Episode · The Rubin Report · 2019-05-03
Books mentioned on Project Veritas & Lies in the Media (James O'Keefe Interview)
James O'Keefe (Journalist, Author, Head of Project Veritas) joins Dave to discuss righteous indignation, the power of the media, major tech company censorship, his view on CNN journalists, why he feels being hated is a sign of success, and more. Learn more about your ad choices.
James O'Keefe recommended The History of the Future by Blake J. Harris and The Order of the Librarians by Blake Harris, and discussed Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, and Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Rules for Radicals
Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky is a political guidebook detailing tactics for community organizers and activists seeking social and political change.
Discussed“I had read rules for radicals by Saul linski in college and I I decided to expose hypocrisy by making them live up to their own rules”
Where to get it
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The Jungle
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a 1906 novel that serves as a harsh expose of working conditions in Chicago's meatpacking industry during the Gilded Age.
Discussed“Upton Sinclair what he wrote the jungle he saw everything and then he ran back to his hotel I wrote it all down”
Where to get it
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The History of the Future
The History of the Future by Blake J.
Recommended“There's a book by Blake Harris out in the last couple weeks about Palmer Luckey and face book and I encourage you to read it”
Where to get it
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The Order of the Librarians
The Order of the Librarians by Blake Harris is a narrative non-fiction work examining the technology industry and the inner workings of prominent digital platforms.
Recommended“There's a book by Blake Harris out in the last couple weeks about Palmer Luckey and face book and I encourage you to read it”
Where to get it
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Fear: Trump in the White House
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward is a bestselling investigative work examining the inner workings, chaos, and decision-making processes of the Donald Trump administration.
Discussed“but look at Bob Woodward he writes a book called fear and he he uses quotes secondhand from anonymous sources on the background on deep background hearsay quotes”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“joining me today is a guerrilla journalist the head of Project Veritas and the author of American Pravda James O'Keefe”
“so because the media has all the power I wrote this book called American Pravda and I believe that people don't know that they're being lied to by CNN in the New York Times”