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 Loathing Laura: America Turns on Its First Lady - Part 2Sep 1 2004 by John Hetherington
"Our kids used to be normal," said Dan Berling of his three sons. "They'd come home from school, watch television, have dinner, and watch some more television. They were happy - you could tell because they'd laugh at the shows. Well, at least the funny ones." But the happiness of childhood was taken from the Berling family in a dramatic manner, after their mother Molly saw Laura Bush promoting the virtues of reading during a Good Morning America appearance. "She made it sound like such a positive thing," Mrs. Berling explained. "From what she said, the kids would only benefit from reading, so I went out and bought them books, Bernstein Bears Look for WMDs in Bear Country, and They're After You: A Homeland Security Reader for the older kids and waited for the good results Mrs. Bush promised." But these "good results" never came. "They used to see people get killed on TV and laugh, knowing that they'd be back on another show in a couple of weeks," Mrs. Berling recalled. "Now, thanks to books, they're always afraid." Mr. Berling adds, "My twelve year old wets the bed now, my nine year old chased after our neighbor with a shovel because he had a 'suspicious moustache,' and our three year old points at random inanimate objects and screams 'Terrorist!'" Worse than the effects of reading, however, is the message Berling said it sends to his children. "It's as if Laura Bush is saying that to be someone, you have to read, you have to be intellectually curious, but that's just not true." Related Articles Freedom Ferret Haiku Strips: Republican Convention, Day 2 of 4 Sep 1 2004
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