Karin found this interesting info on Kerry's book "The New Soldier":
The New Soldier
Archive Pages
By: John Paul
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Bob:
I try to stay above the radar as far as politics are concerned until they step on my toes, I never disagree with anyones right to vote the way they want, go to what ever church they want(Or not go to church), and I don't give a damn if they are gay or lesbian, but please don't try to push your agenda down my throat. Now they have awakened a sleeping giant because one of our presidential hopefuls has forgotten that he made a mockery of the Iwo Jima Memorial. I will forever speak out on this issue as long as I have memories of all the good men that I saw die at Iwo Jima to protect our FREEDOM, the same as the pacifist and and LIBERAL Academia have a right to free speech
John Kerry's "The New Soldier" -- Why Is This Book So Hard to Find?
Kerry supporters are willing to pay hundreds of dollars to get a copy of Kerry's hard-to-find book, The New Soldier. Some of those bidding on Ebay reveal why.
(PRWEB) February 8, 2004--An unusual thing is happening over at Ebay. One of John Kerry’s books, The New Soldier, received a bid of $355 and didn’t even meet its reserve price. Another copy of the book is up to $147.50 and the bidding isn't over.
It isn't common for the books of presidential contenders to be that expensive. Wesley Clark’s book, Winning Modern Wars, is also available on Ebay. One copy has an asking price of $15.00, another is going for $9.99. Kerry's other books are selling at similarly reasonable prices.
One of the potential buyers says she was drawn to bid on the book because she is a Vietnam vet and interested in Kerry's viewpoint.
But the reason why a former library book with no dust jacket and “slight wear" might fetch an asking price of over three hundred dollars is somewhat more complex.
The description in one of the Ebay listings reads, "Due to the controversial nature of the book, most copies were pulled off the shelves when Kerry decided to run for office making this book a rare find."
The seller of the first book stated that he is a Republican with an open mind and had got his copy signed at the Old Capitol mall in Iowa City when Kerry was campaigning there recently. But he had some reservations about the item he was selling. “I am a marine and do not care for the cover of the book,” he said. Because “what they are actually trying to do is mock the Iwo Jima flag raising done by the marines in the past.”
Iwo Jima is where nearly 7000 marines died in World War II. Six marines were forever immortalized in a photograph as they raised the American flag over the island. Only three of the six ever got to go home again.
The cover of "The New Soldier" features a group of long-haired men mimicking the famous photograph with an upside down flag.
We'll probably be seeing a lot more of this rare book in the coming months. |
