Must See TV Tonight: Chalmers Johnson: Nemesis on CSPAN2 @ 10:00PM CST

[crhoades]

Chalmers Johnson, author of

• Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire ,
• Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic, and
• Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic

will be interviewed discussing his book Nemesis tonight on CSPAN2 from 10:00 - 12:00 PM CST.

If you want talking points, you tube clips, etc. this will be a great 2 hours. Enjoy! Let's get together in the Chat Room and "live blog" it.

Watch it online here:
Windows Media
http://www.c-span.org/watch/cs_cspan2_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2

Real Media
http://www.c-span.org/watch/cs_cspan_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

 

[BLS]

wow...thanks.

BTW..nice Iowa Straw Poll pic! It was a great time!

 

[crhoades]

wow...thanks.

BTW..nice Iowa Straw Poll pic! It was a great time!

Iowa was incredible! It was really my first introduction to on the ground politics. I flew there from Nashville. The Nashville rally was a blast and I even had the good fortune to make it up for the Philly Rally. No matter how many speeches I listen to/watch, I am still amazed at the message and the crowds.

This Chalmers Johnson interview will be phenomenal. I'm 3/4 through his book, Nemesis, and it has been depressing. We are truly an Empire.

 

[PatriotOne]

Thanks for the heads up. Hope to hear a Ron Paul mention on the show.

 

[crhoades]

Bump...T minus 8 minutes

Also check out the American Empire Project and its blog.

 

[KramerDSP]

BUMP! It s on now... for those in the EST, that is...

 

[0zzy]

watching!

 

[crhoades]

Discussing blowback right now. 9-11 was blowback...hmmm...where have I heard that before?

 

[Mandrik]

Nemesis is next on my booklist. Really looking forward to picking it up.

I hope someone is YouTubing this entire interview and putting it up on YouTube. Thanks guys!

 

[crhoades]

Talking about impeachment. If impeachment is off the table, then democracy may be off the table...

Tune in.

 

[KramerDSP]

For youtube experts, Johnson (about 17 mins in) says "I cannot imagine any US president standing up to the military industrial complex and/or senior CIA intelligence agents". Its a perfect segue into RP talking about standing up to those guys.

 

[KramerDSP]

I liked how he compared us to Rome.... and Claudius the idiot sounds a lot like Bush the idiot I dont see the poisionous mushroom by Laura Bush happening though...

 

[Mandrik]

Talking about impeachment. If impeachment is off the table, then democracy may be off the table...

Tune in.

I would, but I'm stuck at work. I get off at midnight, but I gotta hit the sack so I can get up at 7AM and be at work. <yawn>

 

[crhoades]

I would, but I'm stuck at work. I get off at midnight, but I gotta hit the sack so I can get up at 7AM and be at work. <yawn>

Here are some other interviews by him when you have time.
http://video.google.com/videosearch?num=10&so=0&hl=en&q=chalmers+johnson+duration:long&start=0

 

[crhoades]

YOUTUBERS:
33 minutes into it: says that we'll probably go bankrupt. We'll go with a whimper rather than a bang...perfect intro for Paul...

 

[KramerDSP]

YOUTUBERS:
33 minutes into it: says that we'll probably go bankrupt. We'll go with a whimper rather than a bang...perfect intro for Paul...

You beat me to it I was thinking the same thing.. a perfect youtube quote for the next top tier RP video...

 

[crhoades]

You know you're a Ron Paul supporter when...

You're watching CSPAN2 Book TV on a Friday night listening to a really old guy talk about foreign policy for 2 hours while posting on a Ron Paul forum discussing ways to pull clips for YouTube.

Sorry...reality check for myself. Now back to the program!

 

[KramerDSP]

LOL! Sad, but true! A friend of mine was asking me if I was watching Durant play right now, and I told him "Nah, man, I'm watchin a guy on C-Span talking about 'blowback'". No response from him yet

 

[crhoades]

Johnson: I'm a former member of the Council of Foreign Relations...I was told that no one ever resigns from it - they only die.

 

[KramerDSP]

47 mins in, he is told "no one resigns from the CFR. They die". He resigned anyway, over an article written by a CFR member entitled "The clash of civilizations". Not youtube worthy, at least I dont think, but still interesting.