President to learn more about president and order your copy today wherever books and ebooksare sold. Now on book tv like to highlight them programs from our archives political satirist p. J. Orourke. Over the past 20 years hes appeared on tv posted 20 times. First up in 2007 when our monthly call in program in that. He discussed his politics, writing and why uses humor to address political andsocial issues. This picture on the left, is that a real picture mark. Oh yeah. Not only area that was i would guess 71. Not quite positive. Floor your politics in 1971. I think a martian left. That would be the easiest way to sum it up. I was a leftwinger but i didnt make enough sense to actually be a communist or a trotskyite or anything like that. And the transformation of her it was gradual. The place and back i do about this. There is a book coming out from the huber institution. I was a radical leftist, very much in favor of some sort of marxist socialist thing in america. I got a job. I got
I think that a martian left would be the easiest way to sum it up. I was a leftwing but it didnt make enough sense to be. Host when did the transformation occur . Guest i just wrote about this. There is a book coming out from the Hoover Institution that is acting as called why i turned right and its the story of a bunch of us and it is a long story and i will not tell it that i will give the short version. I was a radical leftist 150 a week was a lot of money as far as i was concerned in the Lower East Side and i was very broke. We got paid every two weeks. I was really looking forward to the 300 so was my landlord. I got my first paycheck at 78 or Something Like that. After federal tax and estate tax and the city tax and social security, health care, Retirement Funds i said wait a minute, wait a minute, ive been advocating socialism, communism for years screaming and yelling down the street and we already have it. They just took half my pay. Whats going on here. Im not rockefeller. Th
What were your politics in 1971 . I think a martian left would be the easiest way to sum it up. I was a leftwinger, but i didnt make enough sense to actually be a communist or a trotskyite or anything. When did the transformation occur . It was gradual. I just wrote about this. There is a book coming out from the huber institution is backing this. Edited by Mary Eberstadt called why i turned right and its the story of a bunch of us and why we became right and it is a long story and i wont tell it but ill give the shortversion. I was a radical leftist. Very much in favor of some sort of marcus socialist thing in america. I got a job. I got a job paying hundred 50 a week. I was a messenger in new york , hundred 50 in new york a week was a lot of money as far as i wasconcerned, i was on the Lower East Side and i was very broke. We got paid every two weeks and i was lookingforward to that 300 bucks. And so was my landlord i may say. And my drug dealer. And a number of other people and i go
Host will you for your politics is anyone. I think marsha left would be the easiest way to summon up. P. J. i was a leftwinger but, i did not make enough sense to actually be a communist or anything like that. Host when did the transformation occur. P. J. it was gradual. There is a book coming out, i just about this. Its coming out from the Hoover Institution is backing this. It is called why i turned right. This is to rebut a bunch of us who went right. It is a long story in a motel it will give you the short version. I was a radical left. Very much in favor of some sort of socialist thing in america. I got a job. And i get the job paying 150 a week. I was a messenger in new york. That was a lot of money as far as i was concerned. I was living down in the lower east side. I was very broke. I get paid every two weeks. I was really looking forward to that 300 bucks. And so was my landlord mistake. In my drug dealer. Among other people. I got my first paycheck and i got down to 178 or so
A good thursday morning. Voters in montana head to the polls in just a few hours but the leading congressional candidate is now facing charges after allegedly assaulting a reporter. He is Republican Greg Gianforte who is accused of grabbing the reporter by the neck and slamming him to the ground overnight. At least three newspapers pulling their endorsements. Its a closely watched election where the Trump Administration campaigned for a win. Chaos on the eve of an election. You just body slammed me and broke my glasses. Reporter the republican candidate for montanas congressional race accused of body slamming a reporter from the guardian newspaper. In a recording of the alleged assault ben jacobs can be heard asking candidate Greg Gianforte about health care and then a scuffle. The cbo score. As you know youve been waiting to make your decision about health care until we saw the bill well talk to you about that later. Yeah, but speak with shane please. Im sick and tired of goos. The la