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UTUSN

(70,715 posts) Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:20 PM Nov 2012

BookTV just played (it's over now) a re-run of the PETRAEUS biographer. CHEEKY BookTV!1

Wow!1 The "wow" doesn't refer to her and whatever her personal or intellectual characteristics might or might not be, but to the cheekiness of the BookTV programmers.

That said, Jon STEWART is quoted (to clarify: NOT in BookTV, but in the NYT) back from when he hosted her on her book tour, “I would say the real controversy here is, is he awesome or incredibly awesome?”

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BookTV just played (it's over now) a re-run of the PETRAEUS biographer. CHEEKY BookTV!1 (Original Post) UTUSN Nov 2012 OP

"is he awesome or incredibly awesome" PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #1

Whoa, I was't caring much about the affair story, but she sounds obsessed/stalking more than fawning UTUSN Nov 2012 #2

Indeed. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #3

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. "is he awesome or incredibly awesome"

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:26 PM

Nov 2012

Stewart in his comedic manner beautifully pointed out what a fawning bio it apparently is.

UTUSN

(70,715 posts)

2. Whoa, I was't caring much about the affair story, but she sounds obsessed/stalking more than fawning

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:19 PM

Nov 2012

There's this other thread with a WaPo article about threats, ewww.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021784706

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

3. Indeed. n/t

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 05:25 PM

Nov 2012

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