tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post982151769101397989..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Walker Is Losing The Amazon Book Review WarJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-36132890949102767492013-12-01T12:33:41.408-06:002013-12-01T12:33:41.408-06:00There are plenty of people in Wisconsin who aren&#...There are plenty of people in Wisconsin who aren't public sector employees or union members who are also disgusted by Walker's policies and tactics. Why would they waste their time wading through what is obviously a load of self-congratulatory crap? <br />The inference by anonymouses on November 27, 2013 at 2:27 PM and 5:37 AM that reading the book will somehow change opinions of Walker is laughable. His divide-and-conquer strategy has already polarized Wisconsin ("It's working!") as well as much of the rest of the country. <br /><br />The campaign pamphlet grandly called "Unintimidated" is Walker's choose-an-adjective approach to tarting himself up for a presidential run. This much is apparent from the title only: it's revisionist history + blatant titular rip-off and coat tail draft-off of "Unbroken", Laura Hillenbrand's book about Louis Zamperini, a real human being who heroically survived some truly terrible and life-threatening situations such as World War II combat, a plane crash, a Pacific ocean raft voyage, sharks, a Japanese POW camp, and alcoholism. For those who make the connection, Walker suffers greatly in this comparison: his life challenges are petty and self-inflicted. <br /><br />One needn't read beyond the title to know that the "book" falls short as of word one, thereby making the case that you CAN judge a book by its cover.Boxernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-66958024433291493722013-11-27T20:50:03.879-06:002013-11-27T20:50:03.879-06:00My favorite: "Although this book had its mome...My favorite: "Although this book had its moments, what could have been a touching story of one man's lonely struggle against chronic masturbation was ruined by a turgid writing style and pointless political digressions."<br /><br />Even gave it 2 stars.jimspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316014985662331998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-52630621036487713342013-11-27T15:48:03.190-06:002013-11-27T15:48:03.190-06:00True Zombie. But a former or current public employ...True Zombie. But a former or current public employee union might just be a wee bit anti-Walker and therefore be inclined to comment negatively. Sorry to have to state the obvious. BTW - I've been a private sector union member for over 30 years and most readers think I'm a Republician troll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-45971724340143675032013-11-27T15:06:21.962-06:002013-11-27T15:06:21.962-06:00Being a member of a union does not invalidate one&...Being a member of a union does not invalidate one's personhood or opinions.<br /><br />Much as the Right would like to make it so.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-49571049072414224222013-11-27T14:27:19.092-06:002013-11-27T14:27:19.092-06:00In a quick sample, it looks like well over 1/2 the...In a quick sample, it looks like well over 1/2 the reviews are done by people who have never reviewed anything else.<br /><br />Seems kind of odd, but that shows signs of an organizational attempt to discredit the book. Could be teachers or other union members, but probably pretty doubtful they have read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-78603880964021047452013-11-27T11:21:05.852-06:002013-11-27T11:21:05.852-06:00Makes me wonder how many of the five star commenta...Makes me wonder how many of the five star commentators are paid Republican trolls. Amazon reviews are pretty much a joke anyway. It doesn't really matter, as the Koch brothers will buy enough books to get Governor Psychopath on a best seller list. The rest will end up in bargain bins or get pulped and recycled to produce the next Ann Coulter screed.Garethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-57556711604918272262013-11-27T05:37:47.897-06:002013-11-27T05:37:47.897-06:00Makes me wonder how many of the commentators a.act...Makes me wonder how many of the commentators a.actually read the book and b.belong(ed) to a public union.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-7220073134819845422013-11-27T02:33:43.844-06:002013-11-27T02:33:43.844-06:00Apparently people who "read" and "d...Apparently people who "read" and "discern" are not key constituencies for The Unintimidator.Anony Toonoreply@blogger.com