Anti-Obama Book Tops NYT Bestseller List

NEW YORK — Whether they like him or oppose him, readers want to hear more about Barack Obama.

"The Obama Nation," an anti-Obama book written by Jerome V. Corsi, will debut at No. 1 come Sunday on The New York Times' hardcover nonfiction best-seller list. Corsi was co-author of "Unfit for Command," an influential 2004 best-seller that condemned the Vietnam War record of then Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

Obama, the Democrats' presumptive nominee in 2008, is himself the author of the million-selling "Dreams From My Father" and "The Audacity of Hope."

Interest in him is so strong that even an upcoming policy book, usually the toughest of sells, is catching on. A compilation of speeches and policy statements by Obama and his campaign staff, "Change We Can Believe In," had reached the top 75 on Amazon.com by Monday evening, less than a day after The Associated Press reported the book would come out in September.

"Change We Can Believe In" has an announced first printing of 300,000.

Comments

[orangepetal]

How about on Nov 6 headline in NYT "Anti Obama Sentiment Loses Democrats the Election."

[CindyM2008]

To be a NYT best seller, a book must sell 5000 copies. Bulk sales are a large reason why this is at the top. When it's at the top, it looks like there is a lot of interest, which generates more interest and gets the press/media talking about it. This is the reason behind the bulk purchases.

[PoliSci2008]

Thank You Cindy for your insight. I bet McCain and his crew bought all 5000 copies. I always thought a book had to sell a million to be considered a best seller. Forget Corsi's book! I'll definitely obtain the compilation of speeches and policy statements by Obama, "Change We Can Believe In."

[StillweRise]

it may not be McCain who bought the books... but you can bet it is some big time, rupert murdock type who bought a crap load of books.

[CindyM2008]

"The Times piece offers a glimpse of several of the specific lies in the book that will no doubt be used on the Illinois Senator when the Swift-Boating gears up. Here's a quick rundown of the lowlights:

• Corsi's book says that Mr. Obama had "yet to answer" whether he "stopped using marijuana and cocaine completely in college, or whether his drug usage extended to his law school days or beyond." Corsi even adds, "How about in the U.S. Senate?" But as the Times points out, Obama has written his memoir that he "stopped getting high" in the early 1980s. That's lie number one.

• Corsi's book, amusingly, uses Newsmax.com as a source for the falsehood that Obama was present at a sermon in July of 2007 where Reverend Jeremiah Wright faulted "the 'white arrogance' of America's Caucasian majority for the world's suffering, especially the oppression of blacks." In fact, Obama wasn't at that sermon. Even conservative columnist Bill Kristol issued a correction after trafficking in the same falsehood. That's lie number two.

• Corsi says that Obama failed to dedicate his book "Dreams of My Father" to his family, an apparent effort to suggest that Obama lacks family values. But The Times reports that Mr. Obama did dedicate the book to several family members in the introduction. That's lie number three."

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/tomorrows_swiftboating_of_obam.php

[CindyM2008]

More on Corsi:
On former President Bill Clinton
CORSI: When is this guy going to admit he's simply an anti-American communist? Won't he and his leftist wife simply go away???? Enough already. (02/24/2002)

On Senator Hillary Clinton
CORSI: HELL-ary loves the Arabs so much (kiss, kiss Mrs. Arab*RAT) -- wonder how she would look in a Burkha? (05/21/2002)

CORSI: Perfect Liberal -- lesbian, self-absorbed, hates America, anxious to impose her values on everybody else. [on Martina Navratilova] (06/26/2002)
http://mediamatters.org/items/200408060010
For all his preening about "anti=Americans", I think he's the one that actually hates America.

[connorin]

Caught in another lie

http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2008/08/breaking_news_n_1.html

[ThunderclapNewman]

Flagged.
Off-topic tripe.

[CindyM2008]

Lot of falsehoods in the book:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200808020003?f=s_search
http://mediamatters.org/items/200808040005?f=h_top

[connorin]

If you believe everything on media matters or moveon or think progress...then you have to believe everything on newsbusters and accuracy in media and free republic...the mirror sites from the other side of the aisle

[ThunderclapNewman]

You're proud of being ignorant, aren't you?

[ratiocinative]

Media Matters? They are in no way known for objective reporting. Shouldn't be one's primary source for any type of real clarification.

[boombox]

OTOH, they ARE known for factual reporting.

[CindyM2008]

Info on Corsi:
"Corsi is also a frequent participant in FreeRepublic.com's online forums, posting under the pseudonym "jrlc" since 2001.

On FreeRepublic.com, Corsi has, among other things, said that "ragheads" are "boy buggers"; referred to "John F*ing Kerry"; called Senator Hillary Clinton a "Fat Hog"; referred to her daughter as "Chubby Chelsie" Clinton; referred to Janet Reno as "Janet Rhino"; called Katie Couric "Little Katie Communist"; suggested Kerry was "practicing Judaism"; and expressed the wish that a small plane that had crashed into a building in Los Angeles had instead crashed into the set of NBC'S The West Wing, thereby killing actor Martin Sheen."
http://mediamatters.org/items/200408060010

[connorin]

and everything on MM is GOSPEL...right?

[CindyM2008]

I don't know about it being GOSPEL, but the lies that they debunk are consistant with what all the other falsehoods attributed to O bama.

[Warmglobe]

Reading the comments has been interestin­g....witho­ut having read the book, the Obama fans are already claiming that it isn't true and continuing in this over-defensive attitude. Seeing that there is nothing but fluff about this "candidate" why not some hard reporting?...I have heard the author interviewed many times this week and he has his facts straight and plenty of documentation to back it up.
It would be interesting to read the same posters comments if it had been a book abour McCain wouldn't it? It is only called swift boating if it is against you or your guy right?

[boombox]

sheer masturbatory conjecture on your part.

[HipHopYouKNOW]

Yep, hard reporting, not lying speculations, would be good. Corsi is anything but a reporter, unless you consider regurgitating lies heard on Rush Limbaugh's show, or written on right-wing web sites, magazines and articles, reporting. If that's the case, then I don't know what to say about you.

[Donns]

Didn't that bozo that owns the Swiftboaters make some offer of a lot of money if someone could prove their BS (Bearucratic Statements) wrong, then when someone took the bet he welched?
These guys are the ones who represent good, truth, Justice and the American way? Sounds like they might be right for the "Justice Department".

[abby4ever]

I said this before. Though I've never been one to look for hidden and negative meanings in words or names, or look for racism or sexism behind every tree---or any tree, for that matter---, or see threats of various kinds here, there and everywhere, I will make an exception when it comes to the title of Corsi's book. I just can't shake the belief, and I have tried, that he chose that title as a play on the word 'abomination'.

Could be wrong. If not, he's a real jerk.

[HipHopYouKNOW]

Abby4ever,
You're not wrong, and Corsi's a real jerk.

[MaryanneAZ]

Why would any reasonable person believe that an ANTI-Obama book would be a place to get factual information about the Senator? The last I heard the word ANTI means against. If I were trying to convince someone to be against the person who is the subject of my book, then I would lie, distort, and deceive in order to make my point (and sell books). This book is clearly fiction and should be treated as such. Obama '08

[ratiocinative]

I would think that if there is info that can be proven by whatever footnotes/­references Corsi has cited, it doesn't matter at all whether or not he is pro or anti Obama. That should be what people are looking into,not just a generalized, It's all lies" viewpoint.

[AnnieinOR]

at least in the book, (there is no fantasy) "The Nightingale's Song" by Robert Timberg. Timberg wrote: "Off duty, usually on routine cross-country flights to Yuma and El Centro, John started carousing and running around with women. To make matters worse, some of the women with whom he was linked by rumor were subordinates. At the time the rumors were so widespread that, true or not, they became part of McCain's persona, impossible not to take note of."........ Knowing that Cindy's father had extensive business and political contacts [3], McCain decided to abandon his first wife and marry Cindy. McCain divorced Carol in April 1980 and immediately married Cindy the next month, May 17th. With the Hensley fortune and connections, McCain ran for Congress in 1982. He craved power and has been on a course to secure ultimate control ever since. A man that cannot be faithful to a loving, self-sacrificing wife cannot be trusted to be faithful to the American people. Bill Clinton taught us that. This week the New York Times reported that during his previous Presidential run in 2000, McCain may have had an inappropriate relationship with the young and lovely lobbyist, Vicki Iseman. Images are all over the internet of Cindy McCain standing at her husband's side as he denied reports of committing adultery with yet another young influential woman. I wonder what Cindy was thinking.

[AnnieinOR]

the above is an abridged version from:

http://www.nolanchart.com/article2957.html

go out and get The Nightingale's Song by Robert Timberg - it's a fantastic read.

[AnnieinOR]

the above is an abridged version from: http://www.nolanchart.com/article2957.html
go out and get The Nightingale's Song by Robert Timberg - it's a fantastic read.

[hydenorhare]

In his Tomes of Hope, did O happen to go into detail about his and A-xelrod's connections to the corrupt C-hicago political machine?
In the interest of complete candor about his political rise, I mean.
You know, naming names, who he screwed, who helped build his Hopemobile, whose corruption he chose to ignore.
Stuff like that.

[Coinyer101]

all completely untrue.

[noamjunior]

stuff like what? Your un-sourced, vague, and deceptive accusations

[Kahni]

you have been beating this particular drum for months. Somehow you think we would change our minds about O based on your info. Here's the problem you have: I doubt if many of us -- even those not crazy about O -- care what kind of political games he did in Chi. Name a politician who hasn't done that stuff.

Get on to some sort of meaningful point, will you please. No one is going to offer us a flawless candidate and I certainly know that, as I suspect do most others. If you think otherwise, I can understand your angst. But let us mere mortals continue to discuss what can be done with the imperfect options we have to endure until your perfect nature is more widely known.

[johnwinner]

Of COURSE Righties are going to flock to a book like this looking for talking points; thousands of them bought "Closing of the American Mind" even though they couldn't make heads or tails of it (how many of them had actually read Heidegger?) So here they are browing a book that will be in the dustbin by Septyember. So What? They've lost the election already, lets see how big a plurality we can get for Obama, not whether or not.

[connorin]

Plurality: a number of votes cast for a candidate in a contest of more than two candidates that is greater than the number cast for any other candidate but not more than half the total votes cast

You're not even shooting to get a majority? Why have you set your sights so low?

[armadillious2002]

Only repugs buy this sh*t! Nobody who is voting for Obama would waste their money. This is a nothing deal - a wash.

[JBoy]

Obama fans are afraid of the truth.

[kcam44]

and non Obama fans are afraid of this movement.