Kevin Phillips Warns of Religious Fanatics
Kevin Phillips, in-demand author of "American Theocracy," says--dead seriously--that many Americans don't worry about the economy because they're waiting for the second coming of Christ. Watch it.Kevin Phillips, in-demand author of “American Theocracy,” says–dead seriously–that many Americans don’t worry about the economy because they’re waiting for the second coming of Christ.
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Kevin Phillips, the author of the book called “American Theocracy,” was on with Lou Dobbs yesterday to talk about his book and how religious extremism is influencing the White House. His book was the premise for Bush’s first question in Cleveland yesterday that he ignored completely.
Transcript:
Dobbs: Former Republican Party strategist Kevin Phillips joins us here tonight. His new book is called “American Theocracy.” It is a provocative indictment of the administration’s foreign and economic policy, and examines, among other things, how the religious right is driving this administration’s policy. Kevin, it is going good to have you with us.
… Phillips: One of the reasons I think we have kind of screwed up economic politician in some ways is that a lot of Americans have stopped worrying about the economy because they’re waiting for the second coming.
Dobbs: And you mean this quite literally?
Phillips: I mean it quite literally.
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