Podcast appearances and mentions of Sidney Blumenthal

Send us a textCatching up this week with return guest Dr. Michael Cohen, who just released a new edition of his book Modern Political Campaigns this month. He studied under iconic pollster Bill Hamilton as a student, worked in the trenches in Republican campaigns, spent time at Gallup, apprenticed under renowned GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio and worked with famed Dem strategist Mark Penn when Michael was an in-house pollster at Microsoft. Along the way, Michael started his own firm (Cohen Research Group), built the successful Congress in Your Pocket tech app, and wrote Modern Political Campaigns to bring the campaign literature up to speed with the ever-evolving political industry - including a new edition that includes a focus on the role AI is playing in political campaigns. This is a great nuts-and-bolts conversation on the political industry with a smart pollster, tech entrepreneur, and author.IN THIS EPISODE…The new edition of Modern Political Campaigns, including a focus on AI in campaigns...How political campaigns are (and are not) using AI at this point...What Michael knows about Gen Z from teaching courses at NYU and Johns Hopkins...Lessons he learned from a recent heart attack and recovery...Michael's formative years growing up on Long Island…The political switch flips for Michael in college…Michael crosses paths with famed Democratic pollster Bill Hamilton…Michael makes the jump to political polling under Tony Fabrizio…The bizarre story of how one of Michael's candidates was pilloried on the Colbert Report…Michael starts his own polling firm to move beyond partisan politics…Michael's stint as an in-house pollster at Microsoft with Mark Penn…Michael's compares working with legendary Dem pollster Mark Penn and iconic GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio…Michael creates the wildly successful Congress in Your Pocket app…Michael's 101 on how to create an app…The long journey behind Michael's new book Modern Political Campaigns…Michael's advice to those who want to write a book and get it published…Michael's take on what makes a good pollster…Michael weighs in on the question of a “polling crisis”…Michael's advice on the best books to understand how politics works…AND AAPOR, Michael Bender, Sidney Blumenthal, Stephen Colbert, Sean Cook, Bob Dole, enlargement ads, Ezra Cohen Corporation, Arthur Finkelstein, the Gallup Poll, Josh Gottheimer, Sasha Issenberg, Peter Jennings, Steve Jobs, Ed Koch, Celinda Lake, Massapequa mannerisms, mobilization vs. persuasion, Never Trump Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Rowman & Littlefield, Jake Rush, Karen Thurman, Chris Tompkins, Tevi Troy, vampire roleplaying, Ted Yoho, & more!

March 16, 2025 - Malcolm Nance | Aram Shabanian | Sidney Blumenthal by Ian Masters

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With the Fateful Election 3 Weeks Away, an Update on Polls and Predictions | Is America Itself on Trial in This Election and Could it Soon Descend Into Darkness Like Germany in the 1930's? | The Political Violence Spilling Out of Red States in Our Vigilante Nation backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

The Republicans Have Stolen the Software for the Voting Machines in Georgia and Can Manipulate the November Results at Will | Trump Abandons His "Black NAZI" Gubernatorial Candidate in North Carolina He Recently Referred to as "Martin Luther King on Steroids" | Can Trump and Vance Win With a Campaign Based on Racist Hatred? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

#POTUS: Trump tells a fiction about a helicopter and a man named Brown. Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/14/trump-harris-election-campaign?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other   1944

GOOD EVENING: The show begins on the UCLA campus, where the court orders respect and protection for the Jewish students and faculty and visitors... 1905 CALIFORNIA NORMAL SCHOOL Now UCLA CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #PacificWatch: #VegasReport: Court orders UCLA to respect Jewish students. @JCBliss https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/college-campus-return-new-protest-rules-e676f5ca?mod=hp_lead_pos8 915-930 ATOMS FOR PEACE: And after. Henry Sokolski, NPEC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoms_for_Peace 930-945 #SmallBusinessAmerica: The Robots are already here and humanoid. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirerhttps://genemarks.medium.com/from-microsoft-to-nvidia-to-boston-dynamics-heres-how-ai-is-being-deployed-on-the-shop-floor-abc6b3dc449a 945-1000 #SmallBusinessAmerica: LinkedIn needs discipline. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirerhttps://6854878.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6854878/Content/OOO-Culture-Report-May-2023.pdf?ut SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #California turnout. Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution https://www.hoover.org/research/california-democrats-fall-whose-enthusiasm-gets-curbed 1015-1030 #LANCASTERREPORT: Shopping sales only. Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety 1030-1045 #CHEVRON: Roberts leads the correction to the 1984 errors, Richard Epstein, Hoover Institutionhttps://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/09/the-end-of-chevron-deference/ 1045-1100 POTUS: Harris recommends price controls to defeat "price-gouging," Richard Epstein, Hooverhttps://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/09/the-end-of-chevron-deference/ THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 1/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War by James Shapiro (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Playbook-Theater-Democracy-Making-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CGTQFQ8H 1115-1130 2/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War Kindle Edition by James Shapiro (Author) 1130-1145 3/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War Kindle Edition by James Shapiro (Author) 1145-1200 4/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War Kindle Edition by James Shapiro (Author) FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #POTUS: Trump tells a fiction about a helicopter and a man named Brown. Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/14/trump-harris-election-campaign?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other 1215-1230 #ITALY: The Palio in Siena postponed by thunderstorms. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundationhttps://www.wantedinrome.com/news/siena-welcomes-return-of-palio-horse-race-after-two-years.html 1230-1245 #BLUEORIGIN: Jeff Bezos displays the factory. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.comhttps://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-tour-of-blue-origins-new-glenn-factory/ 1245-100 AM #MARS: PERSEVERANCE CLIMBING. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COMhttps://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-future-route-of-perseverance-out-of-jezero-crater/

How a Reality TV Star Living in His Own Reality Captured the GOP and Up To Half of Americans Now Living in a Phony Reality | America's Historical Irony of its Foundation in a Revolution Against a Mad King Only to Possibly Re-elect a Mad King Anointed by the Supreme Court With Monarchical Power and Immunity | Did Trump's Pandering to Young White Men and Joe Rogan and Elon Musk Fanboys on X Help His Campaign? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Hiroshima in August 1945 when the USAAF destroyed tens of thousands of families with the uranium bomb.,,, 1945 Hiroshima CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #HIROSHIMA: Mass-murder terror weapons 1945 and 2024. #Ukraine: Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/hiroshima-governor-says-nuclear-disarmament-must-be-tackled-as-a-pressing-issue-not-an-ideal/ar-AA1oitbO 915-930 #ISRAEL: Hezbollah is a well-equipped and motivated army. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israel-gaza-live-updates-israel-hezbollah-exchange-fire-over-border/ar-AA1oeyO5 930-945 #IRAN: Shoigu in Tehran. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD. https://www.timesofisrael.com https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/putin-sends-beleaguered-shoigu-to-iran-amid-widening-defense-purge/ar-AA1ok8CH 945-1000 #ISRAEL: Sinwar in the tunnels. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD. https://www.timesofisrael.com/hostage-talks-on-hold-until-after-iran-response-replacement-of-haniyeh-officials/ SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #PRC: Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of Wild Ride: China's Short-Lived Experiment in Capitalism, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3272987/chinas-property-bender-has-led-long-tough-hangover-economist-mao-zhenhua 1015-1030 #PRC: Charles Burton, senior fellow at Sinopsis, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/world/asia/china-nationalist-hu-xijin-silent.html 1030-1045 #NORTH KOREA: Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill: https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/1000-kn24-nkorean-frontline-forces-unprecedented 1045-1100 #PRC: Alan Tonelson, independent economic policy analyst who blogs at RealityChek and tweets at @AlanTonelson, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3272609/us-china-trade-war-could-be-death-knell-advanced-economies THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 1/2: #HOTEL MARS: The Unknowns of the Cheyava Falls rock on Mars. Kevin Hand, JPL. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com https://science.nasa.gov/resource/perseverances-selfie-with-cheyava-falls/ 1115-1130 2/2: #HOTEL MARS: The Unknowns of the Cheyava Falls rock on Mars. Kevin Hand, JPL. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com https://science.nasa.gov/resource/perseverances-selfie-with-cheyava-falls/ 1130-1145 #POTUS: Trump on repeats. Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/06/trump-kamala-harris-presidential-election 1145-1200 #RUSSIA: The prosperous sanctions middlemen in Turkey and Hong Kong. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution https://on.ft.com/46BJLA1 FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 FRANCE: Google and the Dutch Auction of 2004. Simon Constable, WSJ https://www.mclane.com/insights/googles-dutch-auction-ipo-is-there-a-take-away-lesson-for-the-rest-of-us/ 1215-1230 ENGLAND: Riots in the North. Simon Constable Occitanie https://www.nytimes.com/article/uk-riots-protests.html 1230-1245 #ISS: Starliner alone. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-has-decided-to-consider-bringing-starliner-down-unmanned/ 1245-100 AM #SUNSPOTS: Surging? Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com & What does it mean? https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/sunspot-update-in-july-the-sun-produced-the-most-sunspots-in-almost-a-quarter-century/

#POTUS: Trump on repeats. Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/06/trump-kamala-harris-presidential-election 1948

This past week marked the passing of the great pediatric cardiology pioneer, Dr. Sylvia Griffiths. Dr. Griffiths was a trainee of Dr. Ruth Wittemore of Yale University and was one of the founders of the pediatric cardiology program at NY Presbyterian Hospital in the mid 1950's with Dr. Sidney Blumenthal. Her career spanned 7 decades, all at NY Presbyterian, Columbia University. She is remembered as a pioneering woman in medicine as well as a pioneer as a pediatric cardiologist. She is also remembered as a kind and warm colleague and friend. In today's 304th episode of Pediheart we review a 55 year old paper by Dr. Griffiths on outcomes of partial AV canal repair and speak with the present chief of pediatric cardiology at NY Presbyterian, Dr. Christopher Petit about the important role she played at Columbia. We then speak with Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Christine Walsh about the role she played in Dr. Walsh's life as well as the lives of so many patients, colleagues and friends. Her imprint will remain and she will always be missed and remembered fondly by all. DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.40.1.21

On Saturday night in London, word came through that Donald Trump had been injured during one of his rallies in Pennsylvania. A shooter, who killed another person and seriously injured others, was killed by Secret Service agents. As the US comes to grips with what just happened, Jonathan Freedland presents as special edition of Politics Weekly America. He hears from former Bill Clinton advisor, Sidney Blumenthal on what this tragedy means for Donald Trump with less than five months until the election. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

On Saturday night in London, word came through that Donald Trump had been injured during one of his rallies in Pennsylvania. A shooter, who killed another person and seriously injured others, was killed by Secret Service agents. As the US comes to grips with what just happened, Jonathan Freedland and Sidney Blumenthal discuss what this tragedy means for the former president's image with less than five months until the election

As Donald Trump was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania, loud noises were heard in the crowd around 6.13pm on Saturday. Video shows Trump quickly clutching his ear and then ducking down to the ground, as security agents and others leap to his aid. A shooter, who killed another person and seriously injured others, was killed by Secret Service agents. As the US comes to grips with what just happened, Jonathan Freedland and Sidney Blumenthal discuss what this tragedy means for the former president's image with less than five months until the election

oe Biden is the US' oldest ever President – and it's showing. From his catastrophic performance during the recent debate against Donald Trump, to celebrity calls for him to step down, the question on everyone's lips is: Will he quit? Gavin Esler asks Democratic insider Sidney Blumenthal in today's Bunker.     We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit.    www.patreon.com/bunkercast    Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Produced by Eliza Davis Beard. Audio production by Simon Williams. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. Art by James Parrett. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production    www.podmasters.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In this episode, two acclaimed Lincoln historians—Sidney Blumenthal, author of the three-volume The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, and Harold Holzer, author of the new book Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration, join Jeffrey Rosen to assess Lincoln's life and legacy to explore similarities between the 19th century and today. This program was streamed live on March 27, 2024, as part of our America's Town Hall series.    Resources:  Harold Holzer, Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration  Sidney Blumenthal, Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, Vol. II, 1849-1856  Abraham Lincoln, Cooper Union Address (February 27, 1860)  Harold Holzer, Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President    Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.   Continue today's conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr.   Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly.   You can find transcripts for each episode on the podcast pages in our Media Library. 

Trump's History of Using and Abusing Women | The Pathetic Man on Display in the Courtroom as a Far Cry From the MAGA Faithful's Superhero | Will SCOTUS Undermine the 8th Amendment's Protection For the Homeless Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Acclaimed Lincoln historians Sidney Blumenthal, author of the three-volume The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, and Harold Holzer, author of the new book Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration, assess Lincoln's life and legacy to unveil remarkable similarities between the 19th century and today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Additional Resources Harold Holzer, Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration Sidney Blumenthal, Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, Vol. II, 1849-1856 Abraham Lincoln, Cooper Union Address (1860, February 27) Harold Holzer, Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.  Continue today's conversation on social media @ConstitutionCtr and #AmericasTownHall Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. Please subscribe to Live at the National Constitution Center and our companion podcast We the People on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

James and Al skewer the radical Republicans complicit in the events of J6 and welcome former presidential advisor and Lincoln biographer Sidney Blumenthal.  They shut down the corruption allegations targeting President Biden, discuss the capture of MAGA by Putin and propaganda, and lay out the threat Russia poses to our elections and allies.  Then, they dive into the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, examining what made him such an effective politician, key moments on his path to the presidency, and the steps he took to hold the country together while it was tearing itself apart. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you're from! Check James Carville's new videos: James Carville Explains…Why Trump Might Pick Kellyanne Conway As VP James Carville Asks… Does Trump Have Syphilis? James Carville Explains… Moms For Liberty #TrumpStinks James Carville Explains… Why Mike Johnson is a P.O.S. James Carville Explains… everything about Mike Johnson James Carville on the trail of Lauren Boebert Option: Watch James Carville Explains on YouTube - Playlist Get More From This Week's Guest: Sidney Blumenthal: Just Security | Wilson Center | The Guardian | Author Please Support Our Sponsors: Earth Breeze: Get 40% off earth friendly laundry detergent sheets when you go to earthbreeze.com/warroom Stellar Sleep: For a 7 day free trial then JUST $99 a year, head to stellarsleep.com/warroom

How to Get Around Speaker Johnson's Servility to Trump as He Blocks Aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan | A Resounding Win For Democrats and a Rebuke of Trump and the Republicans on the Border Issue | Will the Far Right Supreme Court's Majority Delay the Cases Trump is Facing in Federal Court? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Michael Rivero : The Death Of Vince FosterThis is the story that nobody dares touch. This is the story that ended my career in Hollywood back in 1994.Despite having reported the discovery of Dr. Haut's signed report confirming the existence of a second wound to Vincent Foster's neck, radio host Rush Limbaugh to this very day refers to Vincent Foster's death as a suicide.Even Matt Drudge, when presented with the FBI records proving that the FBI fraudulently manufactured Lisa Foster's recognition of the gun found at Fort Marcy Park, refused to get involved, opting instead for a story accusing Sidney Blumenthal of domestic violence (for which Drudge was then sued and made famous).Read more: The Death of Vincent Foster | WHAT REALLY HAPPENED http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/FOSTER_COVERUP/foster.php#ixzz5q6WWcAgC

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The Ukrainian Peace Plan to be Discussed by 30 Nations in Saudi Arabia on August 5 | Questions Following Jake Sullivan's Saudi Trip to Bolster the Abraham Accords | The Republican Napoleon is Getting Smaller and Smaller backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Michael Rivero : The Death Of Vince FosterThis is the story that nobody dares touch. This is the story that ended my career in Hollywood back in 1994.Despite having reported the discovery of Dr. Haut's signed report confirming the existence of a second wound to Vincent Foster's neck, radio host Rush Limbaugh to this very day refers to Vincent Foster's death as a suicide.Even Matt Drudge, when presented with the FBI records proving that the FBI fraudulently manufactured Lisa Foster's recognition of the gun found at Fort Marcy Park, refused to get involved, opting instead for a story accusing Sidney Blumenthal of domestic violence (for which Drudge was then sued and made famous).Read more: The Death of Vincent Foster | WHAT REALLY HAPPENED http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/FOSTER_COVERUP/foster.php#ixzz5q6WWcAgC7 years ago #bill, #clinton, #death, #ed, #foster, #hillary, #michael, #opperman, #report, #rivero, #vince

President Joe Biden has announced his intention to run for a second term in the White House. Already the oldest president in US history, he would be 86 after finishing a second full term. Donald Trump has already relaunched his bid for presidency. So, is America up for another round of Trump versus Biden? On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson takes a look at Biden's first term with our US correspondent Mark Stone, and asks how important his age really is. Plus, we hear from two strategists from opposite sides of the American political divide: Sidney Blumenthal, a former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton; and former Nevada State GOP Chairman, Amy Tarkanian. Alex Edden - podcast producerAnnie Joyce - senior podcast producerPhilly Beaumont - editor

Review of:  Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856, and All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860, by Sidney Blumenthal Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

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Nancy Pelosi's Former Chief of Staff on Her Career and Legacy | Trump is Now Effectively in Control of the US House of Representatives | Convictions of Those Responsible For Downing a Malaysian Airliner Over Ukraine | The World's Population Has Skyrocketed in Less Than a Century From 2 Billion to 8 Billion backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Jonathan Freedland speaks to the former senior adviser to both Bill and Hillary Clinton, Sidney Blumenthal, about some of Queen Elizabeth II's most poignant encounters with the 13 US presidents she met during her reign, and why King Charles III needs to keep that ‘special relationship' intact Death of the Queen and King Charles's accession - latest updates

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Review of:  A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. I, 1809–1849, by Sidney Blumenthal Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  I was joined by Max Blumenthal, editor-in-chief of The Grayzone, to discuss the politics of the war in Ukraine, the character of the American military empire, and his relationship with his father, Sidney Blumenthal, who is a long-time advisor of Bill and Hillary Clinton.   Go to Ghostgunner.net to purchase the Ghost Gunner 3 and make the world's first 0% receiver   BECOME A PATRON OF UNREGISTERED and get this: $100 off tickets to Unregistered Chicago (June 3-5) Bonus episodes of Unregistered (recently featuring Cody Wilson, Michael Malice and Hotep Jesus ) Thad's Unreported news analysis show Regular AMAs in which Thad answers questions from Patrons Participation in the weekly Unregistered Live meeting with Thad Unregistered Live Conferences, where Patrons participate in the Q&A with the panelists   Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/unregistered

Jack and Katy are off this week, so Darren discussed these topics:The United States Supreme Court ruled against Donald Trump's claim of executive privilege in trying to stop the National Archives from sharing documents to the January 6 Committee.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was ordered to turn over any documents about his actions and movements on January 6, 2021. He was found to be violating the Texas law on open records.Sidney Blumenthal wrote an article for The Guardian saying that the insurrection was not the coup, rather that the insurrection was born out of the attempted coup.Conservative talker Dan Bongino was suspended by YouTube for violating Terms of Service after he posted a video saying “masks don't work” to protect you from Covid-19.DirecTV is cancelling conservative outlet OANN when its contract expires.A judge ordered “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli to repay $64 Million for increasing the price of an essential HIV drug by 4000%.Scientists have found preliminary evidence that the Epstein-Barr virus may cause Multiple Sclerosis.And Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) is calling for the Capitol Police to investigate Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Q-GA) after she said on Sebastian Gorka's radio show that “Second Amendment rights” should be used against Democrats.

Weekly roundup for January 8, 2022 We take a closer look at what exactly occurred a year ago. How should we perceive and classify those events? What terminology should we use? And what do those conclusions say about American democracy? Is this the country Californians want to live in? NOTES: 1. Coup D'état Project (CDP), Cline Center for Advanced Social Research; https://clinecenter.illinois.edu/project/research-themes/democracy-and-development/coup-detat-project-cdp 2. "It Was an Attempted Coup: The Cline Center's Coup D'état Project Categorizes the January 6, 2021 Assault on the US Capitol", Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, January 27, 2021; https://clinecenter.illinois.edu/coup-detat-project-cdp/statement_jan.27.2021 3. "The insurrection is only the tip of the iceberg", by Sidney Blumenthal, The Guardian, January 6, 2022; https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/06/capitol-attack-coup-attempt-trump-far-right-republicans MUSIC CREDIT: "Angry Bass Line", by Adigold; elements.envato.com IMAGE CREDIT: "Storming of the United States Capitol on 6 January 2021", Tyler Merbler, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Storming_capital_IMG_3519_(cropped).jpg

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Sidney Blumenthal is the former assistant and senior adviser to President Bill Clinton and senior adviser to Hillary Clinton. He was a national staff reporter for The Washington Post and Washington editor and writer for The New Yorker. He is the author of numerous bestselling books including "The Clinton Wars", "The Rise of the Counter Establishment", and "The Permanent Campaign." He's embarking on an ambitious 5-volume series on the political life of President Abraham Lincoln. Three of five of his books are now on sale including, "A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. I, 1809–1849", "Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856", and most recently "All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860'. Sidney Blumenthal Book Recommendations: Life of Andrew Jackson - James Parton JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956 - Fredrik Logevall Landmark Book Series on American History - Various Authors USA Trilogy (The 42nd Parallel / 1919 / The Big Money) - John Dos Passos The Lanny Budd Novels - Upton Sinclair About The Inquiring Mind Podcast: I created The Inquiring Mind Podcast in order to foster free speech, learn from some of the top experts in various fields, and create a platform for respectful conversations. Learn More: https://www.theinquiringmindpodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinquiringmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theinquiringmindpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/StanGGoldberg TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKj2GeG/ Subscribe to the Inquiring Mind Podcast: Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3tdRSOs Apple: https://apple.co/3lGlEdB Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3eBZfLl Youtube: https://bit.ly/3tiQieE

Dr. Michael D. Cohen studied under iconic pollster Bill Hamilton as a student, worked in the trenches in Republican campaigns, spent time at Gallup, apprenticed under iconic GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio (most known recently as Donald Trump's pollster) and worked with famed Dem strategist Mark Penn when Michael was an in-house pollster at Microsoft. Along the way, Michael started his own firm (Cohen Research Group), built the booming political Congress in Your Pocket technology app, and recently wrote the book Modern Political Campaigns to bring the campaign literature up to speed with the ever-evolving political industry. This is a great nuts-and-bolts conversation on the political industry with a successful pollster, tech entrepreneur, and author.IN THIS EPISODE…Michael's formative years growing up on Long Island…The political switch flips for Michael in college…Michael crosses paths with famed Democratic pollster Bill Hamilton…Michael makes the jump to political polling under Tony Fabrizio…The bizarre story of how one of Michael's candidates was pilloried on the Colbert Report…Michael starts his own polling firm to move beyond partisan politics…Michael's stint as an in-house pollster at Microsoft with Mark Penn…Michael's compares working with legendary Dem pollster Mark Penn and iconic GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio…Michael creates the wildly successful Congress in Your Pocket app…Michael's 101 on how to create an app…The long journey behind Michael's new book Modern Political Campaigns…Michael's advice to those who want to write a book and get it published…Michael's take on what makes a good pollster…Michael weighs in on the question of a “polling crisis”…Michael's advice on the best books to understand how politics works…AND AAPOR, Michael Bender, Sidney Blumenthal, Stephen Colbert, Sean Cook, Bob Dole, enlargement ads, Ezra Cohen Corporation, Arthur Finkelstein, the Gallup Poll, Josh Gottheimer, Sasha Issenberg, Peter Jennings, Steve Jobs, Ed Koch, Celinda Lake, Massapequa mannerisms, mobilization vs. persuasion, Never Trump Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Rowman & Littlefield, Jake Rush, Karen Thurman, Chris Tompkins, Tevi Troy, vampire roleplaying, Ted Yoho, & more!

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Israel is stepping up its ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people, brazenly disregarding international law and routinely committing war crimes. We discuss what the international response should be with: Richard Boyd Barrett, Kerry-Anne Mendoza and Max Blumenthal.Richard famously spoke the truth to the Israeli ambassador in committee at the Irish Parliament.Max is the son of Sidney Blumenthal, former aide to President Bill Clinton, he started Grayzone in 2019 to talk more openly about the situation in the middle East.Resistance TV is a weekly show hosted by Chris Williamson the former Labour MP, Derby Council Leader and the founder of Resist Movement for a People's Party. With a socialist take on things we look at areas of concern for the left wing, Anti Racism, Anti Imperialism, MMT, Injustice, Britain's role in foreign affairs, 21st century Socialism, Alternative Media and more…Live Wednesday's on all our Social Media at 7pm and audio Podcast on Friday'sJoin Resist here www.resistmovement.org.ukSupport us with a donation here paypal.me/festivalofresistanceFollow Chris on Twitter @DerbyChrisW

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Sidney Blumenthal joined me on the podcast to talk about the political life of Abraham Lincoln and what his legacy means today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Disgraceful delay! Republican Senate finally approves subpoenas for Russiagate ringleaders. The Duran: Episode 676. Via Zerohedge (https://www.zerohedge.com/political/subpoenas-authorized-comey-brennan-clapper-halper-and-other-spygate-figures)... The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted on Wednesday to authorize subpoenas for dozens of Obama-era officials involved in 'spygate,' including former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, former DNI James Clapper -- and longtime US intelligence operative Stephen Halper, who the Obama administration paid nearly half-a-million dollars to help the FBI spy on the 2016 Trump campaign. The committee authorized chairman Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) to issue notices for taking depositions, subpoenas, records requests, and testimony related to the "Crossfire Hurricane" investigation - along with the DOJ Inspector General's review of said investigation, as well as the "unmasking" of individuals connected to the Trump campaign, transition team, and administration, according to Fox News. The committee also authorized subpoenas for Sidney Blumenthal, former Obama chief of staff Denis McDonough, former FBI counsel Lisa Page, former FBI agent Joe Pientka, former ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, former FBI director of counterintelligence Bill Priestap, former White House national security adviser Susan Rice, former FBI agent Peter Strzok, former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith – who pleaded guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham's review of the investigation into links between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign – among others. As part of the authorization, Johnson may subpoena "the production of all records" related to the FBI's initial Russia probe, as well as unmasking requests for "James Baker, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, DOJ official Bruce Ohr, FBI case agent Steven Somma, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Teftt, former deputy assistant attorney general Tashina Gauhar." *** The Patriot Beacon #1 Tactical Flashlight on the Market Link: https://www.patrioticlegacy.com/product/patriot-flashlight/ Coupon code: Duran20

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104 – Welcome Republic Keeper Podcast 866-988-8311 info@republickeeper.com Trump suggests Election Delay. Tech Giants testify Google Brietbart Suppressed https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/07/28/election-interference-google-purges-breitbart-from-search-results/ Sundar Pinchai – Drs. Restricted This is why I’m asking you for money. Geolocation data means that your location is always known. Always. https://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/how-government-entities-use-geolocation-data-to-identify-everyone_07302020 Socials – Publishers “Today more than ever, the interest of the Islamic Nation lies in unity, the type of unity that creates power against enemies and shouts out loudly at the embodied Satan, the encroaching US, and its chained dog, the Zionist regime, and stands up against aggression,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeted on his English-language feed. https://www.cnsnews.com/article/international/patrick-goodenough/us-satan-israel-its-chained-dog-twitter-gives-ayatollahs Facebook Holocaust Deniers https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-nazi-hunter-taking-on-mark-zuckerberg-and-facebook For the past six decades, Serge Klarsfeld has dedicated his life to hunting down Nazis and bringing them to justice. There was Klaus Barbie, the infamous “Butcher of Lyon,” whom Klarsfeld and his wife, Beate, tracked down in Peru; René Bousquet, who ordered thousands of Jews to their deaths in the Vel’ d’Hiv’ Roundup; and Paul Touvier, who was apprehended at a priory in Nice and became the first Vichy official to be convicted of crimes against humanity for Holocaust collaboration. Now, he’s setting his sights on Mark Zuckerberg. Klarsfeld, 84, is one of a number of Holocaust activists and survivors who are speaking out as part of #NoDenyingIt, a campaign against Facebook and its founder for allowing Holocaust denialism on the platform. In addition to Klarsfeld, who lost his father at Auschwitz, the participants include Auschwitz survivor Roman Kent, Anne Frank’s stepsister Eva Schloss, and many more. “Let’s take this whole [issue] closer to home. I’m Jewish, and there’s a set of people who deny that the Holocaust happened,” said Zuckerberg. “I find that deeply offensive. But at the end of the day, I don’t believe that our platform should take that down because I think there are things that different people get wrong. I don’t think that they’re intentionally getting it wrong.” (He later issued a half-hearted apology, while remaining steadfast on in his position: “I personally find Holocaust denial deeply offensive, and I absolutely didn’t intend to defend the intent of people who deny that.”) Later in the chat, Zuckerberg expanded on his company’s rather nebulous policy. “The principles that we have on what we remove from the service are: If it’s going to result in real harm, real physical harm, or if you’re attacking individuals, then that content shouldn’t be on the platform,” he said Trump Nukes them with EO https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-implementation-president-trumps-executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/ On Monday, the Department of Commerce, as directed by President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship, filed a petition to clarify the scope of Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act. The petition requests that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) clarify that Section 230 does not permit social media companies that alter or editorialize users’ speech to escape civil liability. The petition also requests that the FCC clarify when an online platform curates content in “good faith,” and requests transparency requirements on their moderation practices, similar to requirements imposed on broadband service providers under Title I of the Communications Act. President Trump will continue to fight back against unfair, un-American, and politically biased censorship of Americans online. Arrogance of Success usually leads to death. Sports Was the first successfully integrated industry. Uniformly patriotic Was a respite from political and economic strife. Universities and Education Zoom has stripped away the need for $65K a year in on campus experience. The whole country has seen what we’ve bought with all that student loan money and the cry of BA for all. It was a load of BS and the whole nation has buyers remorse. Northwestern University received $340 Million from Qatar since 2012. https://freebeacon.com/campus/top-journalism-school-teams-up-with-qatar/ The movie business Way before COVID it was in trouble. The PC environment has made it impossible to make any movies that are not woke and preachy. If the US or our history or values are too honestly displayed, no Chinese market. If critical of China, no Chinese market. CORONAVIRUS On Tuesday, Risch went further, charging in an interview with Just the News that Fauci is perpetrating a "misinformation campaign" in his opposition to the drug. Fauci "has been maintaining a studious position that only randomized controlled trial evidence has any value," Risch said, "and everything else he calls anecdotal." Randomized controlled trials have been referred to as "the gold standard" of clinical research experiments; Fauci last month lamented the "paucity" of such trials regarding COVID-19 cures. But Risch said numerous other types of studies have significant practical value in determining effective courses of medical treatment. Risch shared a 2017 New England Journal of Medicine article by former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden, one in which the author argued that randomized controlled trials have "substantial limitations" and that "many other data sources can provide valid evidence for clinical and public health action." Risch said opponents of HCQ have been arguing that the drug "doesn't work on patients near death in ventilators and therefore we can't use it on healthier patients in outpatient settings."   "Why would you even entertain invoking a study on severely sick patients to bear on the efficacy of outpatients?" he asked. Trader Joe’s won’t cave Trader Jose, Giotto and Ming Ireland – Barclays bank has closed the bank account of Core Issues Trust (CIT) because the practice “conversion” therapy. The ministry offers “talking therapy” to people who want to explore moving away from unwanted same-sex attraction and gender confusion. The organisation, however, rejects the label “conversion therapy.” Over 100 Police agencies have bowed out of DNC convention in Milwaukee over the crowd control rules. https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/more-100-police-agencies-back-out-dnc-convention-citing-citys-new-rules Russian – Obamagate – Senate expands probe Clinton acolyte and former Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott, who has admitted he received and provided copies of the Steele dossier former Clinton associates Cody Shearer and Sidney Blumenthal. Shearer, a relative of Talbott, wrote a dossier similar to Steele's that was provided to the former MI-6 agent. former State officials Victoria Nuland, Jonathan Winer and Kathleen Kavalec, all of whom had contact with Steele as he was developing his dossier. The senators also made their most sweeping demands for records from CIA, including any information the spy agency provided the FBI concerning the credibility of Steele as a human source. The lawmakers also pressed CIA for any records of requests for assistance from foreign allies in the Russia collusion probe. Specifically, they requested "all records related to assistance requests about the persons or conduct at issue in the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation, whether before or after the opening of the investigation, to the following foreign governments: a. Australia; b. Israel; and c. the United Kingdom," their letter to Haspel stated. CIA also was pressed for records concerning the conduct of former Obama-era director John Brennan, including his contact about the Russia probe with fired FBI Director James Comey and then-Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid as well as any travel he took to Ukraine, Russia's neighbor. Ukraine (Part 4) 4/14/2016 Call – Send a signal Save Our Ass Jan 16-17, 2017 - At the time, White House officials said the trip was to reinforce U.S. backing for Ukraine while the world prepared for the inauguration of President Trump, who was expected to bring a pro-Russia stance to office days later. “The vice president's trip to Ukraine will underscore US support — and highlight his personal involvement in providing support — for Ukrainian independence, democratic development, prosperity and security,” the White House said. The vice-president’s keen interest in Ukraine, his frequent trips and phone calls to Poroshenko, attracted questions ahead of that trip. “And so when he is tasked by the president to focus on an area, he goes out of way to make sure that he has a close personal relationship with the leaders involved,” said the official. Support request Pray Subscribe & Share Donate

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February 12th is President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, so we’re sharing a program that dives into one of the most pivotal periods of his political life. Sidney Blumenthal discusses his book Wrestling with his Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln 1849-1856 – the years when Lincoln emerged from political defeat and began to build his career on the national stage – in conversation with National Constitution Center Scholar-in-Residence Michael Gerhardt.  Questions or comments about the podcast? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

This Thursday is President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's birthday, so we’re sharing a program that explores how FDR and other presidents have dealt with America’s biggest constitutional crises. Historians and presidential biographers Annette Gordon-Reed, Sidney Blumenthal, and Sean Wilentz joined NCC President Jeffrey Rosen for this program held at Congress Hall, the first meeting place of the U.S. Congress, in Philadelphia in 2017.  Questions or comments about the podcast? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

This bonus episode accompanies episode 2.1, Who did Lincoln trust the most?As we work on answering the questions for the show, we run into all kinds of things that might not quite fit within the main episode, but we didn’t think that should keep you all from hearing them. Sidney Blumenthal shared with us a gem of a story about Lincoln’s first encounter with what would become the Republican Party, and Sandy Goldberg gave us his recommendations for which novels and shows best explore the nature of trust. www.lincolncottage.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Paul goes behind the curtain with author and Lincoln scholar Sidney Blumenthal who discusses the newly released Volume 3 of his 5 part epic biography (called “The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln) of our nation’s greatest president. This volume is titled: “All the powers of Earth: 1856-1860” and takes a look at the […]

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We are joined by the author of Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln  Vol II, Sidney Blumenthal.  In this cast, he talks about Lincoln in the 1850's, as he emerges as a small-time lawyer to being 'woke' by the passage of the Kansas Nebraska Bill to make a stirring speech and come to a definite conclusion about the future of the nation. In the process Sidney provides details on the passage of both the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska act, and the role that Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas plays in it, Zachary Taylor's Presidency, the Whigs and Franklin Pierce.  

Philippe Reines isn’t a big believer in softball politics. In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, the longtime aide to Hillary Clinton opens up about Trump’s presidency, whether he is as bad as Trump when it comes to inflammatory rhetoric, why he thinks Trump is likely to win again in 2020, and much more. Show Roadmap: What’s surprised Reines about the Trump presidency. On his interactions with Trump. Whether the left bears any responsibility for Trump’s rise. Whether he would prefer a President Mike Pence to President Trump. On the criticisms against Hillary Clinton and her candidacy. What Reines makes of the Russia investigation. On whether he is as bad as Trump when it comes to inflammatory rhetoric. Why Reines says he is a Democrat. Whether Hillary might really run again in 2020. Who Reines thinks would be the most formidable Democratic presidential contender in 2020 and why he thinks Trump will probably win again. On Matt Drudge, Tucker Carlson, Sidney Blumenthal, and Tom Steyer. Closing questions.

With news breaking of the possible involvement of President Obama in the FBI investigation of Carter Page along with Sidney Blumenthal slithering from the sewer yet again, Steve Hayward asked John Yoo some questions about how the FISA process actually works—especially the three renewals of the Page warrant that required new probable cause. What could that evidence have been? Possibly nothing. Source

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Writer, journalist, and former Clinton advisor Sidney BlumenthalContentious campaigning has always been a facet of US politics, and no one knows that better than Sidney Blumenthal. Journalist, author, and former senior advisor to President Bill Clinton, Blumenthal has seen it all up close. But his latest book, Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, takes a long look back through history in order to highlight the savvy decisions that catapulted Lincoln into the nation's spotlight.

Writer, journalist, and former Clinton advisor Sidney BlumenthalContentious campaigning has always been a facet of US politics, and no one knows that better than Sidney Blumenthal. Journalist, author, and former senior advisor to President Bill Clinton, Blumenthal has seen it all up close. But his latest book, Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, takes a long look back through history in order to highlight the savvy decisions that catapulted Lincoln into the nation's spotlight.

I just finished talking with Sidney Blumenthal, and I know, depending on which cable network you prefer, he’s someone you already likely either love or hate. But I’m telling you, regardless of where you fall, you’re really going to like this conversation. We spoke because Sidney has a new book, and it’s excellent – It’s “Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856.” He has two more volumes to go, and wait until you hear about his process. It was not what I thought it would be. The book isn’t just a fascinating look back at our President to be living in one of the most compelling, dangerous times in our history The book also is incredibly, almost scarily, relevant today. A divided country. Intense fights over “popular sovereignty,” also known as states’ rights. Incredibly charged personalities – some of the most influential and divisive we’ve seen – people like Jefferson Davis, Stephen Douglas, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster. And then there is Lincoln himself. Blumenthal describes this as Lincoln’s time in the wilderness, where he reads and thinks and, yes, follows politics intensely. This is the time when the coming American icon develops an extraordinary level of self-discipline. You can hardly hear that description of a future U.S. President without thinking about today. And as for Trump… yes, we talked about him, too. And about Hillary Clinton. And confidential information. I came away from this book and conversation with an overwhelming thought. One for which we should not need reminding, but in case we do, here it is: Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. As for Sidney Blumenthal’s biography. He’s been on the political scene for so long, that you might not know the details. He is or has been: • Assistant & Senior Advisor to the President Bill Clinton • Senior Advisor to Hillary Clinton • Writer, journalist, editor at Washington Post, The New Yorker, The New Republic • Author of 11 books • Executive producer of Academy Award and Emmy award winning Taxi to the Dark Side, a documentary that explored the American military's use of torture by focusing on the unsolved murder of an Afhgani taxi driver. But we started the conversation by talking about his book. Let’s get to it:  

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Stunning News: Trump pulls ahead in Colorado. We review two new major polls which indicate a Hillary Collapse and a surprising Rocky Mountain High for Trump. We go "poll surfing" with 51 days unto November 8th -- and the surf is up for the Trump Train. As Trump makes big gains with African-American voters, the media stokes the bygone "birther" issue, only to be amusingly "Rick-Rolled" by a dozen Medal of Honor recipients. Will Hillary's record as "the first birther" in 2008 undermine her current campaign strategy? Did Hillary-henchman Sidney Blumenthal peddle the earliest linkages between Obama and Kenya? Who is "tricking" whom in the media these days? Plus, we marvel at Team Trump's "head on" approach to managing the biased, humorless media. With Listener Calls and Music via Rick Astley, Webb Pierce, the Beatles, the Lively Ones and R.E.M.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 24, 2016 – It’s History in Five Friday, presented by Simon & Schuster — check them out at Facebook.com/HistoryInFive. Today’s guest — journalist and political aide Sidney Blumenthal — casts a look back at the marriage of the Great Emancipator, and the woman who stood at his side. Through sickness, breakdowns, the Civil War, and loss, how did this couple endure? Blumenthal is the author of the book, A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1849. Simon & Schuster’s History in Five Friday. It’s the perfect way to kick off your modern weekend…with people, from the past.

May 27, 2016 -  It’s History in Five Friday, presented by Simon & Schuster -- check them out at Facebook.com/HistoryInFive. While it’s no secret that Abraham Lincoln didn’t have an idyllic childhood, today’s guest -- journalist and political aide Sidney Blumenthal -- noticed something in particular about young Lincoln’s experience that might have impacted the way he perceived and spoke about slavery. Blumenthal is the author of the book, A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1849. Simon & Schuster’s History in Five Friday. It’s the perfect way to kick off your modern weekend…with people, from the past.

Michael Rivero : The Death Of Vince FosterThis is the story that nobody dares touch. This is the story that ended my career in Hollywood back in 1994.Despite having reported the discovery of Dr. Haut's signed report confirming the existence of a second wound to Vincent Foster's neck, radio host Rush Limbaugh to this very day refers to Vincent Foster's death as a suicide.Even Matt Drudge, when presented with the FBI records proving that the FBI fraudulently manufactured Lisa Foster's recognition of the gun found at Fort Marcy Park, refused to get involved, opting instead for a story accusing Sidney Blumenthal of domestic violence (for which Drudge was then sued and made famous).Read more: The Death of Vincent Foster | WHAT REALLY HAPPENED http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/FOSTER_COVERUP/foster.php#ixzz5q6WWcAgCThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

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