▁be ▁a ▁mi racle ▁if ▁there ▁were ▁none " ▁[ emph asis ▁in ▁original ]. ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁also ▁contains ▁what ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁describes ▁as ▁" pot entially ▁off ensive ▁pass ages " ▁about ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ' s ▁personal ▁and ▁family ▁life , ▁such ▁as ▁one ▁stating ▁that ▁Ob ama ▁is ▁less ▁identified ▁with ▁his ▁American ▁roots ▁than ▁his ▁" A fr ican ▁blood ". ▁C ors i ▁also ▁writes : ▁" Ob ama ' s ▁mother ▁chose ▁another ▁Third ▁World ▁prospect ▁for ▁her ▁second ▁husband , ▁a ▁second ▁man ▁of ▁color , ▁to ▁be ▁her ▁mate ", ▁noted ▁by ▁CNN ▁as ▁" lines ▁some ▁might ▁consider ▁ra cially ▁ins ens itive ." ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁also ▁pointed ▁to ▁a ▁line ▁by ▁C ors i ▁claim ing ▁" Ob ama ▁wants ▁to ▁will ▁all ▁the ▁white ▁blood ▁out ▁of ▁himself ▁so ▁he ▁can ▁become ▁pure ▁black ," ▁cit ing ▁" big oted ▁comments ." ▁The ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times ▁called ▁it ▁" an ▁ab om ination ," ▁and ▁said ▁the ▁book ▁" exp lo its ▁ra cial ▁fear s ▁[ and ] ▁hate ▁in ▁[ an ] ▁effort ▁to ▁sc are ▁white ▁America ." ▁C ors i ▁has ▁drawn ▁criticism ▁for ▁sched uling ▁an ▁appearance ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁book ▁on ▁The ▁Political ▁C ess pool , ▁a ▁" pro - White " ▁radio ▁talk ▁show ▁described ▁as ▁" white ▁national ist " ▁by ▁the ▁Southern ▁P over ty ▁Law ▁Center . ▁He ▁previously ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁on ▁July