Republican Gomorrah

Sep 16, 2009

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Max Blumenthal talked about his book Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party (Nation Books; September 8, 2009). He related his perspective of the history of the Conservative movement. Mr. Blumenthal argued that the right wing's so-called fringe is actually the party's mainstream. He focused on James Dobson as he .. Read More
Max Blumenthal talked about his book Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party (Nation Books; September 8, 2009). He related his perspective of the history of the Conservative movement. Mr. Blumenthal argued that the right wing's so-called fringe is actually the party's mainstream. He focused on James Dobson as he attempted to tie the beliefs of the strict evangelical leader to Republican lawmakers. Mr. Blumenthal responded to questions from members of the audience.

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00:00:16 Unidentified Speaker "DAILY BEAST" SENIOR WRITER MAX BLUMENTHAL'S, REPUBLICAN GOMORRAH, SAYS THE RIGHT-WING FRINGE IS THE...
00:00:37 Unidentified Speaker THANKS A LOT, AND, IT IS REALLY GOOD TO SEE SUCH OVERFLOW CROWD. I HAD HEARD EARLIER TODAY, FROM THE...
00:22:01 Unidentified Speaker AT THE SAME TIME BARACK OBAMA WAS TRYING TO RECONCILE THE CULTURE WAR. HE HAD SENT A YOUNG MAN, A...
00:23:53 Unidentified Speaker JUST IN CLOSING, WHILE I WAS WRITING THIS BOOK I DISCOVERED A LETTER BY DWIGHT EISENHOWER THAT HE...
00:25:21 Unidentified Speaker CAN I ASK A QUESTION? IN THE INTRODUCTION, YOU SAID THERE WAS A FEW MONEYMAN BEHIND THIS WHOLE MOVEMENT....
00:25:41 Unidentified Speaker THAT MONEY WAS THERE IN 2008 FOR SOME INITIATIVES. IT WASN'T THE CORPORATE MONEY. THE ONE MONEYMAN...
00:27:25 Unidentified Speaker YOU SPOKE ABOUT MASOCHISM, BUT THERE IS A CONSTRUCTIVE MASOCHISM THAT YOU EXHIBITED IN SPENDING ALL...
00:27:37 Unidentified Speaker YOU ALSO MENTION ERIC FROM. OF COURSE HE CAME FROM GERMANY. ALTHOUGH MANY OF THE IDEAS ABOUT CONNECTIONS...
00:28:32 Unidentified Speaker AND I THINK THERE IS A CONNECTION THAT A LOT OF THE EMIGRANT TO THE DEEP SOUTH, FROM, SAY LOWER MIDDLE-CLASS...
00:29:48 Unidentified Speaker I THINK EVERY COUNTRY HAS THESE KINDS OF BIZARRE BEHAVIORS. BUT AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, THE UNITED STATES...
00:30:21 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION. IN MY BOOK IS A SERIES OF OBSERVATIONS THAT I THINK YOU CAN TAKE TOGETHER...
00:31:25 Unidentified Speaker I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH GEAR TO DISCIPLINE. YOU MENTION THAT IT HAD A GREAT POPULARITY....
00:31:43 Unidentified Speaker WELL, ONE HISTORICAL EPISODE IS THAT AN EVANGELICAL AU PAIR LEFT FOR MY PARENTS IN 1985 AFTER SHE...
00:31:58 Unidentified Speaker IT'S BEEN REPRINTED SEVERAL TIMES, REMAINS A STAPLE OF I THINK CONSERVATIVE CHILD REARING, AND I REFER...
00:33:02 Unidentified Speaker TERRIFIC JOB. TO QUESTION FOR YOU. ONE, IT SEEMS LIKE THE MAIN THESIS OF YOUR BOOK IS ABOUT THE COLLAPSE...
00:33:49 Unidentified Speaker JUST TO FOCUS AT LEAST ON ONE SPECIFIC POINT ON YOUR FIRST QUESTION, I THINK THE DEBATE AROUND THE...
00:35:30 Unidentified Speaker THAT ANSWERED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, WHICH THE DEMOCRATS DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A STRONG CONSTITUENCY TO...
00:36:03 Unidentified Speaker MY FRIEND WHO IS A JAG OFFICER IN THE AIR FORCE AND HIS SONS ARE AIR FORCE CADETS HAS A GROUP CALLED...
00:37:26 Unidentified Speaker YOU'RE TALKING, I GUESS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RADICALIZATION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. ARE YOU MAINLY...
00:38:01 Unidentified Speaker WAS REALLY FASCINATING TO ME IS HOW McCAIN FARED WITH THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT IN 2008 VERSUS HOW GEORGE...
00:38:49 Unidentified Speaker CAN YOU PUT SOME NUMBERS ON ALL OF THAT?
00:38:55 Unidentified Speaker WITH THE CHARGE OF?
00:38:56 Unidentified Speaker YET. [LAUGHTER]
00:39:00 Unidentified Speaker HOW MANY HARD CORE CRAZIES, I MEAN IT QUITE SERIOUSLY. WE TALK ABOUT THIS GUY AND THAT GUY IN THE...
00:39:13 Unidentified Speaker I'M JUST WONDERING HOW ME PEOPLE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? YOU CAN THINK OR WHAT ONE OR TWO OF REPRESENTATIVE...
00:39:28 Unidentified Speaker MICHELE BACHMANN CERTIFIED HEALTH CARE WE HAD TO SLIT OUR WRISTS AND FORM A BLOOD COVENANT. BUT IF...
00:39:40 Unidentified Speaker BUT JUST TO ANSWER WHAT I THINK YOUR QUESTION IS I DON'T HAVE STATISTICS AND WHAT MY BOOK IS ABOUT...
00:40:07 Unidentified Speaker HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THESE GUYS? ARE THEY A MENACE THAT IS OOZING THROUGH?
00:40:15 Unidentified Speaker GO OUT ON SATURDAY AND GO TO GLENN BECK'S 912 MARGIN YOU WILL SEE HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT...
00:41:34 Unidentified Speaker I WILL TRY TO BE BRIEF. I LISTEN TO JAMES DOBSON FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS, AND I'M NOT, I MAY NOT COME TO...
00:42:45 Unidentified Speaker SCAIFE A SECULAR. AND I WISH WE HAD MORE TIME TO DO WHAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT DOBB'S AND. BUT SCAIFE...
00:44:42 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO ASK ANOTHER QUESTION.
00:44:46 Unidentified Speaker CAN WE GET SOME OF THE ONES. IF YOU COULD GET BACK IN LINE.
00:44:51 Unidentified Speaker IT'S IRONIC THAT YOU MENTIONED BACK IN THE 912 DEMONSTRATION COMING UP. AND IN LIGHT OF, IT SEEMS...
00:45:31 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS A HUGE QUESTION, AND OF COURSE NOT. BUSH WOULD HAVE BEEN A ONE TERM PRESIDENT. HE WAS TANKING...
00:47:42 Unidentified Speaker HOW SUCCESSFUL DO YOU THINK THE MOVEMENT WILL BE ON PERPETUATING THIS IDEA AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION...
00:48:00 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S A REALLY GOOD LAST QUESTION. I THINK, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE AS YOU THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE THIS ...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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