http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Corsi#The_Obama_NationUnfit for Command
Main article: Unfit for Command
In August 2004, Corsi's Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry, co-authored with John O'Neill, was published by Regnery Publishing. The book was criticized for containing interviews with people who did not serve with Kerry, and many who did serve with Kerry called the book's claims false.<24> Of those interviewed for the book, some asserted that their statements were edited to strip out material favorable to Kerry.<25>
Corsi's cooperation with the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth provoked the website Media Matters for America to re-post a number of controversial comments — some which were interpreted to be anti-Islamic, anti-Catholic, and antisemitic.<26> — made by Corsi at the forum threads of the Free Republic website from 2001 through 2004 and at a website critical of John Kerry.<27><28> Corsi responded that the selected posts were failed attempts at humor, but the Media Matters for America story rapidly spread.<29> After this Corsi was "sidelined" from the Swiftboat group.<30> When questioned about his connection with Corsi at this time, John O'Neill claimed that Corsi was not actually a co-author of the book Unfit for Command, but rather was "simply an editor."<31><32> Nevertheless, O'Neill described Corsi as the book's "coauthor" in a 2007 letter to the New York Times<33>. Scott Swett and Tim Ziegler describe Corsi's efforts in writing the book, referring to him as one of its "authors," in their book To Set the Record Straight.<34>
In 2007 Corsi, along with several other authors, sued Regnery's parent company, Eagle Publishing, claiming the company “orchestrate
and participate in a fraudulent, deceptively concealed and self-dealing scheme to divert book sales away from retail outlets and to wholly owned subsidiary organizations within the Eagle conglomerate.” <35> The suit was dismissed on June 30, 2008<36>
The Obama Nation
Main article: The Obama Nation
Corsi's book The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality was released on August 1, 2008, and is critical of Barack Obama and his candidacy for President. In response, the Obama campaign issued a 40 page rebuttal called "Unfit for Publication" on his website FightTheSmears.com, alleging factual errors.<37> The Democratic National Committee responded calling him "One of the most vile smear peddlers of the 2004 election" and he was "too crazy even for Swiftboat liars."<38> According to various American news sources, many of the accusations made in the book are unsubstantiated, misleading, or inaccurate.<39><40><41><42><43><44><45> <46>
According to The New York Times, "Significant parts of the book, whose subtitle is 'Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality,' have challenged in the days since its debut on Aug. 1."<44> Nonetheless, it made its first appearance on The Times' best-sellers list for nonfiction hardcovers at No. 1.<47> Corsi has conducted over 100 interviews promoting the book<44>, including a scheduled appearance<48><49> on the The Political Cesspool, a white supremacist<50> radio talk show. He previously appeared on the show on July 20th, <51> but he cancelled his August 17th appearance because of a change in "travel plans".<52> In August 2008, Corsi appeared on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' radio show and promoted The Obama Nation.<53>
The Obama Nation has been criticized by Paul Waldman as being "filled with falsehoods", <54> and in a debate with Corsi on Larry King Live, Waldman accused Corsi of using baseless innuendo as a tactic to 'smear' Obama.<55>
On October 7, 2008, Corsi was detained by immigration authorities in Kenya while promoting his book, allegedly without a work permit. Press reports gave another possible reason for his detainment: accusations directed towards the Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga allegedly to be made at the press conference, which was abruptly interrupted by Kenyan immigration officials.<56><57> A Nairobi newspaper reported that Corsi would soon be deported.<58>