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A $65-million publishing contract and Obama can't make a deadline?
Americanthinker.com ^ | 8/12/2020 | Monica Showalter

Posted on 08/12/2020 10:25:31 AM PDT by rktman

Like exorbitant speaking fees, book publishing contracts are one of those ways bribes can be paid to politicians undetected. Just ask Russia's former first deputy prime minister, Anatoli Chubais, whose political career ended with that one.

So when President Obama and his wife Michelle Obama got a $65-million his-'n'-hers book publishing contract, eyebrows were raised. It wasn't a normal number. Oh, sure, it might have been justified by the likely volume of sales, some said. But Michelle turned her book in on time. And eighteen months past his deadline, Obama has not. Squirreled away in retirement with multiple luxury mansions to choose from, he hasn't exactly been busy. Yet even with that kind of money at stake, he still can't make a deadline, or even come close.

This kind of suggests that maybe getting the book from him in exchange for the cash wasn't important?

Maybe. But now the word is rolling out that he's "underperforming." According to this delicious item in the American Spectator:

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: incompetent; obama; obamabook; racispublisher
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Why would anyone with a 'gabby' be surprised at the obxxxs underperfoming? Maybe they've finally made enough money? Nah..................
1 posted on 08/12/2020 10:25:31 AM PDT by rktman
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To: rktman

Maybe the “I” key on laptop wore out.


2 posted on 08/12/2020 10:26:35 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: rktman

Give the guy a break. He is busy fueling a Race War and trying to get all his Commie Buddies Elected.


3 posted on 08/12/2020 10:27:01 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: BenLurkin

He could go with “me” just as easily!


4 posted on 08/12/2020 10:28:21 AM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: Kickass Conservative

Once a slacker, always a slacker.


5 posted on 08/12/2020 10:28:25 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: rktman

Calling Bill Ayers.


6 posted on 08/12/2020 10:29:08 AM PDT by SJackson (wondered...what 10 Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through..Congress, RR)
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To: rktman

Hey Bill Ayers is working as fast as he can.


7 posted on 08/12/2020 10:29:23 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3804407/posts?q=1&;page=61)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Obama always was lazy.


8 posted on 08/12/2020 10:29:58 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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To: rktman

He is just having a problem transcribing from the teleprompter.


9 posted on 08/12/2020 10:30:02 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: rktman

He can be more flexible AFTER the election


10 posted on 08/12/2020 10:31:59 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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To: a fool in paradise

Not enough pictures of him to fill the empty pages.


11 posted on 08/12/2020 10:34:58 AM PDT by Dacula ( If you won the lottery, would you mail in your ticket or go in person? Remember that when you vote.)
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To: BenLurkin

With Covid, Ob is having hard time finding sufficient crayons to package with his “COLORing” book.


12 posted on 08/12/2020 10:35:33 AM PDT by snoopy 'n linus
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To: rktman

Nobody want’s to read my book, but for 65 million, you can bet my book would have been in early and often. It would be ready to roll off the presses.

Plus, it would have been Banned in Boston.


13 posted on 08/12/2020 10:36:41 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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Whos got time for writin' ?

Thanks for the money honey...


14 posted on 08/12/2020 10:36:48 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: 1Old Pro

His hallmark


15 posted on 08/12/2020 10:37:01 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: rktman

Because it’s not about the book, it’s about laundering money.


16 posted on 08/12/2020 10:38:18 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: rktman

Bill Ayers is busy?


17 posted on 08/12/2020 10:38:21 AM PDT by TruthWillWin
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He may be senile by now. We are talking 60's radicals.
18 posted on 08/12/2020 10:40:06 AM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: rktman

This is not about writing books, publishing books or selling books. Publishing companies are the democrat slush fund.


19 posted on 08/12/2020 10:40:18 AM PDT by pnut22
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EIGHTEEN MONTHS late? Wow!


20 posted on 08/12/2020 10:42:52 AM PDT by Freee-dame
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