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fujiyamasan

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27. The problem is politicsUSA's headline is blatantly misleading

Tue May 27, 2025, 12:03 PM

May 2025

The right has their own news aggregators too and the headlines are also the same clickbait (just targeting a different audience).

These sites take other people’s reporting and apply their own spin. Politico has its own problems, but like other publications, it would lose all credibility and access if it were found to be making things up.

I just wish people would realize sites like politicsUSA and rawstory do not really practice any real journalism. And I’d rather not run every news story through an ideological filter which basically reinforces my own biases, but maybe thats just me.

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Jake Tapper's book has climbed to the #3 spot on Amazon's best seller list [View all] Kaleva May 2025 OP

I am not surprised creon May 2025 #1

Controversies breed headlines and sales bucolic_frolic May 2025 #2

kochs Kali999 May 2025 #3

Right. The Heritage Foundation and other orgs buy up all the books. yardwork May 2025 #5

Did that happen with the books that were negative about Trump? Kaleva May 2025 #7

I doubt the Heritage Foundation wanted those to be bestsellers. yardwork May 2025 #20

Yip Johonny May 2025 #8

It's easy to manipulate book sales. Intractable May 2025 #4

Any evidence that that is happening here? Kaleva May 2025 #6

It doesnt appear on the top 20 most read books of Mountainguy May 2025 #10

Any evidence it isn't happening here? obamanut2012 May 2025 #12

LOL, nope. themaguffin May 2025 #13

It's not even on boonecreek May 2025 #9

Thank you for this very significant point senseandsensibility May 2025 #51

It is. It's #1 on the most recent update. Self Esteem May 2025 #86

It is. The list updates every Wednesday. It's #1 on the list. Self Esteem May 2025 #83

Didn't know their list updated on Wednesday. boonecreek May 2025 #87

Why does anyone care about this? Renew Deal May 2025 #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 2025 #22

Who said sales are collapsing? SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #14

I read it here a few days ago Polybius May 2025 #16

That article doesn't mention sales. sl8 May 2025 #17

So you didn't read the article. SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #18

Or maybe PoliticsUSA shouldn't create articles with misleading headlines Polybius May 2025 #24

LOL themaguffin May 2025 #26

The problem is politicsUSA's headline is blatantly misleading fujiyamasan May 2025 #27

The headline said nothing about sales either SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #35

I agree with the general premise of the politicsUSA author fujiyamasan May 2025 #49

Clickbait or not SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #50

Here Kaleva May 2025 #39

That poster was asking a question SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #40

The person heard it was and wanted either confirmation Kaleva May 2025 #42

I don't pretend to know someone else's motivation SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #43

Or it's a rhetorical question Kaleva May 2025 #47

Again I don't know what is in someone else's mind. SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #48

So then , where in my OP did I claim DUers were saying that sales were tanking? Kaleva May 2025 #52

Never said you did SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #53

Then why ask me about something I didn't say? Kaleva May 2025 #72

You said "sales aren't collapsing" SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #75

A person in the thread I provided a link to asked about sales tanking Kaleva May 2025 #78

I never said you implied anything SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #81

Here's a recent one Kaleva May 2025 #90

That was posted today SocialDemocrat61 May 2025 #91

The funny thing about all this is Sympthsical May 2025 #15

I want them to start Keepthesoulalive May 2025 #31

You seem happy AStern May 2025 #19

They simply pointed it out. Oof. themaguffin May 2025 #21

You seem defensive ornotna May 2025 #23

Nope. I simply replied. Oof indeed. themaguffin May 2025 #25

It dropped from number 2 a few days ago fujiyamasan May 2025 #28

According to Rolling Stone, it was ranked #4 May 19 Kaleva May 2025 #37

I just pulled up the list and it is #2, but it's also its first week on the chart Wiz Imp May 2025 #61

BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Initech May 2025 #29

WTF??????? vapor2 May 2025 #30

You know what to do: no_hypocrisy May 2025 #32

wonder what the reviews are like stillcool May 2025 #33

I just looked and the average is 4.1 Tree Lady May 2025 #58

Read most the negative reviews and they're generally from people angry at Tapper... Self Esteem May 2025 #70

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

Boy, I bet that list gets shuffled around Bettie May 2025 #36

... Cha May 2025 #56

Probabl due to big buys from rich Trumpers. ananda May 2025 #38

why in the wolrd would anyone want to read that book? Takket May 2025 #41

Jake's mommy? MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #66

tapper is spending all of his time on CNN promoting this sad and false book LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #44

Jon Stewart erupts over CNN's promotion of Jake Tapper's book on Biden's mental health. LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #45

Fmr DNC Chair Jaime Harrrison dubbed this book a A BOLD FACED LIE LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #46

Bad Things About Democrats Kingofalldems May 2025 #54

Right behind Dr. Seuss's, "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" W_HAMILTON May 2025 #55

The places he'll go: the bargain bin and the remainder warehouse MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #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 2025 #69

Who's buying the copies? Chasstev365 May 2025 #57

BIDEN WORLD STRIKES BACK LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #59

Has Jake Tapper been a guest on any of the popular late night talk shows? (Colbert, Seth, etc) crimycarny May 2025 #60

The highest number of seen for Tapper books sold so far is 100,000 Wiz Imp May 2025 #62

What's the point of this thread? MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #63

You can just ignore the thread Kaleva May 2025 #64

That's telling me! MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #65

Better to ignore the OP Mysterian Jun 2025 #98

The point in my opinion: Kingofalldems May 2025 #80

Yes. Has a sort of "Look, Mommy! I'm riding my bike without training wheels, look!" quality to it. betsuni May 2025 #85

How many of those were bulk orders? sakabatou May 2025 #68

You'd have to do some research to find out Kaleva May 2025 #71

This is something that will soon be forgotten thought crime May 2025 #73

Not sure why that trash of half truths is being promoted here. Patton French May 2025 #74

Agree... Mike Nelson May 2025 #76

My goodness, what a relief! Only his professional integrity and reputation are collapsing, not sales. betsuni May 2025 #77

Post removed Post removed May 2025 #79

Really sorry catrose May 2025 #82

people buying it as a decoration? pstokely May 2025 #84

LOL Lets look at comparative book sales to other real best sellers LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #88

Has that been confirmed? Kaleva May 2025 #89

Tapper's tv ratings are also crashing LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 #92

His book continues to sell well Kaleva Jun 2025 #93

Really? In comparison to other real authors, these sales are crappy LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 #94

If it's on the best sellers list of several organizations, it's selling well. Kaleva Jun 2025 #95

LOL- Tapper is a hack and a failure LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 #96

Can you provide a link to the original source? Kaleva Jun 2025 #97