Bad Penny

By Rick Perlstein

August 14th, 2008 - 6:11pm ET

Watch Media Matters' Paul Waldman decimate author liar Jerome Corsi:

Jeffery Feldman usefully reminds us that Corsi was basically an accessory to a crime:

The Swift Boat group did more than just lie about John Kerry in a book. They broke Federal Election laws, were found guilty, and paid a huge fine.

"I've written eight books since 2004": I love that he considers this a selling point.

Dig especially the bit seventeen minutes in on former Cheney aide and longtime GOP operative Mary Matalin's role in the book: "Once Mr. Corsi's book came out it fit right in to the conservative promotion machine.