Right Wing Political Violence Mixes with Conspiracy Theories

The David Pakman Show - November 1, 2022

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Trump Interview So Bad, Friendly Interviewer Can't Save Him

Donald Trump did an over-the-phone interview with Salem News Network’s Sebastian Gorka and said some horribly authoritarian things. Trump made the argument that the reporters who broke the story on the overturning of Roe vs. Wade should be jailed and forced to reveal the name of the leaker. The former president tried drawing a comparison between that abortion case leak and “True the Vote” leaders who were found in contempt for not complying with a legal order to identify a believed criminal behind a data breach. The two situations are not in any way comparable but many on the right think there is some injustice and double standard that’s going on. Trump said, “very easy to find the leaker. If you did the same thing to the reporter as you did to Catherine Engelbrecht, who’s a great woman, you say, ‘we want to know who the leaker was,’ because the leaker gave the story to this reporter. So why aren’t you doing that?” For all the respect the right claims to have for the First Amendment, free speech, and freedom of the press, it all quickly falls apart when those things don’t suit their interests.

Trumpists Deranged on Paul Pelosi Attack

One of the completely baseless claims Republicans are making in response to the home invasion and attack on Paul Pelosi is that this is all the fault of Democrats who defunded the police and let crime run rampant in cities. Donald Trump’s former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker went on Fox Business and told Maria Bartiromo, “we have to look at a bigger picture, Maria. And that is that San Francisco is crime-riddled and a lot of it is due to the lax policies of the local prosecutors.” This take is totally wrong and makes the attack on the Pelosi residence sound like a random spur-of-the-moment assault. In actuality, the alleged perpetrator was brainwashed by right-wing rhetoric and specifically targeted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Conservatives should be looking inward to assign blame here for what took place, but instead, they want to obfuscate and make their normal bogus talking points about “dangerous Democrat-run cities.”

From yesterday’s show:

Sarah Palin Gives Up as Humiliating Campaign Implodes

Sarah Palin, former Alaska Governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate, is essentially giving up on her bid to become Alaska’s at-large US representative. Palin went on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” show and revealed, “I’m not going to ask for donations, though, which ticks off those in my campaign and other campaigns because they look at this as a business and they get a cut of funds raised. I don’t ask people for money because I’ve won all the races that I’ve been in over my life, except one — the big one. And I’ve done it being outspent ten to one or whatever it is.” This is Palin saying that she doesn’t think she can beat Congresswoman Mary Peltola in their rematch next week, so she’s not fundraising or listening to her campaign staff. Hopefully, this marks the end of Sarah Palin’s political career which did more than enough damage over the years to American politics.

From yesterday’s show:

Twitter Owner Elon Musk Tweets Bonkers Conspiracy Theory

In response to the home invasion of Paul Pelosi, the new Twitter owner Elon Musk retweeted out fake news about the attack. The source of the tweet was the Santa Monica Observer, a publication that previously reported that Hillary Clinton died before the 2016 election and a body double was debating Donald Trump. This tweet in question baselessly asserted that the home invader was Paul Pelosi’s lover. Along with the link to the story, Musk wrote, “There is a tiny possibility there might be more to this story than meets the eye.” Elon deleted the tweet once it became evident that the story was fake news. If the new owner of Twitter can be duped because of the site’s new relaxed censorship guidelines, there’s no telling what kind of cesspool it will turn into for the general public.

More on the show:

-- Angelo Carusone, President and CEO of Media Matters, joins David to discuss the right wing echo chamber, Trump's absence from Fox News, the future of networks like Newsmax and OAN, and much more

-- In light of the attack on Paul Pelosi, we review data that confirms once again most political violence is right wing

-- David DePape, the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi, admits to his political motives and debunks all recent right wing conspiracy theories about the attack

-- Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom correctly blames political violence, including the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi, on right wingers

-- Fox News propagandist Tucker Carlson amplifies Elon Musk's recent conspiracy theory about the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi

-- Kanye West continues his unhinged antisemitic tirades, now claiming that a Jewish doctor could have killed him with the medication that was prescribed to him

-- Donald Trump is completely unhinged in a new interview with conservative Latino media outlet Americano Media

-- Donald Trump is begging the Supreme Court to hide his taxes

-- On the Bonus Show: Kanye West suspended from Instagram for antisemitic post, high school football coach who led prayer will get his job back, the future of Daylight Saving Time, much more...

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