Posted on 01/25/2005 10:33:36 AM PST by pissant
The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth are credited with bringing John Kerry's real Vietnam war record to light, and now one of the authors of Unfit for Command, Jerome Corsi, says he's going to move to the Back Bay so he can challenge Sen. Kerry for his seat in Congress.
"I'm going to do it," said Corsi. "I've got serious political aspirations now."
Corsi, 58, is not a veteran, but he co-authored the book (that NewsMax helped to make a bestseller) with John O'Neill, that, along with the TV ads from the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, helped expose the real John Kerry to millions of voters.
Now, Corsi hopes to get some of those voters in one of the nation's most liberal states on his side.
"It may be time for a conservative movement to take hold in Massachusetts," Corsi said.
A managing partner in the U.S. Financial Marketing Group, Corsi - who got his PhD from Harvard, a hop skip and a jump from Boston, will sell his part of the company and devote his time to a political career.
He wants to run as a Republican, but told the Boston Herald that if he doesn't get financial backing from the Grand Old Party, he'll just run as an Independent.
And, he says he'll run even if Kerry doesn't.
Corsi is a bit of a controversial figure, even without his Kerry book. Corsi has posted comments on the FreeRepublic website where he reportedly called Islam "a cancer that destroys the body it infects," and called the pope "senile," all of which he claims were meant to be satirical.
The chair of the Mass. Democratic Party Phil Johnston was not amused, or enthused. "I know Massachusetts will not welcome a candidate whose calling card is a disturbing track record of slandering Catholics, the pope, Jews and Vietnam veterans. Carpetbaggers spreading lies and smears are not welcome in our state," he told the Herald.
Kerry's spokespeople had no comment, saying Kerry was too busy with his work in the Senate ... which we can understand. He must have a lot to catch up on, since he essentially took the last two years off to run for president.
>> Destroyed?
Hardly!
Swiftboatvets for Truth destroyed Kerry! <<
Yes, but not until his presidential bid. The swift boat vets were Kerry's Chapaquiddic. They only needed sufficient reason to bring the case. His presidential bid was it.
Like Ted, Kerry will never be president. EVER!
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