the us writer and satirist pj 0'rourke has died at the age of 74.d give war a chance — written in a style that combined conservative and libertarian ideas with the so—called gonzo journalism of the 1960s. a specific cause of his death has not been revealed but his publisher said mr 0'rourke had been ill in recent months. pj 0'rourke was one of the most prolific and one of the most widely quoted american writers. 0ften defined as a political satirist, if you like, but his work went well beyond the political. indeed, he wrote more than 20 books on subjects as diverse as politics, economics, etiquette, cars and so on. he was a hippie in the 60s and he started working on underground newspapers and magazines before making his way to national lampoon which in the 1970s here in america was a very influential humour magazine. from there, he went on to write for publications such as rolling stone and the atlantic monthly. and as you mentioned, his work was once likened to and i quote here, a cross between the hedonism of hunter s thompson and the patrician m

the us writer and satirist pj 0'rourke has died at the age of 7a.ce. a specific cause of his death has not been revealed but his publisher said mr 0'rourke had been ill in recent months. david willis has more from los angeles. pj 0'rourke was one of the most prolific, the most widely quoted authors in american life. the author of more than 20 books, a couple of which went to number he wrote more than 20 books on subjects as diverse as politics, economics, etiquette, cars and so on. he was a hippie in the 60s and started working on underground newspapers and magazines before making his way to a national lampoon, which in the 19705 in america was a very influential humour magazine. from there he went on to write for rolling stone magazine and the atlantic monthly. and his work was once likened to i co—wrote a cross between the head —ism of hunter s thompson and the patrician mockery of tom wolfe. he was a conservative republican. he said god is a republican, santa claus is a democrat. in 2016, he announced he would not be voting for... he would be vot

hello and welcome to in conversation with pjo rourke and dave berry. my name is jack kelly. south motors company including midway ford in the vista motor company in broward is honored to sponsor this dialogue with the authors. as a locally owned automotive group proudly serving south florida from more than half a century is our pleasure to be a small part of the magic and inspiration of miami book fair. it's books and it's authors and still in our wonderful community. pj o'rourke's stealth lampoonery is loudly on display in a cry from the farm middle dispatches from a divided land in which he skures current events and assesses the state of the nation with a gimlet eye. after nearly five decades of biting satire and everything from political struggles to cross country road trips to bad haircuts. it's exactly what you'd expect. he's joined by florida's very own dave berry himself a master of the rye observation. and as it happens one of her works longtime friends. the back and forth between these

hello and welcome to in conversation with pjo rourke and dave berry. my name is jack kelly. south motors company including midway ford in the vista motor company in broward is honored to sponsor this dialogue with the authors. as a locally owned automotive group proudly serving south florida from more than half a century is our pleasure to be a small part of the magic and inspiration of miami book fair. it's books and it's authors and still in our wonderful community. pj o'rourke's stealth lampoonery is loudly on display in a cry from the farm middle dispatches from a divided land in which he skures current events and assesses the state of the nation with a gimlet eye. after nearly five decades of biting satire and everything from political struggles to cross country road trips to bad haircuts. it's exactly what you'd expect. he's joined by florida's very own dave berry himself a master of the rye observation. and as it happens one of her works longtime friends. the back and forth between these two is just as satisfying as you'd imagine. and now it is my great delight to int

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. >>> best selling author pj o' rourke passed away this morning. his legacy is in his writing.the age of 74. he leaves behind a wife and three children. to them and all of those who knew him, our deepest condolences. you can follow me on facebook or instagram or twitter or the tik tok. you can tweet the show. we actually read them. if you ever miss an episode, you can listen to the lead where ever you get your podcast. duo a podcast version of it. our coverage continues with wolf blitzer right door manin "the situation room." we'll see you tomorrow. >>> happening now, breaking news. president biden lays out the dire stakes if russia attacks ukraine declaring that the united states is ready no matter what happens as 150,000 russian troops are now massed at the border. the president is urginging vladr putin to give diplomacy a hand. we want to welcome our viewers here in united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're i

he was the conservative satirist that liberals loved to read — tributes are being paid to pj 0'rourkehose character i find flawed — but she is someone... _ to my mind, she's wrong . about everything, but she's wrong within the normal parameters of wrong. i laughter it's a kind of wrong i we've had before, it's a wrong we can endure, you know, i and it's a wrong we can recover. i with him, who knows? and i think that a phenomenon i like trump is part of an underlying frustration with the modern state. frustration with the modern state. was this a conservative you could get behind? i’iii was this a conservative you could get behind?— was this a conservative you could get behind? i'll pay p] the highest compliment _ get behind? i'll pay p] the highest compliment - _ get behind? i'll pay p] the highest compliment - he _ get behind? i'll pay p] the highest compliment - he was _ get behind? i'll pay p] the highest compliment - he was wrong i get behind? i'll pay p] the highest| compliment - he was wrong about compliment — he was wrong about everything, but the right kind of wrong. i never a

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television for serious readers former editor of the national lampoon and best-selling author pjo rourke has died at the age of 74. he was the author of 19 books including eat the rich. peace kills and his final book 2020s a cry from the far middle. he appeared on book tv moreha

remember the talk about hide rourke roxy chloroquine and bleach casting dr.o there was this anti-science mentality that -- >> it was never anti-science. i was never censored, i always spoke the truth in science. we followed the science in the biden administration, more people have died under the biden administration than under trump. >> does the president always follow the science. >> the more that we politicize this and the more we have this kind of political decision, the less those people you are concerned about getting vaccinated are going to get vaccinated. >> but the numbers don't lie. why is it just the red states have the lowest vaccination rate and higher covid death rates. it is a fact. those are the numbers. that is the statistics. >> i understand that. there are a whole lot of demographics involved there and i think the reason is because the biden administration has failed to reach out to the republicans, think politicized vaccination which we warned against from day one. we all have to join hands, get rid of your political affiliations, and try t

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and former national lampoon editor and best-selling author pjo rourke has died at the age of 74. he was the author of 19 books which included eat the rich. peace kills and his final book 2020s a cry from the farm middle. he appeared on book tv more than 20 times and you can watch all of those appearances any time at website book tv.org. book tv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news and you can also watch all of our past programs anytime at booktv.org. up next on book tv's author interview program afterwards emory university professor mark bauerline argues that the lack of general civics knowledge by millennials poses a threat to america's political and social institutions. he's interviewed by the federalist culture editor emily jashinsky.

p jail rourke -- pj over rourke dies at 74.hey write that the author refashioned the irreverence and gonzo journalism into a distinctive brand of conservative and libertarian commentary. he died tuesday morning according to a book publisher. they did not cite a specific cause, but he had been ill in recent months. i want to read a brief tribute to pj overworked -- o'rourke. this writes that pj o'rourke once hosted a small new year's party in washington. he had just returned from germany, where he had covered the fall of the berlin wall. he went into his bedroom and put a shard of the wall inside of it. happy new year, he said. he writes, that was pj. he liked each other -- we liked each other quite yet he gave me something of value just because he could. p.j. o'rourke was the nicest person i have ever known, an interesting thing to say about a man who made his name as a take no prisoners observer of political foibles. let's hear from you. first to ron on the independent line in new jersey. caller: good morning. i appreciate c-s

and former national lampoon editor and best-selling author pjo rourke has died at the age of 74. he was the author of 19 books which included eat the rich. peace kills and his final book 2020s a cry from the farm middle. he appeared on book tv more than 20 times and you can watch all of those appearances any time at our website book tv.org. brandeis university professor anita hill recently discussed her book about gender-based violence. here's a portion of that program. you know, so we either tell girls he likes you or we tell them that's what boys do or we tell them that it's their fault. mm-hmm. and either way, what we're doing is we're grooming children. to accept this bad behavior. we're grooming girls or or non-binary children. to accept this behavior the teasing the bullying the online harassment that is escalating, too. and we're telling those kids who are behaving badly that their behavior is going to go unchecked jack that it's acceptable in some way. i am so that's a cultural issue. yeah. i am so struck by the way. she saying that a child didn't use the right words to d

american writer and satirist pj 0'rourke has died at the age of 74.ical. he wrote more than 20 books on subjects as diverse as politics, etiquette, cars and so on. he started working on underground newspapers before making his way to a national lampoon. from there... that leave david willis and cross live to brussels for the nato secretary general is speaking. for the nato secretary general is s-ueakin. , . , , ., speaking. defence ministers have meant to address _ speaking. defence ministers have meant to address russia's - speaking. defence ministers have i meant to address russia's continued military build—up in and around ukraine. this was a substantive discussion on the most serious security crisis in europe in decades. ally is welcome all diplomatic efforts and there are signs from moscow that diplomacy could continue. but so far, we do not see any sign of de—escalation on the ground. no withdrawals of troops or equipment. this may of course change, but what we see today is that russia maintains a massive invasion force ready to attack. with hig

that aggressor is rourke.er. they are the ones threatening to invade a sovereign country. >> move forces to poland romania and germany. these forces are not going to fight in ukraine. they are going to ensure the robust defense of our nato allies. >> brian: the showdown continues as president biden sends 3,000 troops overseas. we think poland, escalating tensions with russia. the most provocative actions to date. they have over 120,000 troops in and around the ukraine border. ask author and russian scholar david sadr. do you like this move yesterday to help diffuse this crisis putting more troops into theater? >> >> well, i think that the movement of troops into eastern europe into poland and romania in particular is mostly intended to reassure those nato allies. that the united states supports them. it's very disconcerting for them to see this build up of russian forces on the border with ukraine because they also have a border with russia. and therefore, that's why those deployments were made. they are not b