Right-wing author embarrass Sean Hannity with Obama errors

ContrarianCommentary.com ^ | Tue 8/05/08 | ANDY MARTIN

[3AngelaD]

Subject and verb in headline not match.

[xmission]

The writer chose to try to knock down Hannity over this?

[Holicheese]

“You use footnotes to establish trust, because either your high school teacher, or college professor, remains to be convinced of your scholarship.”

Nope. If you are writing a book the left does not like you need to have everything footnoted. Without them the left will just make up facts.

[hoe_cake]

I don’t know if this author’s claims that Hannity was wrong are correct or not, but I’d find it hard to believe that Hannity would be embarrassed by making errors. If anything, if it is true that Hannity made errors, he’ll buck up, own to them, and move on.

[SumProVita]

I already bought both books.....and would STILL buy them.

;-P

[pgkdan]

"Dr. Corsi" is just as insecure, and possibly as insincere, as Freddoso. Corsi bragged that he had over 700 footnotes in his book. Was he writing a book for ordinary voters to read, or a high school term paper? You don't have to call yourself "Doctor" (PhD.) to know that footnotes are part of scholarly writing or, at their most primitive, high school term papers. You use footnotes to establish trust, because either your high school teacher, or college professor, remains to be convinced of your scholarship.

This is a ridiculous point. When you're writing a book attacking the character of any politician you better have your facts straight and be ready to prove sources. Corsi did this...to his credit. The author of this piece sounds like an insecure amateur, upset that he's being upstaged.

[Perchant]

Footnotes really make his blood boil.

[Calpernia]

I bought Obama Nation and Obama The Man Behind the Mask.

[Calpernia]

I’m going to be VERY disappointed if his book, Obama, The Man Behind the Mask, arrives and has no back up to where he cited information from.

[FlashBack]

My thoughts exactly...Ive ordered the Corsi book, hadn’t heard of this other one.

[King Hawk]

Pissed that someone came into his turf and wrote better material than he has.

[Calpernia]

Did you read Obama Behind the Mask or Obama Nation yet? I’m reading Obama Nation now. Still waiting for Behind the Mask.

[Pontiac]

In the meantime, readers of my book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, can rest assured my work is still the only gold standard and practical handbook on Barack Obama's unfitness for the presidency.

My credibility was already recognized, by friend and foe alike. I didn't need to prove my experience and knowledge in writing my book.

Let me be honest. Authors compete, just like car dealers, athletes and-egads-politicians.

Mr. Martin’s criticisms seem rather petty and the above I think establishes why.

The man is suffering from jealousy. He feels slighted at not being asked on the Sean Hannity’ show.

[Calpernia]

I was taken aback by this too. Hence, I posted it. I’m on pre order for his book. That may shed some light onto why he wrote this. I don’t know.

[xjcsa]

Right-wing author embarrass Sean Hannity with Obama errors [sic]

So when I heard two right-wing writers were planning books on Barack Obama after my own book was already announced, I was curious to see if they would come up with something new. Had I missed something? Did my own loyal readers and contributors overlooked some crucial facts or episode?

But when you are writing a popular book-in my case a basic handbook for the anti-Obama movement-you don't need to use footnotes to establish your credibility. You have cred before you start. Or you don't. My credibility was already recognized, by friend and foe alike. I didn't need to prove my experience and knowledge in writing my book.

My columns over the past four years about Barack Obama have achieved great credibility and notoriety precisely because they were accurate.

And so, Monday evening, August 4th I was watching when one of my competitors, the hapless Mr. Freddoso, appeared on the Hannity and Colmes program (yes, I watch the competition; it's mortification of the flesh).

My competing authors did not find anything new. There is nothing in their books that either is not in mine or was not available to me.

Author: "I'm a really big deal. No really. I'm a bigger deal than Sean Hannity, David Freddoso, and Jerome Corsi combined. Plus I speak caveman."

xjcsa: "I'm sorry, but I'm not exactly sure who you are."

Author: [sound of head exploding]

[Sicon]

OK, whatever Andy, you pompous tool.

Good luck unbunching your panties.

[xjcsa]

So I went to the link and can’t find this article - any tips? By the way, the blurbs for the rest of the articles on there are every bit as “about Andy Martin” as this one is. I think modesty is not his defining characteristic - twenty stories all shouting “Andy Martin is a Big Deal!”

[Calpernia]

His community splash page does get confusing.

Here is the hard URL:

http://contrariancommentary.blogspot.com/2008/08/andy-martin-on-his-competitors-david.html

[Calpernia]

Would you mind updating the URL for this thread? The splash page of his site makes it hard to find the story I posted:

http://contrariancommentary.blogspot.com/2008/08/andy-martin-on-his-competitors-david.html