RE: The Satirical Comment Pulled on Amazon RE:Miers

There was a satirical review of the book, Constitution for Dummies and shortly after a thread was established on this review, it disappeared. I wrote and objected. This below are the emails I received. I am actually kind of impressed they took the time to send me an individual response. Evidently if the poster did not pull it themselves, the poster can complain to Amazon to get it reinstated.

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Date: 14 Oct 2005 10:48:51 -0700
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> Date: Thu Oct 13 17:00:59 UTC 2005
> Subject; Re: Your Amazon.com Inquiry
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> So does that mean that your guidelines allow right -wing thought
but
> not left-wing opinions? Satire is just as much a legitimate review
as
> any other form of writing. I just ordered from Amazon - this will
> probably be the last time.
>
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> >> Date: Wed Oct 12 20:00:48 UTC 2005
> >> Subject; HMD Reviews-Content
> >> To:
> >> From:
> >>
> >> *** Email generated on 10-12-2005 at 13:00:43
> >> NAME:
> >> COMMENTS: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764508865/103-
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> >3061423?v=glance&n=283155&s=books&v=glance
> >>
> >> I object strenuously to the fact that while the satirical left-
> >wing review of this book was removed, the right-winger freeper
> >review is allowed to stay up. I say you should be just as fair and
> >balanced to the left as you are to the right.
> >>
> >>
> >> *** Submitted on Tue Oct 11 12:07:16 PDT 2005 through the
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> >page suggestion box for ASIN 0764508865
> >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764508865
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>
>

... they pulled, and post it. Then when they pull yours, complain and they will have to either re-post it, or publicly admit their bias!

The original thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=5026480

I had stopped using Amazon for five (5) years because of their right wing bias. I thought they were okay again but guess I was wrong. My last book ordered from them, will be the last book ever from them.