▁said , ▁" G otta ▁keep ▁your ▁sense ▁of ▁humor ," ▁but ▁his ▁campaign ▁said ▁McC ain ▁did ▁not ▁hear ▁the ▁question , ▁and ▁the ▁campaign ▁had ▁no ▁comment . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁book ' s ▁publication , ▁Senator ▁John ▁Ker ry , ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁previous ▁book ▁by ▁C ors i ▁during ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁campaign ▁for ▁presiden cy , ▁launched ▁the ▁website ▁" Tr uth ▁F ights ▁Back " ▁to ▁re but ▁the ▁claims . ▁Media ▁Mat ters ▁for ▁America , ▁which ▁describes ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁progress ive ▁organization ▁dedicated ▁to ▁counter ing ▁" con serv ative ▁mis information ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁media ", ▁has ▁given ▁details ▁of ▁what ▁it ▁says ▁are ▁numerous ▁instances ▁of ▁in acc ura cies ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁and ▁in ▁C ors i ' s ▁statements ▁prom oting ▁the ▁work . ▁Paul ▁Wald man ▁of ▁Media ▁Mat ters ▁appeared ▁with ▁C ors i ▁on ▁Larry ▁King ▁Live ▁when ▁they ▁discussed ▁the ▁claims . ▁MS N BC ' s ▁Cont essa ▁Bre wer ▁confront ed ▁C ors i ▁with ▁these ▁alleg ed ▁in acc ura cies ; ▁C ors i ▁disput ed ▁Media ▁Mat ters ' ▁alleg ations . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁and ▁critical ▁review ▁ ▁Re leased ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁# 4 ▁in ▁sales ▁in ▁non f iction ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁its ▁release ▁and ▁subsequently ▁rose ▁to ▁# 1 ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Best ▁S