University of Washington is forcing Obama on freshman!

[free.alive]

University of Washington is forcing all incoming freshman to purchase Obama's book, "Dreams of My Father." Student dissenter, Thomas Cloud, is standing up against the propaganda: http://bit.ly/UW_hearts_BO

He needs support! You can leave comments directly through Facebook!

Mr. Cloud is also the son of likely congressional candidate, Doug Cloud (WA-CD6) http://www.dougcloud.com/

Doug Cloud is an advocate of sound money and a Constitutionalist. He also needs your support!

[Michael Landon]

You need to remember that Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany gave every newly-wed couple a copy of his book Mein Kampf as a gift. This reminds me of that.

- ML

[surf]

oh, alma mater, what has happend?

i have never heard of anything like a "common book." is it "required" reading or a "suggested" book for all? there was never anything remotely resembling this back in the day.


It's the UW's fourth Common Book -- volumes that are chosen each year to be studied by incoming freshmen and celebrated with campus discussions and activities. The aim of the Common Book project is to introduce freshmen to the University's academic community through a shared reading experience and events related to the book.

any idea on whether or not this "common book" thing is "common" on college campuses today?

my suggestion for common book for UW students: "James" by (former Husky football) Coach Don James

[scandinaviany3]

you would think someone would sue over this...

[TrueFreedom]

No there will be no lawsuits over this. And the reason being is that it is not true. No one is being forced to read anything. University of Washington is not forcing this book on anyone. It was selected as the common book for this year. No one is required to buy it. It may be on the syllabus of a few english classes, but that is left to the descretion of the english professor. If you don't want to read it, don't take that professor. No one is being forced to do anything, the OP is using fear mongering language and that is unfortunate. If anyone disagrees, feel free to show the legit source that shows all freshman at University of Washington are being forced to purchase and read this text.....

[malkusm]

No there will be no lawsuits over this. And the reason being is that it is not true. No one is being forced to read anything. University of Washington is not forcing this book on anyone. It was selected as the common book for this year. No one is required to buy it. It may be on the syllabus of a few english classes, but that is left to the descretion of the english professor. If you don't want to read it, don't take that professor. No one is being forced to do anything, the OP is using fear mongering language and that is unfortunate. If anyone disagrees, feel free to show the legit source that shows all freshman at University of Washington are being forced to purchase and read this text.....

Yeah, at my school, the university or individual colleges would have something similar to a "common book" each year - from what I recall, you could pick up the university book each year for free at freshman orientation (but you didn't have to take one), or you could get a copy from your college.

There were some very bad choices, but I was quite happy to find that the College of Business selected Atlas Shrugged last year. :cool:

[free.alive]

Um, TrueFreedom, you are incorrect. The common book is given to all the undergrad transfers and incoming freshman - just like 3 years ago when I transferred there.

No one HAS to read it, but that's not the point. It's propaganda. It's electioneering. It's purchased with tuition/state & federal money.

[0zzy]

Yeah, at my school, the university or individual colleges would have something similar to a "common book" each year - from what I recall, you could pick up the university book each year for free at freshman orientation (but you didn't have to take one), or you could get a copy from your college.

There were some very bad choices, but I was quite happy to find that the College of Business selected Atlas Shrugged last year. :cool:

lucky.
i didn't know schools did "Common books" :X

[TrueFreedom]

Um, TrueFreedom, you are incorrect. The common book is given to all the undergrad transfers and incoming freshman - just like 3 years ago when I transferred there.

No one HAS to read it, but that's not the point. It's propaganda. It's electioneering. It's purchased with tuition/state & federal money.


No actually you are incorrect sir. The common book is not required to all freshman. You are not forced to take, nor to read this text. And yes that is the entire point. The fearmongering language in the title of this thread uses the term "forcing". That is a lie. Is it propaganda? Sure, no one debated that. Is it purchased with state money? Sure, no one debated that. You don't like it, don't go to University of Washington. But the fact that no one is forced to read the book is the most valid point to be made in this fear mongering thread.

[idiom]

I would celebrate and discuss that book on Campus. A lot. Then they would stop giving books like that to people like me.

[0zzy]

Common book of the year: Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto

[axiomata]

I'll be starting at the UW in the fall. Thankfully it'll be engineering grad school and I won't have to read this crap.

[free.alive]

TruthFreedom:

No one ever said anyone is forced to read the book. Fearmongering? Are you afraid of something?

Lighten up a little, holmes...

[acptulsa]

You folks in Washington state have fun being forced to put money in the Obama family's pockets.


I would celebrate and discuss that book on Campus. A lot. Then they would stop giving books like that to people like me.

:D You think if we discussed it here they'd make us required reading? :cool:

[ChaosControl]

Read it and show some of the outrageous b.s. that Obama said, maybe open up some idiotic leftist's eyes.

[idiom]

:D You think if we discussed it here they'd make us required reading? :cool:

I plan on being required reading someday.

[TrueFreedom]

TruthFreedom:

No one ever said anyone is forced to read the book. Fearmongering? Are you afraid of something?

Lighten up a little, holmes...

Hmm. No one ever said anyone is forced to read the book.......maybe I'm reading the title of this thread wrong......