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Very sad to see Costco pull a stunt like this in retaliation to Dinesh D’Souza’s new movie
By Joshua Riddle on July 7, 2014

Big mistake from Costco. Not only are they losing money, they are squashing political debate and angering half the country.

What in the world were they thinking? If liberals were actually confident in their ideas, they would have Saul Alinsky’s book right next to Dinesh D’Souza’s and let the American people decide for themselves who is full of it.

From WND: http://www.wnd.com/2014/07/costco-re..._orig=politics

NEW YORK – The retail giant Costco Wholesale has issued an order to remove all copies of Dinesh D’Souza’s bestselling book “America: Imagine the World Without Her” from the shelves of its stores nationwide, WND has confirmed.

The book, in this mid-term election year, is a strong rebuttal of the progressive ideology behind President Obama’s policies, which have been supported by Costco co-founder and director Jim Senegal, a major Democrat donor and a speaker at the 2012 Democratic National Convention that nominated the president. A Washington Post political reporter has noted Obama’s “romance” with the nation’s second-largest retailer.

At Amazon.com, D’Souza’s book, released June 2, is ranked No. 43 overall and is the No. 3 hardcover book in Amazon’s Politics and Government section and No. 1 in the Commentary and Opinion subsection of Politics and Government.

Costco has sold more than 3,600 copies of “America” nationwide, with about 700 copies sold last week as D’Souza’s film by the same name opened at more than 1,000 movie theaters nationwide.

But Costco’s book department issued the “pull-order,” requiring all Costco stores nationwide to remove the book, confirmed Scott Losse, an inventory control specialist in the book department at the Costco Wholesale corporate office in Issaquah, Wash., a suburb of Seattle.

I saw “America” last night. It was legit. I strongly suggest you go see it. The way to stick it to Obama and liberals is by making sure movies like “America” are successful, so more will be made. Vote with your wallet.

Ironically, “America” defends companies like Costco and entreprenuers who want to make a profit, and now they go and stab Dinesh in the back. #smh

http://youngcons.com/very-sad-to-see...zas-new-movie/

comments

book burning.. with a PC corporate flair. nice. Hitler would applaud.

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Everyone who has a membership at Costco should go in and ask to buy a copy of "America" tomorrow... I wonder what they would do??

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Liberals are for "Freedom of Speech," as long as it is only their side that is talking.

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Boycott Costco. FYI!!! "We will refund your membership fee in full at any time if you are dissatisfied." - Costco risk free 100% satisfaction guarantee... http://www.costco.com/returns-replac...stco-guarantee

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It's important to remember, at all times, that liberals maliciously conflate the terms "liberal" and "open-minded". They are the opposite of open-minded, and in fact are worse than the Bible-thumping 80s conservatives that they always complain about. They boycott everything, they want everything censored, and they want all dissent shouted down. But they'll tell you they're open-minded lol.

"Yesterday I was stunned to learn that Costco had pulled my latest book, America: Imagine The World Without Her, from all of its stores. This was despite the fact that the book had sold very well at the chain and that my movie of the same name was releasing on over 1,000 screens the very next day. Today, I am disappointed to learn that this news has been confirmed by Costco . This action confirms the suspicions of all freedom-loving Americans and is a direct attack on my livelihood which I take very seriously. In a free society, Costco is free to ban my book, but their customers are also free to shop at other stores which don't censor books. In the book and the movie, I talk about the shaming of Americans and a culture of intimidation and censorship that has been spearheaded by the President himself. It's one thing for Costco executives to pal around with President Obama and donate almost exclusively to Democrats. But to turn their company into a tool for suppressing dissent against the government is another matter. I urge all Americans to watch our film in their nearest theater and buy the book from an establishment that honors freedom of speech. Once they do that, they will understand why the President and his allies are so afraid of this message and determined to keep it from reaching the American people."

Dinesh D'Souza

Costco Relents! But now will they apologize?

Thousands of Costco shoppers took to the wholesaler's Facebook page threatening to drop their store memberships after the retailer pulled copies of Dinesh D'Souza's newest anti-Obama book from its shelves, but a company official insists the decision was financial, not political.

And the reaction got almost immediate results as the company announced it would put D'Souza's book, "America: Imagine a World Without Her," back on its shelves, despite, what it says are poor sales.

http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/cos.../08/id/581510/