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EVAN WRIGHT AUTHOR OF "HELLA NATION," WHO'S WING NUT. |
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WING NUT WAS AN ANARCHIST WARRIOR WHO LED THE ANARCHY AT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION IN SEATTLE IN... |
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WHY? |
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WELL, ACTUALLY TO GET BENEATH SORT OF THE NETWORK NEWS IMAGES OF THE PROTESTS. WHAT THEY DID WAS VERY... |
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AND WHAT DID YOU FIND? |
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WELL, I FOUND THERE WAS SOME -- SOME OF WHAT THEY DID POE WHAT HE BELIEVED IN WAS COMMENDABLE. THEY... |
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HOW DID YOU CONVINCE THEM TO ALLOW THEM IN THEIR LIVES. |
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I FIND WITH MOST SUBJECTS IF UAPPROACH THEM AND YOU'RE PERSISTENT AND WHAT I REALLY TRY TO DO IS GIVE... |
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AND IN YOUR BOOK, "HELLA NATION," YOU GET INTO THE LIVES OF SEVERAL PEOPLE YOU CALL THE LOST TRIBES... |
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WELL, WHAT -- I WROTE A PREVIOUS BOOK CALLED "GENERATION KILL." THAT BOOK WAS ABOUT 20-SOMETHING ... |
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HOW WAS IT THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO CONVINCE THE ARYAN NATION TO INCLUDE YOU? |
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THAT TOOK SOME PERSISTENCE AND AS A REPORTER I DON'T BELIEVE IN MASKING MY IDENTITY OR TELLING PEOPLE... |
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AND FINALLY, BEFORE WE GO ON TO OTHER THINGS, WHO'S PAT DOLLARD. |
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PAT DOLLARD WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL HOLLYWOOD AGENT WHO HAD SOME PERSONAL ISSUES WITH DRUGS. HE SET... |
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AND DID THAT DOCUMENTARY EVER REACH DISTRIBUTION? |
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IT DID -- PIECES OF IT HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED ON YOUTUBE BUT IT NEVER GOT PICKED UP BY A CABLE CARRIER... |
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HOW LONG DID YOU FOLLOW PAT DOLLARD AROUND BECAUSE YOU CHART HIS LIFE THROUGH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT... |
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YEAH, THAT WAS -- YOU KNOW, AS A JOURNALIST, I PREFER TIME. AND I'M A GREAT PROCONTRASTNATOR, TOO,... |
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DO YOU STAY IN TOUCH WITH HIM |
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YES. |
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AND WHAT'S HE DOING? |
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PAT HAS A WEBSITE. AND HE IS TRYING TO PROMOTE RIGHT WING AGENDA THAT HE BELIEVES IN SINCERELY AND... |
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EVAN WRIGHT, YOU WRITE IN YOUR BOOK THAT YOU BEGAN A CAREER AT HUSTLER MAGAZINE AFTER AN OVERDOSE... |
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I ACTUALLY BEGAN THE CAREER DURING AN OVERDOSE OF XANAX. AS I WRITE IN THE WRITE IN THE INTRODUCTION... |
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AND HOW LONG DID YOU WORK AT HUSTLER AND WHAT DID YOU DO THERE? |
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I WORKED THE AT HUSTLER FOR LARRY FLYNT PUBLICATIONS FOR THREE YEARS AND I WAS THE ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR... |
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DID YOU ENJOY YOUR WORK? |
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IT'S A BETTER JOB TO HAVE HAD IN RETROSPECT BECAUSE AT THE TIME, YOU KNOW, I'D GONE TO SCHOOL. I'D... |
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IS THERE A PORN SUBCULTURE HERE IN L.A.? |
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THERE IS A MASSIVE PORN SUBCULTURE. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A HUGE INDUSTRY BUT IF I WERE WRITING ABOUT... |
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WHO IS TIDOR ORTIZ? |
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HE WAS AN ULTIMATE FIGHTER, WHO WAS THE CHAMPION OF THE UFC, WHICH IS THE POPULAR ULTIMATE FIGHTING... |
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AND JOHN McCAIN REFERRED TO -- WHAT DID HE CALL IT? HUMAN COCKFIGHTING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? |
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YES, JOHN McCAIN WAS A STAUNCH -- HE LATCHED ONTO ULTIMATE FIGHTING AS HIS CAUSE THAT HE WAS GOING... |
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I WANT TO GO BACK TO HUSTLER FOR A MOMENT. WHERE DID YOU TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHERE YOU WORKED?... |
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I TOLD THEM I WORKED AT HUSTLER. MY FATHER WAS AT THE TIME A REPUBLICAN AND A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON.... |
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AS A COMEDIAN. |
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YES. SO THE POINT IS THE BOOK IS DEDICATED TO ALLEN WRIGHT, MY FATHER, THE GREAT CYNIC, REALIST AND... |
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CYNIC AND REALIST. |
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WORKING IN WASHINGTON, I THINK MY FATHER WAS PRAGMATIC ENOUGH, SO TO SAY, TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF... |
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I SHOULD ALSO MENTION NOT ONLY DID YOU WORKED AT HUSTLER YOU WON A COUPLE OF NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS... |
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YES. I WON AN AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE IN REPORTING IN 2003. |
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FOR WHAT. |
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FOR THE KILLER ELITE. A SERIES OF ARTICLES I WROTE ABOUT MARINES IN IRAQ FOR ROLLING STONE WHICH BECAME... |
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AND FINALLY, EVAN WRIGHT, WHO IS ON THE COVER OF "HELLA NATION" AND WHERE DID YOU COME UP WITH THAT... |
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THE YOUNG MAN ON THE COVER -- I FORGET HIS NAME. I WORKED FOR YEARS WITH A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO -- WHEN... |
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EVAN WRIGHT, THANK YOU. |
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THANKS FOR HAVING ME. |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
