Thursday, June 12, 2003

Learn a little, laugh a little

Andrea Stone of USA Today writes that Hillary Clinton's poll rating rises. Her royalties are rising too.

Whether people believe the book's author or not, they've been snatching up the memoir since it came out Monday. Publisher Simon & Schuster estimated first-day retail sales at 200,000. Tuesday's sales continued at record-breaking levels. The publisher has ordered 300,000 more copies to supplement the initial run of 1 million.

Clinton's TV appearances also have been popular. About 13.5 million people watched Barbara Walters' TV interview with Clinton, the most-watched show Sunday night.

''The response has been very gratifying,'' Clinton said. ''If people learn a little from this book, laugh a little, and can apply anything that I say to their own lives, then that will be the real success.''

Go on, wingers, have at it. You know you want to!