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Barnes & Noble Website Carries Altered Cover of Anti-Kerry Book
Human Events Online ^
Posted on 08/09/2004 1:45:22 PM PDT by freespirited
Will Kerry's supporters stop at nothing?
The cover of the new anti-Kerry book, Unfit for Command, set to hit shelves soon, has been given an alternative, pro-Kerry cover at the Barnes & Noble online store. The title of the book has been changed to Fit for Command, and the cover image has been changed from a close-up of a finger-pointing Kerry to a picture of Kerry in uniform with other Vietnam veterans. (The book currently sits at #7 on the Barnes & Noble Top 100 and at #2 on Amazon.)
The book, which challenges the "war hero" status of John Kerry's four months in Vietnam, was a part of a major firestorm last week as portions of the book were first revealed by The Drudge Report and a new anti-Kerry advertisement from the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth -- a "527" group of which the author of Unfit, John O'Neill, is a member -- was first reported by Human Events Online. Following the Human Events exclusive, a letter from DNC and Kerry lawyers to various TV stations attempting to intimidate them into blocking the ad from the airwaves was also exclusively revealed by Human Events Online.
Though no information on the source of the cover change has been found, the latest tactic from the pro-Kerry crowd -- whether from a computer hacker or an employee of Barnes & Noble -- can hardly be considered surprising.
[go to link to see how cover has been altered]
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To: sionnsar
It's still there...not to mention it's also a really lame hack.
To: freespirited
Just sent the following note to their customer support - the closest thing to customer feedback they had on their web site ...
The picture for the soon to be published book "Unfit for Command" is inappropriate. The picture in place has the title "Fit for Command" and displays a pro kerry picture. Either your system has been hacked or you have an employee that needs to be fired. Please don't accept the excuse "It was an honest mistake". That should insult your intelligence.
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:56:04 PM PDT
by
tang-soo
(Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
To: Constitution Day
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:56:10 PM PDT
by
gilliam
To: freespirited
Just now popped onto Drudge website !
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:56:25 PM PDT
by
stockpirate
(Kerry and The Taxocrates must be defeated, Flush the 2 John's)
To: gilliam
To: freespirited
Also at Barnes and Noble:
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:56:42 PM PDT
by
Plutarch
To: Petronski
I just sent it to him.
Thanks Matt!!!!!!
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:57:08 PM PDT
by
Dog
(Edwards threatening Al Qaeda is like Pee Wee Herman threatening Lucca Brazzi.)
To: freespirited
Schweet! Think of the poor dumb libbies who'll buy this thing expecting more fluff about Sir John of Gaunt.
Buy local, folks.
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:57:11 PM PDT
by
SquirrelKing
("It's just a movie. ... I'd rather go to the bar across the street." - Kid Rock, on Fahrenheit 9/11)
To: freespirited
Pretty lazy hacker. He went through all the trouble of creating a new cover and hacking into B&N's system, but still left the "Swift Boat Veterans Speak out against John Kerry" blurb on the cover.
Strange story.
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:57:14 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Constitution Day
this hacks me off... no pun intended.
50
posted on
08/09/2004 1:57:29 PM PDT
by
mwl1
To: Peach
Apparently their web site was hacked by Kerry supporters.
The real headline on this story is:
***BREAKING***
Kerry Supporters Hack Barnes & Noble Website!
Now the 8 million $ question is a simple one. Why hasn't the left wing controlled Barnes and Noble removed the hacking?
51
posted on
08/09/2004 1:57:57 PM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(Has the Franchurian Dork candidate, le Jacquestrap Kerri ever not lied to Americans!")
To: freespirited
No way, that is crazy!
George Orwell would be shocked!
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:58:02 PM PDT
by
Radix
(I would like to thank everyone here for playing this home version of Free Republic.)
To: gilliam
Can Kerry and the Left really keep this up? I am stunned by what they have to do to keep this bum afloat.
To: Musket
That company has major profit problems. I guess they are a not for profit company. For years, for sport, ive walked in and asked where THE conservative NY times top 5 read was, only to hear everytime.."we only ordered 5 copies, they were supposed to be here, we sold out our order". Them BAMM! like a bad dream they design a Klinton "My story" shrine in each store. I shop Amazon. At least they ship to me with no lip, or smirk and log the sale.
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:58:14 PM PDT
by
samadams2000
("Did they get you to trade, your heroes for ghosts")
To: dead
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:58:19 PM PDT
by
gilliam
To: freespirited
Here is the phone number for B&N's Customer Service Center: 1-800-THE-BOOK (1-800-843-2665).
OK, Freepers, go make me proud.
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:58:20 PM PDT
by
mcg1969
To: Constitution Day
Image appears to be hosted on Akamai.net. All of B&N's images are hosted at akamai.net, here's the URL for the 9/11 Commission Report:
http://a1055.g.akamai.net/f/1055/1401/5h/images.barnesandnoble.com/images/7970000/7972874.gif
Here's the URL for the altered cover of Unfit for Command:
http://a1055.g.akamai.net/f/1055/1401/5h/images.barnesandnoble.com/images/8050000/8057269.gif
It's an inside job.
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:58:22 PM PDT
by
So Cal Rocket
(Fabrizio Quattrocchi: "Adesso vi faccio vedere come muore un italiano")
To: Constitution Day
Image appears to be hosted on Akamai.net. Yep, B&N's web site got hacked. I wonder if it was done by an undercover member of the VRWC in their employ. LOL!
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:59:00 PM PDT
by
Bob
To: gilliam
Kerry Spot was talking about the Kerry/Edwards campaign book, not this one.
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posted on
08/09/2004 1:59:13 PM PDT
by
mcg1969
To: So Cal Rocket
Aha. Good catch, So Cal, and I agree.
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