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Iconic Hollywood filmmaker David Mamet dishes on why he was 'kicked out of the left'
One famed filmmaker and playwright spoke to Fox News about his transformation from a "brain-dead liberal" to his journey into constitutional conservatism. Film director and playwright David Mamet, known for writing the stage play "Glengarry Glen Ross" and its film adaptation, opened up about his political values during a Thursday interview on the "Brian Kilmeade Show." Mamet discussed how he got "kicked out of the left" about 25 years ago and what led him to discover his right-leaning values. He noted his past comments referring to himself as a "brain-dead liberal" and urging for political civility in an article he wrote, resulting in many of his leftist peers losing contact with him. "I didn't know any Republicans, so I didn't understand what conservatism was," he said. "Then I got kicked out of the left, and I started researching what the constitutional conservatism was about, and I got very, very interested and very excited about it — here I am now." Mamet noted that he became disillusioned with the Democratic Party and its values, explaining how he thought that the party did not best represent American workers and had become the "party of the elites." "I discovered my conservative beliefs because I discovered everything I thought and believed about the Democratic Party was false," he said. Amid a tumultuous period in American politics, Mamet expressed optimism about the future following President Donald Trump's election victory in November 2024. "America is self-correcting again, as we saw in the election," Mamet said. "And the red states are thriving." Referring to his vast theater experience, Mamet also touched upon the media and entertainment's focus on "social consciousness." "Black people are people too, gay people are people too, but the problem with that is, everybody knows that," he said. "So we don't want to come to a theater or a movie to get lectured to, right? Our wives will do that — so in order to keep their place, the idea of a meritocracy crumbled in the media, so the awards and safety, or the illusion… was awarded to those who could scream the loudest." Mamet released his book "The Disenlightenment: Politics, Horror, and Entertainment" on June 3, which details his musings about politics and culture.
Fox News
4 days ago
- Business
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Former 'hater' reveals how Mike Tyson became America's unlikely beloved figure
Long before Mike Tyson became a beloved American figure, he was a teenage wrecking ball engineered for success, haunted by chaos. Author Mark Kriegel, a self-confessed former "hater" of Tyson, pulls the curtain back on the boxer's "apocalyptic" life in his new book, "Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson," detailing how he pulled off one of the most dramatic public turnarounds in modern celebrity history. "His haters, like me, and his acolytes and Tyson himself could have agreed on in the late 80s and 90s was that he was not long for this world. That day when I met him in 2012, I asked, could you imagine being this old? He was 45. He says, no, never, never even occurred to me. His life was apocalyptic," Kriegel said during an appearance on the "Brian Kilmeade Show." Born in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Tyson was, as Kriegel put it, "raised on the street." He made his professional boxing debut in 1985 at 18 years old and quickly gained a reputation for his power and knockout ability. He won 26 of his first 28 fights by knockout or technical knockout, and by age 20, became the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion in 1987. Tyson's dominance in the ring and insatiable personality catapulted him into pop culture fame. Donald Trump, then a real estate tycoon and significant figure in Atlantic City, New Jersey, also had an interest in Mike Tyson, playing a role in his mainstream success. "One of the things that Trump wanted from Tyson was, I mean, it was a pretty astute business move. He was the piece that Trump needed to take boxing away from Las Vegas and move its center to Atlantic City. Didn't ultimately work out like that. But that was the calculation," Kriegel, the "New York Times" best-selling author continued. "There's always this huge economic imperative with Tyson." "He's an incredible economic engine, and it's because of the knockouts, the Genesis story," Kriegel argued. "And wrestlers call it a promo, but as soon as he touches the microphone, it's like, wait, what did he say? And how did he say it? It's not like anything else you've heard before." By 1990, the wheels began to fall off, and Tyson's life fell into disarray. In 1992, Tyson was convicted of rape, and spent the next three years in prison. After being released, he went right back into the ring, earning his first post-prison win in 1995. Four years later in 1999, he went back behind bars and was sentenced to nine months in prison for assaulting two motorists after a traffic accident. By 2003, Tyson filed for bankruptcy, with reports saying he was $23 million in debt, despite having earned $300 million throughout his career. He launched the "Mike Tyson's World Tour" to pay off his debts, but the tour was canceled after a single exhibition match. "This guy who was a villain, is now pretty much universally beloved. How the hell did we get here?" The public pendulum of Tyson had quickly swung against him. During his interview with Fox News' Brian Kilmeade, Kriegel admitted that he was reluctant to write the book, saying that when his publisher broached the idea, he said, "No way, I can't do Tyson." "I've written more bad stuff about Tyson than anybody. And I started to think about it. I'm an older guy. I've been through my own stuff. And I start to think about what he had survived. Boxing, which is a pretty treacherous thing to survive in and of itself. The death of a child. Booze," Kriegel said. "No dad," Kilmeade chimed in. "Cocaine. No father. His family was the street, as one of his next-door neighbors told me. Incarceration, all of it, on and on… it made me respect the guy. And I think that there is some virtue in having survived. And there's this, finally, there's this idea that this guy who was a villain, is now pretty much universally beloved. How the hell did we get here?" Kriegel asked.
Fox News
04-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes - Don't Know If It's Scarier If Other People Were Making Decisions Or If Joe Biden Was Making The Decisions
President Joe Biden, joined virtually by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, speaks about a national security initiative from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes, authors of 'Fight: Inside The Wildest Battle For The White House' joined the Brian Kilmeade Show to give a look inside the Biden-Harris campaign during the 2024 election. Allen said it was scary to the American people that the leader of the free world, the man with his finger on the nuclear button, had such problems with cogency and coherence. Parnes described how President Biden would trail off at events would and forget what he was going to say. Attendees at one of the fundraisers even commented that they didn't think the President would make it and thought he would die. Allen agreed with Newt Gingrich that it is important there be a non-partisan look into who was actually running the White House. Allen added, 'I don't know if it's scarier if other people were making decisions or if Joe Biden was making the decisions.' When discussing the controversy over Harris picking Tim Walz over Josh Shapiro for vice president, Parnes thinks Harris picked Walz because she really wanted someone who was a loyalist, someone who she connected with and who she felt the most comfortable with. Regarding Shapiro. Parnes said a lot of democrats wanted Shapiro to run but he was problematic due to his own political aspirations. Parnes also pointed out the concerns on the left over Israel and they felt Shapiro was the wrong pick for the moment. When asked about Walz saying the campaign and democrat party should have embraced DEI and woke policies, Allen says Tim Walz still has his head in the sand and as long as democrats keep their heads in the sand they are going to keep getting their butts kicked. Click here to order 'Fight: Inside The Wildest Battle For The White House' Listen here:
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Politics
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Casey DeSantis on whether she'll run for governor: ‘We'll see'
First Lady Casey DeSantis, in blue, attends Gov. Ron DeSantis' State of the State address on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix First Lady Casey DeSantis kept the speculation alive that she will run to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis during a discussion at a conservative summit in Maryland on Friday. 'We'll see,' the first lady said, responding to a question about the campaign talk and referring to her husband as a 'GOAT' (greatest of all time) in the executive post. Byron Donalds is running for governor. With Trump's backing, can anyone stop him? The governor added that the late conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh once said Casey DeSantis should be governor. The couple spoke about what lessons the country can learn from conservativism in Florida during a panel discussion at the National Review Institute's summit in National Harbor. 'So, all I'm saying is, my view is she'd be great at whatever she does, but I've been the most conservative governor in America,' Ron DeSantis said. 'I've delivered the most conservative results, and I think I'd say she would be as conservative or more conservative than me.' The first lady would face obstacles in the 2026 primary against U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, whom Trump is backing. Earlier this week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, whom DeSantis succeeded, said the Fox News Brian Kilmeade Show that Donalds would win the race. 'I think he'll be a phenomenal governor. I think he's gonna win. I'm glad that Trump endorsed him,' Scott said on the radio show. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Byron Donalds picks up endorsement from fellow House Republican as he eyes Florida governorship
Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., has endorsed Trump-backed gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., for Florida governor. "My friend, Byron Donalds, is a fearless Conservative and MAGA patriot. I have worked closely with him in Congress and know from personal experience his fight, tenacity, and effectiveness. He will be a great executive for our Sunshine State," Buchanan said in a statement. Donalds announced his candidacy last month after President Donald Trump publicly pledged his endorsement while urging the lawmaker to run. First On Fox: Top Conservative Group Aligns With Trump As It Makes Major Endorsement In High-profile Race "Byron Donalds would be a truly Great and Powerful Governor for Florida and, should he decide to run, will have my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, BYRON, RUN!" Trump declared in the February post on Truth Social. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is currently serving his second term — may not run again in the 2026 cycle. Read On The Fox News App "Honored to receive my first Congressional endorsement from a friend and trusted conservative leader: Rep. @VernBuchanan. Vern and I have fought side-by-side in Congress for our SW Florida community and the Sunshine State. As governor, I'll bring that same fight to Tallahassee," Donalds declared in a post on X. Florida Rep. Byron Donalds Announces Plans To Run For Governor When Fox News' Brian Kilmeade asked DeSantis' predecessor, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., whether he endorses Donalds, the senator responded noting that the lawmaker is his "friend," and that he will do all that he can to be helpful to Donalds, who he believes will win and "be a phenomenal governor." While speaking on the "Brian Kilmeade Show," Scott noted that he is "glad" Trump endorsed Donalds. Byron Donalds Points To Trump Endorsement While Addressing Casey Desantis Rivaling Campaign Rumors Donalds has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since article source: Byron Donalds picks up endorsement from fellow House Republican as he eyes Florida governorship
