Sent to you by Sean McBride via Google Reader: Romney Favors Hubbard Novel via Alex Constantine's Blacklist by Alex Constantine on 11/15/08 By JIM RUTENBERG April 30, 2007
“What’s your favorite novel?” is a perennial campaign question, the answer to which presumably gives insight into leadership. A Moby Dick lover may understand the perils of obsessively chasing of a goal. A fan of To Kill a Mockingbird may well focus on racial justice. When asked his favorite novel in an interview shown yesterday on the Fox News Channel, Mitt Romney pointed to Battlefield Earth, a novel by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. That book was turned into a film by John Travolta, a Scientologist. A spokesman said later it was one of Mr. Romney’s favorite novels. “I’m not in favor of his religion by any means,” Mr. Romney, a Mormon, said. “But he wrote a book called Battlefield Earth that was a very fun science-fiction book.” Asked about his favorite book, Mr. Romney cited the Bible. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/04/30/romney-favors-hubbard-novel/ Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to Alex Constantine's Blacklist using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites
