Author and Journalist Joe Conason
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- Опубліковано 8 лис 2024
- Joe Conason joins to discuss his new book "The Longest Con." In it, he lays out the rich and ugly history of right wing grifters. It's been happening for a long time. Joe goes back to the 1950s with the McCarthy era and takes us all the way through to one of the biggest grifters we've ever seen: Donald Trump. We discuss religious broadcasters and how some of them swindle their viewers regularly. Many of whom have abandoned their values all in the name of making a quick buck. And with Donald Trump on the ballot again this year, Conason explains how his second term will include a windfall of cash for the disgraced former President and his cronies.
Read Joe's work in The National Memo: www.nationalme...
Another great show. Thanks Al and Thanks Joe!!
Great stuff. An excellent American history lesson, quite relevant today, that everyone should be aware of.
Bravo👏 Now that’s some old school keeping it real journalism…You guys are very much appreciated. Much success on the book sells and all current and future endeavors.
Sincerely with love, Poor Toe Reekin Joe
We don't hear nearly enough from Joe Conason on the networks. I hope this book gets a lot more coverage.
Great show this morning. It's a subject that would make a great college course.
America, you’ve got this! Kamala is the better person by a million miles. I always liked what MLK said about content of character. Kamala has it - Trump DOES NOT. From “Psychology Today” 2016. “Let's take a minute and reflect on what Martin Luther King meant when he talked about the content of character. This refers to the core ethical values of honesty and integrity, respecting others, taking responsibility for one's actions, being fair and just, and being someone who promotes love and compassion in others.” 🇳🇿🇦🇺💙🇺🇸
That's a no-brainer 'cause the other candidate is not a "person".
I could listen to this guy all day, the subject is captivatingly horrifying, and the speaker is eloquent and brilliantly witty. Great show!
And some people STILL believe he is some kind of financial genius
Yes Al it was a great one for a change.😁 I'm all in for discussions about cons and grifts. I actually wrote something about it about 20 years ago, particularly how grifting and religion go hand in hand.
Wow, I forgot all those gifts and there's even more disgusting debauchery that I ever knew. Thanks! I'll get that book. Should be obligatory reading in schools.
Great One!
I was born and raised in Detroit and live in Metro Detroit now.
I just don't know how bad things are going to get before they get better. Electing Harris-Walz is certainly a step in the right direction, but just a step.
Brilliant Guys
Excellent and interesting information. Love, joy and gratitude
"Very confident prosecutors." Music to my ears!!!
This is a book that EVERY American citizen should read! (preferably before voting)
I believe it's impossible to save Trump's extremest mega from themselves. I don't think mega extremest are big readers .
Good one, Al. Thanks for the background on grifting.
GREAT INTERVIEW MINNESOTA HOME 🏠 TOWN HERO 🦸♂️ AL FRANKEN
I remember when Al had to explain why he said we have a great one, for a change. It's like these people didn't understand that if a bar painted " free beer tomorrow" on the front of the building, they weren't going to get free beer. These people really shouldn't be allowed to vote.
Not sure this is a compliment, but your Pat Robertson is perfect.
A great episode, no change. Thanks for sharing.
Good book. All registered Republicans should read it. Then again, they would never believe they have been swindled and duped, but they were.
Republicans have always known there are plenty of Republican marks who want to be cannibalized.
Such an important episode, I will get this book.
Sounds like a fun read!
Should be a must read for anyone voting! Good show! Harris/Walz 2024
I could listen to Joe all day.
Wondering if there's an audiobook with him reading?
He is weird. He says people who need childcare should get grandma to do it.
He's a misogynist, and not in reality, my mother had to work full time into her 70's, she couldn't babysit.
Interesting conversation. Thank you, Al. 💙🇺🇸⭐️
Thank you!
Thank-you!
who remembers when donnie criticized obama for playing 'too much' golf & that he'd be too busy to play .. and then played more than anyone else while charging the secret service millions to stay at his resort .. can the dems replay that tape please ?? and let's remind everyone that we still haven't seen the tax returns ... why has that issue not been re-visited and answers demanded ??
The problem is we have so many examples of his corruption, we can't show them all!
I recall that every day!
Great show 👏 Thanks.
Wow lots of interesting information in this episode 🤑 these people have No Shame 🤨
We got "Angles in America" out of it. 😂
There are some odd bots in the comments, Al. It's hard for me to imagine anyone would support Trump & Vance. They both seem like they are out of their minds! They have no business in the leadership of this country. Thankfully, we WILL defeat them. I.m looking forward to having a woman as president.
I've had comments removed responding to extremest mega comments. UA-cam doesn't notify me after removing my response. I don't know if anyone else has had comments removed. There's no way to have a conversation with Trump extremest mega
I unfortunately know people who will vote for those 2 clowns. They are no longer in my circle because I cannot tolerate imbeciles.
Another great show. Joe Conason is a fantastic writer/reporter. Love his important work ❤
Absolutely Fascinating- clearly understood though the decades, and the sheer criminality is breathtaking. Crime does Pay.
Great show, but depressing how little the legal system works.
Always Al Franken from St Louis Park ❤❤❤❤💙💙💙💙💜💜💜
Fascinating! As a Bible believing Christian who has not bought into scams I look for who else can see Trump for the sheister he is. We are out there- but it is rough going!
thank you, joe & al. well presented and lots of big words used.
Wow! Great show, will definitely get his book.
Thank you both! Finally, one place to chart all the grift. This needs to be a movie to get the word out more. Adam McKay & Michael Lewis, R U listening?
Wow what a great one!
GREAT JOB JOE CONASON DESTROYING STEVE BANNON
That really was a great one! Thanks 😊
Great guest. Thanks.
Trump on IVF...wait! Did he just endorse Obamacare or Medicare for All?
Wants to force private insurers to pay for it, which was apparently in Right to Birth Control for which no Republicans voted, and apparently Democrats couldn't pass it with no Republican votes.
But he did put that after an "or", suggesting govt funds could pay for it first, in a clip I was shocked to see.
I just believed that option even less.
Heck! He's repeating it in his stump speech!
Still don't believe him, but I worry that others will.
Great interview.
Thanks, sounds like a great book. I'll have to read it.
"Problematic" quotes? That's putting it mildly.
The author is a natural comedian. And I mean that in a good way.
👍💙cool intro music
Great conversation!
I think the title of the podcast needs to be more attention grabbing. It certainly deserves many more views!
Have I got an NFT for you. Thank you Mr Franken another great one for a change 👍
It's never to early, and never often enough to shine a light on the grifters
The chapter starting with Tom Delay and some others, leading to the fake-Christian leaders who are all totally corrupt criminals, with Ralph Reed who keep appearing on shows like Bill Maher? WTF.
Why is your podcast not far more successful? Joe Rogan has basically the largest platform ever lol… so how is it a rational comedic former SENATOR not have hundreds of thousands of view at the very least? I’ll wait here patiently while someone formulates an answer.
I thought Trump eliminated abortion. Overturned Roe v Wade.?
I've listened to this several times, and it gets funnier every time.
Senator, we need you back in Congress. Please run again.
Weird is a must to be a member of the Trump Maga club.
I am totally blind and I tried to share the link to the video on my Facebook page. My screen reading settings would not read it. I don’t know if it’s there. I tried hitting the share button again. Is Facebook deliberately burying political content now? I should think not. I’m going to do whatever I can to try to spread the word but, Hell if I know if it will go anywhere. The only way I could find a trace of it was to go to the menu and then look at the history of things that I’ve posted. It’s there, but is anybody else seeing it? Maybe because I’m in Tennessee the Russians are interfering. And, yeah, I have to agree, why isn’t al Franken podcast as popular as Joe Rogan’s? I also have to ask why Dr. Wilson‘s debunk the funk podcasts regarding RFK are not as popular. If that man has anything to do with healthcare in this country, we’re all dead.
Just checked out the most recent video with Dr. Wilson, Debunk the Funk. Excellent suggestion…..I subscribed. Great reporting with all the context needed to obtain a sober, thoughtful view of the subject matter.
Some gospel churches, pass offering plate 3×
It is 2024, it would seem with technology the Roy Cohn model does not work anymore.
It’s a mental game that almost rewires your circuits.
It’s frustrating. Bandy Lee does a really great job explaining it. She’s on MTN with Anthony Davis every week from now until the election because of how effective it is and what a dangerous position we are in.
25:52 26:15 Praise The Lord Bakker empire, Pass The Loot, eventually became Pay The Lady when Jim was sued for sexual assault.
Great podcast great guests Al Franken. I don't believe extremest mega can be reasoned with sadly. Exstremest mega are attacking library's so the changes of reading this book are slim . My small rural town is littered with insulting Trump signs.
So the recent rules like emoluments and Arlington fiasco are on the back burner for indictments or are just thrown to the wind?
Those rules only apply to democrats.
/s.
I don’t understand the emoluments situation.
But the Arlington thing is a civil situation. I guess someone could sue him civilly, but it isn’t a criminal conviction situation with an enforcement mechanism.
We used to be able to have laws without enforcement mechanisms because people actually just maintained the norm of following them.
That is the frustrating and eye opening thing about trump.
That so much of our government was norms, not laws. Norms that people respected because they were usually respectable and the public shame was enough to prevent anyone from breaking them.
Trump broke all of that. There is no more shame. Mark Robinson is the quintessential example of what Trump unleashed in our country.
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The Long Con is a very good book.
One of my favorites of the year.
The reading of the words is a real waste of time.
Anti-Communism in and of itself was not a scam. Ask the people of Poland if it was a scam. Ask the people of Lithuania if it was a scam. Ask any Berliner who lived east of the Wall if it was a scam.
It's immoral to let a sucker keep their money.
Santelli's first name is Rick.
I bought his book on the Clintons 👍
We need to impeach the corrupt justices and prosecute for every penny recieved in violation of the emoluments clause. It can be done.
Impeach and Remove SCOTUS Justices for blatant appearance of bias and corruption or incompetence. I'm not aware of emoluments violations except by The Trump Administration.
Where the hell is our media been? Corporate news sucks. The truth gets ignored
I really wish someone would do an article, story, or podcast around ALL of the criminals surrounding Trump.
Just lost all of them, their relationship to Trump, their crimes, and their punishment… including Al of his lawyers who end up disbarred.
Thanks for this podcast. But why are millions of Americans so easily scammed? So many of these characters are very transparent in their insincerity and morality.
Watch Bandy Lee. Maybe Al will have her on, too.
What's the title of the book??
The Longest Con
I know this sounds bad, but a part of me wishes divorce was more restricted. Then it would backfire big time.
It would suck for the women already in crappy marriages, but the blowback would be awesome
Felon 34 counts - no conviction?
Convicted DJ Trump on 31 counts; now awaiting sentencing.
Journalist
5:18 Interview.
15th!
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So a quick Google search found this about abortions:
No limit: Six states and Washington, D.C., do not impose any term restrictions. That has not changed since the overturning of Roe.
Do some research please before you discuss political arguments.
Maybe I missed it as I was listening. But what does the information you commented on have to do with what was mentioned?
I don’t think anyone has denied that some states have no limits on abortions. But that isn’t what Trump keeps saying. He keeps saying that ‘the left’ wants it to be legal to give birth to a full term baby and THEN decide you want to kill it. That isn’t abortion. That’s murder. And that isn’t legal anywhere, nor is it advocated for by anyone.
Or did I miss something else that you are referring to?