CNN's Tucker Carlson Just Said He Would 'Eat His Shoe' On Air if Hillary Sells Out First Printing

Inside Politics ^ | June 10, 2003 | Tucker Carlson

[Uncle Sausage]

I'm guessing that all members of the NEA, AFSCME, Teamsters and various other unions have been "encouraged" to buy one or more copies of this utter waste of natural resources.

[ewing]

I think Dick Morris should be a special guest host of the DNC buys up all of the copies..

[Atlas Sneezed]

Most of them are retailing for 30% off the list price already.

[Petronski]

He's a fool. The AFL-CIO will buy the first printing just to launder cash contributions to her campaign.

[ewing]

1.1 million of them at $28.00 a pop?

[Maelstrom]

She does have enough rich people (maybe a dozen) willing to support her politically who will purchase these books and put them in a warehouse somewhere.

[Maelstrom]

Exactly

[ewing]

Of course most places are selling it at a discount already..

[Petronski]

All they have to buy is the rest of the first printing. But yes, hundreds of thousands at $28 or $21 (street price) each. Hell, they built Las Vegas using only the Central States pension fund.

[ewing]

Add University libraries buying 50 copies, high school libraries buyin them for classes-'required reading' etc.

[ewing]

And give them out free during the 2004 campaign..

[Petronski]

Or was that the Teamsters pension fund?

[ewing]

I cant believe there is that much dirty union money floating around out there, but I should know better..

[T Minus Four]

I still think this book is going to be on the dollar racks by Christmas...

I'm worried that my extremely liberal parents are going to buy them up and give them for Christmas presents. On the bright side, we won't have to buy toilet paper for a while.

[chaosagent]

I thought I read that she got $8 mil for the book and the advance was $2 something million.

The normal markup is 40%. The publisher gets 60%, the seller gets $40.

[ewing]

That about all they will be good for come the holidays..

[laredo44]

I wish these guys would chill about Hillary, all this hype just helps her sell more books.

I really don't think so. In this case, what's being said is that the book is it's boring and full of lies. I doubt these are sales boosting comments.

[WOSG]

But of course the publisher *wont* sell that many.

Another way to look at it is this: the $8 million represents an advace on royalties. which means at say 20% royalty ( or .2 * 28 = $5.60 a book), the sales will need to be 8 million/$5.60 or 1.42 million to 'break even' on the advance.

Highly unlikely for this work of fiction.

The publisher otoh, is out 8 million and is likely making 60% of $28 (rest for distribution) or $16/book.
manufacturing costs are at least $6 a book, so the bookseller can clear $10/book. The STILL need to sell 800,000 books JUST TO BREAK EVEN.

Again, highly unlikely for this work of fiction.

Conclusion: The $8 million was a well-disguised payoff. Just like Hillary's $100,000 cattle futures winning was.

Viacom's head is a big supporter of Democrat causes. The 'soft money ban' is in effect. This was an illegal attempt to skirt that.
Viacom stockholders should sue the CEO for deriliction of duty and engaging in violation of political campaign finance laws.

[gathersnomoss]

The numbers will be met on (everyone repeat after me) the backs of the taxpayers. When will this s*** ever end?

[al baby]

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