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BlueMTexpat

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37. Thanks for sacrificing yourself!

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:32 AM

Jul 2020

And that was pretty much what I expected.

Bolton is one of the most arrogant, nastiest people on the planet. I was surprised that he lasted as long as he did with someone who is just like him.

I will never forget him at the head of the GOP "mob" that arrived to shut down vote-counting in Florida in 2000.

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John Bolton's "The Room Where It Happened" - What I learned... [View all] MineralMan Jul 2020 OP

Thanks for the review. safeinOhio Jul 2020 #1

Thank you, MM. You took the hit for a lot of us. NCjack Jul 2020 #35

Well, at 460+ pages, at least your wrist got a good work out. Merlot Jul 2020 #2

Thank you Rorey Jul 2020 #3

Amen, not one penny, Have Mary Trump's book on order. KS Toronado Jul 2020 #34

And therein lies the reason Cirque du So-What Jul 2020 #4

I read stuff. I always have read non-fiction more than anything else. MineralMan Jul 2020 #8

I have confidence Cirque du So-What Jul 2020 #12

Important point. Publicity so important in the Information Age. Bolton is hi-profile empedocles Jul 2020 #17

Yeah, but the "Information Age" brought us the Trump. plimsoll Jul 2020 #18

I've preordered Mary Trump's book as well PatSeg Jul 2020 #27

If you want to read Bolton's bloviating bombast for free, it's been dumped on Google Drive. GoneOffShore Jul 2020 #28

Oh yes PatSeg Jul 2020 #31

I nearly got through the first chapter before also concluding Bolton thinks very highly of himself, sop Jul 2020 #5

Much Appreciated! Sorceress Jul 2020 #6

So appreciate your book review. Ninga Jul 2020 #7

That was always my assumption. Thanks for confirming so that fewer of us are tempted to buy hlthe2b Jul 2020 #9

Thanks for your sacrifice. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #10

So did the leak of the pdf that went out on Google Drive. GoneOffShore Jul 2020 #29

Thanks, MM for doing the research. Firestorm49 Jul 2020 #11

Thanks. Glad I didn't buy it. I have ordered Mary Trump's book though still_one Jul 2020 #13

My wife ordered the Kindle version of Mary Trump's book. MineralMan Jul 2020 #15

Tomorrow MM is when it is released still_one Jul 2020 #22

Cool. I'll be filing my taxes tomorrow. MineralMan Jul 2020 #25

Yup, July 15th, new tax day this year still_one Jul 2020 #26

I mean, can't we all write a book about Trump at this point? NCDem47 Jul 2020 #14

I miss David Halberstam. thucythucy Jul 2020 #16

Agree. Halberstam was a great investigative journalist. I hadn't realized that he died erronis Jul 2020 #30

I think he was in a taxi on his way to giving a lecture. thucythucy Jul 2020 #53

Thank you for reading the book. Butterflylady Jul 2020 #19

Trump acts as a child would act. MineralMan Jul 2020 #23

My favorite blurb soothsayer Jul 2020 #20

I have a gub.......bwahahaha Nevilledog Jul 2020 #38

Old line from a Woody Allen movie....... MyOwnPeace Jul 2020 #40

That was hilarious. I've never seen that movie. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #45

I loved that movie! lunatica Jul 2020 #46

Perfect reality-as-satire. Hortensis Jul 2020 #57

Yes it is sad. The media builds it up so much. Bolton's book and Mary Trump's book Fla Dem Jul 2020 #21

Since I paid for the thing, I read it. MineralMan Jul 2020 #24

I got the freebie someone posted as an e book. kimbutgar Jul 2020 #32

It did kerplunk didn't it bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #33

I started reading it, there was too much bashing of Democrats and Obama.... George II Jul 2020 #36

Thanks for sacrificing yourself! BlueMTexpat Jul 2020 #37

Good to know ramapo Jul 2020 #39

MineralMan - Thanks for the review. Your sterling reputation here on DU makes your... EarnestPutz Jul 2020 #41

I figured as much pandr32 Jul 2020 #42

thank you. barbtries Jul 2020 #43

Don't forget number 3 Warpy Jul 2020 #44

It could probably be renamed lunatica Jul 2020 #48

I'm waiting for it to come to the Goodwill. At 1-7/8" thick, it'll replace the foot the dog ... marble falls Jul 2020 #47

From what I've glimpsed of his lower lip lunatica Jul 2020 #49

Jeebers. marble falls Jul 2020 #50

What do you think? lunatica Jul 2020 #51

Worse than I imagined. Time to go out on the deck and smoke a bowl. marble falls Jul 2020 #52

So, what I want to know is... reACTIONary Jul 2020 #54

Good to know, MM peggysue2 Jul 2020 #55

The problem is that tRUMP and Republicans have been lying so much and twisting everything... WyattKansas Jul 2020 #56

So, it's almost as good as Steve Bannon's "Fire and Fury". JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #58

Thanks for the recap. mzmolly Jul 2020 #59

There are several main criteria for entering close orbit around Donny: struggle4progress Jul 2020 #60

Pretty much what I get from his interviews. I will never pay for his book or anything else from him JI7 Jul 2020 #61

Something else I noticed when I read it.... Xolodno Jul 2020 #62