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Pompeo spends $42,000 on his own books in ruse to trick people into thinking conservatives read [1]

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Date: 2023-02-22  

Forbes:

Mike Pompeo’s political action committee shelled out $42,000 on books the day his memoir hit bookshelves, according to a filing submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Monday. . That same day, Champion American Values, a PAC that Pompeo chairs, paid Bulkbooks.com $42,000 for “mementos—books,” according to the filing. “Never Give An Inch: Fighting for the America I Love” came out on Jan. 24 . That same day, Champion American Values, a PAC that Pompeo chairs,for “mementos—books,” according to the filing. New York Times best-seller list for hardcover nonfiction. Two weeks later, it . The Times notes that retailers reported bulk orders of “Never Give An Inch.” Pompeo’s memoir debuted at No. 3 on thefor hardcover nonfiction. Two weeks later, it remains on the rankings at No. 5 . TheTimesnotes that retailers reported bulk orders of “Never Give An Inch.”

Of course, this raises an urgent question: Exactly how many wobbly kitchen tables does Mike Pompeo’s mom have?

As Forbes notes, since Pompeo is not yet officially a candidate for president, it’s still legal for him to personally profit by using his donors’ funds to buy his own book. Having a big stash of funds one can use for such purchases also incentivizes publishers to pursue authors who have exactly nothing interesting to say.

For instance, our previous vice president’s memoir, Hangin’ With Mike Pence, sold $91,000 worth of books, even though its author has the personality of pulped turnips. And the Republican National Committee bought $100,000 worth of Donald Trump Jr.’s book, Triggered, which appears to have been ghostwritten by an actual deceased person—and tripled their spend for his next book.

RELATED STORY: Donald Trump Jr. is triggered by lack of bookstore support for 'Triggered'

The Washington Post:

Democrats have occasionally boosted their sales by buying their own books, too, but the practice seems particularly widespread among conservatives. When your constituency is largely made up of nonreaders, you have to do something to get on best seller lists.

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It also doesn’t hurt to lie about what it actually means to be on The New York Times list. In a Facebook ad campaign, Pompeo boasted, “Even the New York Times admits that my new book is a must-read!” Though as Forbes notes, “The Times did not review Pompeo’s book, suggesting that Pompeo was referring to its position on the best-seller list.”

Ope!

And who could forget this?



x This might be the most hilarious book blurb I've ever seen.



Really embarrassing @mikepompeo couldn't find ANYONE else to praise his book. pic.twitter.com/1qPBOsG5ck — Ammar Moussa (@ammarmufasa) January 9, 2023

Well, if anyone’s actually read Pompeo’s book, please review it here. I’d be willing to do it, if OSHA can somehow clear it—and I get sufficient hazard pay to make it worthwhile. If not, I’ll wait until Pompeo hits double digits in any presidential primary poll. In other words, until the heat death of the universe or Nikki Haley’s inauguration, whichever comes first.

Check out Aldous J. Pennyfarthing’s four-volume Trump-trashing compendium, including the finale, Goodbye, Asshat: 101 Farewell Letters to Donald Trump, at this link. Or, if you prefer a test drive, you can download the epilogue to Goodbye, Asshat for the low, low price of FREE.

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