Joe Lawrence’s Reviews > A Promised Land > Status Update

Damn, Obama really thinks highly of Rahm Emanuel

Nearing the end and realizing that Obama accentuates and omits strategically and I'm considering reading a modern history book and also a politically conservative book to counter this work of propaganda.

"Reggie flashed a wide grin. 'I gotta say, Boss. That was some gangster shit back there.'"


-- It's quotes like this that bring Obamas swagger back into the mix. The thing is, his integrity is unbeleivably high and so when he says he'll tell the press this or that, even heads of state rush to do what he says or else. His radical candor, integrity and calm under pressure opened doors that others couldn't.

"Backing out is not an option. We may not change public attitude in these regions overnight, but if we don't squarely address the sources of tension between the West and the Muslim world, and describe what peaceful coexistence looks like, we'll be fighting wars in the region for the next 30 years."

"I gotta be honest, I don't how it could have gone better." - John McFall after the London G20 Summit

He is elected and then saves the auto and financial sectors without blinking. If this were fiction I wouldn't beleive it.

Now it suddenly feels like watching CSPAN

Where the story really starts: he is elected.

He leaves out his fatherhood!

Or else he wasn't a father to them. He basically says they were born and then they're older. Even when he describes being with them it's just an adjective and an emotion and ge moves on... back to tuxedos, cigarettes, and fake laughs with people he just met.

Beginning to see why some people didn't like this book.
It's mechanical, mindless logistics, vote counting and shameless self-promotion. He admits travel and speeches were boring and tiresome-- so too for the reader.