Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Conspiracist Jerome Corsi on His New Book

Conspiracist Jerome Corsi, who wrote an Obama hate book, takes a moment to brag about how he's got 2 books in print--at the same time! Keep in mind, this guy is a wingnut on the level of Orly Taitz. At the heart of his discontent is a hatred of Muslims. He is a birther and perpetuated the wingnut belief that Obama was born in Kenya. He also comes off as a simpleton and a terribly boring speaker:

I felt the need to balance off Corsi with Maggie Jackson, author of "Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming of the Dark Age." I heard a good line yesterday that our pursuit of entertainment prevents us from deeper understanding and nuance.