Barnes & Noble has slipped even further down in my estimation. In its children's section, right next to the reading area and within easy reach of inquisitive kids' hands, our nearest Barnes & Noble prominently displays the following blatantly political made-for-children's books:
(Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope)
(My Dad, John McCain)
(Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight)Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against political literature. People should be free to buy whatever they want to read about. What I don't like is when political propaganda is fed undiluted to impressionable minds that cannot differentiate between reality and convenient fiction (i.e. "spin").
I was amused, however, to discover that the book "The Rise of Barack Obama" is now 50% off:
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