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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.932092
EAN: 9780316074353
ISBN: 0316074357
Item Dimensions:5568048460
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: June 08, 2009
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Studio: Little, Brown and Company

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Book Description
When Obama stated that if elected, he would keep his Blackberry, debate echoed through Washington and among the ranks of the Secret Service. What would it be like to have a president who could Twitter, send text messages, and navigate the web with ease? What would it be like to receive a text message from inside the Oval Office and, most importantly, what would it say?


Now, for the first time, We The People are privy to our new leader's epistolary back-and-forths on his wily hand-held device. We're about to discover that his emails (and the replies, from his wife and daughters, Biden, Palen, Rush, Hannity, the new first puppy, and even Bush) are so tuned in to the language of electronic correspondence they come hilariously close to the brink of legibility.



This giftable, imagined glimpse into Obama's beloved Blackberry traverses the mundane and momentous contours of the Commander in Chief's life, from security briefings to spam, basketball practice to domestic bliss, and the panic of oops-I-hit-reply-all, to, of course, the trauma of dealing with the First Mother In Law.


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John McCain Joe Biden
Arnold Schwarzenegger Clarence Thomas




Product Description:
When Obama stated that if elected, he would keep his Blackberry, debate echoed through Washington and among the ranks of the Secret Service. What would it be like to have a president who could Twitter, send text messages, and navigate the web with ease? What would it be like to receive a text message from inside the Oval Office and, most importantly, what would it say?-

Now, for the first time, We The People are privy to our new leader's epistolary back-and-forths on his wily hand-held device. We're about to discover that his emails (and the replies, from his wife and daughters, Biden, Palen, Rush, Hannity, the new first puppy, and even Bush) are so tuned in to the language of electronic correspondence they come hilariously close to the brink of legibility.-

This giftable, imagined glimpse into Obama's beloved Blackberry traverses the mundane and momentous contours of the Commander in Chief's life, from security briefings to spam, basketball practice to domestic bliss, and the panic of oops-I-hit-reply-all, to, of course, the trauma of dealing with the First Mother In Law.

To wit:-

BidenMyTime: Hey U, whatcha doin?-
BARACKO: M rly busy
BidenMyTime: Right :( Can I lv at 4:45?




Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Humor for the more sophisticated reader.
We hear the speeches. We read the articles. What is invisible to us is the personal conversations between President Obama and others on his A list (and a few who want to get on that list). What would Blackberry conversations between Obama and, say, Bill Clinton, the British Prime MInister, and Michelle look like?

If you are interested, you'll want to read this slim, humorous volume.

Text Message from Bill Clinton

WildBill: hey barack!

BarackO: hey bill whats up?

WildBill: can u send Hillary to China next week?

BarackO: ?

WildBill: i'm putting together a surprise party and need her outta house

BarackO: her birthday?

WildBill: no, i'm trying to surprise MYSELF

BarackO: ?

WildBill: SurpriseYourselfWithHowManyHotSinglesYouCanMeetFromYourZipCode dot com


Expect more the same... zany, irreverent, and funny.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Very Funny
I loved this book. It is very short but also very funny. I finished it the same day that I received it. It is great as a bathroom book to pick up and flip through a few pages at a time. The book also makes fun of everybody so it's not as one-sided as you might think.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Funny
If you are ready for some laughs, buy this book. Some parts more amusing than others.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Too Much Information
"Obama's Blackberry" by Kasper Hauser is comedy extra-ordinary ranging from uncanny satire, to dry humor as the messages to and from the president reveal caricatures of political personalities. This was a light-hearted and fun compendium as a stress reliever from being too serious about the political players and roles, and, of course, the recession is a lovely backdrop. The author does not take himself seriously as he verbally roast entries with common personality traits and a general understanding of what is thought of these positions and their relationship to the president.

Amusing muse, sometimes obtuse, but always fun. I enjoyed it immensely, especially the choice of personalities and the varied subject matter. Since Obama is said to bring e-information into e-politics, I found it an appropriate, yet unique and ingenious presentation. Quite refreshing approach (communications via Blackberry) in an otherwise serious treatise (making fun of the national debt, the competence of office holders and their ability to focus on a subject of the nature of information brought to bear on a political issue). Such parody ingratitude!

That said, I'm still a stickler for protocol and the office of the president as protagonist in the nature of communication may be funny but I am not sure of the motive. It lowers the dignity and esteem of the office. Also, since Obama is the current president, there is an element of disrespect that humor can not compensate for nor does questionable taste.

Reviewed by: Gail




Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - TOTALLY STUPID. WHO IS GOING TO BUY GARBAGE?
WHY DO i CARE WHAT OBAMA EMAILS SOMEONE?

TOO MUCH HYPE & PROPAGANDA

So America is at a new low with a COMMUNITY ORGANIZER leading us

The most inexperienced and least qualified of all presidents.

Never held office previously

Was only a Junior Senator with little experience with the legislative branch

Never proposed any substantial ideas or innovative bills

Never a CEO or in an executive position

Has proven to be a polarizing figure with radical, anti American; anti white associates

Claims victory for anything positive, but STILL blames all mishaps on Bush (thats getting old)

This man is now a US President; not because he is qualified, but because his PUBLIC RELATIONS campaign succeeded at pushing the mantra of change... WITHOUT EVER DEFINING WHAT THE CHANGE WAS.

Now that the honeymoon is over, it is clear to even the liberal element that this was a mistake and he is not what his campaign portrayed him.

If you want to discuss real change, take a look at a real president, like that of Ronald Reagan. There are some fine audio books (Reagan in his own words, Reagan Diaries), this is for the serious scholar; and sell off your obama memorbilia on ebay for a $1, that's all it's worth.






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