quotpity the billionairequot: thomas frank on the quotunlikely comeback of the rightquot ahead of iowa 1
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wwwdemocracynoworg best-selling author and harper039s magazine columnist thomas frank argues that as president barack obama fails to provide a coherent progressive economic alternative the right has staged an unlikely comeback despite the ongoing fallout from the 2008 financial crisis for which its trademark polices were largely responsible frank039s new book is called quotpity the billionaire: the hard-times swindle and the unlikely comeback of the rightquot quotconservatives after 2008 didn039t take the pundit039s advice they didn039t move to the center they didn039t moderate themselves they did the oppositequot frank says quotthey purged their moderate wings moved dramatically to the right with the tea party movement and enjoyed this incredible success in the 2010 electionquot frank says whether the conservatives will succeed in 2012 is still quotanyone039s guessquot and says obama should quotstart getting some of the rhetoric of the occupy movement in there he needs to start talking about the 1 percent he needs to start talking about what has happened and why over the last 30 yearsquot democracy now also speaks with the nation correspondent john nichols about the occupy movement in iowaclick here to watch part 2 of 2: http:youtubefdfln4uspgyto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for more democracy now reports on 2012 presidential candidates visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagselection_2012follow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-nowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt