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

[KOisGod]

If any of you are on an RNC snail mail list, and you get ANY mail from them with a postage paid envelope with it, I suggest you do the following:

Get a sturdy box, some good packing tape, about 10 bricks, pack 'em tight, seal it, and tape the postage paid envelope to the top and drop it off at the post office. Tell them its a bunch of law books.

Should cost the RNC about $50 a box.

[KOisGod]

Oh, but don't forget to include your donation. One thin dime, taped to a picture of GI's in coffins, flying home in the dead of night.

http://www.newmediamusings.com/blog/images/KIA.jpg

[KOisGod]

When coulter's book, Godless, or whatever it was called, was out last year, while traveling, I put that book upside down and backwards in every airport impulse buy store I came across. Hee hee, it was the least I could do to keep America safe.

[Trollstakeyourmeds]

I LOVE this. I'll do it when I travel, too.

[terragazelle60]

I do the same thing in the book stores I go to. Sometimes I put little sticky notes on the inside..."This will warp your mind and give you hairy palms."

[sleeperd]

The only difference between Obama and Osama is bs.

[Kahni]

Clever. Nasty. Pointless.

[acidfree]

Not even original....at least this is evidence that you can read...or did your mother tell you that last night when she tucked you in?

[sleeperd]

Ya know, dickhead, there's about a dozen rejoinders I could make to your juvenile remark that would involve your mother..but she's probably a nice lady and can't help how her son turned out.

So I'll just let it go. Now go sit in the corner and scratch yourself.

[Singha]

As in BUSHIT!

[PDXTransplant]

Sleepterd - How original Christian person.

[Kahni]

Ok, everybody.

Bulk sales. Bad guys are doing it. I get it. We now have about 300 posts repeating it. That's about all we need, I suggest.

Let's focus on what we want to happen rather than on what they are pretending is happening.

[1judy3]

The book 'The Case Against Barack Obama' by David Freddoso, gives insite to the real Obama. You know the one that the media will not tell you about, afraid of being called raacist. Since Obama has not been properly vetted by the media, the American voter has to read these books, his books and depend on articles found on the internet. Believe me what I am reading and seen on the web has made me decide not to vote for him. He is more of a socialist than an democrat. He strongly believes in the black liberation theology, were black Americans blame white Americans for all their problems.

[KOisGod]

"He is more of a socialist than an democrat. He strongly believes in the black liberation theology, were black Americans blame white Americans for all their problems."

Just like the republican's, blaming the Democrats for all of America's problems.

PROJECTION MUCH?

[arizonabay]

Yes and it's a Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids

[hydenorhare]

Yeah.
Judy baby.
They don't like it when you give it to 'em here on Huff..

[Kahni]

So here you are. Thousands of glib one-liners under your belt. It's not that I don't like them. It's that I don't find them useful. Right wingers have enough trouble getting respect without your cheering them on.

[Kahni]

Exactly when did you "decide" not to vote for him. You have posted here on and off since April and have been attacking him directly since then. You seldom have anything else to say. So when was this decision (as in "The passing of judgment on an issue under consideration") made? You beat the book you talk about by at least four months.

[PDXTransplant]

Nice plant - we could care less what you read in a book about O. Have you looked at the real McCoy lately? I would choose O over Mac any day.

This video was posted earlier and it is very enlightening and TRUE. Watch it and learn.

http://sensico.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/devastating-mccain-video/

[jfor]

For a limited time offer this book comes with its own tin foil hat. One size fits all. Hurry.

[Trollstakeyourmeds]

It also comes with a white robe and matching hood. But you have to pay more for the cross.

[PDXTransplant]

And matches - don't forget the matches...

[foolchild0]

"leftist politics"?

you know they're desperate when they start talking about how obama is a "marxist" from the left, b/c anyone who looks at his political beliefs will see he is center left at the most.

these kinds of distortions are really getting old.

[nunzia]

Someone ought to write a book about the author. That creep swiftboated Kerry and now this.
I'll just bet his personal history is really wierd.

[Countdown09]

I will guess the people who would most likely be persuaded by swift boating would never take the time to read a swift boat book.

[rwe]

but as the Swift boat for truth Guys were accurate ( kerry still has not proved one charge wrong) So is this tome of non-fiction... Else Barack with his experience as a University of Chicago law professor , and a community activist, will have undoubtedly sued before release. You have to know that theObamassiah apostles have had advance knowledge of the contents. Obama probably by his own deity knows

[Kahni]

Kerry hasn't even bothered to argue the charges individually. He said they were nonsense, why would he bother with each item?

Others have torn them apart in depth. Whether or not you agree with the rebuttals, that you are unaware of them speaks loudly as to your actual participation in American political discourse.

[petekwando]

It's not people buying in bulk, half of my family are diehard GOPers, and they have all bought this book. Remember, right-wingers want to hate Obama, they are looking for evidence to support their built-in biases. That's why they snap up books like this.

[genia]

Hello.........it's bought in bulk....this isn't made up stuff, it's a FACT......go..look...learn.....the (dagger)...is what it is...it's not something the left made up...geez...just because the right is warped doesn't mean the left is...

[yvonne61]

IF PEOPLE LIKE THE WAY THEIR LIFE BEEN FOR THE LAST 7 OR 8 YEARS THEN MCSAME YOUR MAN. THEY PUTS THE TWO BOOK OUT TO KEEP PEOPLE FOR VOTE FOR MR. OBAMA.. I DON'T UNDERSTAND PEOPLE WE NEED A CHANGE SO BAD IN AMERICA, PEOPLE LOSING THEIR JOBS, HOMES, PEOPLE CAN'T KEEP FOOD IN THE HOUSE TO FEED THEIR FAMILY. PEOPLES CAN'T KEEP GAS IN THEIR CAR TO TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL. AND SOME PEOPLE THINK MCSAME IS THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB KEEP ON DREAMING. MCSAME NOT FOR US LOW TO MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLES. HE WANT TO KEEP THE RICH RICHER AND THE POOR DOWN. THEY DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN'T TO GO AGAINST OBAMA IF, WE DON'T GET A DEM. IN THE WHIT HOUSE WE GOING TO BE IN MORE TROUBLE WORST THAN WE ARE IN NOW. THINK ABOUT THAT?

[nunzia]

It's hard to read something written entirely in caps.

[Kassandra]

It's a proven fact that koolaid drinkers go buy authors like Ann Coulter and the "Left Behind" ,etc, series to catapult them onto the best seller lists.

They should go buy a copy of Klein's "Shock Doctrine - The Rise of Distaster Capitalism" if they really want to see what they're going to get with McCain; part of which is the same crew in our White House that Bush has had.

It will take decades to get the stink of these people out of our House.

[nomobull]

i have a neighbor who actually buys the left behind series as gospel

[McLaren76]

Cant wait to order a copy. Glad its out...

[Kahni]

It's out all right. mc is out. bush and crew are out. You can be too if you like.
You have been able to order a copy for almost a month now and have apparently not done so. I assume you have done the cost / benefit analysis and concluded it is cheaper to drop in here and pointlessly observe that you have yet to act. Well done.

[McLaren76]

When are you people going to wake up and use your heads for a change? O-bama isnt going to change a damn thing. Stop spouting about how great he is. McCain is one of the poorest examples of a knowledgeable leader that I can think of in recent history, but stop spouting off like our current wars are going to end immediately when O takes office. Remember, he has to think of Isreal first, just like the rest of them....

[jfor]

Ahh your using the old "you people" gambit which of course is a favorite of "them".

[Kahni]

I cannot think of a single coherent post here that has ever claimed "our current wars are going to end immediately when O takes office" or anything close to that. While I sympathize with your frustration, even share it on some levels, you are railing against a straw man of your own creation.

Clearly you have strong feelings. They could probably drive some good ideas as to how we can get the most out of what we are going to get. Pitch in please.

[SugarMan]

Save your money. There are no bombshells in this book. Just more of the same lies, propoganda and innuendo.
The most interesting part is about Obama's alleged ties to the Chicago political machine including the Daleys.
Tony Rezcko (sp) is an interesting and corrupt character, but Obama did nothing wrong in his dealings with him.
The book proves there was no real association between OBama and Ayers.

[genia]

Why....is this even here at Huffpo?
Come on...people you know the scam......if it's anti Obama..it's Repug ...if it's repug then it's a scam.
If you go and check the sales...you will see a dagger in parentheses.....THIS is a symbol used to indicate bulk sales.

Come on....republican=lies

[Bibbo]

Genia
Whistleing past the graveyard? You're probably one of those that thinks the popularity of Fox or O'Reilly is somehow explainable too. Fox is popular because so many agree with its claim to simply report the news and not "explain" it. O"Reilly...people agree with him. Bill did an outstanding job exposing Edwards as a phony and he never used the sex stuff...just challanged him on his phony positions...200,000 homeless vets. because of the Bush economy? Its gratifying to realize just how smart the public can be if they get the facts instead of explanations and interpretations of the news.

[Kassandra]

No, Fox is popular because people gradually got used to being lied to and feeling superior to others. Fox helped Bush give people permission to hate, just like Nazi Germany.
People also like the comforting lies that everything is OKey dokey in America.

I guess you're one of 'em, aye?

[genia]

HUH? WTF? Three fr$$in times I read this.....again HUH?

[Kahni]

bibbo ol pal, just where do you get your inside info?

You put words in genia's mouth, then segue into a collection of complete disjointed "phony positions" yourself. All of this based on exactly which line in genia's post?

[HowietheScreamer]

They are buying their own book in bulk to pump it up the list... OLD trick. NYT "best seller" list is full of crap like that. It's just for marketing now.

[BlackWidowPilot]

It would be interesting if there was conclusive proof of just *who* is buying these up, bulk sales to third parties or actual members of the public.

I remember reading 20 years ago or so how the Church of $cientology used to buy up their own books in bulk just to get them placed on the Best Seller lists.

Leland R. Erickson

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