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    COSTCO REMOVING D'SOUZA'S 'AMERICA' FROM SHELVES

    COSTCO REMOVING D'SOUZA'S 'AMERICA' FROM SHELVES

    Bestseller disappearing as companion movie hits theaters

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    JEROME R. CORSI


    President Obama visiting a Maryland Costco store in January 2014.
    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.



    Copies of “America” at a Costco store Monday (WND photo)


    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.
    The July 1 order required all copies to be removed by July 15.
    Contacted for a reaction, D’Souza was surprised to learn of the Costco decision.
    “If true, this would be very odd,” D’Souza said.
    “We’re in the process of finding out what’s happening. I look forward to getting to the bottom of this and continuing the strong relationship my publisher and I have always had with Costco and their millions of shoppers.”
    Most Costco stores WND contacted Monday had already pulled “America” from the shelves, with others scheduled to remove it with their regularly scheduled inventory changes Tuesday or Wednesday this week.
    A few Costco stores told inquirers Monday they were “in luck,” because a handful of books were still available and a few copies remained in the warehouse waiting to be returned. Staffers offered to put aside a book so it could be purchased before all copies were shipped back to the vendor.
    WND contacted by telephone and email Costco’s national book-buyer, Pennie Clark Ianniciello, at Costco’s headquarters, but received no response to WND’s questions regarding why D’Souza’s book was being pulled from the shelves just as the companion movie was opening in theaters.
    WND was unable to reach by phone or email Marji Ross, the president of Regnery, which published D’Souza’s book.
    Missing from the New York Times list
    Amazon readers have given “America” an average rating of 4.6 out of 5.
    The Washington Examiner reported June 20 that the book sold 4,915 in the first week and 5,592 in the second week but mysteriously was kept off the New York Times bestseller list, where it would have ranked No. 8 and then No. 11 on the June 29 list.


    D’Souza told the Examiner: “It’s their newspaper, and they have a right to rig their list anyway they want, but if they are doing it, people should know.”
    He said the New York Times list is important to boosting sales.
    “It matters to be on it,” he said.
    The book will be on the Times July 13 list, however, at No. 17.
    The movie “America,” which has been given a rare “A+” CinemaScore by audiences, opened in 1,105 theaters nationwide to roughly $4 million over the five-day July 4 holiday weekend.
    It didn’t do as well as D’Souza’s 2012 breakout hit, “2016: Obama’s America,” which enjoyed a remarkable $6.5 million debut on its way to $33 million, but the November election between Obama and Republican Mitt Romney was clearly a factor, noted TheWrap, website that covers Hollywood.
    “We didn’t expect to open as well as that film for that reason,” co-director John Sullivan told TheWrap. “But the word of mouth on ‘America’ is tremendous, even better than on ’2016,’ and we think it’s going to build in the coming weeks.”
    Sullivan commented that for a documentary “without Justin Bieber or animals in it, I think we did pretty darn well.”
    Obama’s ‘romance’ with Costco
    In January, Obama paid a visit to a Costco store in a Washington, D.C., suburb, “proving,” as Jaime Fuller of the Washington Post commented, “that his administration’s romance with the second-largest retailer in America is stronger than ever – and might just be the most successful union of a politician and a supermarket in American history.”


    Jim Sinegal


    Costco co-founder and director James D. Sinegal spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, which nominated President Obama for a second term.
    Sinegal, who retired as Costco CEO in January 2013, said Obama’s re-election would be better for businesses than a country led by Mitt Romney.
    American companies, he said, need “a president who takes the long view and makes the tough decisions,” said Sinegal.
    “That’s why I am here tonight supporting President Obama, a president making an economy built to last,” he said.
    Fuller said that in the 2012 campaign, Costco played “an important role in countering Walmart’s support of Republican candidates and issues while also proving an easy way for Obama to mention income inequality and smart job creation on the campaign trail.”
    In total, Costco has given $100,000 to Obama and another $100,000 to Priorities USA, the pro-Obama super PAC.
    Sinegal was the author of an email blast sent out by the Obama campaign in July 2012. Obama also held a fundraiser at Sinegal’s house in Seattle, during which incumbent president said “the story of Costco and everything that you guys have done I think is representative of what America is all about.”


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    Report: Costco Is Removing Conservative Author’s Bestselling Book From Its Stores Nationwide

    Jul. 7, 2014 10:29pm
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    Costco Wholesale, the second-largest retailer in the United States, has apparently decided to remove all copies of Dinesh D’Souza’s bestselling book, “America: Imagine a World Without Her,” from its stores nationwide, WND reports. The decision to yank the book, if true, would coincide with the theatrical release of D’Souza’s new film of the same name last week.
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    Scott Losse, an inventory control specialist in the book department at the Costco Wholesale’s Issaquah, Washington, corporate office, reportedly confirmed that a nationwide “pull-order” was issued for D’Souza’s book. All copies are now reportedly required to be removed by July 15.
    Costco has sold about 3,600 copies of “America” nationwide.
    D’Souza was apparently unaware of any order to remove his book from Costco shelves, saying, “If true, this would be very odd.”
    “We’re in the process of finding out what’s happening. I look forward to getting to the bottom of this and continuing the strong relationship my publisher and I have always had with Costco and their millions of shoppers,” he told WND.
    “America” takes aim at the progressive ideology, which D’Souza claims shapes the policies of the Obama administration.
    “It is the Progressive view that is taught in our schools, that is preached by Hollywood, and that shapes the policies of the Obama administration. If America is a force for inequality and injustice in the world, its power deserves to be diminished; if traditional America is based on oppression and theft, then traditional America must be reformed—and the federal government can do the reforming,” the book’s description reads.
    “In America: Imagine a World without Her D’Souza offers a passionate and sharply reasoned defense of America, knocking down every important accusation made by Progressives against our country,” it adds.
    As of Monday night, “America” was No. 51 on Amazon’s bestsellers list. Despite strong sales, the book was not featured in the New York Times bestsellers list. D’Souza accused the newspaper of “rigging” its list.
    We will update this story should Costco address reports that it’s removing “America” from its shelves nationwide. Read WND’s full report here.

    UPDATE: Costco seemingly addressed the decision to remove “America” from its stores on its Facebook page:
    Michelle Ray @GaltsGirl

    Anyone confirm that with Costco yet?
    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014...ampaign=buffer

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    July 7, 2014 By Matthew Burke
    Costco Gets BLASTED on Facebook for Yanking ‘America’ from Shelves



    Costco’s Jim Sinegal and Barack Obama
    Costco has a real public relations nightmare on its hands, and it’s spreading like wildfire throughout social media.

    WND’s Jerome Corsi has confirmed that the popular discount warehouse giant “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.”

    D’Souza’s book, released on June 2, is ranked #1 in Amazon’s Commentary and Opinion subsection of Politics and Government, and the #3 hardcover book overall in Amazon’s Politics and Government section.

    Corsi points out that Costco co-founder and director Jim Sinegal is a huge leftist, a major Democrat donor, and even spoke at the 2012 Democrat convention that nominated Obama. Ironically, Sinegal has prospered from the same capitalist system Barack Obama is trying to destroy through controlist policies.

    The book, like the movie, logically smashes the Obama Democrat Party meme that America is a force for evil in the world.

    “If true, this would be very odd,” D’Souza told WND.

    Needless to say, the company is understandably getting obliterated on the company’s publicFacebook page. Here are of the posts, taken “in order” from an unrelated post on the page by the company, with several followers using words like “communist” to describe the company’s attempt to censor the pro-American book.

    Do you think Costco has pulled “America” from its shelves because of the co-founders fervent support for Obama? Take the Official Tea Party Poll. Click HERE!


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    'Clearly Political': D’Souza Reacts After Book Is Pulled Off Costco Shelves



    by Fox News Insider // Jul 08 2014 // 9:38pm
    As seen on Hannity

    Costco quickly reversed an apparent decision to pull all copies of the new book, "America," by conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza from store shelves. Like D’Souza’s new film, “America,” the book discusses American exceptionalism and debunks some of the claims of those on the far left.

    Now, the Costco CFO said the book will return to shelves and denied that the books were pulled for political reasons, instead blaming lackluster book sales. “America” is number one on Amazon and on track to become a bestseller.

    Bill Ayers, Dinesh D’Souza Debate American Exceptionalism

    On Hannity Tuesday night, D'Souza called it "bizarre behavior" by Costco and responded that their argument about book sales is "preposterous."
    "This is clearly a political decision that they made. I think it's because of their alliance with the Obama administration and now they're feeling the heat so they're trying to figure out how to wriggle out of it," he said.

    Hannity then laid out examples of Costco getting high praise from President Obama, along with the company's former CEO donating $100,000 to the Obama campaign in 2012. Costco employee donations to the Obama campaign totaled more than $200,000 for 2008 and 2012 combined.
    D'Souza says those political leanings shouldn't result in Costco changing how it does business, arguing their customers are from all over the political spectrum.

    "The left in this country has so much intolerance that they not only try to go after me through the courts, but they also figure out: let's try to ruin this guy's livelihood, let's try to make sure people don't see his film, let's try to make sure they don't buy his books. And the left is willing to wage that kind of a scorched-earth campaign through a company like Costco," he said.

    Watch the full interview above.

    “America” co-producer Gerald Molen was also on The Kelly File to discuss Costco's decision and subsequent reversal. He said the situation is strange, since the book was released on June 1 and pulled July 1, coinciding with the release of the film.

    Megyn Kelly noted that the former CEO of Costco is a huge Obama donor and asked Molen if he thinks that there’s a connection.
    “I see a connection, certainly,” Molen said.

    ‘It’s the Issue of Fair Treatment’: D’Souza Speaks Out on Campaign Finance Violation

    Costco said the book will return to shelves within two weeks.

    “Why wait the two weeks? Why not do it right now? Why not show the American people that they mean what they say? I’ll be suspect until I see it happen, and even then I’ll always be a little suspect of why they did this in the first place,” Molen said.
    Watch the discussion below:




    video at link below
    http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/07/08...E2%80%99s-book






    Costco co-founder and director James D. Sinegal spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, which nominated President Obama for a second term.
    Sinegal, who retired as Costco CEO in January 2013, said Obama’s re-election would be better for businesses than a country led by Mitt Romney.
    American companies, he said, need “a president who takes the long view and makes the tough decisions,” said Sinegal.
    “That’s why I am here tonight supporting President Obama, a president making an economy built to last,” he said.
    Fuller said that in the 2012 campaign, Costco played “an important role in countering Walmart’s support of Republican candidates and issues while also proving an easy way for Obama to mention income inequality and smart job creation on the campaign trail.”
    In total, Costco has given $100,000 to Obama and another $100,000 to Priorities USA, the pro-Obama super PAC.
    Sinegal was the author of an email blast sent out by the Obama campaign in July 2012. Obama also held a fundraiser at Sinegal’s house in Seattle, during which incumbent president said “the story of Costco and everything that you guys have done I think is representative of what America is all about.”

    Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/07/costco-re...PHR7QK9L2iy.99
    Clearly the policy is still in effect...so it is political!!!
    Last edited by kathyet2; 07-09-2014 at 12:56 PM.

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    It's interesting to note that Cosco contact info ( 5 listings) on the internet are showing 404 not found. Guess they don't want any feedback on their decison

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