Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: The author needs some wisdom and compassion...

This author would have sold a book to me if he had shown courage and dignity, as well as friendship, in the Don Imus incident. Mr. Imus put this man on the best seller list often and he had him on his show frequently. But Mr. Russert did not come through for Don Imus and unfortunately, I will not spend another penny on Russert's books nor will I ever watch Meet the Press again!