I seem to remember a big time House Speaker, Dan Rostenkowski who served time for corruption charges also writing ‘books’. They weren’t meant to be read so they had no reason to have any worthwhile content. They were meant to be bought by the labor unions, political favor-seekers and the like - by the truckloads.
Nice way to funnel clean cash to a politician, isn’t it?
I’d never buy one, even for someone I supported. They don’t write them, they are diatribes on what the candidate wants you to believe. If you want to judge, look at past records...it is what they actually do that counts, not what “they” say they will do. People “bought” Obama because of the book Bill Ayres wrote. If they would have judged on a record, they would have seen an empty suit. The record is the predictor...we’ve never seen a better example than with the overly hyped, empty suit we now have as President.
Because they are meant to be used to get around campaign donation laws. If you support a candidate there is no limit on the number of books you can buy.
Maybe it's because, fundamentally, they have nothing to say. But insist on saying it anyway.
“The Party’s Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat”
Just the title itself will guarantee book sales in the high ones...might even break into the double digits.
Because they are politicians. If they were good at anything, they’d have a real job. Seriously.
It is a fundraising scam. They could leave the pages blank or reprint 70 year old Lil’ Abner strips. Would not matter. Unions and K Street lobbyists will buy up cases and cases of the danged things as a back-door bribe.
>>Hillary Clinton’s memoir, due out June 10
Just as a reminder, Clinton already “wrote” one memoir, “Living History,” AKA “Lying History.”
Don’t miss this recent clip:
Watch MSNBC’s Morning Joe Take the ‘Name One Hillary Achievement Challenge’ – And Fail Miserably
http://www.ijreview.com/2014/04/128403-watch-morning-joe-panel-struggle-name-one-hillary-accomplishment/
“It’s in the book.”
Yeah, THAT’S the ticket!
I agree with you about Grant’s autobiography, wonderful book, fascinating read. But he just told it like it was and didn’t worry too much about his place in history. Very unpretentious man.