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153. yep but i think rand ignored that part too

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Obama Says Ayn Rand Is For Teens [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP

Even as a teen I refused to read this book LynneSin Oct 2012 #1

I tried ro read Rand -- it was garbage nichomachus Oct 2012 #2

That was my experience as well ashling Oct 2012 #12

I couldn't even xxqqqzme Oct 2012 #18

You were watching it wrong. Hissyspit Oct 2012 #65

My first bad experience PATRICK Oct 2012 #152

Looked at the book. Fell asleep reading the word "Atlas.. Panasonic Oct 2012 #5

I'd rather read Battlefield Earth than Atlas Shrugged ET Awful Oct 2012 #34

Battlefield Earth is one of Romney's favorite books. pamela Oct 2012 #74

Oh My Gawd ! politicaljack78 Oct 2012 #82

Moroni help us! dchill Oct 2012 #148

It is! caraher Oct 2012 #151

I grew up tribal. The whole selfishness of it is a completely evil & alien concept to me catbyte Oct 2012 #38

As A Teen DallasNE Oct 2012 #57

I also did a book report on emmadoggy Oct 2012 #84

+1 ellisonz Oct 2012 #141

That's a pretty good analysis. Some people never grow out of the self-obsession pnwmom Oct 2012 #3

which means PBO just underthematrix Oct 2012 #69

Yeah...Her theory made sense to me for about five minutes -- Then I realized it was bullshit. whathehell Oct 2012 #107

You know that feeling when you click 'DU Rec' on something with 4 recs Newsjock Oct 2012 #4

Yup thelordofhell Oct 2012 #6

Love it Liberalynn Oct 2012 #29

LOL. exactly what I was thinking ryan_cats Oct 2012 #46

You know, I read the comments to that video, CheapShotArtist Oct 2012 #126

I think the joke is that even an idiot who just learned to read knows Atlas Shrugged is terrible /nt Ash_F Oct 2012 #131

"There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and msanthrope Oct 2012 #7

there is one that really can change a 14 yearolds life IMO-Siddhartha azurnoir Oct 2012 #16

Loved it. louis-t Oct 2012 #27

agreed have not read Narcissus and Goldmund though azurnoir Oct 2012 #62

One year I gave Narcissus & Goldmund to my mom as 'my favorite book ever' duhneece Oct 2012 #76

also Ishmael Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #39

sounds interesting have you ever seen Transformation of Myth through time? azurnoir Oct 2012 #61

I think I saw parts of it, or maybe I'm thinking of the Bill Moyers series Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #121

I love Joseph Campbell's work on mythology liberal_at_heart Oct 2012 #135

Anything Herman Hesse can do that.. n/t EC Oct 2012 #44

Steppenwolf was an excellent read azurnoir Oct 2012 #60

That was the first one I gave my daughter to read.. n/t EC Oct 2012 #67

Yes. Richard D Oct 2012 #66

+1 n/t azurnoir Oct 2012 #98

Damien by Hesse is another one. smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #99

Agreed, it's on my bookshelf now. ryan_cats Oct 2012 #150

One of the Intertubes' all time top ten quotes hifiguy Oct 2012 #49

LOTR has a strong ethical & social contract component, unlike Atlas Shrugged Hekate Oct 2012 #85

Didja ever notice how "green" LOTR is? truebluegreen Oct 2012 #144

Catcher in the Rye changed mine. ncteechur Oct 2012 #92

Ditto Hepburn Oct 2012 #110

Awww, that's what I always say. FreeBC Oct 2012 #8

Genius. A brutal intellectual and moral takedown of Ryan. n/t reflection Oct 2012 #9

I actually find most teens today to be more socially conscious Fresh_Start Oct 2012 #10

they are a lot more aware than I was at their age Skittles Oct 2012 #96

Don't Kid yourself TM99 Oct 2012 #129

I agree JonLP24 Oct 2012 #132

she was a satanist - she may not have been yelling "hail satan" but she lived under his law leftyohiolib Oct 2012 #11

Satanist, you're too kind. ryan_cats Oct 2012 #63

a regular born-again hedonist leftyohiolib Oct 2012 #105

You forgot to add a forger, armed robber, child kidnapper, serial murderer promoter fasttense Oct 2012 #139

you ain't whistlin dixie, look here. DonCoquixote Oct 2012 #89

'do what thou will' shall be the whole of the law leftyohiolib Oct 2012 #103

The whole quote - Do What That Whilt Shall Be The Whole of the Law Hestia Oct 2012 #143

yep but i think rand ignored that part too leftyohiolib Oct 2012 #153

Mr. President, you are (one of my) soulmate(s). JDPriestly Oct 2012 #13

The entirety was an understatement, & about something so emotional. Our prez: 1 classy guy. nt JudyM Oct 2012 #77

I recently tried to read it and was horrified by the writing. nt Lost-in-FL Oct 2012 #14

I read it when I was younger. dorksied Oct 2012 #17

To quote Truman Capote hifiguy Oct 2012 #51

Touche! smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #100

I prefer Virginia Woolf: "There's no there there" (said about the city coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #111

read Rand at about 14 azurnoir Oct 2012 #15

He's a smart man treestar Oct 2012 #19

We have a wise leader. Paul Ryan is immature. The Wielding Truth Oct 2012 #20

And you can't spell Ryan without Ayn! SoapBox Oct 2012 #22

When I was 18, I read everything she wrote & loved every word duhneece Oct 2012 #21

I think a lot of people have that reaction. hifiguy Oct 2012 #54

We hosted a foreign exchange student from Thailand a couple of years ago central scrutinizer Oct 2012 #23

Well, Obama's right about Ayn & lyinryan Justice4All1 Oct 2012 #24

Can't make myself read her crap missingthebigdog Oct 2012 #25

Maybe for teenage bullies. JohnnyRingo Oct 2012 #26

Christians Danang1968 Oct 2012 #28

I read it at 20 and found it interesting, but quickly realized that it didn't fit with the real truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #30

She wasn't directly involved in politics while she was alive... We People Oct 2012 #123

Hi We People sheshe2 Oct 2012 #124

Standing up for her principles? Not. truebluegreen Oct 2012 #145

I thought "The Fountainhead" wasn't too bad. MicaelS Oct 2012 #31

The Fountainhead isn't too bad until... ryan_cats Oct 2012 #48

That got me too.. MicaelS Oct 2012 #59

Bullseye, Mr. President. Paladin Oct 2012 #32

I am right with the President on this one... jumptheshadow Oct 2012 #33

I hope the shade of John XXIII comes back and haunts him. hifiguy Oct 2012 #115

I wish Ryan's Rand obsession would get more press Ratty Oct 2012 #35

Obama is a smart man.. sendero Oct 2012 #36

That is so true. RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #37

Dorothy Parker said it best (about Atlas Shrugged, IIRC): neeksgeek Oct 2012 #40

+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #55

Dorothy, I've always loved you! infidel dog Oct 2012 #83

I still love her comeback to Claire Booth Luce the best alcibiades_mystery Oct 2012 #93

That is one of history's all-time great hifiguy Oct 2012 #116

Dorothy Parker was absolutey brilliant. smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #101

ha-ha. That's priceless! - n/t coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #113

Well said, Mr. President! And all too true. The reason Rand rings a bell with teens.... Moonwalk Oct 2012 #41

This image sums it up for me olsondr Oct 2012 #42

LMAO!!! Welcome to DU. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #43

Thanks for the funny pic. Unknown Beatle Oct 2012 #130

Made it through about a third of "The Fountainhead" before I returned it to the library NICO9000 Oct 2012 #45

God, I love this President. nt onehandle Oct 2012 #47

I don't think it is self absorption of a teen that makes them like it. ieoeja Oct 2012 #50

I read all of her books when I was sixteen Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #52

Slam! ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #53

I spoke about this at my Dad's funeral last month Patiod Oct 2012 #56

+1 Historic NY Oct 2012 #79

I agree. I was hooked in high school. Quickly recalibrated once I enter the real world. nm rhett o rick Oct 2012 #58

I read Fountainhead and didn't get it, don't remember anything about it. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2012 #64

Bazinga! sarcasmo Oct 2012 #68

Couldn't have said it better. Normal adolescent stage. Adult, not so much. nolabear Oct 2012 #70

I wish Obama had mentioned this little tidbit about Ayn Rand ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2012 #71

Not for teens lyingsackofmitt Oct 2012 #72

Exactly. deafskeptic Oct 2012 #140

Best put down of Rand I've ever heard. And I've read everyone of her books. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #73

natural born diplomat! Hamlette Oct 2012 #75

Yo! David Zephyr Oct 2012 #88

And to think Ron Paul named his son Rand Paul in honor of Ayn Rand. SunSeeker Oct 2012 #78

I never thought ANYONES liquidation in a Stalinist death camp would make the world a better place. infidel dog Oct 2012 #80

I read Ayn Rand. Then I read Hemingway and F.Scott Fitzgerald and Salinger MichiganVote Oct 2012 #81

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #86

Welcome to DU Hekate Oct 2012 #87

Excuse me, but can you even read? smirkymonkey Oct 2012 #102

I tell ya, they ain't makin' trolls like they used to. hifiguy Oct 2012 #118

I read Rand back in 1963, when I was 16 vlyons Oct 2012 #90

I saw 'Atlas Shrugged Part I' on Netflix. Blanks Oct 2012 #91

neener neener paul ryan flamingdem Oct 2012 #94

LOVE that answer! Skittles Oct 2012 #95

Something teenagers read when they are "feeling misunderstood" but should grow out of in adult hood. AlbertCat Oct 2012 #97

I think all republicans social/mental development stopped in 9th grade. n/t Bonhomme Richard Oct 2012 #104

EPIC WIN!!! Odin2005 Oct 2012 #106

Atlas Shrugged (by Ayn Rand) ATLAS SHRUGGED: THE ABRIDGED VERSION (with spoilers) TBF Oct 2012 #108

LOL...thanks for that! Lucinda Oct 2012 #112

Glad you enjoyed it - TBF Oct 2012 #138

Actually, she is for IDIOTS of any age! n/t Hepburn Oct 2012 #109

If any books deserve to be burned, it's Ayn Rand's Great Caesars Ghost Oct 2012 #114

Added to my quotes file. GREAT answer! calimary Oct 2012 #117

Waiting for the sequel... rwsanders Oct 2012 #119

most of the ayn rand readers Mkap Oct 2012 #120

Good response daleo Oct 2012 #122

Obama is truly in his stride Union Scribe Oct 2012 #125

I loved Atlas Shrugged. I was 20 when I read it. That was 47 years ago.... Speck Tater Oct 2012 #127

Ayn who? Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #128

You should have included one of the Paul Ryan Pics with the backwards Cap in your post JI7 Oct 2012 #133

nobody should read ayn rand pansypoo53219 Oct 2012 #134

I have talked and "chatted". sendero Oct 2012 #136

Yep. I'm thinking "arrested development." n/t truebluegreen Oct 2012 #146

I'm glad Paul Ruin never read... Hubert Flottz Oct 2012 #137

As a teen, with no preconceived ideas about Ayn Rand or her writings, crim son Oct 2012 #142

my older sister made me read Rand JitterbugPerfume Oct 2012 #147

I love that Obama has pointed out something that any thinking person already knows. Flipper999 Oct 2012 #149