Good friend Henri from Fortress on a Hill joined me to discuss the 1990s Iran-Contra political mockumentary Bob Roberts, which was written by, directed by and stars Tim Robbins. It tells the (fictional) story of the election campaign of a ‘rebel conservative’ political candidate with CIA connections. Henri and I reflect on how prescient the film was – foreshadowing the birth of Fox News, the rebranding of conservatism as a counter-establishment ideology, the increasing presence of former CIA operatives in US politics, and of course, the parallels between Bob and Donald Trump.
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