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Capt. Obvious

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Wed Jun 11, 2014, 10:07 AM Jun 2014

HILLARY CONSIDERS DROPPING 2016 BID AFTER READING ONE-STAR REVIEWS ON AMAZON

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today that she is “seriously considering” not running for President in 2016 after reading an avalanche of scathing one-star reviews on Amazon for her new book, “Hard Choices.”

Secretary Clinton said that she was “shattered” to discover that dozens of people had apparently purchased her book on its first day of publication, read all six hundred and fifty-six pages in one sitting, and judged the finished product so unsatisfactory that it only merited one star on Amazon.

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As for her decision to forgo a possible 2016 White House run, Clinton said, “The people who posted these one-star reviews on Amazon must have given their criticisms a great deal of thought and consideration. At the end of the day, if I did such a bad job writing a book, what kind of President could I possibly be?”

The former Secretary of State said that if the atrocious Amazon reviews keep piling up, she will most likely drop her Presidential bid, but she offered some idea of what she might do instead of running for the nation’s highest office.

“I think I’ll roll up my sleeves and try to write a book that all of those one-star reviewers will really like,” she said. “I just hope they’ll give me a second chance.”

The New Yorker
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HILLARY CONSIDERS DROPPING 2016 BID AFTER READING ONE-STAR REVIEWS ON AMAZON (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Jun 2014 OP
where is the onion link randys1 Jun 2014 #1
It's Borowitz :) pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #4
For non-clickers, this is a Borowitz Report. MineralMan Jun 2014 #2
Sorry but I think shhe will go ahead and run. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #3
Now they've done it! Amazon is dead to me! DEAD!!! pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #5
How about DU threads yesterday? Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #6
That one star was from Opra? Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #7
Rand Paul Calls Hillary's Book Not Worth Plagiarizing. Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #8
Wuaahhaahhhaaa!!! Beacool Jun 2014 #9
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