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As I pointed out yesterday themanwhocreatedmoseswine has an aversion to things like research or, you know, work. One of his saving graces, and we’ll take what we can get, is that he is self-correcting.
From the original post:
I would love to see the Clintons’ royalty statements. I would faint if one of the tomes involved here came within a country mile of earning out their advances. When I read that My Life had a fifteen million dollar advance – read that and weep, Stephen King – I could only roll my eyes. The number of books that would have to be produced and sold is staggering. Call Al Gore. On ecological grounds alone, it’s a major disgrace.
So what was Alfred Knopf (or rather Random House and its owner Bertelsmann) thinking when it shoveled this giant – until now hidden – sum of 15 million in Clinton’s direction for his book? What were they financing? Why not make a direct donation to Clinton Foundation and save all the paper? Beats me.
Now, the update:
UPDATE: I have been informed in email by a fellow author that the Clintons did earn out their advances. If true, this unfortunately speaks yards about the reading habits of the American public. Frankly, I prefer a good Jacqueline Susann novel.
In short, Roger isn’t stupid. You are, you stupid reading people with your stupid books and other stupid stuff.
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Re: Update
Well yeah. I agree about the American reading habits. After all netting out the bulk purchases by various wingnut institutes a handful of people actually read Liberal Fascism.
It must be a sad and lonely existence to spiral from the lofty heights of a mediocre movie script thirtysomething years ago to B-list right wing stooge. There might be a book in there somewhere. No probably not.
Jacqueline Suzann.
That explains a lot.
Re: Clinton’s books and publication, we see more envy from Simon.
Jacqueline Suzann.?!! Po Rog. Lost in the pages of The Love Machine
Think of what his life is like. He looks back on his life and re-imagines himself as a hard bodied DFH. He remembers himself as Robin Stone, a Love Machine whose rise to power is scripted on ruthlessness, hard thighs, a nice ass and female desire. Somewhere Roger lost the F and the H of DFH and sadly managed to retain only the D. You don’t believe me? Take a look at him. Makes your skin crawl, don’t he? Simon ain’t no Roger Stone.
good grief … the lines here in London at the Picadilly Waterstones were HOURS long when he was here for a promotional reading/signing.
people like Simon don’t get that not ALL political writers need conservative organizations to buy thousands of copies of a book to inflate their sales (yeah, I’m looking at you, D’Souza and Monsieur Pantload)
I like that he’s outraged on behalf of the planet that the Clintons’ books were actually printed, on paper, from trees, and shipped places, but he’s a big fan of Jackie Suzann
And when the conservative foundations that buy the works of Coulter, D’Souza, Goldberg, et al by the pallet-load and then, very quietly, destroy those still-sealed pallets that is so very green.
Wow. Roger’s reading habits are revealing. Jacqueline Susann died in 1974. Maybe he’s a slow reader.