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Mark.b2

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3. Politician memoirs have zero appeal to me...

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 11:23 PM

Sep 16

Maybe 1% of politicians have careers worthy of a memoir…and Manchin aint one.

One must think much of herself or himself to think their political career worthy of such an endeavor. Give me a biography written by reasonably distanced, objective author anyday.

I’m guessing he got received a nice advance as a reward for years of cooperation with the right people. There’s a good reason the memoir is a priorty of the newly retired pol.

I bet Manchin’s book sells dozens of copies!

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Joe Manchin on his memoir, Trump, and hopes in a divided moment - The Weeknight - MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 Sep 16 OP

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F*ck him and his book. nt moniss Sep 16 #2

Politician memoirs have zero appeal to me... Mark.b2 Sep 16 #3

Agreed, too many people write "tell all" books that I have no interest in Rhiannon12866 Sep 16 #4

And I wonder how many are actually written... Mark.b2 Sep 16 #5

Excellent point! How many times has TFG's ghostwriter been on the news shows? Rhiannon12866 Sep 16 #6