Harriet Miers' Amazon Review of "Supreme Court for Dummies"

[Rowdyboy]

"***** A little thin, October 8, 2005
Reviewer: Harriet Miers - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
Disappointing. This covers the basics, but I need details and I need them now. What is "activist?" What is "strict constructionist?" How about throwing me a bone here? I know constructionist is better, I just don't know why. I'll look on the Internet, I guess.

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764508865/102-0032549-1449732?v=glance&n=283155&s=books&v=glance

Its the very first review-short and sweet....

[donheld]

1. Stunning, surreal

If that's really her god have mercy on us all.

[Rowdyboy]

2. It's just some clown with a really good sense of humor

[Arkana]

4. Yes, thank God...it's just some guy with a good sense of humor.

[Mabus]

5. A sense of humor that I have just shared

with about twenty of my friends. :rofl:

[Rowdyboy]

14. Glad you liked it and hope they do too.....

Only wih I had thought of it first!

[Neil Lisst]

3. dammit, I wish I'd thought of that first!!

Color me JEALOUS!!

[davidinalameda]

6. bravo!!!

:rofl:

[qanda]

7. Hilarious!

[hvn_nbr_2]

8. 77 of 78 found that review helpful.

I'm guessing that most of those 77 are DUers. I added a vote on the theory that more positive votes make it less likely for amazon to delete the review.

[Career Prole]

9. That "Real Name" attribution with the name has me wondering...

Did someone get a credit card in her name?
:rofl:

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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/14279641/104-9833070-8035928#how

[ck4829]

10. I sent DKos this thread, I rec'd it BTW

It was just so great.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/10/10/184653/79

[Rowdyboy]

13. Wow! Thanks! I'm impressed....I read DKos religiously though I've

never posted there. Glad you enjoyed it.

[emulatorloo]

11. thanks for posting - sharing w all my friends. . . .EOM

[Beaverhausen]

12. That's great!!!

Ahhh...who can forget the GWB reviews of "My Pet Goat?"

[Rowdyboy]

15. This thread is too young and too funny to die just yet.....

[berni_mccoy]

16. BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!

B E A U T I F U L

[Rowdyboy]

17. Maybe someone on the night shift will enjoy...Its worth a kick

[Rowdyboy]

18. One final kick before letting go......

What can I say? I really like this....

[supernova]

19. Thanks for the kick

I probably wouldn'thave seen it otherwise, since I'm not a DU nighthawk. :D

Thanks for the laugh!

[Rowdyboy]

20. My pleasure

I've always found it interesting that DU has different personalities at different times of day. Posting something at 7pm is totally different from posting it at 7am.....

[Sequoia]

28. Indeed. I don't have access at home.

Thanks for this.

[McCamy Taylor]

21. Bravo! Excellent work! This is brilliant!

:bounce:

[ms liberty]

22. Didn't she mean the Internets plural?

Great Catch - Thanks for posting!

As of a minute ago 143 of 146 found her review helpful...

[malmapus]

23. 155 of 158 people found the following review helpful:

HAHAA just gave it my vote :D

Thats a classic, wish I thought of that too hehe

[Lasher]

24. Thanks for sharing this

I'm still laughing at all the reviews of Bill Frist's book!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0742533360/qid=1129042992/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-4429769-0944600?v=glance&s=books

[drm604]

26. Ohmigod, those reviews of Frist's book are hilarious!

:rofl:

[Lasher]

27. Someone else posted the Frist book link here a while back.

I don't remember who it was. I noticed there were some more reviews that I hadn't seen before.

Heeee heeeeeeeee!!

[malmapus]

29. OMG those were awesome I'm in tears lol

:rofl:

Personal favs were

OMG you mean there's more of them!!


lol I begot what I was going to say

[wellstone_democrat]

55. OMG, those were the most hilarious reviews EVER

I laughed so hard I cried. Fabulously clever. Devastating.

[progressoid]

25. That's perfect. Gotta do a screen capture before Amazon figures it out!

[Flubadubya]

33. They evidently have already... it's gone!

Please post the screen shot if you got it. Would LOVE to see it! :)

[progressoid]

34. No! I've been on the phone and missed it.

Damn Freepers musta tipped them off.

[ClintonTyree]

36. I don't see it either............

must be Amazon did a little "cleansing". :mad:

[savemefromdumbya]

30. Nice one!

:applause:

[Gregorian]

31. Damnit! I was actually getting ready to do this!

And now I discover that it exists. And it's real. That's the shocker for me.

Explinashuns in plain English.

People who bought this book, also bought:

How to Steal Elections for Dummies.
Cronyism for Non-High School Graduates.
Making Fascism Look Like Democracy.
The Big Book of Pardons.




I suppose I can still go ahead with it, but it's just not the same. Who'd have thought a check on Amazon would reveal this. Thanks Rowdyboy!

[peekaloo]

32. .

:rofl:

[mattclearing]

35. Hilarious. n/t

[Kittycat]

37. They deleted it - ROFLMAO

:rofl:

[ClintonTyree]

38. Did anyone get a screen capture, it's gone.

If so, could you please post it for the rest of us? Thanks,

[The Doctor.]

39. Can't find it anymore...

Is it still there?

Also... it would not surprise me at all if this was written by someone else named 'Harriet Miers' who simply seized the opportunity to slight the SC nominee.

[purduejake]

40. Now there's a review by a rethug...

grrr....

[ClintonTyree]

43. Report that review to Amazon.......

just like the freeps must have reported the GOOD one to get it taken off. Turn about is fair play. Report the review and we'll see if we can get that asshole's deep sixed as well.

[aresef]

46. Nothing about this on FR.

[onehandle]

41. Amazon went 59% Republican last cycle.

Remember this and "thin" their sales.

http://www.buyblue.org/node/66/view/summary

[Walt Starr]

42. I gave up on Amazon a while back

will never order from them again.

[fujiyama]

57. Amazon isn't even all that cheap

I use book comparison search engines and Amazon is rarely the best priced.

[zonkra]

44. I'd like to help out here...

so, in my copy of the RepubliKlan Lexicon, "activist" is defined as "someone who doesn't vote the way we want them to", and "strict constructionist" is "someone who votes the way we want them to". That should clear things up.

[rateyes]

45. I guess they "caught" it...

because it's not there anymore.

[muchacho]

47. yep

they yanked it

[McCamy Taylor]

48. I print it out before they yanked it. Ill post it on my site.

[Nothing Without Hope]

49. The Rethug's anti-Roe v Wade "review" left behind when they yanked the

funny one is NOT doing well. :cry:
Let's let them know what we think of this "review." :evilgrin:

3 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

Good Beginners Book, June 6, 2005
Reviewer: Anthony Riedel (VA) - See all my reviews

This is a good beginner's book on the Supreme Court. However, it is as ideological as it is informative. Do not be swayed by the author's opinion characterizing Roe v Wade as one of the top ten best decisions the Supreme Court has decided on. I suggest supplimental reading to this book such as Gideon's Trumpet by Anthony Lewis and Men in Black by Mark Levin to get a more broad and encompassing view on the nation's highest court.

It's actually 3 out of 33 people now, since I just voted. Oh, and note the misspelling of "supplemental" by the "moran" reviewer.

Thanks for this great belly-laugh!!! :hi:

[McCamy Taylor]

50. Here's a link. I made a copy 'cause I knew they would yank it, and I

wanted to use it for a project for my site So, here it is, with some extras but the basic stuff is here.

http://www.grandtheftelectionohio.com/051011.htm

[eyepaddle]

51. Thanks for saving that!

I figured Amazon would pull it--and so they did. Before I had a chance to see it.

[rateyes]

52. Thanks. What a great stunt. Wish I had thought to do it. eom

[proud_Kucitizen]

53. My comment to Amazon

I was unimpressed with your removal of what appeared to be a legitimate review because it appeared to be too left leaning for you. Funny though that you chose to leave the conservative review up.

For this reason, I am asking that you remove me from your database. I will not shop with any of the stores affiliated with you and will be letting these stores know why I can't shop with them anymore.

[McCamy Taylor]

54. Shop Barnes and Nobles on-line. I believe they donate to the Democrats

And in the same vein, shop Target, not Walmart. Target gives to the Democrats and they have better stuff too.

[SammyBlue]

56. I'd rather eat my own vomit than shop at Wal-mart.

[mikelewis]

58. Here's another Review - It's a hoax

http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/ABNVNBXU93G18/ref=cm_pdp_reviews_see_all/102-4831572-2070517

Thank You, President Bush: Reflections on the War on Terror, Defense of the Family, and Revival of the Economy by Aman Verjee

A masterpiece -- Highly recommended, October 6, 2005
As the blurb promises, this book offers excellent "analysis." However, one area not fully covered is how the Bush administration fits into the history of political thought. For example, I highly recommend reading this book along side The Fourteen Defining Characteristics of Fascism, by Dr. Lawrence Britt, Spring 2003, Free Inquiry

Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

[McCamy Taylor]

59. Excellent! I printed a copy. It wont be up for long.