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73. This is something that will soon be forgotten

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Wed May 28, 2025, 03:56 AM

May 28

Won't matter for long. Cover up? Just remind them that Reagan was clearly afflicted while in office.

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Jake Tapper's book has climbed to the #3 spot on Amazon's best seller list [View all] Kaleva May 27 OP

I am not surprised creon May 27 #1

Controversies breed headlines and sales bucolic_frolic May 27 #2

kochs Kali999 May 27 #3

Right. The Heritage Foundation and other orgs buy up all the books. yardwork May 27 #5

Did that happen with the books that were negative about Trump? Kaleva May 27 #7

I doubt the Heritage Foundation wanted those to be bestsellers. yardwork May 27 #20

Yip Johonny May 27 #8

It's easy to manipulate book sales. Intractable May 27 #4

Any evidence that that is happening here? Kaleva May 27 #6

It doesnt appear on the top 20 most read books of Mountainguy May 27 #10

Any evidence it isn't happening here? obamanut2012 May 27 #12

LOL, nope. themaguffin May 27 #13

It's not even on boonecreek May 27 #9

Thank you for this very significant point senseandsensibility May 27 #51

It is. It's #1 on the most recent update. Self Esteem May 28 #86

It is. The list updates every Wednesday. It's #1 on the list. Self Esteem May 28 #83

Didn't know their list updated on Wednesday. boonecreek May 28 #87

Why does anyone care about this? Renew Deal May 27 #11

+1. I do not know a single person in real life who gives a rat's red arse about Tapper or his book. Celerity May 27 #22

Who said sales are collapsing? SocialDemocrat61 May 27 #14

I read it here a few days ago Polybius May 27 #16

That article doesn't mention sales. sl8 May 27 #17

So you didn't read the article. SocialDemocrat61 May 27 #18

Or maybe PoliticsUSA shouldn't create articles with misleading headlines Polybius May 27 #24

LOL themaguffin May 27 #26

The problem is politicsUSA's headline is blatantly misleading fujiyamasan May 27 #27

The headline said nothing about sales either SocialDemocrat61 May 27 #35

I agree with the general premise of the politicsUSA author fujiyamasan May 27 #49

Clickbait or not SocialDemocrat61 May 27 #50

Here Kaleva May 27 #39

That poster was asking a question SocialDemocrat61 May 27 #40

The person heard it was and wanted either confirmation Kaleva May 27 #42

I don't pretend to know someone else's motivation SocialDemocrat61 May 27 #43

Or it's a rhetorical question Kaleva May 27 #47

Again I don't know what is in someone else's mind. SocialDemocrat61 May 27 #48

So then , where in my OP did I claim DUers were saying that sales were tanking? Kaleva May 27 #52

Never said you did SocialDemocrat61 May 27 #53

Then why ask me about something I didn't say? Kaleva May 28 #72

You said "sales aren't collapsing" SocialDemocrat61 May 28 #75

A person in the thread I provided a link to asked about sales tanking Kaleva May 28 #78

I never said you implied anything SocialDemocrat61 May 28 #81

Here's a recent one Kaleva May 31 #90

That was posted today SocialDemocrat61 May 31 #91

The funny thing about all this is Sympthsical May 27 #15

I want them to start Keepthesoulalive May 27 #31

You seem happy AStern May 27 #19

They simply pointed it out. Oof. themaguffin May 27 #21

You seem defensive ornotna May 27 #23

Nope. I simply replied. Oof indeed. themaguffin May 27 #25

It dropped from number 2 a few days ago fujiyamasan May 27 #28

According to Rolling Stone, it was ranked #4 May 19 Kaleva May 27 #37

I just pulled up the list and it is #2, but it's also its first week on the chart Wiz Imp May 27 #61

BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Initech May 27 #29

WTF??????? vapor2 May 27 #30

You know what to do: no_hypocrisy May 27 #32

wonder what the reviews are like stillcool May 27 #33

I just looked and the average is 4.1 Tree Lady May 27 #58

Read most the negative reviews and they're generally from people angry at Tapper... Self Esteem May 28 #70

He also broke into my top ten list of 'Most Punchable Faces" for 2025 Blue Owl May 27 #34

Boy, I bet that list gets shuffled around Bettie May 27 #36

... Cha May 27 #56

Probabl due to big buys from rich Trumpers. ananda May 27 #38

why in the wolrd would anyone want to read that book? Takket May 27 #41

Jake's mommy? MorbidButterflyTat May 27 #66

tapper is spending all of his time on CNN promoting this sad and false book LetMyPeopleVote May 27 #44

Jon Stewart erupts over CNN's promotion of Jake Tapper's book on Biden's mental health. LetMyPeopleVote May 27 #45

Fmr DNC Chair Jaime Harrrison dubbed this book a A BOLD FACED LIE LetMyPeopleVote May 27 #46

Bad Things About Democrats Kingofalldems May 27 #54

Right behind Dr. Seuss's, "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" W_HAMILTON May 27 #55

The places he'll go: the bargain bin and the remainder warehouse MorbidButterflyTat May 28 #67

For the rest of his life he'll tell people at the bar that his book once climbed to #3 on the Amazon best-sellers list. betsuni May 28 #69

Who's buying the copies? Chasstev365 May 27 #57

BIDEN WORLD STRIKES BACK LetMyPeopleVote May 27 #59

Has Jake Tapper been a guest on any of the popular late night talk shows? (Colbert, Seth, etc) crimycarny May 27 #60

The highest number of seen for Tapper books sold so far is 100,000 Wiz Imp May 27 #62

What's the point of this thread? MorbidButterflyTat May 27 #63

You can just ignore the thread Kaleva May 27 #64

That's telling me! MorbidButterflyTat May 27 #65

Better to ignore the OP Mysterian Jun 1 #98

The point in my opinion: Kingofalldems May 28 #80

Yes. Has a sort of "Look, Mommy! I'm riding my bike without training wheels, look!" quality to it. betsuni May 28 #85

How many of those were bulk orders? sakabatou May 28 #68

You'd have to do some research to find out Kaleva May 28 #71

This is something that will soon be forgotten thought crime May 28 #73

Not sure why that trash of half truths is being promoted here. Patton French May 28 #74

Agree... Mike Nelson May 28 #76

My goodness, what a relief! Only his professional integrity and reputation are collapsing, not sales. betsuni May 28 #77

Post removed Post removed May 28 #79

Really sorry catrose May 28 #82

people buying it as a decoration? pstokely May 28 #84

LOL Lets look at comparative book sales to other real best sellers LetMyPeopleVote May 30 #88

Has that been confirmed? Kaleva May 30 #89

Tapper's tv ratings are also crashing LetMyPeopleVote Jun 1 #92

His book continues to sell well Kaleva Jun 1 #93

Really? In comparison to other real authors, these sales are crappy LetMyPeopleVote Jun 1 #94

If it's on the best sellers list of several organizations, it's selling well. Kaleva Jun 1 #95

LOL- Tapper is a hack and a failure LetMyPeopleVote Jun 1 #96

Can you provide a link to the original source? Kaleva Jun 1 #97