Books for Barack
By Marjorie Kehe | 09.22.08
There was a piece on CNN this morning about Hollywood celebrities who support Barack Obama (Barbra Streisand, Matt Damon, plus a multitude of others) versus those who support John McCain (a shorter list, including Sylvester Stallone and James Caan.) But there was no mention of literary stars and where their votes are going.
In the case of Ayelet Waldman (”Love and Other Impossible Pursuits“) there is no question. Waldman is currently heading up a project (being run out of her living room) called “Books for Barack.” She is using her connections to well-known authors (including husband Michael Chabon – “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay,” “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union,” etc.) to solicit copies of signed books, including some rare and first-edition copies.
For every $250 a donor gives to Obama’s campaign through Ayelet’s MyBarackObama website, he or she will receive a mystery bag of 10 of the books Ayelet has collected. (She promises that the picks will be assembled randomly and not even she will know which 10 books go to which donor – although she tantalizes on her website by suggesting that “your bag could contain a signed first edition copy of Alice Sebold’s ‘The Lovely Bones,’ a signed first edition copy of Stephen King’s ‘Hearts in Atlantis‘ or a fine collection of poetry by a writer you’ve been waiting to discover.”)
It beats the heck out of a bumper sticker as far as I’m concerned.
Books will be sent out starting on Friday, Sept. 26.
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1. COL. A.M.Khajawall [Ret] | 09.22.08
Dear concerned citizens of America and Mass Media of the U.S.A.
As a concerned registered independent voter, forensic psychiatrist, disabled American I made my decision to vote after taking into consideration following joint tickets attributes and characteristics.
1. Has the ticket shown adequate calmness, coolness, and connectedness’s under pressure to lead our nation [Presidential Temperament]?
2. Has the ticket shown sustained sound “Judgment and Caliber”?
3. Has the ticket shown adequate understanding of depth and degree to address the crucial challenges in their their purpose, policies, and positions [ Honesty, integrity and sincerity]?
4. Has the ticket sufficient “understanding and knowledge” of inside Washington workings [Experience]”?
5. Has the ticket reservoir resilience, wisdom, and vigor to address the present and future f our beloved “Great-grand Nation”?
6. Has the ticket enough joint foreign policy experience and exposure based on ” Values, Virtues, Vastness, and ” [American moral soul]”?
7. Has their campaign talk, slogans, ads, plans, and programs based on facts and are they free of fear, fiction, frivolous labels, unfair attacks, negativity, and impulsively? [No “imminent danger to national
security and safety”].
8. Has the ticket genuinely kept on message of country first and politics last and avoided copying [Message change”]?
9.Has the ticket message stayed away from Culture divide and war[ Disaster prevention ]?
10. Has the ticket resisted being surrounded, supported and surrogate’s by divisiveness, distortion’s, and destructive characters, [ Real patriotism VS shiftiness and shameless parrot-ism]?
11. Has the ticket thoughtful, real non-partisan, & non-impulsive plans to address our current economic crisis or political tactics and temperamental statements.
I have personally and professionally concluded that OBAMA-BIDEN ticket will lift and inspire our greatgrand nation back to its greatness within and restore our global standing with the use of maximum, firm
international diplomacy and minimal force if and when indicated {” Peace thru Strenght “}.
Yours sincerely,
COL. A.M.Khajawall [Ret] MD.
Forensic psychiatrist, Disabled American Veteran and Iraq
Freedom team. Grass roots California leader per Senator McCain’s mailings.
PS: Protect U.S.A from McCain-palin’s reactive and knee-jerk reactions.