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Reassuring Israel
And if he weren't busy enough, Obama got some reading recommendations. As he sat down with Shimon Peres, the Israeli president waxed on about a book he'd just finished. It was hardly an airport novel. Peres was deeply impressed by the collection of letters between Harold Laski and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Laski was a 23-year-old British socialist at the time of his correspondence with the 75-year-old Supreme Court justice.
Peres raved about the collected letters as some of the best literature he'd ever read in his life, and offered to give Obama his own copy. "Well you keep your copy," Obama demurred. "I'll get it on Amazon.com." It wasn't clear that Peres, who is 84 years old, had ever purchased a book online. But that didn't deter the Israeli president. "You'll enjoy it ... They were highly intelligent and wise. But also here is a young Jewish boy from London, Harold Laski. Oliver Wendell Holmes is a stranger … One is a socialist, the other is a capitalist. They didn't agree about everything, but finally at the end of the story, Oliver Holmes starts to become socialist. We have to take care of civilization of humankind, which is the deeper meaning of socialism."
"I'll make a point of picking that up," Obama said, smiling patiently.
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Posted By: Huachuca @ 07/26/2008 5:15:10 AM
Comment: I don't know Pia - that might be FUN !!! = ; )
Posted By: HarleyisHere @ 07/26/2008 4:52:38 AM
Comment: OMGcheck out what CornHolyO posted...lol sick.
Posted By: HolyRoller @ 07/26/2008 12:36:01 AM
Comment: Got ya'll some more Handsome jokes. I can't stop masturbating. Maybe I'll make this a daily post..............
Q. Why will Bill Oriley vote for Barack Obama?
A. He saw that three pointer and thought there was "no spin".
Q. Why will sharks vote for Barack Obama?
A. Cause Obama already fed them Hillary, now it's McCain...a much better year for meat.
Q. How will Osama Bin Laden vote for John McCain?
A. From hte ranch in Crawford TX
Q. Why will Britney Spears vote for John McCain?
A. Becuase he father her another child and then left her like his first wife
guess that Viagra is working out for John...he was quoted saying..."whoops, I did it again".
Q. What do McCain and Bush have in common?
A. Wait their not the same person?
Q. Why doesn't McCain drink Bud?
A. He prefers BUSH.
Q. Why wouldn't McCain support the American troops?
A. He said he forgot there were any "heros" except himself.
NOBAMA!!!
Extra:
Larry Sinclair submitted this one....
What do EXXON and HolyRoller have in common?
A: Niether one knows how to handle their oil, but they both like "drilling".
Here have a laugh
Posted By: no bigots here @ 07/25/2008 11:54:48 PM
Comment: http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=177449
Straight from Comedy Central, have a fun laugh.