Over at Salon.com, Laura Miller notes “If Obama is elected, he'll be one of the most literary presidents in recent memory.” Miller touches on the “two monkish years [Obama] spent finishing up his degree at Columbia University in New York” followed by his life in Chicago “like a retiring writer—spending many hours holed up in a spartan apartment with volumes of ‘philosophy and literature.’” Showing good taste, Obama names Philip Roth as an influence in his life.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
A Literary President?
Over at Salon.com, Laura Miller notes “If Obama is elected, he'll be one of the most literary presidents in recent memory.” Miller touches on the “two monkish years [Obama] spent finishing up his degree at Columbia University in New York” followed by his life in Chicago “like a retiring writer—spending many hours holed up in a spartan apartment with volumes of ‘philosophy and literature.’” Showing good taste, Obama names Philip Roth as an influence in his life.
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The mind reels....a president who can read....and does.
What a novel concept! I wonder how things would have turned out if Mr. Bush had ever tried it out...just another reason I'm ready to Barack the vote.
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