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In reply to the discussion: Ted Cruz Busted For Buying His Own Books As NY Times Refuses To Put Him On Bestseller List [View all]Cha
(297,154 posts)42. Not the first time that's happened.. but, is it the first time anyone's been so spectaculary busted
for it?!
Ah, I just went to the link.. and yeah, just beginning to catch on to it.. Bad Luck, cruz.. yeah your pac had money to burn on your stupid books but now it looks twice as bad that you didn't make the NYT best seller lists.
Boohoo.. cruz will say something stupid.. like "the NYT is lying".. rofl
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CatWoman
Jul 2015
OP
Ted Cruz Throws A Tantrum And Claims NY Times Is Lying About Him Buying His Own Books
CatWoman
Jul 2015
#1
OMgods.. I hadn't read this before I made my post.. LOL. Way to call it! I think we all know his
Cha
Jul 2015
#43
Costco is a common dumping ground for books where far too many copies were printed.
jeff47
Jul 2015
#53
That might be the official policy, but Raleigh NC Costco is a dumping ground: Ann Coulter,
loudsue
Jul 2015
#87
So you are saying that CostCo only stocks right winger books? I'm calling you...
erronis
Jul 2015
#59
The grifter's scam exposed. Your super PAC can't just give you the cash they bilk from ...
Scuba
Jul 2015
#9
Yeah, I've heard of this before. That's how a lot of weird books get on the list.
cui bono
Jul 2015
#14
First time I noticed that was when I saw multiple copies of that stupid hit-job SWIFTBOAT book
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2015
#18
Too Bad "Joe The Dumbass" Didn't Have A Superpac Buying His Book to Put Him On The NY Times
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2015
#17
Well... Ted Cruz always has a fallback career as a professional Homer Simpson impersonator.
Initech
Jul 2015
#22
At one time there was a little asterisk or check mark that appeared by the name of the book,
calimary
Jul 2015
#32
I see hard cover books in Dollar Tree written by right-wing authors all the time. O'Reilly books can
B Calm
Jul 2015
#35
Not the first time that's happened.. but, is it the first time anyone's been so spectaculary busted
Cha
Jul 2015
#42
I know! I responded to that after I wrote my post.. I know exactly how thinks by now. And, I
Cha
Jul 2015
#82
Ted Bought his Own Books???? To Get on The Bestseller List??? Is That HONEST????
Stuart G
Jul 2015
#49
I seem to remember reading years ago that this is what Coulter and O'Reilly did, too.
George II
Jul 2015
#55
This is standard for Right Wingers. They've been doing this to SIMULATE popular support for YEARS...
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2015
#68
Idiot! Those in the know have a think-tank buy their books. It's a not-so clever
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#72
I think I saw that on Morning Joe...what an embarrassment...altho Joe and Mika
CTyankee
Jul 2015
#76
Ha! Unfortunately, that doesn't get me past the Harper Collins people. Any ideas?
Cozet
Jul 2015
#88
Self bulk buying?-----that's just one more, in the string of things about him, that sucks.
Sheepshank
Jul 2015
#96