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ONLINE BOOK REVIEWS BEING USED TO SMEAR SWIFTIES!
Barnes & Noble, Amazon ^

Posted on 08/24/2004 10:05:55 AM PDT by Shortwave

To all who have read "Unfit for Command" and believe the contents, need to post their views and opinions on the website's of Barnes and Noble and Amazon. The book burning Libs are hijacking the sites intended for giving a thumbs up or down to make political statements and disenfranchising the reputation of the "Swifties" with rhetoric.

I encourage all those out there that appreciate the courage of the Swifties to take a stand for truth check out the sites.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: amazon; barnesandnoble; bookreviews; sbvft; sbvt; swift; swiftboat; swiftboatveterans; unfitforcommand

1 posted on 08/24/2004 10:05:56 AM PDT by Shortwave
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To: Shortwave

That's the way it goes. It's one reason Amazon has changed their policies on reviews.


2 posted on 08/24/2004 10:13:02 AM PDT by tallhappy (Juntos Podemos!)
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To: Shortwave
Important note from Amazon.com: We've decided to suspend our normal customer review policies and rules for this title. For example, we usually prohibit ad hominem attacks. That policy in particular seems to be incompatible with presidential election year politics. Therefore, short of obscenities, reviews on this book are now a free-for-all. We take no responsibility for the following discussion. Aren't presidential election years great? Have fun!

This tells me all I need to know about Jeff Bezos and Amazon's leanings.

3 posted on 08/24/2004 10:15:38 AM PDT by NavySEAL F-16 (Proud to be a Reagan Republican)
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To: Shortwave

Amazing that most of the members of the MSM haven't even read the book, in fact many people have not even been able to purchase the book yet but the obvious lefties like Chris Matthews and O'Reilly are smearing the Swifties...

They smeared us Viet Nam vets during the war and the lefties who were too yellow to fight in the war continue to smear us even today!!!

The more things change, the more they stay the same!!!

Semper Fi,
Kelly


4 posted on 08/24/2004 10:16:46 AM PDT by kellynla (U.S.M.C. 1/5 1st Mar Div. Nam 69&70 Semper Fi http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnkerry.com)
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To: Shortwave

Dude (or dudette), most of the people writing Amazon reviews on both sides of the issue haven't even read the book.


5 posted on 08/24/2004 10:18:15 AM PDT by GSWarrior (This tagline is now seared....I said seared....into your memory.)
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To: Shortwave

These book sellers should require reviewers to document that they are a customer and show proof of online purchase.


6 posted on 08/24/2004 10:19:21 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: GSWarrior

And your point is? Maybe I didn't make it clear. I encourage those that HAVE READ THE BOOK to write their comments on the various online book outlets to counter the RDDB's!


7 posted on 08/24/2004 10:21:03 AM PDT by Shortwave (It's a grown up thing. Libs wouldn't understand.)
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To: Shortwave

I agree with you. My point is that folks who use on-line book reviews to decide who to vote for probably shouldn't be voting in the first place.


8 posted on 08/24/2004 10:23:16 AM PDT by GSWarrior (This tagline is now seared....I said seared....into your memory.)
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To: Shortwave

I think a better title would be; "Online Book Reviews Expose Democrat Desperation".


9 posted on 08/24/2004 10:27:38 AM PDT by tje
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To: NavySEAL F-16

Looks like he donates to individuals from either party, I guess who ever is in power in Washington at the time, no donations to a political party itself though.


10 posted on 08/24/2004 10:32:09 AM PDT by aft_lizard (I actually voted for John Kerry before I voted against him)
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To: NavySEAL F-16

They actually posted my reviews after I started go get pissed off that they did not. My initial one had a personal attack, so I removed it for the second try. I am not sure if they posted it before suspending the policy though.

Either way, I have the number for Amazon and could give them a call if they did not post it (you have to Google it since they try to keep it secret).

We need to Freep it....they are definitely going into DU overdrive.


11 posted on 08/24/2004 10:36:03 AM PDT by rwfromkansas (BYPASS FORCED WEB REGISTRATION! **** http://www.bugmenot.com ****)
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To: zip

ping


12 posted on 08/24/2004 10:37:57 AM PDT by Mrs Zip
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To: Shortwave
Didn't they "protect" the Slickster's and Slickette's books by removing many negative reviews?
13 posted on 08/24/2004 10:40:50 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult ("I hate going to places like Austin and Dubuque to raise large sums of money. But I have to," Kerry)
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To: kellynla

Michelle Malkin said Chris Matthews stole her copy of the book.

I was lurking at DU the other day and they were encouraging people to go write reviews smearing the book, even though they haven't read it. Silly. Like little children.


14 posted on 08/24/2004 10:48:25 AM PDT by I still care (Have you heard about the Democrat cocktail? It's ketchup with a chaser.)
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To: Shortwave

Doesn't matter, at this point they can't print enough copies of Unfit for Command, according to CBS News (yep, CBS News).

Kerry's implosion has begun folks. Its all down hill for the Frenchurian Candidate and his mini me, John Edwards.


15 posted on 08/24/2004 10:49:06 AM PDT by Badeye ("Review Kerry's voting record")
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To: Shortwave
Yearrrgh! ( Howard Dean yell )

Just got a call from my bookstore. My copy just came in. See you all again after I read it.
16 posted on 08/24/2004 10:53:23 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult ("I hate going to places like Austin and Dubuque to raise large sums of money. But I have to," Kerry)
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To: Shortwave

Amazon will not allow my positive review to be posted. No reason why But with only 7 reviews veiwable one can only imagine they are censoring and picking/choosing. Deplorable. I would guess they've had 1000s of reviews they are holding or simply deleting.


17 posted on 08/24/2004 10:53:45 AM PDT by Moomah
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