the Obama Diaries (2010) by Ingraham Laura

Author:Ingraham, Laura [Laura, Ingraham,]
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2011-01-14T19:13:15.265000+00:00

THE DIARY OF PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA

BLAIR HOUSE

January 18, 2009

This church thing in D.C. is not going to go well. It’s Sunday, and with the inauguration tomorrow, Miche thought it would look good to take the girls to church. The staff got some recommendations and decided on the 19th Street Baptist Church. They met all our requirements: they’re progressive, have a rockin’ band, and they ordain women. We were all looking forward to it—even Mother Robinson, who I don’t think has been to church since the original Easter Sunday.

The music was okay, but the preaching was a snore-o-rama. This reverend stands up and starts comparing me to the biblical character Esther! Reggie thought that was cold. Now of all the figures in the Bible, couldn’t he have compared me to a more appropriate one? Somebody like Moses or Spartacus or Jesus, maybe—but Esther?! What is that supposed to mean? Once I heard that Esther jazz, I thought, He can forget about ever having the president darken the door of this crappy church again!

Nothing about this place made sense. It’s called the 19th Street Baptist Church, but it’s on 16th Street! Now how is that possible? These people can’t even get their church on the right street and they’re supposed to get me to heaven—come on! Thank God we have the inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial tonight. That’s the kind of worship I can really throw myself into. And I know damn well that Bruce Springsteen and will.i.am won’t be comparing me to a dead Jewish queen.

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