White House library's 'socialist' books were Jackie Kennedy's

[n2doc]

When conservative Rob Port took a tour of the White House this week, he was scandalized by the books he found on shelves in the White House library. "Photo Evidence: Michelle Obama Keeps Socialist Books in the White House Library," he blogged. He took a photo of the books in question, which includes "The American Socialist Movement 1897-1912" by Ira Kipnis (1952) and "The Social Basis of American Communism" by Nathan Glazer (1961).

Well, it was a first lady who put those books there, the Washington Post reports, but it wasn't Michelle Obama. It was Jacqueline Kennedy, who was known for the care and attention she gave to outfitting the White House; she hired Yale's librarian to stock it for her.

The books Port photographed have been sitting in the library since 1963.

The library came into being during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt. In 1961, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy asked Yale University librarian James T. Babb to oversee a committee that would select books for the library. In 1963, 1,780 were placed on the shelves.

more:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2010/02/white-house-library-socialist-books.html

He was probably looking for the 2 books left by W, "My Pet Goat" and "The Fart Book"

[ck4829]

1. Oh... my... God

Apparently, you're non-socialist only if you treat socialism, even the word "socialism", as something profane and unmentionable, am I right, Rob?

[SpiralHawk]

2. It could have been a Yalie Skull & Boner setup by the Evil Nazisymp Bush Clan

Using Republicon Illuminati darkside occult divination techniques, The Skull & Boner Nazi-Banker Bushes could have anticipated Michelle Obaama and paid off the Yalie librarian to stash those books in the White House back in 1963 so they could be photographed now -- just before the Mayan Calendar EXPIRES in 2012 -- and use those images in an occult agitprop endeavor to smear FLOTUS.

Ewwwww. How totally dia-ball-ical. I'm just sayin...

OMG - will the darkside Republicon occultist Skull & Boner Nazi-funding Bush clan stop at nothing in their ongoing efforts to destroy America?
:tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat:

[Mari333]

3. I guess being well read is a No No now. nt

[prairierose]

6. That certainly seems to be the main ambition of..

many neocons. To not be well-read and to not understand anything about science and how the world works. The ability to carry on a reasonable conversation on any topic is not something they strive for.

[Heidi]

4. Recommended.

:kick:

[sarge43]

5. I'd bet good money Port hasn't opened the books mentioned,

let alone read any of them.

Pssst idiot, writing about a subject doesn't mean the author advocates the subject.

[Historic NY]

7. Obviously no one is using them since it appears the library hasn't been updated.

[Contrary1]

8. I have a couple of Bibles somewhere in the house...

I guess that would elevate me to saint level. I'll alert the Vatican.