November 13 - Will Arizona's Old Guard Count the New Latino Voters?; Washington's Scandal Culture in Feeding Frenzy; De-Mythologizing General Petraeus

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Then we examine the culture of scandal consuming Washington with prominent officials becoming objects of salacious media coverage as their careers are ended and judged on sexual peccadilloes rather than on their performance in office. Veteran investigative journalist Mark Feldstein, the author of “Poisoning the Press: Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson, and the Rise of Washington’s Scandal Culture” joins us to discuss the politics behind this latest sexual soap opera with military groupies fighting over which general they can seduce.

Then finally we get a less-than-flattering portrait of General Petraeus from Colonel Douglas Macgregor, a decorated combat veteran who, during the Gulf War, led the largest tank battle since World War II. We discuss the so-called “surges” in Iraq and Afghanistan and whether General Petraeus is the heroic figure and battlefield game-changer that the press and politicians have portrayed him as. He has an article at Counterpunch.org, "The Petraeus Saga: Epitaph for a Four Star".