The Hijacking of American Conservatism

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Lincoln Square

News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 10 July 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

How did conservatism in America become the bizarre mess it is today? To help us explore this question, Rick welcomes Joe Conason, author of "The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism." Together, they explore the historical trajectory of the conservative movement in America, from the professional anti-communists of the 1950s and 60s to the rise of the Tea Party and the ultimate grift of Donald Trump. Conason delves into the intricate scams and deceitful tactics used by key figures and organizations, revealing how political manipulation and financial exploitation have shaped modern conservatism. Joe's book, "The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism," available now. Timestamps: (00:01:49) The Longest Con (00:07:59) The conservative grift culture (00:18:29) The start of the Tea Party movement Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Resolute Square.
0:02.0	Square. called an enemy's list which is rather expensive and continually being updated.
0:14.3	Democrats want Republicans dead.
0:18.8	Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay?
0:26.0	The women was the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having a Martian.
0:34.0	On January 6th of 2021 you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting.
0:41.0	So, it's not a right-wing conspiracy.
0:43.4	You're a duck-coon on.
0:45.1	It's real.
0:46.1	I'm Rick Wilson, and this is the enemy's list.
0:50.1	Hi folks, I'm Rick Wilson and welcome back to the enemies list. My guest today is
0:57.2	Joe Con. Joe has written a tremendous new book called The Longest Con.
1:02.2	How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds
1:05.0	hijacked American conservatism. And Joe, damn are you right on the money? I went
1:11.6	through this when the publicist sent it over. It was a list of people and events that are like a through line through my old life.
1:20.0	Some of it a little bit before from the real olden times of the 1960s and 50s with the professional anti-communists
1:27.2	Going into the 80s and 90s with the moral majority and a lot of the institutional things that popped up around the era of Reagan
1:36.2	leading to the Tea Party which is you know a as you break down a turned into a colossal cash scam, and then leading sort of to the ultimate
1:45.5	grift in the Republican firmament of Donald Trump and his movement.
1:48.7	Tell us about where you, how you came to write this book.
1:52.3	How did you select the thing you selected for this book?
1:55.1	Because there's a lot about my old party that is a complete lie and a scam.
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