Report from western MD:
HAGERSTOWN, MD- Across the country, political junkies are lining up to be some of the first to read former President Bill Clinton`s memoirs.
As NBC25`s Amanda Mallonee reports, the excitement isn`t quite as fever-pitched here in the four-state.
In New York, people waited hours to pick up their copy of Clinton`s book, titled My Life. Some of that excitement extended into Hagerstown. "I`ve been looking forward to it from the day I heard it was going to be written and published," said democrat Gary Fuhrman of Eldersburg.
In fact, Fuhrman plans to read all 900 pages in one week. However, at least on a local level, the buzz surrounding the former president`s memoirs isn`t stacking up against Hillary`s book.
"I remember that it seemed to be a little more impressive upon the public, and they came out, not in droves, but more than we`re seeing today," said Andy Wallace, an inventory manager at Borders.
Several borders` customers said they`re looking forward to comparing the Clinton`s separate accounts of their time in the White House, and not just when it comes to Monica Lewinsky.
"It`s not so much the affairs as much as the prospect of the perspective that he might have versus Hillary in that same context of being in the White House," said Marty Gallagher, a registered independent from Hagerstown.
Despite moderate local sales, My Life is already number one on www.amazon.com. Managers at Borders said they began Tuesday with about 140 copies of My Life, and so far they`re not worried about running out.
Why, pray tell? They're both pathological liars!!!