Costco Removes Dinesh D’Souza’s Book Over Lack Of Sales; Wingnuts Blame Obama And Hillary

Posted by | July 8, 2014 20:00 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Top Stories

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Costco, the second largest retailer in America, made the decision to pull Dinesh D’Souza’s latest book,  America: Imagine a World Without Her, from its shelves because it did not meet the threshold for sales items. So of course, wingnuts are losing their sh*t. How DARE Costco remove a book which isn’t selling?

However, if they had gone to Costco’s Facebook page, they would see the following which The Blaze writes  that the giant store “seemingly” responded:

Costco is not influenced by political considerations in selecting product for sale in our warehouses or on Costco.com. This includes our selection of books. Our book buyers are solely interested in book sales, and do not favor any political persuasion over another. Recently, after deciding to sell the book “America: Imagine the World Without Her”, beginning on June 1, a decision was made to pull the book from sale on July 1. This decision was based solely on the number of copies sold during that month, and had nothing to do with the content of the book.

Costco is not a book store. Our book shelf space is very limited. We exercise discipline in the best utilization of that limited space based solely on what our members are buying. We can’t carry every title that our members are interested in reading. We are constantly monitoring book sales, and make decisions to pull books off the shelves frequently based on sales volume to make room for other titles. Politics or controversy over content do not influence our decisions.

After we made the return, a documentary was released about the book. Since then there has been heightened interest by our membership base and brisk sales at locations still in stock. Therefore, we have made the decision to reorder the book. – Karen

You see, it will be back? No need to fret. You can still purchase one of Dinesh’s hate on Obama books at Costco.  That was not “seemingly” a response. That was direct information from Costco. You can tell because it says “Costco” at the top of the page on Facebook.

Still yet, one Facebook user wrote after Costco specifically said the book will be back on the shelves, “Stupid a-holes at Costco. Keep supporting the imposter and no one, even progressives will be able to afford to shop there.”

Another one reads, “Sorry Costco!! I will spend my money elsewhere!! For some reason I have a Sam’s membership and guess where my money is going?? Pulling this book because it was not selling is such a big bunch of BS!! How about Hiliary’s book?? Even Amazon is barely selling her stuff but they haven’t pulled the thing!! Censorship if censorship no matter how you describe it!!”

Actually, I would describe their move as a Free Market decision.

On Twitter.

 

It’s all Hillary’s fault.

A woman with bad grammar weighed in, naturally.

You….SCUM!

I’m not sure what this means, but it’s probably super-important.

Back to Hillary, because of course.

The biggest wingnut of all weighed in with a WorldNetDaily link.

I found this at Wonkette.

 

Go to Costco’s Facebook page and leave something kind. The wingnuts are attacking them.

H/T: The Blaze, Wonkette

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191 responses to Costco Removes Dinesh D’Souza’s Book Over Lack Of Sales; Wingnuts Blame Obama And Hillary

  1. Bianca Bradley July 8th, 2014 at 20:05

    No for the most part they are blaming raging Progressives and yelling censorship. I just got done reading newsbusters.

    Though this really has to be the stupidest tempest in a teapot I’ve ever heard. If you wan the book that darn badly, go buy it on Amazon, or Barnes and Noble, or support your independent book store ffs.

    • Billy Jackson July 8th, 2014 at 20:24

      Well said, Bianca!

    • Chinese Democracy July 8th, 2014 at 20:27

      If only raging progressives had that much power lol

  2. Bianca Bradley July 8th, 2014 at 20:05

    No for the most part they are blaming raging Progressives and yelling censorship. I just got done reading newsbusters.

    Though this really has to be the stupidest tempest in a teapot I’ve ever heard. If you wan the book that darn badly, go buy it on Amazon, or Barnes and Noble, or support your independent book store ffs.

    • Billy Jackson July 8th, 2014 at 20:24

      Well said, Bianca!

    • Chinese Democracy July 8th, 2014 at 20:27

      If only raging progressives had that much power lol

  3. tiredoftea July 8th, 2014 at 20:13

    It couldn’t be that it’s a crap book by a third, no, make that, fourth rate author. FREE MARKET, BITCHES!

    • Bianca Bradley July 8th, 2014 at 20:38

      Plenty of crap books are best sellers.

      • tiredoftea July 8th, 2014 at 20:40

        Unfortunately, too true. But, not this one.

  4. tiredoftea July 8th, 2014 at 20:13

    It couldn’t be that it’s a crap book by a third, no, make that, fourth rate author. FREE MARKET, BITCHES!

    • Bianca Bradley July 8th, 2014 at 20:38

      Plenty of crap books are best sellers.

      • tiredoftea July 8th, 2014 at 20:40

        Unfortunately, too true. But, not this one.

  5. Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:15

    The story gets worse. Sousa’s lawyers also went after Google because their search engines were confusing the movie version “America” with his 2012 movie and now when you Google America the damn movie shows up on the top of the feed ABOVE the actually country and that band by the same name that had that one song I kind of liked 30 years ago.
    http://www.avclub.com/article/director-america-blames-google-confusing-it-other–206652

    • Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 20:20

      Laughing! I love the title of that article.

      • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:22

        Director of America blames Google for confusing it with other Americas

      • Tommy6860 July 8th, 2014 at 20:26

        The new Alfred E. Newman?
        http://i.onionstatic.com/avclub/5165/03/16×9/640.jpg

        • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:30

          What me worry?

          • Robert Johnston July 9th, 2014 at 00:22

            I think he had best start doing that.
            He’s got more important things to ponder than Costco giving his book the boot because of lousy sales!
            –RKJ

        • m2old4bs July 9th, 2014 at 14:18

          Oh come on. I really didn’t need to see the visuals on this vile person.

      • Chinese Democracy July 8th, 2014 at 20:26

        I know right? It was one of the most satisfying things I have read today

        • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:38

          “I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name. . . ” Whoops wrong “America.” Google is so confusing. Is it the movie? The book? “Obama’s America 2016 (which actually came out in 2012)”?

    • Chinese Democracy July 8th, 2014 at 20:26

      going after Google … good luck with that . Can u imagine? lol

      • Tommy6860 July 8th, 2014 at 20:34

        I love your avatar, maybe the best ever :)

        • Chinese Democracy July 8th, 2014 at 23:42

          thanks . .. it does sum up how I feel succinctly heh

          • Tommy6860 July 9th, 2014 at 01:53

            I think that sentiment goes for all of us sane folk :D

  6. Tommy6860 July 8th, 2014 at 20:15

    Oh the faux-outrage! D’Souza would be just another brown skinned man to these RWNJs if he were anything other than a conservative wingnut.

  7. Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 20:15

    The story gets worse. Sousa’s lawyers also went after Google because their search engines were confusing the movie version “America” with his 2012 movie and now when you Google America the damn movie shows up on the top of the feed ABOVE the actually country and that band by the same name that had that one song I kind of liked 30 years ago.
    http://www.avclub.com/article/director-america-blames-google-confusing-it-other–206652

    • Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 20:20

      Laughing! I love the title of that article.

    • Chinese Democracy July 8th, 2014 at 20:26

      going after Google … good luck with that . Can u imagine? lol

      • Tommy6860 July 8th, 2014 at 20:34

        I love your avatar, maybe the best ever :)

        • Chinese Democracy July 8th, 2014 at 23:42

          thanks . .. it does sum up how I feel succinctly heh

          • Tommy6860 July 9th, 2014 at 01:53

            I think that sentiment goes for all of us sane folk :D

  8. Tommy6860 July 8th, 2014 at 20:15

    Oh the faux-outrage! D’Souza would be just another brown skinned man to these RWNJs if he were anything other than a conservative wingnut.

  9. KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker July 8th, 2014 at 20:19

    Conservatives constantly wallow in false outrage and fabrication. It gets tedious listening to them.

  10. KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker July 8th, 2014 at 20:19

    Conservatives constantly wallow in false outrage and fabrication. It gets tedious listening to them.

  11. Budda July 8th, 2014 at 20:27

    Conservatives and T-party types shop at WalMart. Cosco is too upscale for them.

    • Chinese Democracy July 8th, 2014 at 20:28

      and Target … u might as well live in a downtown loft

  12. Budda July 8th, 2014 at 20:27

    Conservatives and T-party types shop at WalMart. Cosco is too upscale for them.

    • Chinese Democracy July 8th, 2014 at 20:28

      and Target … u might as well live in a downtown loft

  13. arc99 July 8th, 2014 at 20:41

    I stopped by the Costco Facebook page to sample the comments.

    My god, right wingers are a bunch of petulant deranged perpetual victims. It is sobering and a little scarey to realize that so many people are so out of touch with reality.

    There are numerous threats of boycotts and of course the usual references to Nazism. Guess I will spend a few extra bucks at my local Costco this week, just to let them know that no the world has not gone stark raving mad. It’s just the far right fringe acting normally (at least for them).

    • tiredoftea July 8th, 2014 at 20:42

      Welcome to “America”!

      • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:23

        The country, the band, the book or the movie. I’m still so confused! Damn Google!

        • tiredoftea July 8th, 2014 at 21:27

          See, it’s us Progressives just messing with poor old Dinesh! If he was any better at keywords and SEO, he could have a best seller despite his incompetence.

    • Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 20:50

      There are tons and tons of comments there. It has to be a collaborated effort.

    • m2old4bs July 9th, 2014 at 14:16

      I’ll sign up for a Costco membership, although I don’t have a separate freezer thingy.

    • Justus Iselusive July 10th, 2014 at 13:56

      Funny how Costco relented and the book is back on the shelf…. business decision, yeah they lost a ton of money, from people cancelling their memberships. hahaha

      NOW, if Costco had said they were going to remove ALL political books from their shelves, because they don’t want to appear bias in either direction, I would go with that.

    • ubecat July 14th, 2014 at 16:12

      Oh, please arc99 you need to repent of all your nonsense, not for the world, but for yourself. America is a book for america not for communists–get it Arco

  14. arc99 July 8th, 2014 at 20:41

    I stopped by the Costco Facebook page to sample the comments.

    My god, right wingers are a bunch of petulant deranged perpetual victims. It is sobering and a little scarey to realize that so many people are so out of touch with reality.

    There are numerous threats of boycotts and of course the usual references to Nazism. Guess I will spend a few extra bucks at my local Costco this week, just to let them know that no the world has not gone stark raving mad. It’s just the far right fringe acting normally (at least for them).

    • tiredoftea July 8th, 2014 at 20:42

      Welcome to “America”!

      • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:23

        The country, the band, the book or the movie. I’m still so confused! Damn Google!

        • tiredoftea July 8th, 2014 at 21:27

          See, it’s us Progressives just messing with poor old Dinesh! If he was any better at keywords and SEO, he could have a best seller despite his incompetence.

    • Anomaly 100 July 8th, 2014 at 20:50

      There are tons and tons of comments there. It has to be a collaborated effort.

    • m2old4bs July 9th, 2014 at 14:16

      I’ll sign up for a Costco membership, although I don’t have a separate freezer thingy.

    • Justus Iselusive July 10th, 2014 at 13:56

      Funny how Costco relented and the book is back on the shelf…. business decision, yeah they lost a ton of money, from people cancelling their memberships. hahaha

      NOW, if Costco had said they were going to remove ALL political books from their shelves, because they don’t want to appear bias in either direction, I would go with that.

    • ubecat July 14th, 2014 at 16:12

      Oh, please arc99 you need to repent of all your nonsense, not for the world, but for yourself. America is a book for america not for communists–get it Arco

  15. Dan Adams July 8th, 2014 at 21:24

    So I guess being a top seller on Amazon means that you ARE NOT selling books. Ok. I got it now…

    • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:25

      Yup that’s exactly what it means.

      http://www.salon.com/2013/03/15/hey_amazon_wheres_my_money/

      • Dan Adams July 8th, 2014 at 21:28

        salon.com???

        • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:33

          Well first thank you for the “Reality TV’s Top Sex Scenes” link. Yes very nice sideboobs!
          The article I linked to was actually a first person narrative of how the author had a top seller on Amazon and was still not selling books and . . . . I forgot the rest of what I was saying.
          Mmmmm sideboobs.

        • Justus Iselusive July 10th, 2014 at 13:54

          Dan you cannot argue with uninformed kool-aid drinking liberals. When they can’t argue facts, they will call you a racist, or the next in line a misogynist….rofl.

    • arc99 July 8th, 2014 at 21:41

      Being a top seller Amazon most certainly does not mean being a top seller at Costco.

      Right wingers just looking for another excuse to whine and play the victim, even if it means whining about the capitalistic fee market they claim is the solution to all problems.

      • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:43

        Amazon book sales are like Disqus likes, easily manipulated and seldom profitable.

      • ubecat July 14th, 2014 at 16:11

        Being a human being who buys what costco sells doesn’t mean anyone has to shop at Costco—-right or are they in the business of making money

  16. Dan Adams July 8th, 2014 at 21:24

    So I guess being a top seller on Amazon means that you ARE NOT selling books. Ok. I got it now…

    • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:25

      Yup that’s exactly what it means.

      http://www.salon.com/2013/03/15/hey_amazon_wheres_my_money/

      • Dan Adams July 8th, 2014 at 21:28

        salon.com???

        • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:33

          Well first thank you for the “Reality TV’s Top Sex Scenes” link. Yes very nice sideboobs!
          The article I linked to was actually a first person narrative of how the author had a top seller on Amazon and was still not selling books and . . . . I forgot the rest of what I was saying.
          Mmmmm sideboobs.

        • Justus Iselusive July 10th, 2014 at 13:54

          Dan you cannot argue with uninformed kool-aid drinking liberals. When they can’t argue facts, they will call you a racist, or the next in line a misogynist….rofl.

    • arc99 July 8th, 2014 at 21:41

      Being a top seller Amazon most certainly does not mean being a top seller at Costco.

      Right wingers just looking for another excuse to whine and play the victim, even if it means whining about the capitalistic fee market they claim is the solution to all problems.

      • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 21:43

        Amazon book sales are like Disqus likes, easily manipulated and seldom profitable.

      • ubecat July 14th, 2014 at 16:11

        Being a human being who buys what costco sells doesn’t mean anyone has to shop at Costco—-right or are they in the business of making money

  17. neworleans878 July 8th, 2014 at 21:59

    The Right Wing…all for the free market until the dollar votes against them.

    Then it’s another Liberal commie conspiracy!

    • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 22:00

      Well their whole ideology is built on a scapegoat mentality so it’s no surprise they turn to look for someone else to blame whenever things don’t go their way.

    • ubecat July 14th, 2014 at 16:09

      Yes and guess who own the voting machine company George Soros.

  18. nola878 July 8th, 2014 at 21:59

    The Right Wing…all for the free market until the dollar votes against them.

    Then it’s another Liberal commie conspiracy!

    • Eric Trommater July 8th, 2014 at 22:00

      Well their whole ideology is built on a scapegoat mentality so it’s no surprise they turn to look for someone else to blame whenever things don’t go their way.

    • ubecat July 14th, 2014 at 16:09

      Yes and guess who own the voting machine company George Soros.

  19. arc99 July 8th, 2014 at 22:00

    hey all you nutty right wingers, it looks like the counting is going to go late into the night, but preliminary totals indicate there are billions of books NOT being sold at Costco.

    I will update everyone when the final tabulation is in. and no, there will not be a recount.

    • ubecat July 14th, 2014 at 16:08

      And the best one of all “America” is one of them. Who cares what costco does now, don’t intend to every go their to find out.

  20. arc99 July 8th, 2014 at 22:00

    hey all you nutty right wingers, it looks like the counting is going to go late into the night, but preliminary totals indicate there are billions of books NOT being sold at Costco.

    I will update everyone when the final tabulation is in. and no, there will not be a recount.

    • ubecat July 14th, 2014 at 16:08

      And the best one of all “America” is one of them. Who cares what costco does now, don’t intend to every go their to find out.

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