lulz

With "waste of money" a close runner up! Hurrah!

Wait wait wait. Pelosi wrote a new book?

I read just the 5-star reviews (8 of 208) to get the other view of it, four were snarky backhand slams.

I'm a godless commie librul and I hate that biatch.

/and her little dog Harry Reid
//you were elected to end the war
///assholes

I'll hold out for Waxman's book. He's dreamy.

*swoons*

I don't know how anybody who has listened to her speak would want to read a book by her. One vapid, self-serving statement after another.

It's like she was raised by a pack feral politicians.

Biggest psycho biatch who ever lived. Has done more damage to our country than anyone in recent history. Total piece of crap.

One of the 5-star reviews: "I received my book two days ago from Amazon and I am not sure some of the people who commented have read the book. I found it inspiring, inciteful, and entertaining. I loved it!!!!!!"

Snark, slip, or just plain stupidity? You decide.

When she became the first Madame Speaker, I really thought it was going to be a huge turning point. She's been a really big disappointment, and I wish it was at least harder for me to admit that.

onomatopoetic: I don't know how anybody who has listened to her speak would want to read a book by her. One vapid, self-serving statement after another.

It's like she was raised by a pack feral politicians.

If I had to peg her down--it's like she's one part hippie, one part carnie...

Ed Finnerty: I'll hold out for Waxman's book. He's dreamy.

*swoons*

You may tease, but I really like Waxman. He seems one of the few Congressmen who understands that they exist as a check and balance to the other 2 branches. More Congressmen need to realize this.

rjkline
Uh Most damage in resent history huh? That would be Bush. Nancy isn't in charge of policy. Yeah she is a do nothing political hack but she wasn't the one ignoring the pentagon assements before the Iraq war that the US wasn't ready to fight a multifront war, ignoring the generals on the ground for years while Rumsfield nearly ran the occupation into the ground, and Dick issued no bid contracts bids to his friends at the expense of the american tax payer. Then to top it all off Bush, the self proclain reganite, bloated the military, expanded federal goverment more then any other president since Roosevelt, and mired us two indifinite wars that both have deadly consquences for the United States interests in the long term IF (and that a big farking if) we don't stablize it. The icing on the cake is the economy with Bush's lax regulation on everything from the enviroment, the housing market, engery regulation, wall street, ect. Has doomed us into the biggest recession, if not depression, seen in several generations. Honestly Bush has done to this country what 25 years of a slow decline would done in just 8 short years.

But yeah Nancy is a scary "liburul" and Harry Reed is very bad man, just keep regurtating what ever Rush vomits forth. Yeah they suck, they didn't do what they where elected for which was to challenge Bush. Why would they? The protect the same big corporate entities as the Republicans. The only different is marketing. Republicans espose traditions, and Democrats spew forth about progress and change. Depite buzz words it all same shiat.

the_good_reverend_doctor: When she became the first Madame Speaker, I really thought it was going to be a huge turning point. She's been a really big disappointment, and I wish it was at least harder for me to admit that.

I sadly agree. I know procedures and politics leave her hands tied in some ways, but I've been sorely disappointed by a lot of her actions and votes.

DarkLancelot: Ed Finnerty: I'll hold out for Waxman's book. He's dreamy.

*swoons*

You may tease, but I really like Waxman. He seems one of the few Congressmen who understands that they exist as a check and balance to the other 2 branches. More Congressmen need to realize this.

He does a great job representing Maryland. Unfortunately, he's supposed to be representing Florida...

BravadoGT: DarkLancelot: Ed Finnerty: I'll hold out for Waxman's book. He's dreamy.

*swoons*

You may tease, but I really like Waxman. He seems one of the few Congressmen who understands that they exist as a check and balance to the other 2 branches. More Congressmen need to realize this.

He does a great job representing Maryland. Unfortunately, he's supposed to be representing Florida...

Would YOU want to represent Florida?

b-b-b-but hope!

This lady has done absolutely zero since she has been Speaker...

You're not supposed to buy her book. PAC's are supposed to buy her book. it's how they get around those pesky bribery laws.

rjkline: Biggest psycho biatch who ever lived. Has done more damage to our country than anyone in recent history. Total piece of crap.

I know Bush's presidency is one that most people want to forget, but you could at least wait until the man is out of office first.

Well I guess she had easy access to pen and paper since she spent most of her time bent over a desk for Bush.

Tsk, tsk. Right wing nutjobs get sent by their talk radio masters to bash a book on Amazon and people take it seriously. I guess for the lulz it's alright, though I think Anonymous would have done a better job.

the_good_reverend_doctor: When she became the first Madame Speaker, I really thought it was going to be a huge turning point. She's been a really big disappointment, and I wish it was at least harder for me to admit that.

This. I cannot stand Pelosi. She makes liberals look worse than they actually are.

wolvernova: She makes liberals look worse than they actually are.

That's because she's a Democrat, not a liberal.

Shaggy_C: Tsk, tsk. Right wing nutjobs get sent by their talk radio masters to bash a book on Amazon and people take it seriously. I guess for the lulz it's alright, though I think Anonymous would have done a better job.

Riiiggghhttt.....And it's also the vast right-wing conspiracy that's also keeping sales of the book in the tank (#1,429 in its first week on the shelf...)

BravadoGT: And it's also the vast right-wing conspiracy that's also keeping sales of the book in the tank

I figured it was because nobody knew she had written a book yet. This is the first I've heard of it, and I usually have the news running in the background.

Listen to NPR, Murkanen? They were all over it the other day.

Franco: Nancy isn't in charge of policy.

As Speaker of the House, she is arguably the most powerful person in Congress. That position is highly influential in setting law. By using her position, Nancy Pelosi could try to mitigate the excesses of the Executive.

Yeah she is a do nothing political hack

And this is the problem. You should so some research into Tip O'Neil. That man understood politics and the position of Speaker more than anyone else to hold the position since Newt Gingrich (you could also read about Newt Gingrich as Speaker)

My point is: the Speaker of the House is really far more powerful than the president, if that Speaker understands how to use their position.

but she wasn't...wuh... the one ignoring the pentagon assements before ...wuhg...the Iraq war that the US wasn't ready to fight a multifront war...WHARGARBLL

Whatever.

But yeah Nancy is a scary "liburul" and Harry Reed is very bad man

It really isn't about your team anymore. Both Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are bad, and they are bad because they no longer care to represent their constituencies, but rather an ideology. The House is supposed to represent people and the Senate the state. They both believe that their point of view matters more than the people they represent.

just keep regurtating what ever Rush vomits forth.

Nothing at all to do with Rush Limbaugh. Their character flaws would exist whether or not Rush was on the air.

Yeah they suck, they didn't do what they where elected for which was to challenge Bush.

This is not what they were elected for. They both have held their positions in Congress a whole lot longer that Bush.

Why would they? The protect the same big corporate entities as the Republicans. The only different is marketing. Republicans espose traditions, and Democrats spew forth about progress and change. Depite buzz words it all same shiat.

So are they bad because they are "Scary Liberals", or however you spelled it, or because they are slaves to a corporate master?

I fell for this hook, line and sinker. Heh.

bad_ed: Franco: Nancy isn't in charge of policy.

As Speaker of the House, she is arguably the most powerful person in Congress. That position is highly influential in setting law. By using her position, Nancy Pelosi could try to mitigate the excesses of the Executive.


Not to be too much of a dick, but more than half of the people in the Bay Area can and did tell everyone she'd make no such effort. She's sort of the condominium of congressmen, once or twice she engages in her own stupidity but the other 99% of the time she's subletting to one special interest group or another. She's fairly useless as a lawmaker.

Which, I imagine, is why she snagged the top spot in the party.

FTF Product Description: "We have made history, now let us make progress."

So far, that's a FAIL.

choice and consequence: Listen to NPR, Murkanen? They were all over it the other day.

How about "The View?" or "The Daily Show?" NBC's "Today?" She was on all three promoting the book there too.

That's a pretty lame excuse....

I don't care for her, but I seriously doubt that all 200+ one star reviewers actually read the book. The book itself could have some level of merit, but it's hard to weed that out amongst all the self-serving hatred.

Jim_Callahan: bad_ed: Franco: Nancy isn't in charge of policy.

As Speaker of the House, she is arguably the most powerful person in Congress. That position is highly influential in setting law. By using her position, Nancy Pelosi could try to mitigate the excesses of the Executive.


Not to be too much of a dick, but more than half of the people in the Bay Area can and did tell everyone she'd make no such effort. She's sort of the condominium of congressmen, once or twice she engages in her own stupidity but the other 99% of the time she's subletting to one special interest group or another. She's fairly useless as a lawmaker.

Which, I imagine, is why she snagged the top spot in the party.

You aren't a dick at all. I know she is useless - I find her to be a disgrace. Again, it makes me pine for the days when there were people who understood what a Speaker does, and does the job. It is the third most important person in our government. People like Denny Hastert and Nancy Pelosi should understand that. They dont, and that is regrettable.

Shaggy_C: Tsk, tsk. Right wing nutjobs get sent by their talk radio masters to bash a book on Amazon and people take it seriously. I guess for the lulz it's alright, though I think Anonymous would have done a better job.

You sound exactly like this guy, who also gave it 5 stars:
All these one star reviews are from the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy who are deluded.

This is her very best effort. Don't all you hateful people know that she tried her best. So what if it's unreadable. She "tried." That's more than what you have done. At least you can "try" to read it. And then you can say that you "tried" too. But you won't. All you can do is criticize. What else can one expect from the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

Thank you, FARK, now I know how to abuse the Amazon.com tag system.
Can we fark the vote and get some more people to add "drag queen" as a tag to Ann Coulter's stuff?

It only takes a second, farkers, I believe in you!

Complicit: I don't care for her, but I seriously doubt that all 200+ one star reviewers actually read the book. The book itself could have some level of merit, but it's hard to weed that out amongst all the self-serving hatred.

For a while, the note on Jonah Goldberg's book was "Doughy Pantsload". He got bombed like this too.

Anyone else notice that this 'waste of a tree' is associated with 4 Ann Coulter books at the top of the page?

/writes itself sometimes
//all crap

JDerek: This is her very best effort. Don't all you hateful people know that she tried her best. So what if it's unreadable. She "tried." That's more than what you have done. At least you can "try" to read it. And then you can say that you "tried" too. But you won't. All you can do is criticize. What else can one expect from the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

I read that and see 'Leave Britney Alone' guy

Why does everyone feel like they have to write a friggin' book. My family knows I'm a politics junkie, so they give me all of them as gifts, etc. But they don't know what I like and soooo many are just excercises in self-indulgence.

If I get Pelosi's book it's going straight to the garage sale pile.

Shaggy_C: JDerek: This is her very best effort. Don't all you hateful people know that she tried her best. So what if it's unreadable. She "tried." That's more than what you have done. At least you can "try" to read it. And then you can say that you "tried" too. But you won't. All you can do is criticize. What else can one expect from the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

I read that and see 'Leave Britney Alone' guy

Gah. If you can't get past the crappy writing, the content is moot. Might as well just do PowerPoint slides.

the_good_reverend_doctor: When she became the first Madame Speaker, I really thought it was going to be a huge turning point. She's been a really big disappointment, and I wish it was at least harder for me to admit that.

The woman has no backbone. In other words, she's nothing but one giant pussy.

You know, I never really expected much out of her and Reid and all, but is there anything these two have accomplished? I mean, I have never heard anyone say, "well, at least they did that".

It appears that the Dems would have been better off in the long run if they hadn't gained the majority in 2006. It wasn't nearly big enough to get anything done, and has become nothing but a convenient whipping post for the right.

You do realize half the reviews were from people saying they would never read the book.

This is why sometimes open reviews are useless.

Franco: rjkline
Uh Most damage in resent history huh? That would be Bush. Nancy isn't in charge of policy. Yeah she is a do nothing political hack but she wasn't the one ignoring the pentagon assements before the Iraq war that the US wasn't ready to fight a multifront war, ignoring the generals on the ground for years while Rumsfield nearly ran the occupation into the ground, and Dick issued no bid contracts bids to his friends at the expense of the american tax payer. Then to top it all off Bush, the self proclain reganite, bloated the military, expanded federal goverment more then any other president since Roosevelt, and mired us two indifinite wars that both have deadly consquences for the United States interests in the long term IF (and that a big farking if) we don't stablize it. The icing on the cake is the economy with Bush's lax regulation on everything from the enviroment, the housing market, engery regulation, wall street, ect. Has doomed us into the biggest recession, if not depression, seen in several generations. Honestly Bush has done to this country what 25 years of a slow decline would done in just 8 short years.

But yeah Nancy is a scary "liburul" and Harry Reed is very bad man, just keep regurtating what ever Rush vomits forth. Yeah they suck, they didn't do what they where elected for which was to challenge Bush. Why would they? The protect the same big corporate entities as the Republicans. The only different is marketing. Republicans espose traditions, and Democrats spew forth about progress and change. Depite buzz words it all same shiat.

A double order of trite, recycled ideas wrapped in fractured grammar with a liberal (no pun intended) helping of misspellings heaped on top. Your burrito of fail is ready, sir.

Richard Hertz: I'm a godless commie librul and I hate that biatch.

/and her little dog Harry Reid
//you were elected to end the war
///assholes

Do you know what the term "obstructionist" means?

WaltzingMathilda: Do you know what the term "obstructionist" means?

Obstuctionist: In the middle of an energy crisis, refusing to entertain energy legislation-even going so far as to turn off the lights and microphones in the House rather than allowing debate to proceed.

fernt:





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BravadoGT: WaltzingMathilda: Do you know what the term "obstructionist" means?

Obstuctionist: In the middle of an energy crisis, refusing to entertain energy legislation-even going so far as to turn off the lights and microphones in the House rather than allowing debate to proceed.

Good one. Now try grandstanding.

/and take an economics class.
//or keep believing that drilling in the coast will make your gas cheap tomorrow

I'm gonna have to agree with Rush Limbaugh this once when I laugh at Nancy Pelosi's shiatty book. He is, of course, anti-feminist so this was right up his alley, but he didn't even need to deride what she was saying, he just pointed out how shiatty it was selling.

She comes across as a nice lady, but man, is she incompetent at her job.

BravadoGT: How about "The View?" or "The Daily Show?" NBC's "Today?"

I said news, not talk show/comedy.

/though considering the state of things I don't blame you for mistaking one for the other