Fleischer's Book Bomb

[Robbien]

Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer "received a reported $500,000 advance for his memoir, Taking Heat, which was launched... with an eye-popping press run of 200,000," the New York Daily News reports.

"Alas, Fleischer's publisher has just placed a tiny little ad in Publishers Weekly Online announcing 'a special price promotion for retailers and wholesalers' -- often a buzz phrase in the publishing biz for throwing in the towel, admitting a big overestimation of demand and trying desperately to avoid an avalanche of returns by slashing the price."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2005/04/12/fleischers_book_bomb.html

[Cush]

1. lol. too funny

[notadmblnd]

9. maybe I'll pick it up at the dollar store around Christmas

for all my Mepublican friends.

[wakeme2008]

2. LOL calling NewMax got a bulk book deal for you

:evilgrin:

[BlueEyedSon]

3. It did get pretty poor reviews.

If it's as elucidating as his press conferences were, it would be long at 5 pages....

[begin_within]

4. Hmmm... reading his book or watching paint dry? I can't decide.

[Hand]

11. Go with the paint!

You'll lose far fewer brain cells.
:crazy:

[begin_within]

17. ha ha!

[queeg]

5. All them red-staters are too busy reading "Left Behind"---nt

[ProgressiveConn]

8. Read? I think you give them to much credit.

They might own the books but trust me they are still on page three... for the last eight months. But don't worry cousin Peggy told them all about it.

[BrainRants]

6. Maybe Scotty's will do better...

with all the sexy Gannon/Guckert stuff it can't miss!

[xchrom]

7. somedays it really does pay to get out of bed.

[Hand]

10. HAR HAR HAR!!!!!

EXCELLENT! OUTSTANDING!! FIRST-RATE!!! I LOVE IT!!!!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[kskiska]

12. I've posted 2 or 3 reviews and they're all dreadful.

He divulges absolutely nothing we didn't already know. It's just a big wet kiss for *.

[scarletlib]

13. wouldn't read it if you paid me to buy it.

[MADem]

14. You'll see them as party favors at GOP fundraisers

Most of them will be left under the chairs after the rubber chicken dinner....

[Kimber Scott]

15. Taking Heat? From a bought and paid for 4th estate? Right. nt

[SeveneightyWhoa]

16. This book is #2 on my to-read list..

..right behind Karen Hughes' masterpiece.

Of course, the reading list I'm talking about (I term it the "propaganda playlist") is #265th on my list of to-read lists, so James D. Guckert's kid will be White House press secretary before I'm inclined to read this garbage.

[Skittles]

18. the only way I'd read his book is if he told the truth

fat chance

[trekbiker]

19. i got his book...

but it's really hard on my Ass. I'm about halfway thru and might have to go back to regular toilet paper.

[diddlysquat]

21. LOL. Very good!

Funniest thing I read all day.

[freesqueeze]

20. Can a Professional Liar Write a Non-Fiction Book?

Well, I guess there's Rush and O-riley.