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Did America Shift too Far to the Right?

Sidney Blumenthal discusses his new book, "The Strange Death of Republican America: Chronicles of a Collapsing Party" and the fall of the Republican party. Michael Lind offers commentary. Steve Cle...  
 
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PrincessSheedy (1 year ago) Show Hide
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I wanna make out with youuuuU!

im bored =( Ke
RangerGordon (1 year ago) Show Hide
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I hate it when people expect gifted writers to also be gifted media personalities.

The experience of writing is one of slow, thoughtful repose interjected with bursts of fast, furious creativity. A talking head must have the ability to keep his brain and his mouth moving in a fluid manner.

The two disciplines are opposites. I admire people with the intellectual flexibility it takes to be a successful media personality, but writers have the time to fully develop their theses.
btex99 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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You're right, it's tough to listen to at the 13 or 14 minute point. He does better during the q&a section.
Style questions aside, I think his analysis of the Bush presidency and the increasing radicalism of the conservative movement is right on the money. However, I think decalring the Republican party as dead is premature (although I would be glad to see them go).
BTW, I am not a democrat. Go Ron Paul!
bachrub (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Ok, I lasted 14 minutes until the um, uh, ah um, um, ummm, ah, um...hum...ah...um...drove me to X it off.
arussellf (1 year ago) Show Hide
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a very smart guy, whose writing is great; but much of whose speaking style makes this footage almost unlistenable.

"um, uh, tiny phrase, pause, um, uh, tiny phrase, uh, um."

it begs for an edit just to pull those out -- but it would be a mammoth task.
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A thoughtful panel on a fascinating book. I hope they are correct that we will finally get rid of this right wingnut regime under which Americans have suffered for the last eight years and many of the previous 40. I have my doubts that we have reached the end of the idiocracy, but I'm certainly hoping.
woowoo678 (11 months ago) Show Hide
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give bush a break! the poor guy has gone through alot of ridicule and has taken the blame for waaaaay too many things

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