Host we talked about this earlier. Elliott emails in, she attackeds the Koch Brothers, what about george soros . Guest george soros put in some money to Hillary Clinton, the supposedly independent tack that supports Hillary Clinton, none of these super pacs are truly independent as far as i am concerned. Legally they are. It seems george soros is putting serious money back into politics. The idea that our political system would be so influenced by such a small group of people with that much money is disturbing on both sides of the partisan divide. I think most americans object to the idea that 400 or 500 of the richest people in this country will be picking their next leader for them, whether your democrat, republican, in the middle, whatever, it is not the same as the idea of one man one vote. Theres a lot to worry about in both directions. The reason i have focused, and i have to say this, focused on the kochs in particular and the republican right wing money in this book is when it
In america, who have Strong Political views and taken their fortune over the last 40 years to influence america. They spend in very targeted ways and interesting ways to change the whole direction of american politics. Host what are their names and where are they located . Wikipedia charles koch and david koch. The ones they think of was that part brothers, charles is from wichita, kan. From where Koch Industries based and david lives in new york, the wealthiest residents in manhattan. There are two others Koch Brothers, people dont talk about the. Bill koch and fred koch. You hear about them in my book, but mostly you dont hear about them much in the headlines. Host why not . Guest they are not as political as charles and david allegiance some ways they are losers in a huge family struggles that took place over the years, an epic dynastic struggles for who was going to control but family company, Koch Industries, a huge privately owned company that the koches have jumped 4 years is th
Watch book tv all weekend, every weekend weekend on cspan2, television for serious readers. Next on book tv afterwards program, Washington Post columnist talks to williams of fox news about republican politics. Host the author of why the right went wrong, from goldwater to the tea party and beyond, ej, thank you for doing this. You are a much a steam columnist for the Washington Post but people think of you as a liberal columnist. Is this book intended for liberals, conservatives, or both . Guest i like to think of both, thanks for doing this i really appreciate it. At the beginning of the book i make the point that a healthy conservativism is in the interest of everybody including liberals. I also make the point that i grew up in a conservative family and only started becoming a liberal in my early teen years. My dad and i had a lot of great arguments, he encouraged them. He thought it was a good was a good thing when kids and parents argued about politics. I say that because i dont l
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Probably the richest their brothers in the world, certainly in america who are very Strong Political views and have taken fortune over the last 40 years to try doing a america. They spent in very targeted ways in interesting ways to try to change the whole direction of american politics. Poster what are their names and where are they located . Guest charles koch and david koch are the ones that people think of the Koch Brothers. 11 wichita, kansas where Coke Industries is based. David lives in new york. He is the wealthiest in manhattan. They are actually two other Koch Brothers that people dont talk about too much. There is bill koch and fred koch. You talk about hear about them than about the mostly dont much in the headlines. Host why not . Guest they are not as political and in some ways they are losers and a huge family struggle but to this over the years. And at that kind of struggle and the family for who is going to control the family company. A huge privately owned company tha