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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHILLARY 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 nations highest office.
I think Ill 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 theyll give me a second chance.
The New Yorker
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 nations highest office.
I think Ill 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 theyll 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
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randys1
(16,286 posts)1. where is the onion link
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)4. It's Borowitz :)
MineralMan
(146,192 posts)2. For non-clickers, this is a Borowitz Report.
Just saying...
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)3. Sorry but I think shhe will go ahead and run.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)5. Now they've done it! Amazon is dead to me! DEAD!!!
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,082 posts)6. How about DU threads yesterday?
Fine. I'll say it.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)7. That one star was from Opra?
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)8. Rand Paul Calls Hillary's Book Not Worth Plagiarizing.
which is another Borowitz story.
The
Amazon review so far is a three
most are either 5 or 1
http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Choices-Hillary-Rodham-Clinton/product-reviews/1476751447/ref=cm_cr_dp_qt_hist_five?ie=UTF8&filterBy=addFiveStar&showViewpoints=0
toon....
A
Beacool
(30,244 posts)9. Wuaahhaahhhaaa!!!