Birther book pulled from shelves

Much as I think the author and publisher are [giant] idiots, I am getting tired of these un[der]-labeled jokes/satires/lies masquerading - even if temporarily so - as news. Reading the pre-updated article gives little hint that it's satire besides the inclusion of profanity, which isn't much of a hint in a blog post.

It's one thing if such a post is made on someone's personal blog/site or a clearly labeled humor column, but it's another when it's presented as ["BREAKING"] news on the site of a magazine that has been a source of solid journalism in the past.

I like sarcasm and greatly appreciate snark (it's my primary mode of communication), but there are ways to present such that don't involve deceit. Is it really necessary to stoop to the level of the liars responsible for the book?
 
From Esquire Parody:
"I believe with all my heart that Barack Obama is destroying this country, and I will continue to stand against his administration at every turn, but in light of recent events, this book has become problematic, and contains what I now believe to be factual inaccuracies," he said this morning. "I cannot in good conscience publish it and expect anyone to believe it."
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from WND
Farah said. "I think there are potentially some issues like restraint of trade and possibly libel, I think most people looked at that article and believed I actually said those words, that is a real problem for Esquire."
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Yes, Joe, it is a problem for esquire that people might beleive you are not completely insane
 
BenBurch said:
Awesome. Good Job!

ETA: When did Boloboffin go?
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It's gotta be about 2 years ago or more. I don't even remember the circumstances, but I'm pretty sure it was on a politics thread that he announced he was leaving. If you check his posts now, you'll see that he's listed as a "Guest".
 
Yeah it was in a politics thread where he just lost it and requested to be unregistered. Actually I think it was because a mod refused to edit something in a politics thread if my memory serves me.
 
Kotatsu said:
How on Earth could you stretch that to be a 392 pages long book? Lots of pictures?
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You're not that far off. I've been listening to a lot of his interviews, and I think in every single one he's bragged about the number of "glossy" picture pages in the book.

He uses that word every time he mentions the illustrations, as if "glossy" was one of the book's bigger selling points.
 
Loren said:
You're not that far off. I've been listening to a lot of his interviews, and I think in every single one he's bragged about the number of "glossy" picture pages in the book.

He uses that word every time he mentions the illustrations, as if "glossy" was one of the book's bigger selling points.
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Well, since the average Corsi fanboi gets really worked up over this stuff, the glossy pages resist stains and sticking...
 
BenBurch said:
Well, since the average Corsi fanboi gets really worked up over this stuff, the glossy pages resist stains and sticking...
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So picking up a used copy in a couple months just to see what's in it and not give any money to Corsi might not be such a good idea. Thanks for the warning.
 
Brainster said:
Corsi's like herpes; you can't get rid of him.
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Stop insulting herpes. It at least has some vaguely long-run usefulness in terms of natural selection (however unpleasant from our point of view) si it has some arguably good side. What's Corsi's?
 
Well, Farah has decided he's definitely going to sue

"I have concluded with attorneys who say we have an excellent chance of winning a lawsuit or lawsuits for the reckless disregard for the truth demonstrated by Mark Warren, Esquire and the Hearst Corporation in this matter," said Farah. "Personally, I think we should set our sights on taking ownership of Esquire. I think that would be a fair settlement. Obviously the magazine is in dire need of professional management."
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That's right Joe, Hearst and the courts are going to give Esquire to you because of a single parody piece.

Someone should give him a dictionary with the entry for truth highlighted.
 
Alareth said:
Well, Farah has decided he's definitely going to sue

"I have concluded with attorneys who say we have an excellent chance of winning a lawsuit or lawsuits for the reckless disregard for the truth demonstrated by Mark Warren, Esquire and the Hearst Corporation in this matter," said Farah. "Personally, I think we should set our sights on taking ownership of Esquire. I think that would be a fair settlement. Obviously the magazine is in dire need of professional management."
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BWHAHAH says the guy who has published nothing by "reckless disregard for the truth" about Obama.

Bwhaha says the guy who published articles to WND - professional management is something that CORSI has nothing of.
 
I recall reading somewhere that being a known lying sack of compost disqualifies a petitioner from relief when supposedly slandered or mocked.
 
As much as I hate to admit it, he has a decent chance to win. Parody gets a lot of protection from the courts but even that has limits. Getting ownship of Esquire is flat out insane though.
 
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