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Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
Ever since Barack Obama was young, Hope has lived inside him. From the beaches of Hawaii to the streets of Chicago, from the jungles of Indonesia to the plains of Kenya, he has held on to Hope. Even as a boy, Barack knew he wasn’t quite like anybody else, but through his journeys he found the ability to listen to Hope and become what he was meant to be: a bridge to bring people together.
This is the moving story of an exceptional man, as told by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by Bryan Collier, both winners of the Coretta Scott King Award. Barack Obama has motivated Americans to believe with him, to believe that every one of us has the power to change ourselves and change our world.
Customer Review: Deification of Obama
A friend and I saw and went through this book in a store. We could not believe it. It portrays Obama as Messiah, Obama as deity. And the presentation is to children. Yep, the illustrations are, indeed, beautiful. The message: over-the-top brainwashing. Of children. This book represents the unquestioning society and hero worship. The book is beautiful, and sickening.
Customer Review: The Cult of Personality Goes to School.
I was genuinely disturbed when I read on the Barack Obama website that the campaign was encouraging children to draw images of the senator to present as gifts to their parents and teachers, and moreso when I saw the suggestion that they bold ‘Barack sleepovers.’ These are tactics unworthy of a candidate in a Democratic system. But when I walked into Borders and saw this book on the display rack, my jaw, quite literally, dropped. And then, I just had to buy it. I like to think of myself as a reasonable, rational person- not given to alarmism. I didn’t vote for John Kerry, but I understand why many Americans were and are disaffected with President Bush. And his personal failings aside, Clinton did a fair job of reinventing the world after the collapse of the Cold War system. Yet this, this is a travesty, a cult of personality rarely known to such grotesque degrees in American politics. The cover art should be titled ‘The Apotheosis of Barack Obama‘- a deification of man. God, yes, the literal God Almighty, speaks directly to the weeping titular character in this foul manipulation of children’s literature, saying that the hope within him will last America throughout his life. Playing on racial and class sympathies and the genuine ills these beleaguered communities face, and riddled with the fallacy of good intentions, this book offers up our friend Barack as a messiah-figure, a modern Moses leading the American people out of the wilderness. There is no doubt that children ought to be educated about the political process, and should know something about the lives of the candidates. But this is not a life- it is a celebration, a glorification of a mythic figure who only exists in fairy tales. Perhaps that is why it works so well as a children’s book- the cult of personality surrounding the glorious, the illustrious Senator Obama has generated perceptions of the man so outlandish that they can only be genuinely expressed in an illustrated fantasy. I would say quite the same if John McCain supporters published something this disturbing- I have, indeed, said as much regarded the perverse adulation of President Bush by children in the well-known documentary ‘Jesus Camp.’ But the fact is, this book is a good and timely reflection of precisely what is wrong with American society- looking to the state and political leaders for salvation- and what is wrong with the kind of campaign Senator Obama is running.
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This listing is for a brand new PHM-9908 (August 1999) POP Karaoke CD&G CD from the High Quality POP HITS MONTHLY collection. This factory manufactured CD comes sealed in a hard plastic jewel case, plays the music with and without the lead vocals and displays the lyrics on a Karaoke CD&G player. There are 2 versions of the songs on these CD’s. The first 9 tracks are the regular karaoke versions with the lead vocals removed. The next 9 tracks have guide vocals included so you can practice the songs before you try them in public. These songs are not preformed by the original artists but are VERY GOOD re-creations. The songs included are as follows:
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