Remember the fun we had with Billy Eichner when his gay rom-com “Bros” took in only $4.8 million in its opening weekend? He quickly blamed weirdos, homophobes, and “straight people in certain parts of the country” for his movie tanking.
Eichner should cheer up, because at least he’s not Rep. Cori Bush, whose first book, “The Forerunner,” sold a whopping 729 copies in its first week.
NEW from me:
Rep. Cori Bush's new book sells just 729 copies in its first week https://t.co/0TWdqjBllj
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) October 22, 2022
We wonder if it includes the story of the time she was shot at by white supremacists hiding behind a hill as they marched in Ferguson. Or the weekend she spent camped out on the Capitol steps to call for an extension to the eviction moratorium, with nothing to eat except the packs of Ruffles and Oreos dropped off by supporters. So stunning, so brave.
— Tim Troy (@Troy_Tim) October 22, 2022
I wonder how much it costs Knopf to do a book. They have in Hardcover, Kindle and Audiobook. Are books like these printed on demand? Self publishing is very cheap, but add all the professional costs and infrastructure from Knopf and it is probably 6 digits. No idea just curious🙄
— Me Ronin Dog (@MeRoninDog) October 22, 2022
She’ll still somehow end up a millionaire. They probably gave her a million-dollar advance.
But she will somehow become a multimillionaire because she wrote a book.
— Phineas (@mad_dog1028) October 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/Mr_Sexyfatguy/status/1583813486769221632
Bingo.
She’s pathetic and so are her book sales.
— Happy Warrior (@Consta2tion) October 22, 2022
Maybe if they included the crayons to color in it, sales would improve pic.twitter.com/DA4IEJHCOH
— {S8} (@Bloodrazor_S8) October 22, 2022
729 people will never be short an ash tray in their house.
— Anticommunist Dan (@Anticommunist_D) October 22, 2022
That's 729 above expectations.
— Narsh Kajke (@narshkajke) October 22, 2022
$10.00 says they used campaign funds to buy the first 500 copies.
— Brian (@Rugbyfish33) October 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/Zornorph/status/1583869952112500736
— Embroidered Armor (@EmbroiderArmor) October 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/UncleWilliam631/status/1583861328934240256
I’d bet she bought 700 of them herself
— V 🍊 (@V4Vndtta) October 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/realNoahJacoby/status/1583895059795099648
About as many votes as she deserves https://t.co/LpRK3wW8kY
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) October 22, 2022
She appeared on “The View” the day it went on sale to promote it — that had to account for a couple of copies.
She really needs to consult with the other members of The Squad, who’ve all found really good schemes to scam money from their campaign donors without having to write books.
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Related:
NOT a great look! WATCH Cori Bush try and weasel out of saying if Biden is the best Dem candidate for 2024 on The View (video)https://t.co/Vsrz29iRqH
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 4, 2022
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