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No. 1 Amazon bestseller: 266 blank pages on why to vote Democrat
CNN ^ | March 9, 2017 | By Alexandra Larkin and Sophie Lewis

Posted on 03/10/2017 11:36:24 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee

(CNN)--Looking for a quick vacation read? It doesn't get any quicker than Michael J. Knowles' "Reasons To Vote For Democrats" -- all of the pages are blank.

Knowles is a Yale graduate and correspondent for the Daily Wire, a conservative website. He self-published the book, which contains only headers and a bibliography, along with 266 empty pages. The book, a clear attempt to troll Democrats, has set the internet on fire and vaulted to the No. 1 bestseller spot on Amazon.

"What's really great about this book, you can go cover to cover in about 15, 20 seconds," Knowles said on "Fox & Friends" Thursday.

The book's Amazon page touts it as "the most exhaustively researched and coherently argued Democrat Party apologia to date." "'Reasons To Vote For Democrats: A Comprehensive Guide' is a political treatise sure to stand the test of time," the description reads. "A must-have addition to any political observer's coffee table." It ends with a one-word review from conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro: "Thorough. . ."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


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KEYWORDS: amazonbestseller; bookreview; michaelknowles; votefordemocrats
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1 posted on 03/10/2017 11:36:24 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee

damn. this is OUR idea. lol


2 posted on 03/10/2017 11:45:45 PM PST by snarkytart (Mak)
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To: snarkytart

A quick read, so I’m told


3 posted on 03/11/2017 12:02:26 AM PST by RonnG
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To: Brad from Tennessee

LOL I was just thinking about going to Amazon and seeing if they have the sample pages available.


4 posted on 03/11/2017 12:08:14 AM PST by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee
Available from Amazon for 9 bucks
5 posted on 03/11/2017 12:09:46 AM PST by BigEdLB (To Dimwitocrats: We won. You lost. Get used to it.)
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To: snarkytart

The reviews on Amazon are really, really funny.

My daughter is bring her very liberal boyfriend home for spring break. I really want to buy this for him.

The funny thing is our last name is Knowles. I feel like telling him it was written by our cousin.

The even funnier thing


6 posted on 03/11/2017 12:14:31 AM PST by luckystarmom
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To: luckystarmom

I accidentally posted before I previewed my post. I wish there was an edit feature.


7 posted on 03/11/2017 12:16:26 AM PST by luckystarmom
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I can guarantee that the liberals will try to do their own version.


8 posted on 03/11/2017 12:35:25 AM PST by Cowboy Bob
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To: Cowboy Bob
I can guarantee that the liberals will try to do their own version.

"Reasons to Vote Republican Blank Pages Can't Be Plagiarism Shut Up Your Stupid" by Joe Biden
9 posted on 03/11/2017 12:40:35 AM PST by Rastus
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To: Brad from Tennessee

If the pages have headers, they are not blank. Amazon CreateSpace allows no more than two consecutive blank pages.


10 posted on 03/11/2017 12:44:47 AM PST by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

After a while, all the pages looked the same.


11 posted on 03/11/2017 12:45:54 AM PST by aviator (Armored Pest Control)
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To: BigEdLB

“If Democrats copied and pasted the contents of this book into their party platform they could become unstoppable.” LOL!


12 posted on 03/11/2017 2:14:02 AM PST by FrdmLvr ("A is A. A thing is what it is." Ayn Rand)
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To: BigEdLB

“If Democrats copied and pasted the contents of this book into their party platform they could become unstoppable.” LOL!


13 posted on 03/11/2017 2:14:02 AM PST by FrdmLvr ("A is A. A thing is what it is." Ayn Rand)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

so many foolish people spending money on it, enriching someone else when any person can easily make similar for much less. waste of money.


14 posted on 03/11/2017 2:30:14 AM PST by b4me (If Jesus came to set us free, why are so many professed Believers still in chains?)
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To: b4me

Yes, impulse buying. And not original. Phyllis Diller’s Hints on Housekeeping.


15 posted on 03/11/2017 2:34:24 AM PST by ArtDodger
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The bestseller being a stack of blank pages, says something about the national mood. Lots of pissed people out there. Those likely to buy the book justifiably so.


16 posted on 03/11/2017 3:03:35 AM PST by JustaTech (A mind is a terrible thing)
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To: luckystarmom

You might try hitting “Abuse” on the post and requesting the mods delete it.


17 posted on 03/11/2017 3:46:19 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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so many foolish people spending money on it, enriching someone else when any person can easily make similar for much less. waste of money.

It is called capitalism for a reason. You can spend your money any way you want.

It costs less than I paid for a glass of Guiness yesterday and I also bought the book.

When I put salt and pepper into the 'mother's milk of beer' the Irish bar maiden almost lost her tip with the foul language that spewed from her beautiful mouth.

18 posted on 03/11/2017 3:58:50 AM PST by USS Alaska (Kill all mooselimb, terrorist savages, with extreme prejudice! Deus Vult!)
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To: luckystarmom

>>My daughter is bring her very liberal boyfriend

So, what you’re saying is that she has a girlfriend. ;-)


19 posted on 03/11/2017 4:07:18 AM PST by Bryanw92 (If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

,,,,, easy enough that even a millennial might get the drift . Democrats first best seller says it all !!!!!!


20 posted on 03/11/2017 4:54:33 AM PST by Lionheartusa1 ()-: ISIS is Islam without the lipstick :-()
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