Bush Pushes Back Memoirs To Nov. 9 So GOP Isn't Hurt In Midterms, Friends Say

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Bush Pushes Back Memoirs So GOP Isn't Hurt In Midterms, Friends Say

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/04/bush-pushes-back-memoirs-past-midterms_n_671187.html



First Posted: 08- 4-10 07:18 PM | Updated: 08- 4-10 07:18 PM

George W. Bush pushed back publication of his memoirs, "Decision Points," out of fear that a public reminder of his presidential legacy would hurt Republicans heading into November's midterm elections, Bush's friends tell the Financial Times.

The FT reports that Bush refused to allow publication in September, which would have been a better time to unveil his book from a sales perspective. Instead, it's slated to hit stores on Nov. 9, one week after Election Day. Bush isn't scheduled to give any interviews for the book tour until Nov. 8.

For their part, Random House's Crown group said they made the call to delay "Decision Points," concluding, "From a media perspective the period leading up to the midterm elections is a very noisy and crowded space and we believe the president's book will be better served by being launched following that time."

[tridim]

1. Why is the GOP afraid of Bush? Hmm...

You know what to do Dem ad agencies.

[csziggy]

2. We need to get those memoirs leaked!

Anybody know any insiders at Random House?

[teamster633]

3. Not even 2 years into the new administration, the republiCons...

are pretty strident in their declarations that the time has past to run against Chimpy...this from the same crowd that still is running against Jimmy Carter. Here's hoping that the release date of Dimson's memoirs are the least of their problems.

[marmar]

4. But the Scratch 'N Sniff version will be released as scheduled.

nt

[Arugula Latte]

6. Some of the scents featured:

pretzel
pet goat
electrode
Jack Daniels
Cheney's ass (must be kissed to activate)

[marmar]

7. ROFL !!!!

:rofl:

[babylonsister]

5. Doesn't matter; leaks will slip out, and the gop will be

attached to whatever inane or outright lie that flows.

Sucks to be them! :7

[Octafish]

8. Whatcha 'fraid of, George?

Know your BFEE: Cultkeepers.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. Fuckin'coward to the end. nt

[muntrv]

10. Make the repukes support of the Bush Tax Cut For The Rich the issue.

[opihimoimoi]

11. But But.....Oh.shit....never mind.....

[tanyev]

12. November elections a decision point for Decision Points.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

13. But I thought that the GOP still wants to EMBRACE him and his policies?

They should encourage him to go ahead and publish his memoirs BEFORE the election IMHO- so that people can get more "warm fuzzies" about voting GOP in November and help reassure them knowing that they will get the same *outstanding* governance from a Republican-controlled Congress as they did during the first six years of the Bush (mis-)administration as well as the additional six years before then. :eyes: :banghead: