Jerome Corsi, the right-wing pamphleteer who wrote Unfit for Command, and helped set the tone for the Swift Boat attacks on John Kerry in 2004, is back. He's now trying to do the same to Barack Obama with Obama Nation:
Mr. Corsi has released a new attack book painting Senator Barack Obama...as a stealth radical liberal who has tried to cover up "extensive connections to Islam" -- Mr. Obama is Christian -- and questioning whether his admitted experimentation with drugs in high school and college ever ceased. Significant parts of the book, whose subtitle is "Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality," have already been challenged as misleading or false in the days since its debut on Aug. 1.
Ms. Matalin said in an interview that the book "was not designed to be, and does not set out to be, a political book," calling it, rather, "a piece of scholarship, and a good one at that."
Given that she's married to James Carville, I assume the woman has his rather impish sense of humor and that she held her hand over her mouth to conceal her laughter while she made this comment. Otherwise, perhaps she was on drugs.
I find it astonishing that this "piece of scholarship" otherwise known as a--dare I say it--"book" begins its life as number 1 on the NY Times Bestseller List. I've been struggling with the idea of whether or not to pursue writing a book myself. The fact that this jerk has written not one, but two of these execrable pieces of nonsense is galling beyond belief. There is no judge and there is no justice, is all I can say.
I wonder what Tim would say to her, if he were alive today.
"This is a serious piece of scholarship?" He would then read the passage about how Obama wants the rest of the white blood taken out of him.
Dear Mary, what would Tim say?
Please check to see that your local election officials have a paper trail voting method.
Please keep the pressure on your own local Republicans.
Get your own letters to the editor published regarding our well-founded fears of Diebold and their other Lee Atwater dirty tricks to prevent and/or discourage voting in America.
These anti-American activities must be discovered, publicized and there must be consequences.
Please start a list with factually incorrect infomation that is alleged by the author. I am sure all of you have read the book and know Obama's background so well that this should be a pretty easy task.
I am waiting.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200808150015?f=h_top
Maybe this link will help you out.
It is probably a mind game ... the sort of scholarship Ms Matalin may have had in, uh, mind.
That's how record companies operate as well. Its all part of the marketing budget that's built into a marketing campaign.
Its all an illusion America. We live in a perpetual simulation machine where those with money are punking the rest of us over and over and over.
That's what they call freedom.
They are planted everywhere.
The Political polls..? You can bet that there are repug planted employees working for these independent polsters . Bet on it.
Can you imagine if she had to find a well-paying job on her actual merits?
Maybe we don't hear from him because Obama isn't interested in his hackery.
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Does this ring a bell?
Shame on you, swift boater, Jerome Corsi.
good catch.
Personally, I'd rather read their evaluation then waste my time and money in support of this trash.
See: www.mediamatters.org
I could not withstand these types of attacks. Obama must be an incredible human being to put he and his family through this sort of garbage. He has my respect and support. He truly is devoting himself the service of our country. Obama = Country First! McCain can't even come close.
If you are truly concerned then you have no option than to "waste your time and money" and evaluate things yourself. Finding truth has always had it's costs. Sort of like liberty.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200808130007?f=h_latest
This is a country that wants debates. In the Kerry Bush debates, Kerry arguably won 2 1/2 to 3 of them. Bush did best in the second. Yet he still wo n. Go figure. Now we see that by not listening and rationally evaluating those debates we got a totally disfunctional and inept government. But, he was a guy one "wanted to have a beer with". Does anyone ever comment about his "ranch" in Crawford, where Shrub goes to pick up branches and brush???? Where are the cattle and horses? Man of the soil!. Must be one of us. God save this nation.
how about anti Bush movies? Farenheit 911, etc... oh we've done that.
how about anti Bush radio? air America oh yeah we've done that.
how about anti bush websites? oh yeah we have that.
hmmmmmmmm. why can't we win???
That our political discourse is highly influenced by the likes of Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reily, Rush Limbough, Savage, et al, is proof positive that low IQ is prevalent in this country.
That Jerome Corsi holds a PhD from Harvard is, in and of itself, the arguement FOR Affirmative Action.
Pumping up the bestseller list is part of the strategy to make the book appear legitimate.
The real damage is done not the 20,000 readers who may actually read it, but by the infinate commentary of the factoids, and talking points in the MSM.
My personal favorites are the ones written by all those long-time left-wing wackos that used to be associated with the Bush administration, like that wild and crazy Scott McClellan.