah man, okay.

How is that sarcasm? The UK's gift was awful.

Scotty · **Reply #35 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:16:04 pm

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The UK's gift was awful.

Not worse than the "100 Best American Movies." I mean, seriously

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Don't they think we're mostly retarded?

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I reserve that moniker for our current government.

Blue Lion · **Reply #36 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:18:10 pm

Quote from: Scotty on March 30, 2009, 09:16:04 pm

Not worse than the "100 Best American Movies." I mean, seriously .

Let's have fun!

Tell me why it's a bad gift.

If I got a gift of the 100 *something* movies, sweet!

Raskolnikov · **Reply #37 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:20:32 pm

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The UK's gift was awful.

Yyou really didn't read what I posted. I thought you were just being sarcastic.

Blue Lion · **Reply #38 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:21:26 pm

Quote from: Raskolnikov on March 30, 2009, 09:20:32 pm

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The UK's gift was awful.

Yyou really didn't read what I posted. I thought you were just being sarcastic.

I've seen what you've posted a number of times. I'm still not seeing the problem.

Raskolnikov · **Reply #39 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:23:19 pm

This time I'll bold and underline the important parts for you, ALA Spark Notes.

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Obama created a minor diplo-mess when British Prime Minister Gordon Brown came to the U.S. for a visit. Obama's historic Oval Office desk, a gift from Queen Victoria to Rutherford Hayes, is made from the timbers of the HMS Resolute. Brown proudly presented Obama with a pencil holder carved from its antislavery sister ship, the HMS Gannet. Classy! Obama lamely reciprocated with a DVD set of Hollywood movies, including "Psycho." When Brown got back home, he discovered [the DVDs] didn't work in his European player.

Brown's gift had deep historical signficance and recognized the vitality and legitimacy of the USA's past history.

Obama gave some (admittingly classic) American DVDs that did not make a similar gesture to the UK, and ironically could not even be watched by Brown.

Probably not a big deal to most Americans (as you demonstrate), because as iamzack (well, sort of) says we don't understand the history of foreign relations/foreign countries let alone our own history, and would rather be entertained by shiny things on a screen. I don't claim to be above this, seeing as I'm on a videogame modding forum, and all that.

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