What does it say about us as a nation that Glen Beck's slanderous "Common Sense" is a #1 bseller?

[brentspeak]

Are there really people out there, our fellow citizens, incomprehendingly stupid enough to believe Glenn Beck's mirror-universe-history that Tom Paine was, of all things, some kind of pre-Ronald Reagan?

Thomas Paine, the Founder who wrote pamphlets advocating for a) a minimum-wage; b) an estate tax to fund social programs; c) a tax-funded pension program for all workers; and d) a nation based on economic and social egalitarian principles, is, according to Beck's nakedly-open criminal libel, a selfish "every man for himself" conservative jerk?

Glen Beck is living, walking proof that America's best days are long gone.

[DainBramaged]

1. It says there is a lot of bulk buying going on as for every CONJOB book

And it's #2 on Amazon ONLY because it's $6.59

[ColbertWatcher]

9. Done in one. n/t

[Johonny]

21. agreed

it would be worse if people read them

[AnneD]

27. Cheaper than kindling or toilet paper......

actually it is easy to prop up a book like that. Guess what every Conservative gets for Christmas instead of coal.

[Canuckistanian]

28. There you go

If it were priced like 99% of regular books - $30 and upwards - it wouldn't be such a "best-seller".

Add in "asterisk" bulk sales and you've got a genuine dud.

Also, let's see it's sales 6 months from now. If it hasn't been cleared from the discount $2 bin.

[donheld]

30. hear hear.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. The RW buys these things by the truck load

and give them away... not kidding

[muntrv]

3. It says we need an IRS audit of the Heritage Foundation.

[brentspeak]

15. I want to be there when they open Heritage's books

:thumbsup:

[Gold Metal Flake]

4. Yup, bulk buys. Then they are given away for donations of Reich wing causes.

[Iggo]

5. It says we are a very competitive society...

...that puts a high value on rank.

We're #1, baby.

[whyverne]

6. I don't know one person who listens to Beck or Limbaugh

who reads. It's obviously a con.

[DainBramaged]

7. Michelle Malkin is number 6 after ONE DAY in the top 100

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books

Bulk buying baby, bulk buying. Their publishers LIE, and scum like WORLD NET DAILY buy TONS to give away with subscriptions.

[brentspeak]

22. Amazon and the NYTimes are too lazy to crack down on sales-inflating numbers

[waiting for hope]

8. Unfortunatley, we are still living in a culture

that believes what the TV tells us - whack jobs like Hannity, O'Reilly and Beck get air time because they are pushing the agenda. The left is thrown a bone or two in the form of Olbermann and Maddow - those who truly need to be heard, like Moyers, get the shaft and not much attention. Fear - it's still the game that controls the masses.

FX is playing V for Vendetta right now ... I think I could watch that a zillion times and not tire of it.

[DainBramaged]

11. I IS WATCHING too!!

:hi:

[waiting for hope]

31. I have it on DVD ...

Humm, is it too late to watch again? :D :hi:

[Wapsie B]

10. I'll wait until I can get it @ Dollar General in 6-12 months.

[Jakes Progress]

12. Would love to think

that it was the bulk buying that the above posters suggest.

But I'm afraid they must all live in liberal districts. If you had to spend much time working with people here in Texas, you wouldn't be surprised that so many think Beck and Malkin are wonderful.

But while I think the numbers are there, I find the idea that these people read books to be a stretch.

[DainBramaged]

19. Maybe they read it like the old Sears catalog used to be read

a page at a time in the outhouse/bathroom to be used as 'bathroom paper'.

:shrug:

[brentspeak]

20. Audio books might be too hard to get through for Glenn Beck fans

[GoneOffShore]

13. When I lived in the UK and worked in the music business there was a term

for people like Becky.

Actually two terms and never separated: Liggers and wankers - And before going off on me that one of those is a racist slur -

Urban Dictionary - Music slang. Origin obscure, but has been in use since the 1970's

A person who blags their way into parties, or back stage at music events just to get free food and drinks, and to bore their friends stupid with stories of 'how they met David Coverdale,' or 'hung out with members of Led Zeppelin.
"I went back stage at the recent Deep Purple gig, but didn't meet the band cos there was 200 other liggers in the way"

Becky - and I propose that that become his new name - is obviously a political ligger - also a wanker along with his many fans.

[brentspeak]

25. Natural-born con-men + plenty of dumb people = Beck being on TV

[Berry Cool]

14. It says many people paid no attention in 12th grade civics/American government class

or whatever it was called in their school.

[Brigid]

16. It says our educational system sucks.

Nest question?

[Jakes Progress]

26. Actually, it says

that the education system can't compete with the media.

[Brigid]

17. duplicate

duplicate

[havocmom]

18. Says there are some well-heeled folks who want to make the wingers look bigger than they really are

That is all

[MellowDem]

23. Not enough critical thinking...

Too many avenues for indoctrination.

[LostInAnomie]

24. It says in about 4 months you'll be able to get it and the books of 5 other Repuke authors...

... for free with a subscription to Newsmax.

[optimal-tomato]

29. Only the stupid buy books...

Smart people read the books in the store. That means that only books that attract the dumb (or get a lot of press) sell large amounts of books, and thus are "Best-Sellers".

[DainBramaged]

32. I guess you have a lot of free time on your hands to be spending it reading books in book stores

:eyes:

[steelmania75]

33. It means that the zombies that watch his show are a powerful force...