Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair "Obama's Way"

[cleduc]

It's one of the best articles I can recall reading on President Obama
Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair "Obama's Way"

I did two searches to see if it had already been posted and didn't find it. Apologies if I missed it.

I won't try to break it down as it's nine long pages and I don't want to compromise what Lewis was trying to say. Obama's decision process on Libya was gone into in depth for example - and might be of additional interest with the embassy attack. Lewis spent several months with President Obama, following him around and grabbing a few minutes here and there, when time allowed.

My reaction was "Now that's the guy I thought got elected in 2008 and he's obviously been there the whole time but up to now, a bunch of the media has missed out."

Two other related links:
Michael Lewis on Barack Obama’s Long Game, Secret Wish List, and His “Lust for Normalcy”
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2012/09/michael-lewis-obama-lust-for-normalcy

Obama to Lewis on a Presidential Loss of Freedom: “You Don’t Get Used to It—At Least, I Don’t”
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2012/09/barack-obama-michael-lewis#slide=1

[longship]

1. I am a huge Michael Lewis fan.

Bookmarked for later.

Lewis wrote the best book on the economic meltdown, The Big Short, which has a great cast of real characters who were at the core of things. It's an amazing story which explains in clear language how Wall Street fucked up the world's economy. A brilliant, great read.

R&

[cbayer]

2. Heard him interviewed yesterday and he was great.

Wonderful stories and stunning insights.

Looks like it's a very good book.

[MissMarple]

3. I listened to it on line. It is a great interview.

http://www.npr.org/2012/09/12/161003362/michael-lewis-studies-obamas-way

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. I heard it as well. Great interview. nt

[Tx4obama]

5. The nine page article is AWESOME :)

Here it is: http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/2012/10/michael-lewis-profile-barack-obama

[fujiyama]

6. Thanks for all the links

Michael Lewis is one of my favorite authors. He's incredibly talented and witty.

I recommend a lot of his books - I've read or listened on audio book to the Big Short, Moneyball (must read for any baseball fan), Liars Poker (probably the book that gave him fame), and Boomerang.

[Cha]

7. Bookmarked..thanks cleduc!