# Librarian rejects books donated by First Lady

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/librarian-rejects-books-donated-by-first-lady/797548>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 28, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/librarian-rejects-books-donated-by-first-lady/797548 "2017-09-28T22:02:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/librarian-rejects-books-donated-by-first-lady/797548/61 "2017-09-30T14:44:43Z")

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> [@Jophiel](#):
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> No, not really even a little bit. The Purple Heart has established meaning. It was something nicer and with more thought than a sheet of paper suitable for framing. Acknowledge the school and give the children something from the White House that they can hold and interact with rather than something stuck on the wall.
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> People just want to be all pissy because it has the Trump name attached to it. This is why we can’t have nice things.

This wasn’t a nice thing. It was giving something quite valueless in context (the 25 cent tip) and expecting great accolades for it.

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/librarian-rejects-books-donated-by-first-lady/797548/62 "2017-09-30T15:23:11Z")

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The librarian was wrong IMHO. She should have just said “Thanks, see ya. And by the way, try to reign in your moron of a husband”.

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