New York Times # 1 Best-Seller "UNFIT FOR COMMAND"

The New York Times Best-Seller List for Week Ending September 5, 2004 ^ | August 28, 2004

[elenchus]

1 UNFIT FOR COMMAND, by John E. O'Neill and Jerome R. Corsi. (Regnery, $27.95.) A negative appraisal of John Kerry's conduct in Vietnam.

2 AMERICAN SOLDIER, by Tommy Franks with Malcolm McConnell. (ReganBooks/HarperCollins, $27.95.) A memoir by the former head of the United States Central Command.

3 MY LIFE, by Bill Clinton. (Knopf, $35.) From Hope, Ark., to the White House: the autobiography of the 42nd president.

4 BUSHWORLD, by Maureen Dowd. (Putnam, $25.95.) A journalist's assessment of President Bush, based on her columns and articles in The New York Times.

5 EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES, by Lynne Truss. (Gotham, $17.50.) An Englishwoman expounds on the use and misuse of punctuation marks.

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Last week the New York Times omitted "Unfit for Command" and then corrected itself. This week there is no denying the book its due status as # 1.

How much our country is indebted to these courageous veterans for once again answering their country's call, and saving it from near disaster!

[Yaelle]

HIP HIP HOORAY!

[Mr. Mojo]

Righteous!

[Mo1]

The best part ... You know the NYT just hated having to print that :0)

[Cableguy]

NYT must be crying like a little baby. Just like when they tried to kill Mel Gibson's movie.

[Imaverygooddriver]

A negative appraisal of John Kerry's conduct in Vietnam.

Of course not an "honest appraisal". Why do I get the feeling that Al Frankens book was called "a honest appraisal of the GOP".

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

So Unfit For Command is a "negative appraisal", but Maureen Dowd's book is an "assessment" of Bush.

Hopefully, Unfit For Command will be # 1 a bunch more weeks so the Times will have a chance to modify their description.

[elenchus]

Yep. It's great to see Bush and Tommy at 1 and 2, just crushing Bill and Maureen. Can they breathe under the weight of it?

[Squantos]

I, may, have, to, buy, number , five , on , that, list !

[sully777]

Eats, Shoots and Leaves still rocks! Things still top 5. Who's buying it?

[AmericanMade1776]

Teeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrific :-)

[Imaverygooddriver]

Yeah, look at the bias here..The Swift boat vets book is called "A negative appraisal.." Yet Maureen O`Dowds is called "A journalist's assessment..". Freggin` NY Slimes.

[mewper]

Currently enjoying American Soldier and waiting for Unfit for Command. Glad to see they're on top!

[Imaverygooddriver]

Wait, that`s not Maureen O`Dowd, I keep writing that...It`s Maureen Dowd, as in Dowdy.

[elenchus]

I assumed "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves" describes the sequence of what Kerry does after he loses the election!

[Republic Rocker]

OOOOOOHHHHHHH YEEEEESSSSSS! Keep buying your XAMS GIFTS!

[Brad’s Gramma]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Diddle E. Squat]

5 EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES, by Lynne Truss. (Gotham, $17.50.) An Englishwoman expounds on the use and misuse of punctuation marks.

Wait a minute, I was always taught to put a comma in front of "and" unless you were only discussing a pair. So shouldn't it be: "Eats, Shoots, & Leaves"?

[Imaverygooddriver]

I can`t wait till Ann Coulters book comes out "How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must)"..Maybe we`ll have Unfit and hers number 1 and 2 right before the election.

[smonk]

better descriptions ::

3 MY LIFE, by Bill Clinton. (Knopf, $35.) Sexual escapades, trailer trash, bimbo's, and cigars consume the attention of the 42nd president while osama bin laden plans the 911 attacks.

4 BUSHWORLD, by Maureen Dowd. (Putnam, $25.95.) drunken, PMS induced ravings about the 43rd president of the united states as be makes war on international terrorism. Mostly warmed over crap from her shrill little column in the new york slimes. Probably wouldn't have been written if her husband gave it to her more frequently.