Posted on 12/22/2014 8:57:57 PM PST by lbryce
Its been an eventful year, folks. Weve already recognized Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge as Couple of the Year for their efforts to destroy the dangerous myth that, in America, massive unearned wealth always translates into success. And be sure to stay tuned as we announce the winners of the Free Beacons 2014 Man of the Year awards.
Until then, we have no choice but to single out an individual who repeatedly failed to live up to expectations in 2014. The Free Beacon award for Underachiever of the Year goes to: Hillary Clinton (public speaker).
Clinton began the year by gearing up to publish a 656-page memoir called Hard Choices, for which she received a multimillion-dollar advance. The book failed to live up to the hype. Sales underwhelmed, and just days after the book was released to public, the New York Times reported that Clintons publisher, Simon & Schuster, was unlikely to make enough money to recoup her massive advance.
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