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Thu, 16 Aug 2012|

DINESH D’SOUZA, who has written some highly critical books about the current administration, and has climbed to #1 on the NY Times best-selling list doing so, will be out with his latest next week: “Obama’s America: Unmaking the American Dream.” His main thesis is that Obama believes the United States needs to be taken down a notch, in order to reach his goal of global fairness.

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Myself then I tiny bit of light breaking through the clouds that's the kind of day it's gonna be it appears. With temperatures in the low eighties. The top -- show brought to buy network capital funding corporation your future financed. Coming up in just a model were waiting for. Dinesh D'Souza finish up you know when these authors go out on tour he's the author Obama's America. I'm making the American dream so one of book gets launched. What they do is -- they put the others in a room. And they just they book a ton of radio stations usually ten minute blocks or something like that and then they just pound through the mall. So we get on the -- in about 45 seconds will see how accurate there they're usually pretty strict. And -- Dinesh D'Souza has written. A a book claiming. That the decline. Of America is. The intent. Of the Obama presidency that's his goal. He wants to saddle us with -- he wants to make us weaker he wants to basically dismantle America as the world's superpower. And will find out will get out of a more vivid picture of that from Dinesh D'Souza and also an explanation for why that would be because I think. You know for people who voted for Obama -- are still supportive of him. The odd inquiry incredulity would be the natural response that or are short of the sort of -- but why in the world would want that. He's the president of the country why would he want blasts for us. When he has -- all. He's the president -- -- -- running AOL's powerful nation in the history of the world why. Would it. He wanna see bad things happen to America why would he want us to consume lasts why would he want our standard of living to decline. Why would he want us to have a diminished footprint. In the world let's ask Dinesh D'Souza Dinesh welcome to WRKO thanks for being here. April brighter so -- bouquet you know right on the Friday you don't have to open its already stunning on making the American dream is that. Is the sub title of Obama's America why would Barack Obama's -- to unmake the American during. Well Obama said in his inauguration speech he called on Americans to help them to quote remake America you spoke about the remaking of America. In order to remake something you have to -- what they -- -- and if we look at Obama for years. What is he's been doing he has been shrinking America's influence in the world. One by one our allies in the middle these -- falling into the hands of the radical Muslims he's been flashing on nuclear arsenal. And according to the Federal Reserve Americans today up 40%. More than they weren't 2007 we've been a massive erosion of American well. But an Obama supporter I would say the erosion of American wealth has to do with state. And economic tragedy that preceded his presidency. And that events in the Middle East have conspired. To in ways that he had no control over. Well but I think that's actually partly right in other words let's look at them at least for example Obama didn't cause the Arab Spring. But when it. Happened to. Obama -- Actions and it was very telling. Obama basically supported the Egyptian military in pushing out Mubarak our ally in the region and what the military came to power Obama switched on them and started supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and pushing out the military. The Obama administration has been. Warning the Egyptian military you guys better turn -- power -- the Muslim Brotherhood or the united it will cut off military aid. So while Obama didn't cause the Arab Spring he had been a remarkable way I mean in a way inconceivable for a Bill Clinton or Kerry or Al Gore. He's accelerating the transition of power. -- the radical Muslims. Why do you think he wants us weaker why would he want the radical Muslims in charge in the Middle East. Well or Obama I think it it is America that has been the bad guy so it would -- talked about for example nuclear bombs Obama thinks. Hey look Iran has got zero nuclear bomb that try to go to lineup maybe five but who cares. A who has the most bombs in the Middle East well Israel has a bunch of them and we America we have the biggest nuclear arsenal. And -- the only country that has drop nuclear bombs I've. So what has Obama been doing. You've been making sort of almost symbolic gesture to pressure Iran but what he's really been actively doing it's slashing America's nuclear arsenal. So he had a 5000 warheads when he came and the start treaty takes us down that 15100 warheads. He's got the Pentagon that they got down -- 300. Nuclear weapons. So what we're seeing is a massive erosion of American nuclear superiority. And are you saying that this is part of a conscious deliberate plan to -- ended goal of making America weaker or. Is it circumstantial that because his philosophy is this extreme liberal on. That says America has been a double on the world stage and we have to find a way to make the world fairer. Is the repercussion of that a weaker America. -- Obama is deliberately trying to restrict American power and he's not doing it because he's he hates America he's doing it because he thinks it would be good for America to be a a smaller player on the world stage so far Obama it would be good for America not to be number -- -- things that would make us. The ruthless and -- and imperialistic and greedy. -- he would rather the FB number 34 and number 68 in the world and again you see in if you went to Bill Clinton and -- Bill Clinton don't you think America should stay number one. He would say. Absolutely. So. -- once -- -- our traditional Democrat we know what they why does is is there something that some macro thing that we can understand about why. Other extreme lefties. Can still be extreme lefties but not pursue these same sorts of lefty policies that Obama's pursuant. The key that this really is that the left by and large once they're redistribute. Wealth in America and you become more far left the degree that you want to redistribute more. What makes Obama different of that he wants to realign America in the world. So when Obama talks about the 1% -- 99%. He's not just talking about in America. And that's very significant because remember that even middle class Americans well even more Americans are rich. By world standards yeah that would not be able to be well -- and Obama realizes its policies covered in the middle class. But from Obama's point of view even the middle class as well be by the global standard. It's really a a stunning thing to think about that. Is that you can so calmly and logically offered this analysis it's the kind of thing I yet you know I got a -- into the world and people say how can you say those things about the president. And I don't I don't know I just I just look at what's going on and it seems obvious to me. That's above it like it's like having a coach of the lakers -- deliberately cause -- calling plays for the lakers to lose now he's doing it again not gonna -- -- the lakers. He just think that's bad for the lakers to keep winning. Toward the remarkable situation of having a president. A lot of the ideas about shrinking America how widespread you can find them and South America and Africa and Asia but never before have they've been espoused by the man who is being chosen to lead and -- It and America and that's what's confusing I would like the lakers to win fewer games but -- They would not a right to edit -- you -- so that's what's confusing about this whole thing the other thing that's confusing is if if were to accept your premise. It requires. Something a little further and more insidious and that is. That the president has to understand that if we're not number one of Wear number 34 number sixteen. And somebody else's number one and how -- who's going to be number one that we're gonna feel like where the world is better off. Yet be if we lived in the F 15100 and looked around the world that we would the many up our right suite seats right now the Arab Islamic world India. It was of course you are out there with South America the they are at stake in the Inca empire so I think Obama is trying to accelerate the transition from a unique polar world with America and the top of the pedestal. To a multi polar world in which no single nation has the dominant position. I hear the point Obama cannot say this to America. So he's he's got the camouflage his agenda and sort of fool the American people he did it brilliantly in 2008 I mean look how different about Obama. The Obama who said there's no red America there is no blue America. Another world one America that Obama has just gone and I'm convinced that that Obama was always a fiction. Well but then all the obamas are fiction. Right the only the real Obama and market in the second term right the guys and the second term he's untethered the public opinion he doesn't have to be reelected. I think it via -- 2016. -- we see -- front and America. Obama will get a great reward not from the American people who despise them but he doesn't care. The reward will come from his own conscience basically saying to him hey Obama you have single handedly taken this great power. From being the world's number line of being a world also ran. And it will be sort of a well done out now sort of true and faithful servant coming from his own content. Dinesh D'Souza is our guest his book is Obama's America on making the American dream how did you come to the conclusion. Regarding motive because you could look at other presidency could look at LBJ for example let's say geez what a plot to destroy America you do the Vietnam thing screw it all up. -- -- by the but I think that the look and it was very obvious that LBJ and that's a good example of a Democrat who was you know big spender and domestic policy. But with the thought I had wanted America to be number one -- whatever you think of LBJ he got in the Vietnam to be you know to beat what he -- as the Communist. Now with Obama at this there are some conservatives who say you know he intends to -- acts. But he keeps getting resolved why he's such a bundle our and so on -- what I think is no he's not getting results. Opposite to what he and Dan rather he intends the result is getting if you only assume that you put on a new pair of spectacles. Everything Obama doing what makes cents. How do you get your self to the point where. You reach a conclusion with the confidence that you're reaching at that so many would call cynical. Well what I really -- -- -- come up with a theory it's you know it's a kind of a scientific ideas generated the -- in 2000 and I've published about the roots of Obama's -- and I offered at the right after the I don't know if it's right. But I'll offer a three predictions at the end of it and we'll see what happens and I made three predictions and they all have come to pass. And what I find is that Obama keeps saying things and doing things that confirm that theory. Felt for example the core idea of anti colonialism Obama's philosophy is that well does not earned -- stole him. Like how wide a -- of people in Britain and America have a higher standard of living than people and let's say ten. -- or Obama India. The reason they do it because of the west occupied and invaded and looted those countries that's the anti colonial. You. Now look at Obama he goes to a business guy that he -- -- in the all the wealth you have got your you've created what he's saying he figured. Stole it society created the wealth collectively you're just skimming off the pop. And Obama in that -- that's creating a license for the government to come take it away and the government -- the confiscating. Your wealth. On the ballot what have you it's not yours in the first place -- kind of like you came to my house and stole all my partners are well what's the proper tax rate for you let it should be 100% because it's not your furniture. So in your mind -- do the American people here understand their sons and if you need to go let me know I don't know if I've -- -- too long. -- -- reply okay -- do the American people understand this on an instinctive level and that gets expressed in. Concerns over his religion or. His country of origin and things like that. Now that's a very interesting point because I I think that the whole -- thing which is I think mistake it but nevertheless the reason it has the currency it does. Is there isn't sort of feeling that there's something foreign in Obama's ideology. As similarly Obama seems that we are at least sympathetic to -- -- hobbies who are apprehended and foreign wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. People -- what he must be a Muslim and had they know he's not a Muslim. But he thinks that those guys are anti colonial freedom fighters like Mandela like Gandhi like his own dad fighting to push out the week it occupiers. Several months ago in the heat of the primary campaign. You worry your theories were being. Ascribed to Newt Gingrich. In the in statements he was being about the president how did you feel about the way that was represented. And the repercussions of that the controversy that erupted. Well the thing is you know knew that is incredibly Smart guy and I think he saw right away that there was a powered through this theory about Obama and explanatory. Power. That it could account with things that no other theory can account for Obama flashing. You know the in the space agency NASA he moves the Winston Churchill bust out of the White House now. -- of -- bipartisan hero Clinton would never think they're doing something like that so does the power of the anti colonial period that because it could explain fact. That no other theory can explain and what I do in the new book Obama's America is I look forward and I say all right what that we expected taxes in debt. Will America's nuclear position look like will allow our position in the Middle East look like. -- sort of Obama gets the second term and the real Obama can finally come out. And Estes is a great -- here the new book is Obama's America. On making the American dream much appreciate it thank you. And we will -- take a quick break and then talk about what to Nash has to say I think that he ate his theory. It provides a wonderful explanation. The two. He admitted it to the confusion.