http://fictionwritersreview.com/blog/president-sends-fan-mail-to-novelist fiction matters Tue, 22 May 2012 07:22:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://fictionwritersreview.com/blog/president-sends-fan-mail-to-novelist/comment-page-1#comment-3683 Two quick notes on Obama — Secret. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:05:29 +0000 http://fictionwritersreview.com/?p=7524#comment-3683 [...] Read Obama’s letter on Fiction Writer’s review [...] [...] Read Obama’s letter on Fiction Writer’s review [...]

]]> http://fictionwritersreview.com/blog/president-sends-fan-mail-to-novelist/comment-page-1#comment-3681 Paul Dorell Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:28:36 +0000 http://fictionwritersreview.com/?p=7524#comment-3681 I'm sure Obama likes reading, and it's a good thing that he reads with his children, but Martel overlooks one of his potential gains in writing the letter: the portrayal of himself as religious. As far as I can tell, Obama was either agnostic or an atheist prior to going into politics. I think he's reinvented himself to achieve his goals, which perhaps is a positive kind of hypocrisy if you believe in his goals as I do. I’m sure Obama likes reading, and it’s a good thing that he reads with his children, but Martel overlooks one of his potential gains in writing the letter: the portrayal of himself as religious. As far as I can tell, Obama was either agnostic or an atheist prior to going into politics. I think he’s reinvented himself to achieve his goals, which perhaps is a positive kind of hypocrisy if you believe in his goals as I do.

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