apparently. so i don t know, lawrence. i m eager to see what allred has to. say i should not have tipped my first question like that. have a great. so thank you. john douglass was the tucker carlson of 19th century london. he was, in every way, a terrible person. when his father died he inherited his father s absurd title of marcus of queensbury at age 14. tucker carlson s upbringing is the 20th century american version of lauren queensbury s up bringing. they were both born rich enough to never have to work day in their lives. they were both students who never achieved any high academic distinction. like many of the most influential voices in the history of right-wing american media, wrestling by and rush hannity, queensbury never finished college. he was so disliked what he is not allowed to be a member of the house of lords. his first wife successfully sued him on the grounds of divorce on the grounds of adultery. he he lived on the grounds of hatred, the ful
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It to him and he does. Now i hasten to add as i said before, they are not like the others down the mountain. E hes not making any deal with him and those are the people. At youre thinking about those that are not in his blood family. What are their prospects, what is their future . E he sees himself acting as a slave holder to the people within his family and hes treating him in ways that most are not treated. Ca we have a good question that can be answered yes or no. [laughter] you scared everybody. Were you very critical when you were writing this belief and truth . We are critical when its appropriate. Ing beca the reviews are interesting butr there are people that think we hate them and some that are defending. Its hard to know. I think weve try to be balanced about it. Hes not god and hes not the devil. Said the answer is yes and no. [applause] biography of Thomas Francis who led a failed uprising in ireland against british rule before leading a Union Brigade in the american civil