Simple explanation: All the millions of citizens that he screwed and convinced they liked it are reading the book to see how he pulled the scam off. Maybe to see where all the money went too.
G.W. Bush's "Decision Points"
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Simple explanation: All the millions of citizens that he screwed and convinced they liked it are reading the book to see how he pulled the scam off. Maybe to see where all the money went too.
most books written by most politicians sell well, just proves that 'B.S. sells', just look at the rags
on the news stands that are still in business, but are full of lies.
Bush will put out what he wants the people to read, simple, all the dirty deeds won't be disclosed.
on the news stands that are still in business, but are full of lies.
Bush will put out what he wants the people to read, simple, all the dirty deeds won't be disclosed.
''It may be the fact that he was hated by so many people actually helped fuel his book sales''
Not likely. The better explanation may be the article I posted a while back about the right wing group NewsMax which dealt with how its book club sells brand new right wing books for $1 and that they often give away new books in order to increase the sales numbers.
Remember how Jimmy Carter left office with a very low popularity rating but how his books sold into the hundreds of thousands. It's the norm and you can expect the same to happen when Obama leaves office as well.
Not likely. The better explanation may be the article I posted a while back about the right wing group NewsMax which dealt with how its book club sells brand new right wing books for $1 and that they often give away new books in order to increase the sales numbers.
Remember how Jimmy Carter left office with a very low popularity rating but how his books sold into the hundreds of thousands. It's the norm and you can expect the same to happen when Obama leaves office as well.
Parts of the following article will give new ammunition and a new breath of life to Bush haters:
American Thinker: Bush Derangement Syndrome vs. the Obama Hate Machine
American Thinker: Bush Derangement Syndrome vs. the Obama Hate Machine
"Not likely. The better explanation may be the article I posted a while back about the right wing group NewsMax which dealt with how its book club sells brand new right wing books for $1 and that they often give away new books in order to increase the sales numbers."
That is utter, total rubbish. I belonged to the Conservative Book Club and I NEVER bought a single copy of any book for one dollar.
And BTW, how come there is no Liberal Book Club? Same reason that liberal talk radio, TV and press are going out or have been going out of business, mainly because no rational normal person would pay for their clap-trap?
That is utter, total rubbish. I belonged to the Conservative Book Club and I NEVER bought a single copy of any book for one dollar.
And BTW, how come there is no Liberal Book Club? Same reason that liberal talk radio, TV and press are going out or have been going out of business, mainly because no rational normal person would pay for their clap-trap?
Most likely because those ideas generally appeal to the older generation who tend to be conservative. Younger folks (who tend to be more middle-of-the-road) Can't be bothered. I'm only 45 and I couldn't imagine spending my time listening to talk radio or joining politically motivated book clubs.
Top 10 Bushisms:
10) "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." —LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000 (Listen to audio clip)
9) "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." —Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000(Listen to audio clip)
8) "I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft." —second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004 (Listen to audio clip)
7) "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000 (Listen to audio clip)
6) "You work three jobs? … Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." —to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005 (Listen to audio clip)
5) "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004 (Watch video clip; listen to audio clip)
4) "They misunderestimated me." —Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000
3) "Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?" —Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000
2) "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 (Watch video clip; listen to audio clip)
1) "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 (Watch video clip; listen to audio clip)
10) "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." —LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000 (Listen to audio clip)
9) "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." —Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000(Listen to audio clip)
8) "I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft." —second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004 (Listen to audio clip)
7) "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000 (Listen to audio clip)
6) "You work three jobs? … Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." —to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005 (Listen to audio clip)
5) "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004 (Watch video clip; listen to audio clip)
4) "They misunderestimated me." —Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000
3) "Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?" —Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000
2) "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 (Watch video clip; listen to audio clip)
1) "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 (Watch video clip; listen to audio clip)
I got 10 years on you and I can't take talk radio either. Ruins my concentration. Rock music makes the machines run better.
I'm sure his ghost writer had to be paid big bucks for all the clean-up work.
I would think an elementary grasp of English grammar would be a prerequisite for being President, seeing that, well, he might actually need to formulate complete sentences and communicate with people. Man I'd hate to serve as his interpretor.
I think an elementary grasp of patriotism would be prerequisite for being president, so that he would not bow and bend over backwards and forwards to any tinpot dictator and pedophile oil king. And of course, being able to formulate complete - hell, in Obama's case even incomplete - sentences without a teleprompter. Man I'd hate to be his teleprompter writer. Well,actually I would not mind. This bozo would read what I wrote, just like that character in the movie.
Except that Will Farrell as Ron Burgundy has far greater credibility than Obama.
Honestly, had I been a US voter in the last US federal election, I would either have plugged my nose and voted Cynthia Mckinney or possibly Bob Barr for president. Yet even Obama, as low down the scale as he was, still outshone Bush like the noonday sun. He's an intellectual lightweight in my opinion, yet still outshines Bush by far. Essentially, it really didn't matter who replaced Bush. Pretty well anyone could have outshone him.
Except maybe Palin. But then she wasn't running for President, granted. But what did is say of McCain's judgement? It would be good for the VP to know before the election that Africa is not a country.
And as for patriotism, let's not confuse it with nationalism. Today may seem to confuse the two terms, calling nationalism patriotism when the two are quite different concepts. I consider myself very much a patriot, but in the true sense of the term, not as a synonym for nationalist.
The surest sign of the ability of a President is, quite obviously, the sales figures from their autobiography written after they are out of office. Now, all we have to do is find a way to predict that, 8 or so years before the book comes out.
Sex and violence has always sold.
This is what we call a FORUM GOLD Post. Well done Bear. LOL
I have no illusions about the failings of the the Bush Administration, but this again comes back t to the manufactured hate that people on both sides have through media influence. GW Bush is a graduate of Yale, a qualified fighter jet pilot, and he rose tp the level of President. Sorry folks, but Morons don't graduate Yale or do these things and saying Daddy made it happen makes you look like an uniformed idiot if that's your reasoning.. Landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier takes intelligence and skill. I'm pretty sure I couldn't do it, tough enough on X Box.
The visceral hatred toward this man lends itself to sniping about his intelligence because of his inability as communicator, but away from the Presidency GW is a different man. Quite likable, from what I have read and though his Presidency will be forever maligned by poorly thought out decisions I doubt there is an individual on this forum who could step into his shoes.
Except Durka Durka.
That honour has been firmly and securely wrapped up by Jimmy Carter.
And as additional "honour" he is also the worst ex-President.
At least until Obama is an ex-President in 2012.