The Swift Boating Of Barack Obama Has Officially Begun

[ccharles000]

Jerome Corsi, co-author of the book that turned ”swift boat” into a verb, has a new book out with the punny title, “The Obama Nation.” Corsi was a guest for a double segment on Hannity & Colmes last night (7/31/08) where he was allowed to deliver a number of dubious attacks against Obama with minimal challenges. There was no mention on the “We report. You decide” network about the many radical statements Corsi has made in the past which might have affected viewers’ reactions to him. With video.

Although Media Matters has already documented one falsehood in the book, Corsi told Sean Hannity, “I’ll stand by the truth of every statement in this book.”

Media Matters has also posted some of the “truths” Corsi has pronounced in the past:

"RAGHEADS are Boy-Bumpers as clearly as they are Women-Haters -- it all goes together"

"After he married TerRAHsa, didn't John Kerry begin practicing Judiasm? He also has paternal grandparents that were Jewish. What religion is John Kerry?"

Corsi on Senator "FAT HOG" Clinton: "Anybody ask why HELLary couldn't keep BJ Bill satisfied? Not lesbo or anything, is she?”

Something tells me a good chunk of the Hannity & Colmes viewership might have found those statements very relevant in making their judgments about Corsi's credibility.

Hannity was nearly ecstatic at every one of Corsi’s pronouncements, particularly the ones that made Obama look like a black militant. Kirsten Powers was disappointingly meek as Corsi went on with his wild, unsubstantiated accusations. And, of course, there was no guest to represent Obama to balance this double-segment smearfest.



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[Vinca]

1. I figured it would start on August 1. Right on time.

Fortunately, Obama is on top of the bullshit.

[mwb970]

2. The Hannity & Colmes viewership have already made up their "minds".

>> Something tells me a good chunk of the Hannity & Colmes viewership might have found those statements very relevant in making their judgments about Corsi's credibility.

All that show is for is to confirm the hateful prejudices and absurd, false beliefs of its very, very "low-information" viewers. No thinking person would even watch H&C, much less be swayed by the nonsense spewed from it daily.

It's the ultimate example of "preaching to the (dwindling) choir".