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This is somewhat less controversial but I just read this about President Obama's one week vacation:
"In between the interruptions, Obama has managed to find time to play golf, visit local restaurants and play tennis and basketball, as well as dig into a 2,300-page stack of books he brought along."
This man is the President of the United States. He's off one week and doesn't even actually get real down time away from his job and someone expects me to believe this "I haven't read the bill" guy took 2,300 pages worth of books with him on vacation? I go on vacation and I take one or two books with me and I typically read 1 to 2 books a week. This guy has a family he doesn't spend a lot of time with normally and I'm expected to believe he planned to read maybe 6 - 10 books on a one week vacation?
AND, the President isn't even the real person I'm actually cheesed off with on this issue because he's not out there promoting books. This was just the memory jogger for my real gripe and that is the people with M - F, TV shows or comedy TV news shows that RECOMMEND books regularly you absolutely know they didn't/couldn't have read. What do they do, assign books to staff members and tell them to tab the controversial pages so the host can skim them and bring up those points on TV? Sort of like how Congress reads bills? And they always start out with something like "I read your book and..." Total BS! It's akin to being a movie critic and doing your review of the movie from the trailer.
With book reviewers, at least you know they read the books they review. They usually praise or pan a book less frequently than the TV guys (meant non-gender-specifically) so they have time to read a book and review it and it's actually their job to read and review.
One time, a long time ago, Katie Couric had Gillian Anderson (X-Files) on her morning show. Anderson was promoting the original X-Files movie, if I remember correctly. A snippy Couric, flat out said to Anderson, "I'm sorry, I don't watch your show." Without missing a beat, Anderson said right back to her, "That's okay, I don't watch yours, either."
Now wouldn't it be refreshing if the TV hosts, especially the TV news hosts, actually owned up to not reading the book they tout? Should we believe them on other things if they stretch the truth on this?
This is somewhat less controversial but I just read this about President Obama's one week vacation:
"In between the interruptions, Obama has managed to find time to play golf, visit local restaurants and play tennis and basketball, as well as dig into a 2,300-page stack of books he brought along."
This man is the President of the United States. He's off one week and doesn't even actually get real down time away from his job and someone expects me to believe this "I haven't read the bill" guy took 2,300 pages worth of books with him on vacation? I go on vacation and I take one or two books with me and I typically read 1 to 2 books a week. This guy has a family he doesn't spend a lot of time with normally and I'm expected to believe he planned to read maybe 6 - 10 books on a one week vacation?
AND, the President isn't even the real person I'm actually cheesed off with on this issue because he's not out there promoting books. This was just the memory jogger for my real gripe and that is the people with M - F, TV shows or comedy TV news shows that RECOMMEND books regularly you absolutely know they didn't/couldn't have read. What do they do, assign books to staff members and tell them to tab the controversial pages so the host can skim them and bring up those points on TV? Sort of like how Congress reads bills? And they always start out with something like "I read your book and..." Total BS! It's akin to being a movie critic and doing your review of the movie from the trailer.
With book reviewers, at least you know they read the books they review. They usually praise or pan a book less frequently than the TV guys (meant non-gender-specifically) so they have time to read a book and review it and it's actually their job to read and review.
One time, a long time ago, Katie Couric had Gillian Anderson (X-Files) on her morning show. Anderson was promoting the original X-Files movie, if I remember correctly. A snippy Couric, flat out said to Anderson, "I'm sorry, I don't watch your show." Without missing a beat, Anderson said right back to her, "That's okay, I don't watch yours, either."
Now wouldn't it be refreshing if the TV hosts, especially the TV news hosts, actually owned up to not reading the book they tout? Should we believe them on other things if they stretch the truth on this?
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Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC
That's the one thing about O'Reilly that gripes me. I don't really like the book-pushing that comes with his guests.
On a separate note:
Barack promised Michelle he'd quit smoking if she would agree to let him run for President.
We see how well that worked out. Apparently smooth-talking used car salesmenship works on his wife too.
Maybe he'd be a better book-pusher than President? I'm convinced he can sell just about anything to the clueless.
This man is the President of the United States. He's off one week and doesn't even actually get real down time away from his job and someone expects me to believe this "I haven't read the bill" guy took 2,300 pages worth of books with him on vacation? I go on vacation and I take one or two books with me and I typically read 1 to 2 books a week. This guy has a family he doesn't spend a lot of time with normally and I'm expected to believe he planned to read maybe 6 - 10 books on a one week vacation?
I must recognize the creativity that comes out of the right wing. They refuse to amuse me. Typically, a person who reads a lot, finds time for it, is seen as an intellectual. Wait... that IS a bad thing for a right winger. My bad! BUT,
1- You complain about him not reading the bill. Which bill are you talking about? Is there one he is expected to?
2- You're, clearly, not even close to Obama's capacity. And worse, it doesn't make you look good to assume nobody else can, what you can't.
3- You don't have to believe anything. But it seems, you want to, and in case of Obama, anything negative. Its your world... makes you a happier person (I hope).
Holy cow, a person on vacation can't even live his own life, making personal choices, without being criticized.
That's the one thing about O'Reilly that gripes me. I don't really like the book-pushing that comes with his guests.
On a separate note:
Barack promised Michelle he'd quit smoking if she would agree to let him run for President.
We see how well that worked out. Apparently smooth-talking used car salesmenship works on his wife too.
Maybe he'd be a better book-pusher than President? I'm convinced he can sell just about anything to the clueless.
Maybe she's still busy finally being proud of America and hasn't noticed.
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