adviser to the president. look, the media is the guard of the permanent political class, all the consultants that come after you, the permanent political class consultants, they re all in bed together. reporter: so how did he get there? early investment in the seinfeld tv series led bannon to a wealth of cash and experience in media which he transformed into political battering rams. he was sitting at the desk reporter: producing films to promote the political right, uncovering anthony weiner s sexting habits, exploiting the birther controversy around president obama, bedevilling democratic contender hillary clinton. you have to understand how the clintons who proclaim that they support all your values essentially have sold you out for money. reporter: but bannon s aggressive use of the breitbart brand is under renewed scrutiny. civil rights groups point to incendiary headlines as evidence bannon is pushing a white supremacist alt-right agenda while his allies brush th
hugely influential right-wing media empire before his unexpected death in 2012. and these are the kind of headlines breitbart churns out these days. birth control makes women unattractive and crazy. gay rights have made us dumber. the site called a conservative columnist a renegade jew and asked would you rather your child had feminism or cancer? at the helm for breitbart news until recently, steve bannon. we need to have a fight in the republican party for the soul of the conservative i agree with you. reporter: former navy officer, former investment banker, according to bloomberg the most dangerous political operative in america and now adviser to the president. look, the media is the guard of the permanent political class, all the consultants that come after you, the permanent political class consultants, they re all in bed together. reporter: so how did he get there? early investment in the seinfeld tv series led bannon to a wealth of cash and experience in media whi
charisma and t minus behavior which is destructive and sometimes criminal. after having studied political behavior for a long time that the risk taking personality and behavior is a key ingredient in much of the corruption and destructive behavior. let me play armchair psychologist. i believe this is what happens when we are represented by a permanent political class. democracy has not developed according to the plan. the idea was we pick the best and the brightest, those successful in life who would serve despite reluctance because of an understanding that the needs of the community require their service for a limited amount of time. and then they go home and resume their productive lives outside the government. those days ended long ago. and today, we have too many who are drawn to a risky profession