Posted on 09/16/2003 9:27:02 AM PDT by rface
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:10:47 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
WASHINGTON -- In a sales surge that surprised politicians and booksellers alike, five liberal books will be among The New York Times's top 15 hard-cover nonfiction bestsellers on today's list, mounting what some sales specialists see as a left-wing assault on the conservatives' decade-long hold on popular culture.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Two weeks ago I was standing in line at Barnes and Noble and heard high-pitched giggles behind me.
I assumed it was a teenage girl.
I turned around and saw a guy in his late fifties clutching a copy of Franken's book and giggling as he read it.
It was a sad sight to behold.
What kind of dope are they smoking down at the Boston Globe?
See: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/983427/posts
But anyway, it's a good article.
Passing note: I happened to see the Amazon Top 100 Sellers list a day or two ago. Hillary's book was #94. Whatever monster advance her publishers paid her was a political contribution, not a business deal.
In other words a rant with covers by a celebrity jackass, $5.95.
I've checked out from the library and read two of the five books listed (Moore's and Hitlery's). "Stupid White Men" is a slightly more challenging read than the Dr. Seuss classic "Go Dog Go", which is why it appeals to libs. They can read softball "everyone is evil except you, dear leader" dreck and feel like they've accomplished something significant when it's all said and done.
I had to check "Living Rewriting History" out twice, on account of I could hardly get through more than three pages without falling asleep. For $4.99, you can purchase either of the two copies currently sitting on the bookshelf at the Goodwill on Hollywood Blvd. in L.A.. I think one of them has been there twice, actually.
I needed a long, hot shower to wash the filth after completing each book, but never let it be said that I don't take in ideas from both sides. I'm probably going to have to read Franken's book, which wouldn't even be in the top 100 if it weren't for the FNC lawsuit. Help me be strong, friends... I'm gonna need it to finish this one without going on an insane rampage.
First, why is Ann Coulter labeled as an "agitator" while Franken is not? A little authorial bias, perhaps?
Second, doesn't the "dominance" of conservative themed books put the lie to the slander that conservatives are stupid and anti-intellectual? Or maybe the lefties think that conservatives are buying Ann Coulter's book to color it in.
Classic case of Transference.
I'm incapable of providing for myself at any stage of my life.Psychology 101 goes a long way toward explaining lib-speak.
I believe I have a right to go through life unharmed by anything, including, but not limited to, those things I inflict upon myself like drugs, bad relationship choices, and McDonald's Quarterpounders.
I'm not sure I believe in a Higher Power, but if I do, I'm sure she's already forgiven me for whatever I've done that might be construed as "wrong," although I do take exception to having my choices and beliefs judged by someone other than myself.All these things are true of me, so they must be true of you, too.
You really ARE stupid, aren't you!
And you read Ann Coulter.Therefore, you are stupid and I am not.
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