Political Assassins More Often End up Achieving the Opposite of What Their Manifestos Proclaim
We begin with the White House at war with reality on two fronts, pounding the lie from the podium that the Democrats are responsible for political hate speech along with trying to characterize Trump’s would-be assassin who appears to have evangelical roots as anti-Christian. We discuss how Ted Kaczynski, Luigi Mangione and now Cole Allen wrote manifestos claiming they were acting for the greater good, but what they end up achieving is often the opposite, as was Trump’s recent assassination of Iran’s leadership which was replaced by an even harder line regime. Joining us is Bill Scher, the politics editor of the Washington Monthly who is the host of the history podcast When America Worked and the co-host of the bipartisan online show and podcast The DMZ. We discuss his article at The Washington Monthly, “Don’t Murder People: Besides being immoral, political assassins repeatedly fail to achieve their intended objectives.”
Trump’s Tactic of Attacking the Messenger in Order to Avoid the Message
Then we examine Trump’s tactic of attacking the messenger in order to avoid discussing the message as he shuts down female reporters with misogynistic barbs like “quiet piggy” or in the case of Nora O’Donnell on 60 Minutes, “you’re a disgrace.” Joining us is Peter Loge, a Professor and the Director of the School of Media and Public Affairs and Director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication at George Washington University. He has more than 30 years of experience in politics and communications, including a presidential appointment at the Food and Drug Administration and held senior positions for Sen. Edward Kennedy and three members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
King Charles’ Repair Job For Anglo/American Relations at the White House and Congress Today
Then finally we assess what kind of repair job King Charles is doing for Anglo-American relations with his charm offensive at the White House and the U.S. Congress today. Joining us is Toby Miller, a British/Australian/American cultural studies and media studies scholar. He is the Distinguished Professor in Media and Cultural Studies at Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey in Guadalajara, Mexico, and has taught at Cardiff University and Loughborough University in London, and was a professor at New York University. He hosts the podcast Cultural Studies and his most recent books include Violence, The Persistence of Violence: Colombian Popular Culture, How Green is Your Smartphone? and A Better World.