Grand Master trolling in Amazon

Hillary Clinton and Tom Kaine have new book out, Stronger Together. At the point I went to Amazon to look at the reviews, there were 504 of them. If the election were based on Amazon stars, Clinton would lose in a landslide. 83%, or 418 readers, give it the worst rating, a single star. Only 14% give it the highest, five star, rating. 3% give it something in between. A bi-modal distribution of people either loving it or hating with six times as many hating it as loving it. Ouch.

I have to guess that, with these extreme numbers, the Trump people must be running some subtle sabotage campaign. If so, Gand Master level trolling. On the other hand, maybe it is simply emergent order; there are a lot of people out there who despise Hillary Clinton.

Separate from how and why this is occurring, I enjoyed the humor of the comments.

From the Top Customer Reviews at Amazon, here are the first few. I have cleaned up some of the button scripts.

1.0 out of 5 stars Health Warning!
By chjhorses on September 16, 2016

Pre-ordered an autographed copy but had to return it after this week's announcement as I was worried it was contaminated with pneumonia bacteria. I didn't want to end up exposed to the illness like her grandkids in Chelsea's apartment she was playing with on 9/11 after she collapsed, or the little girl she was hugging in the street afterwards. Thought about ordering the Kindle version but I thought it might open my device up to being hacked by communist countries. I wasn't too surprised to see Tim Kaine on the front cover giving the traditional National Socialist salute, I felt it fitting. Strongly recommended for those who believe the USA isn't anything special and should be more like the peaceful utopias of North Korea, Iran, or Cuba.

Comment 230 people found this helpful.



1.0 out of 5 stars The Art of the Shakedown by Hill and Tim
By Elaine on September 16, 2016

I bought this thinking it would be a how-to book. I wanted "How to set up your own Foundation for fun and profit." Also, would like to have seen a chapter on "Ten easy steps to setting up your own secure server in a bathroom."

I do hear there's going to be a sequel, tentatively called "The Art of the Shakedown." Should be interesting.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable turn of events..........
By Daniel B. on September 14, 2016

I was going to read this book.....I really was. But just as I got started, I found myself under sniper fire, passed out, and fell and hit my head. After that I got double vision and had to wear glasses that were so damn thick I couldn't even see to read. Then I had an allergic reaction to something and started coughing so hard I spit out what looked like a couple of lizard's eyeballs, my limbs locked up, and I passed out and fell down again, waking up only to find out I had been diagnosed with pneumonia 2 days earlier. Somehow I managed to power through it all, but it's a good thing I was able to make a small fortune on this random small trade in the commodities market (cattle futures or some such thing) and then, miracle of all miracles, a few banks offered me a few million to just talk to their employees for a few minutes - and all that really helped out because I swear I was dead broke and couldn't figure out how I was gonna come up with the 6 bucks to pay for this book, let alone pay the $1,500 for my health insurance this month. I still want to read it, but, honestly, what difference at this point does it make? I hear it sucks anyway.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Please don't bother...
By UrbanLegend on September 14, 2016

I have to start by saying I am a registered independent voter, and more importantly, a life-long independent thinker. I have voted for more D's than R's in my life, as well as several third-party candidates. This is the lamest, weakest, most politically-absurd book ever written, as far as I know. Save your money for food for your family just in case she is elected.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not enough!
By James on September 14, 2016

I was pretty disappointed with this book. When the subject of the book is one of greatest criminals in American history I was really hoping for more.

Anyone can be a criminal, but how do you become the GREATEST criminal? that is what readers really want to know.

A step-by-step guide on how to monetize political influence, how to flaunt criminal behavior and even daringly project ones own criminal behavior onto other people -- specifically other political opponents -- is what I, and I think I can speak for everyone, would really want from Hillary.

For example, How do I get the head of the FBI to conjure up non-existent legal standards for my law breaking? What kind of dirt do I need on the FBI for the head of the organization to lie under oath about the need for "intent" to mishandle classified information when an intent requirement is nowhere to be found for this law? Furthermore, how do I get the FBI director to look the other way from the obvious intent of setting up the server in the first place, telling staffers to remove classified headings, telling the company monitoring my server to use bleachbit to delete all the emails AFTER getting a subpoena? This is truly groundbreaking criminal excellence that needs to be explained and shared. Hillary claims to be about fairness so her keeping all these tips to herself isn't very "fair" to the rest of us aspiring criminals.

How about a step-by-step explanation for how I can project my illegal dealings with the Russians into a negative narrative for my political opponent?Read more ›

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1.0 out of 5 stars Gave me Pneumonia
By USC90 on September 14, 2016

The chapter where Hillbilly talks about her battle with Parkinson's Disease was difficult to read. Difficult because it was missing from the book.

3 Comments 616 people found this helpful.



1.0 out of 5 stars I got a copy of this book from someone in ...
By Ron NYC on September 14, 2016

I got a copy of this book from someone in my office. First, I don't know why Kaine is giving the Nazi salute on the cover. I couldn't get past the first third off the book before realizing that she is actually charging people to read her ideas and Trump gives specific policy information on his website for free. Even though I didn't pay for the book, I want my money back.

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