Tracking Roy Cohn's legacy, from the McCarthy era to the age of Trump

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  • Atlantic staff writer George Packer believes Roy Cohn's legacy is what connects the McCarthy era to today's politics. He sits down with "Red & Blue" to discuss his article "The Mafia Style in American Politics" on Cohn's impact across 50 years.

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  • @ivansalazar5448
    @ivansalazar5448 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gangster, Rudy Gulliani's smarts have never been anywhere near Roy Cohn's machiavelic intellect...

  • @mandyinseattle
    @mandyinseattle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A recurrence of Institutions and voices that can hold them in check would be lovely.

  • @arthurwatt5162
    @arthurwatt5162 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Have you no decency sir worked back then, however now it doesn’t resonate with many Americans anymore. Sadly.

  • @yvonneleach9650
    @yvonneleach9650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Boston lawyer Joseph Welch response to Joseph McCarthy's: "Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness." When McCarthy tried to continue his attack, Welch angrily interrupted, "Let us not assassinate this lad further, senator. You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency?" When will someone use this on trump and McConnell?

    • @alexsmith-gn4tp
      @alexsmith-gn4tp ปีที่แล้ว

      Or on lying senile Joe Biden ?

    • @yvonneleach9650
      @yvonneleach9650 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice!

    • @yvonneleach9650
      @yvonneleach9650 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alexsmith-gn4tp Only in your MAGA echo chamber! In the real world with sane people, Joe Biden is an honorable man actually working as a president should. trump is the liar along with his MAGA followers. There's a database of his more than 30,000 lies in 4 years, but it's lifelong and he learned it from his father and Roy Cohn!

  • @mathewmcdonald3657
    @mathewmcdonald3657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That’s how the system works. It’s hardball and it’s not for the weak. If you ever find yourself in trouble you pray for someone like Roy Cohn on your side. Attack the system, let’s let the departed Rest In Peace.

    • @farhan007
      @farhan007 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's so sad people actually think like you do.

    • @farhan007
      @farhan007 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Anon Anon the system tries to destroy commoners. It protects people like Trump.

    • @mikewhite4560
      @mikewhite4560 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isn't that Philosophy in 2nd CORINTHIANS?

  • @xgiancanax1749
    @xgiancanax1749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Carmine Galante shading himself from photographers at 0:17

  • @jamesacevedo2178
    @jamesacevedo2178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It was the Facts that that permitted Trump to be acquitted in both impeachment trials

    • @57highland
      @57highland ปีที่แล้ว

      There are no facts in an impeachment trial. All there is is the stance of one political party toward another.

  • @FrancoDoble
    @FrancoDoble 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Roy Cohn looks exactly like Roark Junior of Sin City. Only less yellowish

    • @lenovovo
      @lenovovo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You know what Yves, Stephen Miller acts a lot like Roy Cohn

  • @estelladebosescott1914
    @estelladebosescott1914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a must ,seeing this about Roy Cohen. Ck out the comentary

  • @godfreycarmichael
    @godfreycarmichael ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The amazing thing about Roy Cohn's life is that no one "taught him a lesson".

  • @arthurwatt5162
    @arthurwatt5162 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Trump doesn’t always go by cohens strategy. He has settled some cases.

    • @ronniebrown2517
      @ronniebrown2517 ปีที่แล้ว

      some? cases....shouldn't that be many? cases...how many has he settled?...i can think of trump failures such as steaks, water, football, airline, board game, wine, but one one settlement .....university

    • @connierye1480
      @connierye1480 ปีที่แล้ว

      He settles, then claims victory.

  • @jeffreysayed8621
    @jeffreysayed8621 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow. I am fascinated by Roy Cohn. What a guy! What a man! He knew how to fight alright. Donald Trump has been doing a great job following in Cohn's footsteps.

  • @wandaalexander1972
    @wandaalexander1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    McCarthy was right about COMMIES in America...time has proven.

    • @sofoclesmefisto
      @sofoclesmefisto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Biggest truth ever , yes !

    • @correo1389
      @correo1389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just as delusional as McCarthy haha

    • @zippydodahquirk9039
      @zippydodahquirk9039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah right. We live in a fascist state not a communist state. I don't see government take over but multinational corporations controlling government.

    • @Dr.Pepper001
      @Dr.Pepper001 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@zippydodahquirk9039 -- You just defined a corportocracy, not fascism.

    • @57highland
      @57highland ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Dr.Pepper001 Corporatocracy and fascism are close relatives.

  • @judge4all
    @judge4all 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting piece

  • @cuitlamcuautencos8306
    @cuitlamcuautencos8306 ปีที่แล้ว

    The irony is that Rudy Giuliani is like Roy Cohn, but incredibly inadequate. And the irony is just how Joseph McCarthy fell, so did Roy Cohn, so will Donald Trump. Trump is still grabbing on, he’s still has some juice left, he’s still favored by many in the Republican base. However slowly, but truly, he’s becoming irrelevant, his limelight is fading and his influence will cease to exist. The Teflon Don theory is growing thin.

  • @kathyjones274
    @kathyjones274 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    CNN should play this film 🎥.

  • @katfleenor4864
    @katfleenor4864 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Roy Cohn was hot AF

  • @ray817oneDEEP
    @ray817oneDEEP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Ben Shapiro

  • @jamesacevedo2178
    @jamesacevedo2178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Facts matter

  • @olensoifer9901
    @olensoifer9901 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Obviously, Trump has no limits. His total persona is love me with no end to your devotion...or I will destroy you.

    • @Dr.Pepper001
      @Dr.Pepper001 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right. And I'll list the names of those Trump has destroyed. 1. Hillary Clinton; 2. Ah, ummm, let me see now. I uh...you help me out here. Add to the list.

    • @57highland
      @57highland ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Dr.Pepper001 2. Himself.
      3. His three eldest children, whom no one truly respects because not one of them has accomplished a single thing independent of Daddy's wealth.

    • @Dr.Pepper001
      @Dr.Pepper001 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@57highland -- Hey, if laying back at his mansion and playing golf every day is self-destruction, then let's get to the business of destroying ourselves.

  • @zosiasamosia224
    @zosiasamosia224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG! !!!

  • @hankterreros223
    @hankterreros223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The "self hateing gay" who died of "A.I.D.S.". And who did "anyything" for the "Mob"? -{laughter}

    • @dhix2388
      @dhix2388 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah cohen's was a pos. but the little p learned and hes whole little life has yoused cohen's advice /lie/defect/deny.never settle. it caught up with cohen/it will catch with this little person.

    • @zyxw2024
      @zyxw2024 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You sound a bit sadistic, hank.

    • @enolamsamoht
      @enolamsamoht 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sad but true. The listen here is that all kinds of evil can spawn from repression.

  • @donanderson985
    @donanderson985 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Communism is not a real threat to America"...... famous last words.

    • @romanboxing3959
      @romanboxing3959 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you greatest generation for SLAMMING these commies!

  • @kateskeys
    @kateskeys 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Trump is crying out for him now

  • @wandaalexander1972
    @wandaalexander1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There's no bigger killing machine in America than the CLINTON MACHINE AND THE DNC MACHINE POLITICS but they have no self-awareness and PROJECTING is their weakness because it always reveals their next move

    • @wandaalexander1972
      @wandaalexander1972 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @OG God is good all the time Jewish Jesus is NOT GOD Whatever. .🙄

  • @alexanderh9878
    @alexanderh9878 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's Trump all over again.

  • @mpalmer7800
    @mpalmer7800 ปีที่แล้ว

    His eyes look like a diabolical mess

  • @Vitoandolini13
    @Vitoandolini13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Birthed the 👿 devil

  • @rahajibaba
    @rahajibaba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Trump probably was his boy toy!

  • @arabellaaurora1762
    @arabellaaurora1762 ปีที่แล้ว

    Roger Stone

  • @connierye1480
    @connierye1480 ปีที่แล้ว

    I see that there are xome crazies on here. I'm out

  • @ChrisMacri376
    @ChrisMacri376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gay

  • @johnpowers1343
    @johnpowers1343 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Here... I did your homework for you