Exclusive Endorsement Interview: Literary Votes for Barack Obama

“Obama, unsurprisingly, appears to be more drawn to stories sympathetic to the working classes than is McCain. Obama cites John Steinbeck’s ‘In Dubious Battle,’ about a labor dispute; Robert Caro’s ‘Power Broker,’ about Robert Moses; and Studs Terkel’s ‘Working,’” explains a NY Times essay about presidential reading habits.

Barack Obama should be reading cultural critics Cintra Wilson and Mike Albo. While celebrating the release of Wilson’s new book, Caligula for President, both writers endorsed Obama in this short, punchy video.

This concludes GalleyCat’s 2008 Election video series. To recap the literary interviews: author Barry Lopez talked about Sarah Palin, author Manuel Munoz reflected on university funding, and poet Douglas Kearney pondered political language in the age of Joe the Plumber, playwright Dael Orlandersmith spoke about writing truthfully, and author Benjamin Percy pondered the Iraq War. Now go vote!

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