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Sara Palin’s book sells 1,000,000 copies in two weeks. Chuck Schumer’s sells 10,000 in two years.

Our first reaction was, “Really? Chuck Schumer wrote a book?” Our second reaction was, “Hmmm. Surprised it sold that many copies?” And our third reaction was, “This massive rejection by America’s literati may help explain why the New York Democrat’s always in such a pissy mood.”

Chuck Schumer's book is available on Amazon.com for a little as $1.95. That's still overpriced.

Our first reaction was, “Really? Chuck Schumer wrote a book?”

Our second reaction was, “Hmmm. Surprised it sold that many copies?”

And our third reaction was, “This massive rejection by America’s literati may help explain why the New York Democrat’s always in such a pissy mood.”

The New York Post reports Schumer’s tale of stone cold sales:

“Politicos are snickering at the plight of Sen. Charles Schumer, who holds more press conferences than any other lawmaker but can’t seem to connect with the public. His book, “Positively American,” released in 2007, sold 9,000 copies in hardcover and fewer than 1,000 in paperback, according to Nielsen Bookscan, which tracks about 75 percent of the nation’s book sales. By comparison, Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue” sold 1 million copies in two weeks.”

Far be it from us to doubt the New York Post, but we think its story contains a major error.

We don’t doubt that people are snickering at Schumer. We’re just not sure it has anything to do with his book.

Source: New York Post

Gore resorts to smoke, mirrors and Photoshop trickery in his new science fiction book

Al Gore has lost a little credibility with his attempt to scare the bejeezus out of readers by including a heavily-Photoshopped photo of Earth just inside the front cover.

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Sure, Al Gore’s made hundreds of millions of dollars with his global warming scam, but you still have to feel sorry for the poor schlub.

America’s book buyers have decided that “Our Choice,” Gore’s latest book, is more science fiction than science. Instead of flying off the shelves in droves, it’s being left on the shelves in droves. Perhaps Gore has lost a little credibility with his attempt to scare the bejeezus out of readers by including a heavily-Photoshopped photo of Earth just inside the front cover.

What kind of PhotoShopping? Let’s just start with these egregious examples:

  • All the Arctic ice and most of Greenland’s ice has mysteriously disappeared
  • Florida is mostly submerged
  • Central America is gone
  • Cuba is gone
  • The hemisphere is bedeviled by four different hurricanes. Simultaneously. The thing is, though, that the one off the coast of mini-Florida is spinning in the wrong direction, meaning that it is actually a Southern Hemisphere hurricane.
  • There is a hurricane down there near the equator off the coast of Peru, which is damn near physically impossible.

To give Gore the benefit of the doubt, we wanted to assume that this artwork was an attempt to demonstrate what could happen if all the ice in the arctic and Greenland were to melt (as is shown in the photo). Unfortunately, for Panama to disappear beneath the waves would require sea levels to rise more than 11,400 feet (slightly more than the 14-inches anticipated by the IPCC report).

That sea level rise would leave only five towns in the entire world above water – Namache Bazaar, Nepal at 11,482 feet; Potosi, Bolivia at 13,420 feet; El Alto, Bolivia at 13,615 feet, Lhasa Tibet at 12,200 feet; and La Rinoconada, Peru at 16,728 feet. Denver, the Mile High City, would be a mile under water.

Sara Palin’s book is a runaway #1 this week on Amazon.com and has been in their Top 100 for 52 days. Glenn Beck’s book is #8 and has been in the Top 100 for 44 days. The global warming-bashing SuperFreakonomics is #10 and has been on the Top 100 for 46 days.

Meanwhile, Gore’s “Our Choice” never reached the Top 20 and has dropped to #123 after just 15 days. Two weeks ago it was #49 and last week it was #59. So it’s dropping even faster than worldwide temperatures and Gore’s credibility.

There’s only one way to reverse this disaster:

More PhotoShopping, Al, more PhotoShopping.

Source: InfoWars.com

Ralph Nader has written a novel. Exactly the kind of wacky novel you’d expect Ralph Nader to write.

Nader’s unintentionally hilarious novel is called “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!” No. Seriously. That’s what it’s called. And it’s everything you could hope for from perennial presidential candidate and left wing lunatic.

Who buys this crap? Nader's novel is currently #488 on Amazon's list of bestselling books.
Who buys this crap? Nader's novel is currently #488 on Amazon's list of bestselling books.

Nader’s unintentionally hilarious novel is called “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!” No. Seriously. That’s what it’s called. And it’s everything you could hope for from perennial presidential candidate and left wing lunatic.

First of all, it’s long. 736 ponderous pages long. And it’s all about super-rich lefties banding together to save the world by turning America into a European-style welfare state. (May we suggest that you read it now, while it’s still fiction.)

Here’s how the Wall Street Journal reviews this instant classic:

Here, for instance, is an actual passage from “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!”: “As promised, Ted Turner and Phil Donahue had put their heads together to brainstorm about a mascot for the group’s efforts. Ted’s thoughts naturally ran along avian lines, and it wasn’t long before they hit on the idea of a parrot. . . . Patriotic Polly hit the airwaves in fifteen-second spots shown on thousands of stations, and it was an immediate smash.”

The parrot, see, appears on TV and squawks, “Get up! Don’t let America down!” Then there’s an email address for viewers to use to join the movement to redirect America. Which the viewers do, and off we go.

Because that’s what it takes, really, to get America to agree with you, according to Ralph Nader: a parrot, a couple of TV spots, some billionaire’s cash. Why so easy? The premise of the novel is that ordinary people love Ralph Nader’s politics. They all agree with his progressive, left-wing agenda—even though, for some reason, they didn’t vote for him, in huge numbers, in two presidential elections. But with a little Hollywood pixie dust and some community-organizing money, the entire grocery list of left-wing causes from 1960 to 2009 can be enacted. The whole story is presented with such sweet earnestness that it almost seems mean to laugh at it. Almost.

Ahhhh, we’ve missed you, Ralphie. Presidential elections just don’t come around often enough for us to get our fix of Naderisms.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Alec Baldwin writing a book on parenting. Stop laughing. We’re serious.

Actor and awful father Alec Baldwin is writing a book on parenting. We assume it’s title will be “Do As I Say, Not As I Do.”

Father of the Year Alec Baldwin with his verbally-abused daughter Ireland
Father of the Year Alec Baldwin with his verbally-abused daughter Ireland

We can’t decide if this is funny or sad. Maybe both. Actor and awful father Alec Baldwin is writing a book on parenting. We assume it’s title will be “Do As I Say, Not As I Do.”

Ironically, he reveals his plans in family-friendly Playboy magazine:

“It will be ironic for some people, but I’m going to write a parenting book. We’re at… an awful place right now in terms of parenting. People are raising their children with the belief that we need to be friends with our children. Kids have too much power and call too many of the shots, telling their parents what they will and won’t do.”

Baldwin continues:

“People come home, walk up the driveway, put the key in the door, and they can’t do another hard job. Parenting your children effectively is a tough job.”

Here’s a sneak preview of the audio book version of Alec Baldwin’s Guide to Good Parenting. (It’s actually the god awful voicemail he left for his 11-year old daughter a few years ago, but we present it as a public service in hopes that no one – absolutely no one – will make the mistake of buying this lunatic’s parenting book).

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Source: Playboy via Deceiver.com

Obama’s Kenyan half brother writing a full book

Another Obama relative has lined up a book deal. This time it’s his half brother George. You know, the one that The One allows to wallow in poverty in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. The one who was busted for possession of pot a few months ago.

George Obama getting ready for a long day of community organizing.
George Obama getting ready for a long day of community organizing.

Another Obama relative has lined up a book deal. This time it’s his half brother George. You know, the one that The One allows to wallow in poverty in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. The one who was busted for possession of pot a few months ago.

Publishing giant Simon & Schuster says George Obama’s memoir can be expected in your favorite bookstore in January 2010.

“Homeland” will tell the story of George Obama’s sad, youthful descent into crime and poverty, his turn to community organizing and his work for the poor, a drive so powerful that he actually chooses to live among them.

Hey, wait a second. Except for that part about living among the poor “Homeland” sounds a lot like “Dreams From My Father.”

Just one thing, George. Selling dope on the street doesn’t really qualify as “community organizing.” You might want to rethink that part of your bio.

You can tell that George and Barack are brothers, because they definitely share the bullshit gene.

Source: Breitbart.com

Oh, for God’s sake: Now it’s the Obama paper doll book

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The all-Obama, all-the-time train continues to roll down the track.

St. Martin’s Press is publishing an Obama paper doll book. This is what the fawning press release says:

The historic journey of Barack and Michelle Obama to the White House is memorialized in this fun yet fashionable paper doll book featuring the Obamas.

For the millions who can’t get enough of this remarkable first family, here’s a book containing perforated press-out dolls of Barack and Michelle and over 30 mix-and-match coordinated outfits and accessories featuring the Obamas:


· On vacation in Hawaii
· Golfing at Camp David
· On election night
· At the extraordinary inauguration and Inaugural Ball
· Traveling the world on foreign affairs trip

· Rolling up their sleeves for a day of service
· Plus much more!

We’re thinking of doing our own version of the Obama Paper Doll book. It will have twenty mix-and-match outfits featuring the Obamas:

  • bowing to the Saudi king
  • Hugging Hugo Chavez
  • Selling out Israel
  • Apologizing to everyone and his brother
  • Speaking of his brother, it will have him ignoring his brother in the Kenya slum
  • Bathing suit so he can swim in the debt he’s created
  • A full range of colorful burkahs for Michelle
  • Plus much more!

We’ll let you know when it’s available.

Source: NationalReview.com

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Bill O’Reilly’s sleazy sex video, co-starring Keith Olbermann


You’ve probably heard the audio version of Bill O’Reilly’s sex tapes – the ones he recorded for the audiobook version of his novel “Those Who Trespass.”

But now we have exclusive video that shows exactly what went on during the recording session. You’ll see things you never thought you’d see. Unimaginable things. Things you’ll hope never to see again.

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