Sales Soar of Book Chavez Gave Obama

ABC ^ | Jake Tapper

[pissant]

Just after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave President Obama a present this morning of a book that criticizes the role of the United States in Latin America -- "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent" by Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano -- its Amazon sales rank was No. 54,295.

Just a few minutes ago it was No. 20.

- Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller

UPDATE: At 4:54 pm EDT - rank is #17.

UPDATE: At 5:42 pm EST - rank is #14.

[pissant]

the book is downright pro-America compared to Obama.

[OneWingedShark]

...who here wishes it was a bible, or perhaps one of CS Lewis’s books?

[GodfearingTexan]

wow thats an amazing story by jake tapper! incredible research an insight.

[4rcane]

again, media giving free publicity to books they support

[Tublecane]

So long as “Atlas Shrugged” is outselling it, we’re fine.

[Ezekiel]

...who here wishes it was a bible, or perhaps one of CS Lewis’s books?

Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

[Loyal Buckeye]

I’m not buying it; I’ll just wait for 60 Minutes special.

[OneWingedShark]

2 Pet 3:9 - The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.