Posted on 09/15/2004 11:41:17 AM PDT by dandelion
Edited on 09/15/2004 12:00:32 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Looking for your copy of "Unfit for Command"? Having paranoid thoughts that Bookstore employees are hiding, damaging, or flat-out lying to you about the availability of the book?
Ah, quickly, dear readers! Before it goes away or crashes, let us visit that Shangri-La of Tolerance, the Border's Bookstore Employees Union Forum. There we shall find all manner of reasons for you to dust the tinfoil off your beanie, and place it proudly on your head...
As per the Border's Employees themselves:
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"takahashi" Posted: Aug 23, 2004 - 12:30 PM
We're "finding" that most of the few copies we're getting are damaged and need to be sent back, so sad. Too bad, Bushies! Regnery needs to be more careful. I'm hearing from people at 2 other stores that this seems to be common.
Why should we help destroy what's left of our country?
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Another poster DOES confirm that they have had the book, and even though she really, REALLY dislikes us, she still managed to sell the book. However, if they staff hates the book so much, why are additional books being "reserved" for staff? Perhaps they are being infiltrated by right-wing nuts in the Borders Union?
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"redheadpixie" Posted: Aug 23, 2004 - 04:07 PM
We've had rabid people in our store due to this book too. From a week before it was even released, people had been coming in or calling every hour asking for it. Of course, we had maybe 20 copies IT to us, which we knew would be gone immediately. And they were (but for one copy on hold for an employee, which I told someone to take and sell--because if someone on staff wanted it that badly, they should have bought it that night).
We got in an additional seven copies, which 3 went to our SPO clerk to give to special orders (yes, only three rabid customers actually ordered it after being informed we were OOS). The other four were left in the back with a note: For Staff. That amuses me.
I personally dealt with two venomous customers, making the same accusation about being liberal and purposely not carrying it. Thankfully, I have a fabulous phone voice and can be sticky sweet in explaining that there simply were too few copies printed, that we had already sold out of the copies were had been sent, and would be getting some as soon as the made a second run. One guy asked when that would be, I pressed, "When they make a second run."
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But just then, "takahashi" comes and makes the case for CENSORSHIP - ah yes, that's a family value!
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"takahashi" Posted: Aug 24, 2004 - 10:56 AM
You guys don't actually HAVE to sell the thing!
Just "carelessly" hide the boxes, "accidentally" drop them off pallets, "forget" to stock the ones you have, and then suggest a nice Al Franken or Micheal Moore book as a substitute. Borders wants those recommends, remember?
I don't care if these Neandertals in fancy suits get mad at me, they aren't regular customers anyway. Other than "Left Behind" books, they don't read. Anything you can do to make them feel unwelcome is only fair. They are the people pushing retailers to cut costs, don't forget. And they would censor your speech, your books, your music in a heartbeat, so give them a taste of it!
Don't get mad, get even!
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But in the interest of FAIRNESS (something the left wing does NOT promote), I am including a post from a true "liberal" as we used to know them...
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"classic-liberal" Posted: Aug 27, 2004 - 09:45 AM
Pardon me for mentioning this, but 'takahashi' seems to indicate that at least some Borders people ARE hiding, damaging and otherwise making the book unavailable. So there is a grain of truth to your 'rightwing nutcase' customers' suspicions! Our jobs as booksellers is to make sure the book gets its say in the marketplace...it is after all a tiny spot in a sea of anti-Bush-ness this season.
If things were reversed and you were looking for Michael Moore's book (if it had been published by a small press with a bad record of distribution) at a store run by Republicans, would you believe them when they said they were out? No, many of you would be saying exactly the same thing your customers are saying.
People, humor and common sense have kept me of any arguments. I say flat out that Borders' management are flinty-hearted, penny-pinching, stone-squeezing capitalists who would no more stand for the peons tossing sales out the window than they would poke themselves in they eye with a stick. This usually gets a laugh or at least a "Mmm, I guess so", and then I tell them that we sell lots of things we don't agree with, along with the opposing viewpoint. I take them to the section, point out some books on both sides, and wander off. Most of them buy something, and that's my job. And maybe some of them will indeed look at things in a more balanced way.
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And lastly, to show that YES conservative bookstore employees DO exist and even are members of UNIONS, we have this post as balance:
----------- "RTAtlanta" Posted: Sep 15, 2004 - 10:55 AM
I've been wondering what all the fuss is about concerning Unfit For Command..So, I actually read it and found it to be factual and forthright..I know many of you will think I am a traitor for saying this, but I was taught to always look at all sides and to be fair and balanced in my judgments..There is much truth in the book and I suggest you read it.
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And there we have it. Yes, some bookstore employees have been hiding books from us. But there are also other employees standing up for our right to read, even in the face of persecution from their leftist peers. Remember that, and be nice when we visit the bookstore over and over again, so we may be more tolerant than those narrow-minded facists who censor books. Just make sure to ask for "Unfit for Command" by name! It's sure to bring a frown to the face of every liberal in town!
Oh, and have a nice day!! :)
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Thanks to BigSky at FreeRepublic for this Hot Tip!!
UPDATE: Hmmmm - now the Borders Union site is "broken"... whodathunkit??
Yep, it's gone. I printed hard copies but didn't save to hard drive. I don't know how to do that, LOL! I can fax though!
try this http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:4NKXE4jckiwJ:www.bordersunion.org/BB-printview-t-1195-start-0.html+site:www.bordersunion.org+unfit&hl=en
I saved it too. If necessary I can put the html up here or create a pdf.
Shows what they know. I only wear cheap suits.
Thanks, Dan. What did you do? I'm semi-computere illiterate. I have to get my kids to help me, LOL!
Do it if you can... we need to be able to point to it! Does anyone have the original source code copied?
BTW, someone posted they sent this to 483 e-mail addresses so I'm assuming it's gone out to talk radio. Have you sent it out, yet since the it's not available elsewhere?
Sorry, typing with gloves on again.
ElkGroveDan smiles and bows
You guys don't actually HAVE to sell the thing!
Just "carelessly" hide the boxes, "accidentally" drop them off pallets, "forget" to stock the ones you have, and then suggest a nice Al Franken or Micheal Moore book as a substitute. Borders wants those recommends, remember?
I don't care if these Neandertals in fancy suits get mad at me, they aren't regular customers anyway. Other than "Left Behind" books, they don't read. Anything you can do to make them feel unwelcome is only fair. They are the people pushing retailers to cut costs, don't forget. And they would censor your speech, your books, your music in a heartbeat, so give them a taste of it!
Don't get mad, get even!
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Absolutely unbelievable
We have an epidemic of dishonest people everywhere, and this is but one of many issues which will lead to the demise of western civilization. It seems like the more liberals I encounter, the phrase "whatever it takes" has become their mantra.
Okay, does this sound like a description of the average Border's employee? I guess if some of them had been born in another country where they pay you to censor they could have had a great profession in censuring books. But alas, they were born in the USA so they're stuck just selling books and have to do their censoring on the sly.
Why do so many liberals today have this delusion they are open-minded and tolerant? It's just bizarre.
LOL - Bump!
This is to all of you who think ordering online can skirt the bias. My wife couldn't find Unfit for Command or Tommy Franks' book at Books-a-Million so she went online to order them from Amazon.com. The books arrived with a message scrawled in ballpoint pen on the outside of the wrapper:
"I HOPE YA DIE"
I'm pretty sure it wasn't the UPS guy who wrote that. I emailed a complaint to Amazon.com. It's been 3 weeks..no reply.
Dogma - Aug 25, 2004 - 01:31 PM Post subject: For anyone wondering, according to those nutters over at Free Republic,
and then this poster labels the entire group of employees there...
we commie fag booksellers,
where do they come up with this stuff...LOL
Since some of Border's union employee's seem to want to keep you from buying books of your own choice, here's an easy solution: BUY IT FROM AMAZON OR BARNES & NOBLE
www.amazon.com
www.bn.com
It might be cheaper there anyway and you wont be supporting people who want to determine what you choose to read.
If anyone has it on word or a pdf file yet please let me know :)
I'd love a copy of it to show my husband when he gets home. I missed it entirely!
How about a boycott of Borders with letters to their bosses as to why they are going to lose money? Maybe we can get these liberal rats fired?
I mentioned that I couldn't disagree more with Michael Moore's politics, which was my nice way of saying "Don't go there pal", but he persisted in telling me what a great movie it is and going into details about how Bush/Cheney started the war just to get Haliburton some juicy post-war contracts.
Sigh... I was sorely tempted to ask for another finance officer to work with us but I decided to show the left what "real" tolerance is...even when they get pushy with someone who disagrees.
We're not worthy!! You rock...
I posted it in CHAT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1217334/posts
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