Podcast appearances and mentions of dick armey

Do you miss any politicians? Dick Armey? Trent Lott? Newt Gingrich? Cool names at least LOL

Nine misses Dick Armey, do you miss a politician? Shout out Trent Lott Fat Boy mentioned for some random reason Headlines with George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino feuding? Sports with Kirk Herbstreit's thoughts on today's “cancel culture”

On today's show, Lou Pate discusses top headlines of the day and accusations on Russell Brand. GUEST OVERVIEW: Horace Cooper is a legal commentator and author. He is a senior fellow with the National Center for Public Policy Research, and regularly appears on TV and radio. He taught Constitutional Law at the George Mason University in Virginia and served as a senior counsel to US House Majority Leader, Dick Armey.

The Republican “Contract With America” is arguably one of the most influential political documents in recent history. In 1994, then-Reps. Newt Gingrich of Georgia and Dick Armey of Texas drafted the Contract With America, rallying Republicans around key policy priorities ahead of that year's midterm elections. Gingrich credits the document with leading to Republicans' historic House takeover. “To show you how historic it was, there's a 40-year period when there [was] no Republican majority,” says Gingrich, who became speaker of the House. The momentum continued, and Republicans “held the House for 12 years, but what was important was, when we lost it in 2006, Republicans knew they could be a majority,” the former Georgia lawmaker says.In his new book, “March to the Majority: The Real Story of the Republican Revolution,” Gingrich explains how the Contract With America fundamentally changed the Republican Party. He also shares stories about President Ronald Reagan and weighs in on the current political climate. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Republican “Contract With America” is arguably one of the most influential political documents in recent history.   In 1994, then-Reps. Newt Gingrich of Georgia and Dick Armey of Texas drafted the Contract With America, rallying Republicans around key policy priorities ahead of that year’s midterm elections. Gingrich credits the document with leading to Republicans’ […]

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 664, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Mild-Mannered Reporters 1: (Hi, I'm Wolf Blitzer.) From 1990 to 1992 my beat for CNN was this building where I had to see all sides of an issue, not just 5. Pentagon. 2: Sportswriter Grantland Rice wrote that the "Great Scorer" marks "Not that you won or lost" but this. How you played the game. 3: His book "Another City, Not My Own" is based on his time covering the Simpson trial for Vanity Fair. Dominick Dunne. 4: Roscoe was the middle name of this man known for his calm radio reportage during WWII. Edward R. Murrow. 5: This king of gonzo journalism wrote of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and in the 1972 campaign. Hunter S. Thompson. Round 2. Category: I Represent 1: Rep. Dick Gephardt. Missouri. 2: Sen. Joseph Biden. Delaware. 3: Rep. Dick Armey. Texas. 4: Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Colorado. 5: Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.. Illinois. Round 3. Category: State Fish 1: Though this "regal" salmon is Alaska's state fish, it doesn't wear a crown. king salmon. 2: A Massachusetts cape is named for this state fish, a valuable food source. cod. 3: Called a muskie for short, it's Wisconsin's state fish. a muskellunge. 4: This largest species of salmon, Oregon's state fish, shares its name with an Indian tribe and may grow to 3 feet. the Chinook salmon. 5: South Dakota chose the walleye, while North Dakota chose the northern type of this fish. a pike. Round 4. Category: Take Me Out To The Ballgame 1: In 1968 the Kansas City A's moved to this city. Oakland. 2: This pitcher hurled the first of his record 7 no-hitters in 1973 and his last 18 years later. Nolan Ryan. 3: In 1941 this outfielder had a 56-game hitting streak, a Major League record. Joe DiMaggio. 4: Inn 1993 this player "Mr. October", was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Reggie Jackson. 5: This Boston Red Sox player won back-to-back titles 3 times:1941 and '42, 1947 and '48, and 1957 and '58. Ted Williams. Round 5. Category: Direct To Video 1: You can order a copy of this fitness guru's "Sweatin' To The Oldies" from his web site. Richard Simmons. 2: This singing group is featured on a video subtitled "One Hour Of Girl Power!". The Spice Girls. 3: This company offers a motivational tape for experienced users of its exercise ski machines. NordicTrack. 4: This talk show host's video of clips edited from his show is subtitled "Too Hot For TV". Jerry Springer. 5: This animated dinosaur film by Don Bluth spawned 4 video sequels. The Land Before Time. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Kerby Anderson hosts today's show. In addition to all the latest news from the long weekend, Kerby will talk to Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey. Mr. Armey gives us info on his latest book, Leader, in which he discusses his experiences during an important period in American history.

Few leaders in modern times have made a larger imprint on American economic policy than former House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas. Along with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Armey helped engineer the 1994 “Republican Revolution” when the GOP took control of the House for the first time in more than 40 […]

Today's special edition of Pratt on Texas is an interview with our good friend, true conservative, and guest host Matt Crow and how Newt Gingrich, Dick Armey and others took back the U.S. Houses for Republicans after 40 years in the minority with the Contract for America.Matt was part of the Ronald Reagan re-elect effort (1984) and then the administration in the 2nd term. He also served in both the Bush 41 and Bush 43 administrations.Matt is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area who went to college at Nevada-Reno and got to Texas as soon as he could, but it took a while.He worked on Capitol Hill for a decade as a communications director and when he just couldn't it take anymore, he came to Lubbock – and we are all glad he did.www.PrattonTexas.com

Few leaders in modern times have made a larger imprint on American economic policy than former House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas. Along with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Armey helped engineer the 1994 “Republican Revolution” when the GOP took control of the House for the first time in more than 40 years. Armey was an architect of the bipartisan military base closing initiative, he was the leading sponsor of the Flat Tax, and, as House Majority Leader, he helped design the fiscal blueprint that balanced the federal budget for the first and only time in the last 50 years. Join Heritage, The Committee to Unleash Prosperity, and Representative Dick Armey as conservative leaders reflect on Armey's incredible contributions to the movement, how he and others managed the “Republican Revolution” of 1994, and what to consider looking ahead to the midterm elections. Former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, Heritage founder and former president Ed Feulner, and others take the stage. You won't want to miss it! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris Shays cuts an iconic, if disappearing, profile across the American political scene. One of the last by-God moderate House Republicans from the Northeast, he represented Connecticut in the US House for more than 20 years...a congressional career spanning the Reagan Revolution through the 2008 Democrative wave ushering in President Obama. In this discussion, he talks the Republican Connecticut of his youth, his time in Fiji serving in the Peace Corps, his decade serving in the state legislature, the time he was sentenced to several days in prison to protest political corruption, and lessons & memories from 20 years in the House. IN THIS EPISODE…Congressman Shays recalls the Republican DNA of the Connecticut of his youth…What political moment made his father upgrade their TV...His time serving in Fiji in the Peace Corps…Memorable door-to-door experiences from his first legislative campaign in 1974…He rubs party leaders the wrong way on his very first day in the CT State House…The amazing story of how a fight to root out judicial corruption in Connecticut lands him in jail for several days…Coming from behind to win a special election to Congress in 1987…The big difference he noticed between lobbyists in state government vs Congress…The one other member of Congress he wanted most to meet upon his election…The changes within the House GOP Conference pre and post Newt Gingrich ascension…Congressman Shays' contribution to the '94 GOP takeover wave - both intentional and otherwise...Behind the scenes of the failed GOP coup against New Gingrich in 1997…The time moderate Chris Says was most in the doghouse with his party's leadership…What it felt like to feel his district shift left in the 2000s…Congressman Shays talks the breakdown of bipartisanship in Congress…How deeply did he consider switching parties?What went into his decision to endorse both Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden over Donald Trump?A memorable meeting when Donald Trump met with Congressman Shays about building a Connecticut casino…Regrets about his 2012 Senate primary against self-funding Linda McMahon…The unconventional book idea he may pursue…AND….Dick Armey, the assault weapons ban, the best office in the Capitol, Black Rock, Roy Blunt, Bridgeport, George W. Bush, Mr. Clean, Bill Clinton, the Commission on Wartime Contracting, Common Cause, Tom Davis, Darien, Tom Delay, Mrs. Donahue, Dwight Eisenhower, Russ Feingold, Gerald Ford, Newt Gingrich, grievance committees, Jim Himes, Pete Hoekstra, Henry Hyde, Hertz, inverted bell curves, it hits the fan, Jehovah's Witnesses, John Kasich, Joe Kennedy, Ned Lamont, Steve Largent, John Lewis, Joe Lieberman, the Longworth building, Carolyn Maloney, Marla Maples, John McCain, Marty Meehan, Bob Michel, NBC, the NRCC, the New York Times, Christine Niedermeier, Richard Nixon, Jim Nussle, Bill Paxon, the Peace Corps, Nancy Pelosi, penny loafers, Colin Powell, Stamford, Leon Uris, the WWF…& more!

Rory Cooper, partner at Purple Strategies, has worked at all levels of Republican politics…cutting his teeth in campaigns, working in the George W. Bush White House, for the Department of Homeland Security right after 9-11, running communications for the conservative Heritage Foundation, and as Comms Director for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Rory tells great stories from these stops, with lessons and insights learned along the way.IN THIS EPISODERory's early political memories growing up around Detroit…A high school Rory finds a way into the 1992 Presidential debate…Rory takes over a New Orleans GOP field office in 1996…A young Rory learns an important political staffing lesson from Trent Lott…Rory is one of the first staffers hired after the Dept of Homeland Security is created post 9-11…Rory talks being around President Bush and working in the Bush White House…An important campaign lesson Rory learned on a California special election…Rory runs communications for the Heritage Foundation as the think tank undergoes changes…Interviewing to become Majority Leader Eric Cantor's Communication Director…Memorable fights with both Republicans and Democrats as Cantor's Comms Director…Rory talks the leadership qualities he saw from then Speaker John Boehner…The GOP member who's not a household name who impressed Rory…Rory talks the difference in good Hill boss versus a bad Hill boss…Rory reflects on the surprise loss of Eric Cantor in the 2014 GOP primary…Rory busts some myths about the Cantor loss and the impact of that primary on GOP politics since…How Rory approaches his next job off the Hill…Rory talks the work he does now at Purple Strategies…The messaging lesson Rory learned from Joe Biden…Rory's two tips to help people succeed in their career…AND…Spence Abraham, aligning Powerpoint slides, Dick Armey, ascendancy principles, BRAC, Joe Biden, the boringest day of the campaign, Neil Bradley, Andy Card, carnival barkers, Alex Castellanos, Bill Clinton, corn chowder, Joe Crowley, Ted Cruz, Bob Dole, donut hole fixes, DREAMers, Eisenhower Internships, Rich Falkenrath, fiscal cliffs, Mike Forbes, the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, the Grateful Dead, Joe Hagin, Laura Ingraham, John Jamian, Mardi Gras beads, making Tucker Carlson happy, Mel Martinez, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, Steve McMahon, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Meet the Press, the members only elevator, Milk Duds, navigating cubicles, Obamacare, participants vs pundits, Phish, quoting Hayek, the Republican Study Committee, remaining sticky, rude customers, RINOs, Save Your Asks, serious legislators, Steve Stombres, the Tea Party, Donald Trump, VAWA, village city councils, What It Takes, yellow tape around memorials, & more!

Dr. Anthony Harper Reports from The White House and Dick Armey joins Dr. Chaps via Skype Get free alerts at http://PrayInJesusName.org (c) 2021, Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, PhD. Airs on NRB TV, Direct TV Ch.378, Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, GoogleTV, Smart TV, iTunes and www.PrayInJesusName.org

Dr. Anthony Harper Reports from The White House and Dick Armey joins Dr. Chaps via Skype Get free alerts at http://PrayInJesusName.org (c) 2021, Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, PhD. Airs on NRB TV, Direct TV Ch.378, Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, GoogleTV, Smart TV, iTunes and www.PrayInJesusName.org

Horace Cooper — is Co-chairman of the Project 21 National Advisory Board, a senior fellow with the National Center for Public Policy Research, and a regular television commentator on major networks. Horace taught constitutional law at George Mason University in Virginia and served as senior counsel to U.S. House Majority Leader, Dick Armey. He is also the author of a best selling book — How Trump Is Making Black America Great Again! — The Untold Story of the Black Advancement in the Era of Trump. We will discuss with Horace what the election polls and what the election results will likely look like and why. Mr. Cooper will moderate the panel and add his own take to a few of the topics. Julio Rivera — known alternately as the "ConservaRican," is a small business consultant, political activist, and Editorial Director for the Reactionary Times. He is also the host of the ReactionaryTimesTV. His writing, which is concentrated on politics and cybersecurity, has also been published by websites including Newsmax, The Hill, BizPac Review, The Washington Times, LifeZette, The Washington Examiner, American Thinker, The Toronto Sun, PJ Media and many others. Julio will discuss how the Left is trying to reduce the number of financial or lending options that you have — all in the name of protecting you. Derrick Hollie — is the President and founder of Reaching America, a non-profit group he founded that addresses issues affecting the black community such as election integrity, criminal justice reform, occupational licensing, energy poverty and free speech. He is also a host of the weekly “Reaching America On Demand” podcast. Derrick will discuss why voter integrity is important to minorities and why people of color should and do care about voter integrity. George Landrith — is the President of Frontiers of Freedom – a public policy think tank devoted to promoting a strong national defense, free markets, individual liberty, and constitutionally limited government. Mr. Landrith is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was the Business Editor of the Virginia Journal of Law and Politics. He is admitted to the bar in Virginia and California and is also a member of the United States Supreme Court bar. As an adjunct professor at the George Mason School of Law, he taught constitutional law and appellate advocacy. His work is published in literally hundreds of publications across the national and globe. He is also a co-host of the Conservative Commandos. George will discuss how America can make it harder for China to spy on it and use shipping as an excuse to maintain a permanent presence within the heartland of America.

Richard Keith Armey is an American economist and politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Texas's 26th congressional district (1985–2003) and House Majority Leader (1995–2003). He was one of the engineers of the "Republican Revolution" of the 1990s, in which Republicans were elected to majorities of both houses of Congress for the first time in four decades. Armey was one of the chief authors of the Contract with America. Armey is also an author and former economics professor. After his retirement from Congress, he has worked as a consultant, advisor, and lobbyist.

Economist and Texas Republican politician Dick Armey was first elected to Congress in 1984. By 1995, he has risen to the post of Majority Leader, as the Republican Revolution swept Washington. He remained in that post until his election defeat in 2002. The following year, Armey wrote a little book of wit and wisdom called Armey's Axioms.

Once again, the Law Offices Of Quibble, Squabble & Bicker invite a guest counsel that is much higher class than the partners to help with their new client, America North. Maxim magazine model, cohost extraordinaire and lumber salesperson Sherry Nelson graces our offices without realizing exactly what she's gotten herself into. While working towards helping the client, the conversation went off the rails immediately and touched on lumber fetishes, veterans and veterinarians, Zoom boom, Michael DesBarres, rum comin', Gubba Gubba Hey, Dick Armey & Cock Navy, $57,500 Bar, trading oxy for cheese, forehead barometer, Tom Brady Bunch, a bald greased wolverine, no buffet no Bud, Trailer Park Boys, tinkling of bells, basketball on ice, Kramer's attorney Jackie Chan, chocolate vampires and Magic Spoon. For other episodes, go to www.qsblaw.org or tweet them @qsblaw or watch them on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbLhuNgs8_p7Z3_wLIey8ZQ/featured --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/qsb/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/qsb/support

Horace Cooper, senior fellow with the National Center for Public Policy Research, Co-chairman of the Project 21 National Advisory Board, and a regular television commentator on major networks. Horace taught constitutional law at George Mason University in Virginia and served as senior counsel to U.S. House Majority Leader, Dick Armey. He is also the author of a best selling book — How Trump Is Making Black America Great Again! — The Untold Story of the Black Advancement in the Era of Trump. TOPIC:Trump will win the election and why!! Dan Gainor, Vice President for Business and Culture for the Media Research Center and a veteran editor whose work has been published or cited in virtually every major publication in the Country and on many of the most popular news and public affairs television and radio programs. TOPIC: How the media is impacting the election!! Angela Box, former actress and elementary school teacher who was targeted for cancelling by the extreme Left because on a local cable access program she offered politically incorrect opinions about radical Islam, President Obama, and the extreme Left Democrats. But rather than backing down or capitulating, Angela fought back and now is the host of Angela’s Soap Box on Raging Elephants Radio and the content writer at AngelasSoapBox.com. TOPIC: The Left’s abuse of social media!!

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Congressman Dick Armey (TX-26) spoke to the Ripon Society at their first annual Legislative Director Symposium. He discussed the need to have a well-meaning and effective staff.

Kevin Price is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of US Daily Review, and Host of the Price of Business. He is the author of Empowerment to the People, which Dick Armey said contributed to the Republican Revolution of 1994. He has twice received the prestigious George Washington Honor Medal in Communications, has years of experience both in public policy and business, and … Read more about this episode...

Kevin Price is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of US Daily Review, and Host of the Price of Business. He is the author of Empowerment to the People, which Dick Armey said contributed to the Republican Revolution of 1994. He has twice received the prestigious George Washington Honor Medal in Communications, has years of experience both in public policy and business, … Read more about this episode...

The steady drum beat goes on in the background. Rep. Sen. Jeff Falke (AZ) - who just a short while ago had a favorable poll rating has now eclipsed his fellow U.S. Rep. Senator, Mitch McConnell (KY) for the dubious distinction of the U.S. Senator with the most unfavorable polling numbers.   The reason: Flake's recent "no" vote on universal background checks. 70% of Arizonans are in favor of gun purchase background checks. Probably the same figure could also be used nat'lly for immigration reform.  90% of Americans are in favor of background checks for gun purchases. So, for the current two most high-profile national issues, it would seem that the rapidly changed circumstances GOP Senator Flake finds himself in is symptomatic of the circumstances the GOP establishment finds itself in. On immigration reform, the GOP, contrary to some of its Congressional members' recent statements, will most likely stand in the way of any reform as the House of Rep. will not - in all likelihood - be able to muster up a majority to pass such legislation. On gun purchase background checks which already has the backing of 90% of the American public, the GOP will mirror their performance thus far on immigration reform efforts. All in all, another year of drif on such major national issues as these on top of the up and down efforts to craft sensible, workable and sane deficit legislation will only result in a purge in Congress - especially the House - of current sitting Repubs. Grover Norquist, Karl Rove, David/Charles Koch, Dick Armey, John Boehner, Tea Party adherents and the like, start packing your backs after November-2014. The GOP as a brand name now ranks with the Edsel.

Sometimes politeness is just another word for going along with liars. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/proleftpodcast)

*Stimulating political talk* Update on fiscal cliff, right wing flips at Obama's vanilla press conference, McCain wants to avoid cutting corporate welfare by cutting social safety net programs, Bernie Sanders nails it on the fiscal cliff, Chuck Schumer & Jon Kyle have an interesting exchange, Lindsey Graham plans to cut social security and medicare to raise the debt ceiling, Republican Congressman: Democrats are like bank robbers, Dick Armey takeover, Hillary Clinton has a bloodclot - right wing thinks it's faked, President Obama signs executive order lifting federal pay freeze, Americans thoughts on "morality", US soldiers screw over Afghan landlords, Al Qaeda taking over Mali, woman pushes middle eastern man in front of a train because of "9/11", 6 year old seeks $100 million from Newtown? Atheist group sues for discrimination, remember the Republican version of the Daily Show?? & more..

“Even Tom Friedman” blames the Republicans for the current debacle; The Dick Armey invades Freedomworks, and how are today's pundits like an always-wrong astrologer? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/proleftpodcast)

icole Sandler talks about Dick Armey dumping the Tea Party and Freedom Works, and more about the right wing reaction to Bob Costas comments on gun violence. Stephen Goldstein tells us why not to trust Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush or Charlie Crist, and David Swanson talks about the reasons Susan Rice should not be SoS and more...

In this extended podcast, birthday girl Blue Gal and Driftglass run down the following list of conservatives, GOP politicians, and a few pundits, and discuss whether they are Evil, Stupid, or Crazy: Sharron Angle, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Haley Barbour, Scott Brown, Jeb Bush, Eric Cantor, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Mike Pence, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Dick Armey, Jon Kyl, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Blanche Lincoln, Chris Matthews, Chris Wallace, Bill Kristol, Charles Krauthammer, Fox and Friends, Tom Friedman, Michael Steele, Bill O'Reilly, Rudy Giuliani, Liz Cheney, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Glenn Beck, Michele Bachmann, Virginia Foxx, George Will and David Effing Brooks. The game gets really interesting when it's a trifecta! This podcast is not safe for work. [We need a small contribution from you to keep podcasting. More info and free past episodes at dgbgpodcast.blogspot.com.]Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/proleftpodcast)

Last night I had a really interesting and enjoyable conversation with former Rumsfeld and Bush speechwriter Matt Latimer, who has a new book about his experiences working in the administration. This is essentially the story of a young, principled conservative who left Michigan to puruse the political junkie's dream in Washington DC. As he rose through the ranks, all the way to the White House, this idealist saw how the sausage was made and came away greatly disappointed. In his Human Events review, editor Jed Babbin noted, "If Matt Latimer’s new book had been released a few weeks ago, the Tea Party marchers would have hoisted him onto their shoulders and carried him -- laughing and cheering -- all the way up Capitol Hill. Laughing, because Latimer’s new book,Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor, renews conservatives’ license to chuckle at ourselves. Cheering, because it lifts the burden of George W. Bush from our shoulders." In additon to the stories in the book about Rumsfeld, Bush and Rove, we talked about the current state of the GOP, the fight between conservatives and those who are urging the party to moderate their message. We also talked about the NY-23 congressional race and what that said about the influence of the grass roots consevatives. In fact, Matt has an article on that very topic on Human Events today, Doug Hoffman and 'The Canada Option' "No, the special election in New York’s 23rd district is not about conservatives getting mad because they weren’t getting their way. It may be about something far more important. And the elites in the Republican Party better take note. For the first time in recent memory, conservatives at the heart of the Republican Party’s political base -- led by Fred Thompson, Sarah Palin, Steve Forbes, Jim DeMint, Dick Armey among others -- openly defied the GOP leadership by supporting third-party candidate Doug Hoffman. Also putting principles first, the National Conservative Campaign Fund, spearheaded by some of the premier figures of the conservative movement, issued an endorsement as well. And Tea Partiers, according to reports, planned to put their grassroots muscles behind Hoffman by going door to door. Make no mistake: the New York race was not a fight within the GOP – another Reagan versus Ford – but a fight against the GOP." This was a very fun book to read and I really enjoyed the wide-ranging discussion with Matt. I hope you do too. What is Pundit Review Radio? On Boston’s Talk Station WRKO since 2005, Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week we give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Called “groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to the radio every Sunday evening from 8-10pm on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Station.

Last night I had a really interesting and enjoyable conversation with former Rumsfeld and Bush speechwriter Matt Latimer, who has a new book about his experiences working in the administration. This is essentially the story of a young, principled conservative who left Michigan to puruse the political junkie's dream in Washington DC. As he rose through the ranks, all the way to the White House, this idealist saw how the sausage was made and came away greatly disappointed. In his Human Events review, editor Jed Babbin noted, "If Matt Latimer’s new book had been released a few weeks ago, the Tea Party marchers would have hoisted him onto their shoulders and carried him -- laughing and cheering -- all the way up Capitol Hill. Laughing, because Latimer’s new book,Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor, renews conservatives’ license to chuckle at ourselves. Cheering, because it lifts the burden of George W. Bush from our shoulders." In additon to the stories in the book about Rumsfeld, Bush and Rove, we talked about the current state of the GOP, the fight between conservatives and those who are urging the party to moderate their message. We also talked about the NY-23 congressional race and what that said about the influence of the grass roots consevatives. In fact, Matt has an article on that very topic on Human Events today, Doug Hoffman and 'The Canada Option' "No, the special election in New York’s 23rd district is not about conservatives getting mad because they weren’t getting their way. It may be about something far more important. And the elites in the Republican Party better take note. For the first time in recent memory, conservatives at the heart of the Republican Party’s political base -- led by Fred Thompson, Sarah Palin, Steve Forbes, Jim DeMint, Dick Armey among others -- openly defied the GOP leadership by supporting third-party candidate Doug Hoffman. Also putting principles first, the National Conservative Campaign Fund, spearheaded by some of the premier figures of the conservative movement, issued an endorsement as well. And Tea Partiers, according to reports, planned to put their grassroots muscles behind Hoffman by going door to door. Make no mistake: the New York race was not a fight within the GOP – another Reagan versus Ford – but a fight against the GOP." This was a very fun book to read and I really enjoyed the wide-ranging discussion with Matt. I hope you do too. What is Pundit Review Radio? On Boston’s Talk Station WRKO since 2005, Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week we give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Called “groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to the radio every Sunday evening from 8-10pm on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Station.

A Bill Moyers essay on the protests in Washington, D.C. and whose funding opposition to health care reform.