Posted on 06/15/2014 1:38:30 PM PDT by kingattax
Somewhere in between the stacked boxes of laminate flooring and the discount pots and pans, it hit me: This Virginia Costco, where hundreds of people lined up half a mile from the Pentagon Saturday morning for the chance to meet Hillary Clinton, is the best symbol of the upcoming 2016 presidential election I’ve yet seen.
The throngs of people were officially there for Clinton to sign their discount copies of “Hard Choices,” the former Secretary of State’s book about her time in the Obama administration.
In reality, Clinton herself was the least visible part of the whole, circus-like event.
The average Costco patron couldn’t even sneak a glimpse of her, as her book signing took place behind a giant fortress of water bottles and paper towel rolls, built by Costco employees using forklifts in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
All that traveled over that bulk-product brick wall was the occasional laugh — was it Clinton’s? Or someone else’s? It was hard to know for sure — and the sound of clicking press cameras. Clinton fans weren’t allowed to bring theirs past the security checkpoint.
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I will pick up HRC book when it is next to Harry Reid s in the Dollar store 2 for $1 bin
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I’ll wait until it’s at the dollar store and then buy it if I’m low on toilet paper.
I’ve seen conservative books for sale there too. Like most elitist crony capitalist they will make their money off of any group.
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