HOLY SHIT!!! Time Magazine is advertising my Iraq book

[WilliamPitt]

in the LEAD ARTICLE for their next edition!!!

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030721/story.html

Scroll to the bottom.

:):):)

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

1. congratulations :)

good going !!!!!!!!

:)

[JitterbugPerfume]

2. Good Grief William !!!!!!!!!!!

You are freaking FAMOUS

[Chryslin]

3. Well, I'll be....

I'm damn proud of you today, my friend.

Come to think of it, I'm proud of you every day.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

4. You da Pitt!

Way to go, man!

[Cha]

5. Wow!!,,,,This is Great!! I bet you were surprised when you..

were scrolling down!?

:D

[WilliamPitt]

I think I pooped on myself

:)

[hlthe2b]

48. And, for good reason, Will!

:toast:
We are all so glad to have you as our resident DU author/celebrity. You are one great spokesperson for so many of us. Your success is greatly deserved and applauded!

[Eloriel]

57. Not exactly the reaction I'd have expected to see

esp. in print, from a world-famous author.

:evilfrown:

Eloriel

[Terwilliger]

76. and they say incontinence only affects old, faded presidents!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

78. ROFL! Let no one ever accuse you of being a callous sophisticate!

:D

[WindRavenX]

86. HAHAH

Congrat Mr. Pitt, and keep fighting the good fight :beer:

[barbaraann]

6. Congratulations! That is wonderful.

I don't think they do that very often for a book so it's quite an honor.

:toast:

[DagmarK]

7. That's some stellar news.......

Touche!

[GOPFighter]

8. Cool!

Hope Ann Coulter is seething with envy! :evilgrin:

[huckleberry]

9. Wow!!!

That's great Will! I'm impressed!!

[seeker4ever]

10. Congrats! Heard you on Guy James, kick ass man!

Much success.

[matcom]

11. My Dear Friend *Kneeling*

congratulations my brother.

you did it.

you FINALLY DID IT M*THERF*CKER!!!!!! :bounce: :bounce:

remember us 'little folk' who helped you get to the top will ya? :)

:thumbsup: my Brother.

a BIG BIG :thumbsup:

[joanski0]

12. That's because it's

the best book there is on the current subject. Right On!!!!

[KC]

13. Congratulations Will !!

That's fantastic :)

KC

[Iverson]

14. very nice

heartfelt congratulations, Mr. Pitt!

[patdem]

15. Damn...TIME you in in the bigTIME...and you were worried....NOT

You have followed your dream and your dream is comming true. Just be very careful and do not turn it into some nighnmare.

Good for you you worked hard and spent many nights up and ranted and raved at DU as you were comprising your masterpieces...

Upon your laurals do not sit...you are talking for US...WE THE PEOPLE who do not have your savvy with words....you are not a HERO...you are FIGHTING THE BATTLE FOR THE VOICELESS.

THANKS WILL!!!

[mix68]

16. write on

that machine does kill fascists

[imax2268]

17. congrats...I will have to read that...

I'll have to pick that up now...

KICK...!

:kick:

[Ripley]

18. I'm reminded of the Batman TV show music and

visual effects when I saw your lead words (altho Robin's version was something like "Holy Gotham City!":

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo BATMAN!!!!

***POW!**** ****BLAM!**** ***WHAM!**** ****CRACK!***

Bring 'em on Will!!!!!

[OKNancy]

19. That's great Will. I hope you feel

that you have really done the right thing by writing full time.
I know it must have been a big step for you.

I expect to see even bigger and better things in your future.

[DS1]

20. What would you do with a million dollars?

2 chicks at the same time!


Fuckin. A. Dude.

/totally office space

[Aaron]

21. Congratulations Mr. Pitt -

Congratulations on this good news. It will do our nation well for more people to be introduced to your work.

[nostamj]

22. hmmmmm.... and there I was this morning...

cleaning up one of the stacks of books in my apt, coming upon the very book, and re-reading a good chunk of Ritter's interview...

bravo!

(they still have it at the registers in several NYC bookstores, btw)

[MuseRider]

23. Well now, this just makes

me smile! One hell of a book, you greatly deserve this. IMO your hard work has been paying off all this time but now you are getting some real attention and to you I say..Well Done!

[GayboyBilly]

24. good

Good for you!

[Hoppin_Mad]

25. Congrats ! I loved you on Seinfeld too ;-) eom

good job

[msmcghee]

26. Be sure to let us know when . .

. . David Letterman calls.

:thumbsup:

[revcarol]

27. Will Pitt, I am very ANGRY with you.

My budget has just barely recovered from buying your last book, and you write ANOTHER ONE???

Ramen diet coming on. Congrats!! Will be buying at least two.The library won't buy it, so I have to buy it for them.

[WilliamPitt]

29. You're wasting your money

90% of the stuff in my books shows up here first in one form or another. Save your cash. :)

[alfredo]

54. I vote with my wallet. you got my vote

Even us retired folks need guilty pleasures, books are mine. I do enjoy your work and will buy your book even though I have probably read much of its contents here. You are one of us, we will support you as best we can.

[WilliamPitt]

55. Thanks, alfredo n/t

[Incognito]

28. Well, it's about time!

Congratulations, Will! It's a great book and I hope MILLIONS more read it!

[StaggerLee]

30. Good news!

And I definitely needed it today.
Contratulations!!

Marcos-

[Hamlette]

31. Congrats!

...kiddo!

[radfringe]

32. HEEE-HAAAWWW WAY TO GO WILL!!!

BTW - did you take a gander at the poll?


Does the Niger uranium fiasco change your view of the case made by the Bush administration for invading Iraq?

YES 79.9%
NO 20.1%


Total Votes Cast: 812

NOTE: This is an unscientific, informal survey for the interest and enjoyment of TIME.com users and may not be indicative of popular opinion.

[ianbruce]

33. How cool is this? BTW...

... you rocked on the Guy James Show yesterday. I have it recorded if you need it.

[Skittles]

34. WHY ARE YOU SURPRISED ? ? ?

WE'RE NOT !!!!! :D

[maxanne]

35. congratulations Will

this is most excellent!! You are doing good work - and it's gratifying to see you receive recognition for it. I'm so happy for you - and we're all terribly proud of you. :thumbsup:

Just remember the little people here at DU.....;-)

[aquart]

36. I have this vision of thousands of high school students

writing book reports.

Your name shall live forever in the dewey decimal system and the Library of Congress.

This is a good day.

[stevedeshazer]

37. Think about what this says.

More than two years of searching for the truth, not shutting up, and acting upon what is discovered is finally starting to pay off.

Truth seekers like William Pitt and the rest of us are making a difference.

I'm proud to be a member of the political left today.

Way to go, Will and all of you. I feel better today than I have for a long time.

But there's a long way to go.

[Coffee Coyote]

38. sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

What a rush! :D

[DemExpat]

39. I'm so excited and proud for you, Will,

and thrilled that mainstream media is noticing and valuing your work enough to put it out there.

There is some real hope, isn't there? And it's people like you making it happen.
Way to go, guy!

:kick: :kick: :kick:

DemEx

[molly]

40. You go guy!!!!!

we'll celebrate when you are in Wilmington!

[Sophree]

41. Absolutely awesome!

Will, we're so proud of you!

:kick:

[KittyWampus]

42. Will Pitt Goes Mainstream!!!

Yowza :)

[copithorne]

43. Well...

You're not really anybody until you're on Oprah.

All the same, thanks for your service to our country.

[WillyT]

44. Hey Will, I Think They Got Your Face !!! -- Great News, Man !!!

:bounce::toast::bounce:

[Terran]

45. Bush was a turning point for all of us.

Will, just wondering: do you think you'd ever have done any of this if Gore had been elected?

[Terwilliger]

46. wow, Will

I still say you should tell them that you'll lock up Pittsburgh! :hi:

[sgt_knuckles]

47. Will...

You need to write more books!


The Greatest Sedition Is Silence - p.128 "Those who say we should all 'get over it' are either not in possession of the facts, too jaded to defend the essence of democracy, or have something to hide."

[WilliamPitt]

49. THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!

This is pretty insane. :)

[Spirochete]

50. Very cool!

Hope you outsell Ann Coulter... Naw - I hope you outsell Hilary, even.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

51. Huzzah!!

Nicely done, William Pitt. One stone at a time.

[Cooley Hurd]

52. Now that's a cool surprise!

Betcha dropped whatever object you were holding when you saw that?

[MoonAndSun]

53. Congrats, WillPitt!!!!!!....

we will now all be able to say that we "knew you" before you became a big star.

:toast:

[DancingBear]

56. So when do you go on O'Reilly and get your mike cut off?

Congratulations, Will - RICHLY deserved.

Another trip to the bookstore for me!

[indigo32]

58. Damn that is so cool

I'm reading "the Greatest Sedition is silence" right now.

[cmd]

59. It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!

Congratulations, teacher.:thumbsup:

[IndianaGreen]

60. Did you read the Amazon review?

There is a good suggestion among them that you might find of interest if you decide to come up with a second edition that would include the postwar problems:

The only drawback to this tiny book is that it was likely written in an effort to get it out to people as soon as possible, given the immanent possibility of war with Iraq, and therefore lacks signficant details, such as footnoting, source citation, and critical interaction with opposing viewpoints. My hope is that Pitt and Ritter would incorporate this text into a larger, more comprehensive text as soon as possible. However, both Ritter and Pitt refer to more comprehensive texts on Iraq and its history that would provide the reader with such sources of additional information.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1893956385/ref=ase_timecom-20/104-7882551-5187916?v=glance&s=books

[Sweetpea]

61. Congratulations

[paper chase guy]

62. congrats!

great to hear :)

[linazelle]

63. Congratulations I'll be buying a copy

hope you beat Ann the Man Coulter.

[Catherine Vincent]

64. I'm impressed!

I didn't realize a fellow DUer was famous among us. Congratulations! I'll pick up your book when I pick up a copy of Senator Hillary's.

Again, congrats and I wish you more success!

[Maine Mary]

65. Congratulations Will!

You do us all proud! :toast:

:loveya:

[Friar]

66. Yay!

Is the media actually waking up?

[rocktivity]

67. Congrats! And see you on the O'Reilly Factor!

:eyes:
Larry King? Keith Olberman? Peter Jennings? Your phone must be ringing off the hook! At any rate, try not to forget us "little people" who made it all possible...


rocknation

[GOPBasher]

68. That's so awesome!

Congrats! :-)

[proud patriot]

69. Wonderful News William

I'm so happy for you ...

Now I really want my books signed now that you are going to
be famous and all ...

:toast: he's to your hard work ....Aghhhhh I can hardly contain
my excitement .

[Darranar]

70. Congratulations!

n/t

[PaDUer]

71. Awesome!

Let's hope ALL the freepers purchase it..might educate them a bit!

[are_we_united_yet]

72. Waytogo!!!

[kentuck]

73. Hey ! Too cool, man!

:)

[ewagner]

74. CONGRATS!!!!!!!

Congrats Mr Pitt!

Look forward to reading your book.....

....uuuuummmmmm...you charging for autographed copies yet?:P

[VolcanoJen]

75. Sweeeeeeeet!

Good job, Will. That freaking rocks!

:-)
Jennifer

[Kat45]

77. Tres cool.

[RetroLounge]

79. Great job Will...

Congrats and all that!

[Pobeka]

80. Congradulations Will

I remember running across your writings sometime last fall. And my thought at the time was "this guy really has some functioning grey matter". Your lucid views into the world of politics are helping this country every day.

This is more than well deserved!

[Aristus]

81. Congrats, Will, but not surprised. The cream rises to the top eventually.

Way to go! I'm thrilled for you. :party: :toast:

[copithorne]

82. Though, after all this praise,

some of it my own, I still remember back in January when you dismissed Howard Dean because he wouldn't be able to raise money.

Relied too much on conventional wisdom, did ya?

I'm sure you've acknowledged your mistake and learned from it.

[WilliamPitt]

83. Ya got me there.

:)

[RMJ]

84. Congratulations! n/t

[deek]

85. feeling pressure???

congrats

[Jack Rabbit]

87. Congratulations, Will

!!

[annagull]

88. Super! Good for Ya, Will Pitt!!!

Toast and chees for ya!!

[Tinoire]

89. Congratulations! You deserve to be PROUD re this! n/t

[RapidCreek]

90. Congrats William

I didn't know I was in the midst of celebrity. Good for you for taking the time to do something which our "journalists" seem incabable or uninterested in doing....cause it sorely needed to be done.

Kudos,

RC