SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
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I recall the enthusiasm level
of the current presidential race daily when I bike past a small, hand-painted
sign that simply says “NO ONE 2016.” This mood is verified by the virtual
absence of bumper stickers and yard signs in Madison, Wisconsin, neighborhood
to neighborhood. Actually, there is a large scattering of Russ Feingold
signs on both, my yard included. What’s odd, in the “Four More Years!”
category, is the Obama bumper stickers (no yard signs) which remain, and
remain, along with the fresher Bernie stickers (and yard signs).
Hundreds of humorists, mainly
stand-ups, make a living from presidential candidates and presidents. The late,
badly-missed Larry Wilmore show had a great Trump character—albeit too
thin—acting out in the truly, painfully hilarious Trump manner. A feminist
critic has reminded me that we must return to 2008 and SNL to get a strong
satire of Hillary (although Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin was much, much funner).
It would have seemed we were
stuck this year, unless I am missing something (now and then, Samantha Bee has
been very funny, but rarely about Hillary). Until…..the campaign volume
by Hillary and Tim Kaine appeared. I suspect these readers’ comments,
hilarious in the extreme, are going to be removed shortly. I have removed only
the names of the commentators. To protect the innocent.
1.0 out of 5
starsThe Art of the Shakedown by Hill and Tim
September 16, 2016
Format: Kindle Edition
I bought this thinking it
would be a how-to book. I wanted “How to set up your own Foundation for fun and
profit.” Also, would like to have seen a chapter on “Ten easy steps to setting
up your own secure server in a bathroom.”
I do
hear there’s going to be a sequel, tentatively called “The Art of the
Shakedown.” Should be interesting.
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1.0 out of 5 starsHealth
Warning!chjhorses September 16, 2016
Format: Paperback
Pre-ordered an autographed
copy but had to return it after this week’s announcement as I was worried it
was contaminated with pneumonia bacteria. I didn’t want to end up exposed to
the illness like her grandkids in Chelsea’s apartment she was playing with on
9/11 after she collapsed, or the little girl she was hugging in the street
afterwards.
Thought about ordering the
Kindle version but I thought it might open my device up to being hacked by
communist countries. I wasn’t too surprised to see Tim Kaine on the front cover
giving the traditional National Socialist salute, I felt it fitting. Strongly
recommended for those who believe the USA isn’t anything special and should be
more like the peaceful utopias of North Korea, Iran, or Cuba.
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2.0
September 17, 2016
Format: Paperback
Imagine my dismay when key
parts of her life were omitted, would have made for far better reading if she
had included all of the below starting with flunking the D.C. Bar Exam to:
• Was removed from her House Judiciary Committee staffer
job because of incompetence and lying.
• The
Whitewater scandal.
•
Married a serial liar and cheater, who occasionally had sexual encounters with
nonconsenting partners.
• Lied
about “sniper fire” in an attempt to simulate exposure to danger in a war zone.
The subject of a “vast right-wing conspiracy” that led to
the impeachment and disbarment of her husband
• Took
crockery, furniture, artwork and other items from the White House — had to
return and/or pay for them.
• Said
“what difference, at this point, does it make” about four brave people killed
in Libya as a direct result of her failure to protect them on the anniversary
of 9/11.
• Totally ignored the
structure and rules for the handling of sensitive national security
information.
• Amassed a personal
fortune with “speaking fees” and payments from private sector political donors
and foreign governments into transparent “foundations”
on September 18, 2016
This is easily the greatest
book ever written! I laughed, I cried, it became a part of me. I’m going to buy
a couple cases so that this book can be in every pew at my church! It’s almost
holy in what it contains!
The
book lays out a vision for our country and all its people. It’s a blueprint for
building a nation that flows with milk and honey.
Hillary
is our deliverer!
(OK,
Brazile. I wrote what you told me to write. Will you now release my child
unharmed?)
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1.0 out
of 5 stars
2.0
September 18, 2016
Unfortunately I had to read
the original script, was not around for it to be published. All and all, I
would have to say she had much bigger secrets to sell, and could have increased
her sales. Instead she just gave away the secrets when her private server was
hacked and made no money at all. Clinton is not making the most of her vast
pay-to-play experience.
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Customeron September 18, 2016
Sent to local inmates, sent
back as it was deemed cruel and unusual.
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September 18, 2016
I’ve tried to come off Ambien
for years without success. Every time I’d skip a night I’d lie awake for hours
tossing and turning and watching the room light up. My doctor tried other
things but nothing worked. Yoga, biofeedback, Benadryl, you name it. I tried
it. I was given Stronger Together as a gift and right from the start I knew
this was the answer. The usual insincere, self serving, Clinton blandness with
a lot of blaming and words like “investing” instead of spending worked their
magic. The brain shut down in minutes.
Because
it works so quickly it only takes a page or so to initiate sleep so it has
already paid for itself in Ambien co-pays and I plan to save up for a down
payment on a lakefront house with the money I’m saving. Highly recommended.
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I was disappointed to learn
there is not a chapter on “How I stole the election from Bernie Sanders, and
stupidly expected the victims to then vote for me so I could further destroy
this country for my profit as my final wish before I die”.
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Though I Haven’t Read It, I’m
With Her!September 18, 2016
I haven’t read this book, but
I already LOVE it, because “I’m With Her!” I already know the beautiful vision
she has for America: defeating Trump! Once that is done, there’s nothing more
to worry about!
I also
know, even though I have not read her book yet, that she and Tim (or even just
Tim alone, if she needs to rest at Chelsea’s apartment for 4 years), DO have
plans for America! I know this based on her past experience and actions! (She’s
the most experienced candidate EVER!) I’m With Her because I know she will…
1. Bring America Energy Independence by
Fracking it. She will liberate the methane in the North American continent and
let it float freely in the atmosphere where it belongs, bringing a warm, fuzzy
feeling to us all!
2.
Improve the Economy by greenlighting valuable projects (like Pipeline
construction from Canada to export ports in Louisiana and refineries in Texas).
Even though the XL Pipeline will only create 50 permanent jobs, think of all
the temporary clean-up jobs it will create as it sprouts leaks and problems in
the years to come!
3.
Boost the Economy by putting the Soviet Union back in their place where they
really belong: as our long time antagonist! Hillary will show Comrade Putin of
the Soviet Union who is boss! She will encourage all nations around the Soviet
Union to purchase more weapons from the US (think of the jobs!) and maybe even
inspire thousands of jobs cleaning up after a limited nuclear exchange with the
Soviet Union!
4. Help the
International Economy Go Green! She will encourage places like Honduras to
drown local rainforests in order to put in huge multi-national corporations’
hydroelectric projects. Furthermore, she will aid the local governments by
supplying them and their coup leaders with arms so they can eliminate pesky
opponents like Berta Caceres who oppose Progress. Hillary wants Progress!
That’s why she is a Progressive!
5.
Continue the Tradition of Godliness and Peace in the Middle East! Hillary
supports our friend and ally in Israel and will be sure to encourage their
settlement program in which they eliminate pesky little brown people from the
West Bank so that the Biblical borders of King David’s Kingdom will once again
be restored, bringing Everlasting Peace to the region!
6. Support Main Street by Helping Wall Street!
Even though she does not talk about “job creators”, she knows who they are. She
knows the best way to make jobs for America is to give tax breaks and bailouts
to Goldman Sachs – and she is the one to do this! I’m with Her on this all the
way!
7. Carry on Proud American
Traditions! She will continue to carry on the tradition of having African-Americans
vote for Democrats (no matter what!)! She will continue the proud American
tradition of pitting men and women in minimum wage jobs against each other by
talking about the gender wage gap (which brutally affects our movie Stars,
sports teams, and CEO’s and upper level management) – in other words, she will
continue the proud American tradition of identity politics which masks
socio-economic divisions: she will UNITE us in fighting each other instead of
fighting the 1%! Unity!
In
summation, even though I have not read this book yet, I give it a 5 star rating
because:
I’M WITH HER! (and you should
be too! Start by buying this book at the highest price you can find it being
offered for. That’s how you show you LOVE America!)
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out of 5 stars Very Disappointed September 18, 2016
Worst book ever written. I
expected it to be a “how to” on deception and backstabbery, but not one word
about how to convincingly lie or shakedown Wall St. bankers for millions. Very
disappointed. I hear my suicide has been scheduled for next weekend. I will
mysteriously put two in the back of my head. It will be ruled a “mugging” although
my wallet, watch, laptop, and briefcase will all be found intact at the scene.
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just trust me.
Anyway I had full intentions
of reading this book. But then I had this horrible allergy attack so I couldn’t
get through it. Wait, did I say allergy attack? I meant I was just a little
overheated. I sat down to read this on a day when it was a whopping 78 degrees
and low humidity with a gentle breeze but who can tolerate those oppressive
conditions? No wait…I was dehydrated! That’s it…yeah I was dehydrated! I
couldn’t read this book because I was dehydrated.
So I really meant to read this
book but….oh hang on I forgot that I have pneumonia. THAT is the REAL reason
why I didn’t read this book! I was bedridden with pneumonia for an hour and a
half, the exact time I had set aside to read this book.
[C] Forget all those other
reasons. I just……uh……mispoke. I simply forgot I had a life threatening illness
like pneumonia. See, I forget things sometimes because I had this horrible
concussion a few years back. It makes me forget really important things, even
things I know I must have done because I signed legal documents stating that
I’d done them. I can’t event remember why I keep putting that [C] in front of
these paragraphs. Wacky!
But great news, now I can read
this because I drank some water or something and suddenly I’m feeling like a
million bucks! Oh wait…saying ‘a million bucks’ reminds me….I can’t read this
book today. I forgot I was hired to give a speech today to a bunch of Wall
Street executives about….well quite frankly what I’m giving a speech about is
none of your business. But just know that I hate those Wall Street executives,
no matter how many millions of dollars they pay me to give speeches!
So tomorrow…tomorrow I’ll read
this book! I was going to go take a tour of the flood damage in Louisiana
tomorrow, but instead I’m going to read this book. Trust me!
The only reason I won’t read
this book tomorrow is if I’m suddenly no longer alive. But I’m not suicidal, I
want to be very clear about that. The brakes in my car are in perfect operating
condition. And I purposely avoid affluent Washington neighborhoods where I’d
likely be shot but not robbed of any of my valuables. So the odds that I will be
alive tomorrow so I can read this book are decent!!!
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