Jerome Corsi

[[File:Jerome Corsi.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Human being or boiled ham? You decide!]]
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'''Jerome Corsi''' {{lived|1946}} is a nutty [[right-wing]] [[United States|American]] [[Pundit|political commentator]], currently serving as the head of the ''[[InfoWars]]'' branch in Washington D.C. He was formerly a senior columnist for [[WorldNutDaily]].

Despite getting a Ph.D. in [[political science]] from Harvard,<ref>[http://harvardmagazine.com/alumni-writers/politicking-crimson-hued ''Politicking as Crimson-Hued Blood Sport''], Harvard Magazine, 8.28.08. The title of Corsi's thesis was [http://books.google.dk/books/about/Prior_Restraint_Prior_Punishment_and_Pol.html?id=kNT3GwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y ''Prior Restraint, Prior Punishment, and Political Dissent: A Moral and Legal Evaluation''] and it was apparently pretty good, according to Harvard Magazine, unlike his subsequent [[crankery]] (also according to Harvard Magazine).</ref> his ''modus operandi'' is to cash in on the [[fringe]] [[wingnut]] conspiracy theory du jour by giving it a veneer of legitimacy. Some of his more infamous works include:
*[https://corsination.com/shop/how-the-2020-election-ends-in-a-trump-win-ebook-only/ ''Trump wins''] &mdash; eBook predicting the outcome of the [[2020 US presidential election|2020 election]]. "Donald Trump always looks like he is going to lose just before he wins."<ref group=note>On [[Coast to Coast AM]] 3 December 2020, Corsi said "I am 100% certain that Trump will win". After the Supreme Court threw out the Texas lawsuit on 11th December 2020, Corsi's website featured an article headed "Trump wins again!!" </ref>
*''Unfit for Command'' with John O'Neill &mdash; [[Swiftboating]] [[John Kerry]].<ref>[http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/19/swiftbook Review by Eric Boehlert]</ref>
*''Black Gold Stranglehold'' with Craig R. Smith &mdash; [[Abiotic oil]].<ref>[http://www.craigrsmith.com/ExecutiveSummaryBGS.pdf Executive summary by Craig R. Smith himself]</ref>
*''The Late Great USA'' &mdash; [[North American Union]], [[NAFTA Superhighway]], and [[Amero]] conspiracy theories.<ref>[http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/16/jerome_corsi Review by Alex Koppelman]</ref>
*''The Obama Nation'' — "an innuendo-filled, mistake-riddled biography"<ref>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/08/obama-camp-pounces-on-mccain-c.html McCain Corsi Quip Irks Obama Camp] by Anne E. Kornblut (August 15, 2008) ''The Washington Post''.</ref>
*''Where's the Birth Certificate?'' &mdash; [[Birtherism]], obviously.<ref>[http://mediamatters.org/blog/201105180009 Review by Media Matters]</ref>

Corsi is also the [[author]] of the novel ''The Shroud Codex'', about the [[Shroud of Turin]].<ref>[http://books.simonandschuster.ca/Shroud-Codex/Jerome-R-Corsi/9781439190449 ''The Shroud Codex''] on Simon & Schuster</ref> It's full of blatant errors that make it look like it was never proof-read after he finished writing it. He also declared that [[Barack Obama]] was married to his male [[Pakistan]]i roommate(!) before he married [[Michelle Obama|Michelle]], which must set some record for combined unsubstantiated wingnuttery and [[homophobia]] in a single conspiracy theory.<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/08/09/corsi-obama-was-in-gay-marriage-to-pakistani-roommate/ Corsi: Obama Was in Gay Marriage to Pakistani Roommate,] ''Dispatches from the Culture Wars''</ref> And just like most conspiracy [[memes]] of this kind, the gauntlet got picked up by at least one fellow nutter ([[Scott Lively]], no less) who was also dumb enough to think that it was a perfectly valid argument.<ref>[http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/scott-lively-pushes-claim-obama-was-once-married-man Scott Lively Pushes Claim that Obama Was Once Married to a Man,] ''Right Wing Watch''</ref> Most recently he has appeared on King-of-The-Crazies [[Alex Jones]]' Infowars program and claimed that [[Hillary Clinton]] was in a secret-[[Muslim|M00slim]]-[[Lesbian]] relationship with her aide [[Huma Abedin]].<ref>http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/jerome-corsi-exposes-hillary-clintons-lesbian-muslim-brotherhood-conspiracy</ref>

Corsi is also convinced that proof of Obama's [[Kenya]]n citizenship can be demonstrated by the fact that there was a photo of him on a Kenyan calendar from 2005 when Obama was still a Senator from [[Illinois]].<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/09/03/corsi-finds-his-smoking-gun/ Corsi Finds His ‘Smoking Gun’,] Dispatches from the Culture Wars</ref> With standards of evidence like that, there's every indication that he's in a competition with [[Joe Arpaio]] for the 2012 Booby Prize in late-period Birther silliness.              

Basically, Corsi is useful as a benchmark or barometer for current fashions of conspiracy theory and crankery. If Corsi writes on it, it's hot on the fringe. Think of him as a device powered by [[crank magnetism]].

In 2018, Corsi was subpoenaed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the [[Trump-Russia connection]], apparently in regard to Corsi's association with [[Roger Stone]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/05/jerome-corsi-robert-mueller-investigation-subpoena Rightwing author Jerome Corsi subpoenaed in Mueller investigation: Conspiracy theorist and associate of Trump adviser Roger Stone will cooperate in Russia inquiry, lawyer says] by Jon Swaine (5 Sep 2018 14.44 EDT; Last modified on Wed 5 Sep 2018 14.46 EDT) ''The Guardian''.</ref> On January 25, 2019, Stone was arrested and charged by Mueller's team with obstruction of proceedings, making false statements, and witness tampering.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47002713 Roger Stone: Trump ally arrested on seven Mueller probe charges]. BBC News. January 25, 2019. </ref> That same day, Corsi and {{wpl|Randy Credico,}} another Stone associate, indicated a willingness to testify against Stone in court.<ref>[https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/427063-former-stone-associates-indicate-willingness-to-testify-against-him Former Stone associates indicate willingness to testify against him] by Jacqueline Thomsen (01/25/19 06:34 PM EST) ''The Hill''.</ref> As further fallout from this, Corsi sued Stone in 2019 for defamation.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-08/trump-confidant-roger-stone-sued-by-jerome-corsi-in-latest-twist Trump Confidant Roger Stone Sued by Jerome Corsi in Latest Twist] by Andrew M Harris (February 7, 2019, 6:09 PM PST Updated on February 7, 2019, 7:10 PM PST) ''Bloomberg''.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Regnery Publishing]]
*[[Robert W. Felix]], on whose websites he likes to peddle his [[abiotic oil]] crankery.

==External links==
*[http://ia600300.us.archive.org/13/items/DDP25thcorsi/06corsi.mp3 Audio of Corsi speaking] about [[abiotic oil]] among other things at 2006 [[Doctors for Disaster Preparedness]] convention
*[http://americanloons.blogspot.com/2010/10/84-jerome-corsi.html Encyclopedia of American Loons]

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