Sadly, what we have been saddled with for the last 4+ years is, besides having the worst president since Jimmy Carter, is also having someone who has, without a doubt, been the worst 'First Lady' of anyone who has ever been blessed to wear the title. Meeshell Obama is quite possibly the most classless women to ever cross the threshold of the White House, I know she is in my lifetime. But what started me off on this little rant of mine is the fact that at a book signing event in Washington on Tuesday, our beloved first lady urged her many adoring fans to "buy away" for Mother's Day. "It's coming up," she said, adding that "American Grown" would make a "great gift."
This book of hers supposedly tells the story of the White House garden, and others around the country. Personally I'm surprised she's able to string enough sentences together to come up with a book. But then, like her husband before her, she probably had somebody write it for her. Anyway, in describing this book of hers, Meeshell said, "It's not just the story of the White House Kitchen Garden; it's the story of community gardens all across this country, because the truth is, the idea of the White House garden is not unique. Community gardens are a mainstay in so many communities across this country, from rural America to my neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago."
Now in what I'm sure was nothing more than an attempt on her part to embellish a bit upon what it was that caused her to want to 'write' this book, she mentioned that until she started doing research for her book, she didn't realize that there was a community garden in one of the parks she "grew up using." She said, "But community gardens are a significant part of the history of this country, which is why we thought it was important to incorporate these stories in the telling of the White House garden story." Right, we supposed to believe that Meeshell busied herself doing the much needed research for this in depth book of hers? Is there anyone out there buying any of this drivel?
Meeshell said her goal in writing the book was to share the story of the White House garden, which she described as "semi-open to the public." She said, "Because if you visit the White House along the South Lawn, you can see the garden from outside of the White House. But millions of people don't get a chance to come to Washington. They hear about the garden; they don't get an opportunity to see it. So we wanted to use this as an opportunity to tell people about how we started it and how we thought about it, who all is involved, what kind of role Bo (the dog) plays -- he's a very significant part of the book." For crying out loud, gag me with a spoon!
She said the book also allows her to plug her "Let's Move" initiative to end childhood obesity: We're told that all proceeds from the book will go to the National Park Foundation, which supports the White House Kitchen Garden and other community gardens across the country. Look, to say that I am less than impressed with either one of these frauds would be quite the understatement. And like I said, I don't believe she wrote her book anymore than I believe Barry actually wrote any of his. Neither one of them is anywhere near as bright as they, and the media, would like us all to believe. They're both extremely shallow and thin-skinned wannabes.
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