History textbooks rushed to include key events from 2004
History textbook publisher, the Subjective Press, has begin to rush a new history textbook into production which will include major events from 2004: Janet Jackson's nipple, "American Idol" winner Fantasia, "The Apprentice" winner Bill Rancic, the World Series victory of the Boston Red Sox, and the recent baseball steroid scandal.
"These were all major, earth shattering events," said textbook editor Jeffrey R. Johnson. "We felt it would be a disservice to students everywhere to not include these events."
Johnson went on to note that the textbook would not include in depth coverage such events as the presidential election (including primaries and conventions), the Iraq war, Afghanistan elections or gay marriage as students "haven't bopught in to the importance of those events." In fact, the only fleeting glimpse of the presidential elections was a brief sentence in the textbook referring to Blue States receiveing a "November smackdown from the Lord."
"Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff and the potential 2005 lineup of the Boston Red Sox are important, but some senator from Massachusetts and prisoners of war being tortured are not. It's that simple," said Johnson.
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"These were all major, earth shattering events," said textbook editor Jeffrey R. Johnson. "We felt it would be a disservice to students everywhere to not include these events."
Johnson went on to note that the textbook would not include in depth coverage such events as the presidential election (including primaries and conventions), the Iraq war, Afghanistan elections or gay marriage as students "haven't bopught in to the importance of those events." In fact, the only fleeting glimpse of the presidential elections was a brief sentence in the textbook referring to Blue States receiveing a "November smackdown from the Lord."
"Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff and the potential 2005 lineup of the Boston Red Sox are important, but some senator from Massachusetts and prisoners of war being tortured are not. It's that simple," said Johnson.
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