Obama's Book Club
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 12:52PM | by Katy Disclaimer: The following blog is not necessarily the expressed opinion of the other residents of the Morgan household. The following should not be considered professional political advice nor should you light a torch to any of your belongings as a result. Viewer discretion is advised. If you own an Obama scarf, I do not recommend that you continue.
Before you begin, you may want to figure out what the heck I'm talking about.
Dear Defense Department Pentagon Officials Big Brother Government,
I want to thank you so much for saving me the hassle of having to go out and decide for myself which books I want to read and which books are best for kindling. Although I probably would not have wanted to read the first edition of Anthony Shaffer's book Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan – and the Path to Victory, I appreciate you using taxpayer dollars to buy up all 9,500 copies (at a discount of $47,000) of it so I don't even have that temptation. Whew, what a relief! That was so kind of you. One question, though, did you invite pastor Terry Jones to your lovely bonfire? Did he bring anything to the barbeQuran...I mean, barbecue?
Well, since you've decided to take the liberty of choosing which books I am allowed to read (see Germany, 1933), I suppose I have no other choice but to become a member of Obama's Book Club. I can't wait to see what book you'll choose first. My guess is that it won't be anything written by Ann Coulter.
But you know what has to happen before you've got this whole censorship Book Club thing in order? You must first get rid of all the other "threats to national security" I've got sitting on my shelf at home. Let's see...
- David Allen's Getting Things Done: Clearly, this is not something you want me to read. You'll just do it all for me. Torch it.
- Dave Ramsey's The Total Money Makeover: I mean, why would we want a book that promotes debt freedom and living within our means? A balanced budget? That's just dangerous thinking. Torch it.
- Madelyn Burley-Allen's book called Listening The Forgotten Skill: Tell you what, you may want to hang on to that one.
- Augustine's Confessions: Let's just leave all the confessions to our most upstanding Senators.
- What to Expect The First Year by Heidi Murkoff: I'm "expecting" you'll just take care of my family for me. Torch it.
- Gospel-Powered Parenting by William P. Farley: Not PC enough. Let's not go mixing God and parenting. Let's leave the parenting to the Nanny State. Torch it.
- Podium Humor by James C. Humes: You can go ahead and burn that one. I think Mr. Obama has a copy already. But, I dunno. This might just make the Book Club list.
Thank you so much for taking the time and my taxpayer dollars to make sure I'm not saying or reading anything derragatory dangerous.
Love,
Katy
As a side note: I'm ALL FOR making sure our national intelligence remains secure so that our troops are safe. Obviously, I have a vested interest in that! What I do question is whether or not there is anyone in our current government who is fit to discern "intelligence." Boom, roasted.
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Reader Comments (3)
Oh, heck to the yeah. Book burnings and little community-service volunteer kids in uniforms... now who does that remind me of? Let's see - I know that he railed against the "haves" and how they held it against the "have-nots" and that by controlling the media, he made sure the propaganda machine remained active and in his best interest... I know that he was charismatic and quickly assumed power over the long-held "establishment"... hmmm....
Oh Wow!! What has gotten you all fired up today? What are you watching on AFN? Did you watch "Dancing with the Stars" last night? I won't be a spoiler and tell you who got voted off since you are a day behind!!
I did see an interview with Anthony Shaffer and he said before the book was published that he did get clearance from the Military. And then they changed course. He wasn't sure why!!
Glad to see you have gotten your writing passion back again!
Love you,
Mama
Boom goes the dynamite!