Obama will be using Abraham Lincoln’s bible for his swearing-in ceremony.
Past presidents have opted for George Washington’s bible or other bibles with special meanings.
So if I were going to be President, I really don’t know which bible I would choose. Did Frank Sinatra leave a bible behind? That would be a good choice. Or maybe a famous literary figure… Although now that I think about it, I’d probably use RFK’s bible.
Here’s a few suggestions of people I wouldn’t suggest for future Presidents to try to borrow a Bible or other religious book from for the swearing-in ceremony:
- Adolf Hitler (as well as those pesky neo-Nazis)
- Madonna (the singer, not THE Madonna)
- Richard Nixon (obviously)
- Andrew Johnson (impeachment anyone?)
- Andrew Hamilton (duelers never win)
- Anyone with Confederate ties (duh)
- Cheech and Chong (they don’t exactly convey a serious attitude, do they? Ditto Pauly Shore)
- Vanilla Ice (no. just no.)
- Edgar Allan Poe (it would make your presidency seem a bit ominous)
- Diddy (or is it P. Diddy? Puff Daddy? Sean Combs? We’ll just call him the “voice of this generation.” While we try not to snicker. Oops. Fail.)
[UPDATE: Just realized I've confused Kanye West with Diddy. But that's not entirely my fault, as there is that Sean John fragrance commercial where the man is showing off his Napoleon complex. We'll keep the error for posterity.]
