Last Saturday I noted the that one of the coauthors of Unfit for Command, Jerome Corsi, had posted a number of inflammatory comments on the Free Republic forum which cast some serious doubts on his competence.
Corsi has addressed those comments in an interview: Anti-Kerry Book Author Sorry for Slurs.
One of the authors of a new anti-John Kerry book frequently posted comments on a conservative Web site describing Muslims and Catholics as pedophiles and Pope John Paul 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 and he never intended to offend anyone.
It does seem a weak defense. I am unaware of any context in which pedophilia is consider funny.
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.Sphere: Related Content[…]
“I don’t stand by any of those comments and I apologize if they offended anybody,” Corsi said.
I don’t think that “He’ll win the election unless he’s caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy” qualifies as a peodphilia joke.
And read what Corsi wrote–the tone is hardly humorous.
Here’s the test: if Michael Moore had written what Corsi had written, what would the Right be saying?
Comment by Steven Taylor — Wednesday, August 11, 2024 @ 10:23 am