Obama beats former Presidents Clinton, Carter for spoken word Grammy
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Barack Obama topped a Clinton in another contest - the Grammys.
The presidential candidate beat both former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter to win the Grammy for best spoken word album Sunday for his audio version of his book "The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream."
Clinton was nominated for his book "Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World" and Carter for "Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World." Also nominated was poet Maya Angelou and actor Alan Alda.
Obama also won the spoken-word category in 2006 for his memoir "Dreams of My Father."
Though Clinton and Carter lost, they both have won the category before (Clinton, twice). And Hillary Rodham Clinton took home a Grammy in 1996 for her audio version of the book, "It Takes A Village."
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