Anti-Kerry Book Scribe Sorry for Slurs

WASHINGTON - One of the authors of a new anti-John Kerry (news - web sites) book frequently posted comments on a conservative Web site describing Muslims and Catholics as pedophiles and Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II as senile.

But as he prepared to launch the book, "Unfit for Command," Jerry Corsi apologized for the remarks in an interview with The Associated Press Tuesday, saying they were meant as a joke (A JOKE MY ASS) and he never intended to offend anyone. (LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE)

In chat room entry last year on freerepublic.com, Corsi writes: "Islam is a peaceful religion — just
as long as the women are beaten, the boys buggered and the infidels are killed."

In another entry, he says: "So this is what the last days of the Catholic Church are going to look like. Buggering boys undermines the moral base and the lawyers rip the gold off the Vatican (news - web sites) altars. We may get one more Pope, when this senile one dies, but that's probably about it."

Corsi, who described himself as a "devout Catholic," said the comments are being taken out of context. "I considered them a joke," said Corsi, who owns a financial services company and has
written extensively on the anti-war movement.

(CORSI IS THE MAJOR FUNDER THAT STARTED THE ANTI-KERRY HATE CAMPAIGN BY "SWIFT BOAT VETS)

In a March posting, Corsi discussed Kerry's faith, writing: "After he married TerRAHsa, didn't John
Kerry begin practicing Judaism? He also has paternal grandparents that were Jewish. What religion is John Kerry?"

Kerry and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, are Catholic.

"I don't stand by any of those comments and I apologize if they offended anybody," Corsi said.

(TOO LATE. YOU HAVE BEEN OUTED)

The Kerry campaign called Corsi's Web chat postings disgusting.

"President Bush (news - web sites) should immediately condemn this sleazy book written by a virulent anti-Catholic bigot. It says something about the smear campaign against John Kerry that it has stooped to enlist a hatemonger," said campaign spokesman Chad Clanton.

Calls to the Bush-Cheney campaign were not immediately returned.

"Unfit for Command," which goes on sale Wednesday, accuses the Democratic presidential nominee of lying about his decorated wartime record and betraying comrades by returning from Vietnam and alleging widespread atrocities by U.S. troops.

The book claims that Kerry earned his Silver Star not in a barrage of enemy fire, but rather by killing a fleeing Viet Cong teenager. It also questions the three Purple Hearts that Kerry earned, saying that none was for serious injuries and two wounds were self-inflicted.

According to medical records from his naval service, Kerry still has shrapnel in his thigh from a war injury.

"I think it's important the country have the facts about John Kerry so that they can reach a reasonable decision," said co-author John O'Neill, who succeeded Kerry in command of a swift boat. O'Neill also is spokesman for Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, which began airing an anti-Kerry ad last week.

Now if we could do the same with you!

DrMaddVibe

do what and why?

If he means beat and bugger, Rick, I disavow DMV's comment.

Let me see... It is 200+ against 9 or so for. The truth will come out. I see where the Democrat Party is now saying that it was dark the night Kerry was supposed to be in Cambodia and maybe he wasn't quite there. Surprise, surprise!

HA! we know Bush wasn't even on the continent.....he was in Alabama!!!!

Maybe he was...maybe he wasn't! Hahaha

osage

"THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE"

one honest person beats 900 BS artists.

How many does it take to balance the 900
# BS artist Michael Moore??

SteveS

"How many does it take to balance the 900 # BS artist Michael Moore??"

this is not a complete sentence. please rewrite it.

Yo Rick:

I think what SteveS was trying to say is michael moore weighs as much as all those alleged 900 BS artists put together.

LOL

JonR

Rick...what if you have it backwards. Say for instance:

900 B.S. artists are actually those who see an apple as an apple...maybe those who see with open eyes and minds.

1 Honest Person is only honest in his own mind, closed minded and views the world through feces covered glasses...not unlike youself.

Wouldn't that throw your balance off? Maybe those 900 BS artists are actually right?

Rick

You know damn good and well what Steve meant in his question, and you like to dodge the isssue (LOL) with a comeback, yes, Michael Moore, unshaven and unkemp, should be held accountable for his bending and reshaping of the truth to accomplish his goal........a "documentary" that demeans and twists the truth in all directions and presents an all out falsehood!!!!

Sonny_soon to be Georgia, I was in Vietnam and I am not a war hero just an ex Navy Guy who will not vote for Kerry!

Charlie

Don't forget...Micheal Moore's a millionaire now...if he wasn't before.

I wonder if he's also willing to live in poverty so he can donate to his favorite causes. I mean ...give it ALL away.

Naw...it would take away all of his McBurger money.

rayder1

"Maybe those 900 BS artists are actually right?"

but they are not. they are liars.

Rick, You've obviously got your head stuck where the sun don't shine. If you followed up on your original post you'd learn that the author of that story is also the autor of the Kerry/Edwards campaign booklet. But, of course if it's liberal trash it must be true!

Rick...I have the feeling that if 900 people were telling you it was day (and it was) and you were agruing that it was night (because you wanted it to be) they could never convince you of that. And in your mind...they would be wrong (or BS artists).

You frequently say that George Bush was not voted in by a majority. This is because...a majority makes a vote or an issue right...correct? That has been your argument for years....no majority...Bush should not have won. Majority rules...majority is right?

Looks to me that you are calling daytime night again. Probably because your eyes are shut.

Okay, let’s get some things straight. Mr. Corsi is recognized as a co-author because he did a good bit of research and also the editing of the book. O’Neill did the vast majority of the writing. Next, Mr. Corsi is a devout Catholic. So as for his remarks about Catholics it is kind of like rednecks telling redneck jokes. Also it seems suspect that the only way the book is being disputed is by attempts to discredit those who wrote it. How about disputing the facts? Just because someone makes some insensitive comments doesn’t mean he can’t speak the truth, especially about a completely different subject. Given, it may hurt his credibility, but is it not more important to analyze the charges? Of course if these claims were being made by people who had never even served in the military much less in Kerry’s unit it would be a different story. But the facts are that those making these charges were in Vietnam and the majority served in the same unit as Kerry. While not on the same boat, they were on other boats that operated along side Kerry’s. They also had personal interaction with Kerry while not on the water. So back to the facts, why is Kerry’s camp not speaking out that the facts being offered by these vets are inaccurate? Why are they not moving to show evidence that what they are saying is not true. Instead they do there best to intimidate and discredit those making the charges. Kerry could show scars to show how major his wounds were. He could release his full military records. Yet he refuses to do these things.

Let’s look at a hypothetical situation. If someone witnesses a crime and is on the stand giving testimony as to what he witnessed; is it more important to decide if he is telling you the truth about the facts or their motivations for being on the stand? No I am not accusing Kerry of any crimes. I am just making the point that the accusations should be addressed before the motivations of the accusers.

In my opinion the truth lies somewhere between the memory of Kerry and the memories of the Swift Boat Vets. Was Kerry brave by volunteering to go to war? I think regardless of his motivations, yes. Did he push harder than most to get his Purple Hearts? Probably. Did he act heroically in the rescue of a fellow soldier? Even if it wasn’t the spectacular scene Kerry made it out to be, of course. As for the finer details, I have yet to read the book so I can make no further judgments. However it would be nice to hear some arguments from Kerry’s camp disputing the actual facts so everyone can make a judgment on what really matters, the facts.

cwaddell_1

don't listen to me or anyone else. there is enough information on the internet both pro and con.. do some research and use your own judgement after you have learned what the facts are. don't read just the conservative or the liberal. dig in to find out who is doing what to who.

then make up your mind for yourself.

Rick, Why are the Dems filing Lawsuits against the Media Stations for airing the swiftboat vets commercial rather than filing these suits against these individuals??

trying to get the media stations shut down on this issue rather then addressing the issues these men accuse Kerry of???

DUH...

Hog