PJ O'Rourke on the US Presidential Clash
b"As Donald Trump faces Hillary Clinton in what has been one of the most vitriolic and unpredictable races in recent US election history, we were joined by America\\u2019s leading political satirist PJ O\\u2019Rourke, just a month ahead of US election day, as he cast his merciless eye over both candidates. He is known for taking no prisoners on either side of the political divide. He has already called Trump \\u2018a flying monkey\\u2019 and Clinton \\u2018Jimmy Carter in a pantsuit\\u2019. As author of such bestsellers as 'Don\\u2019t Vote: It Only Encourages the Bastards', and with more citations in 'The Penguin Dictionary of Humorous Quotations' than any other living writer, O\\u2019Rourke has been lambasting American politics for some 40 years. Such is his stature that even President Nixon conceded: \\u2018Whether you agree with him or not, PJ writes a helluva piece.\\u2019 O\\u2019Rourke will delved into why, in his own words, \\u2018America is experiencing the most severe outbreak of mass psychosis since the Salem witch trials of 1692\\u2019. As a sign of how the race for the...\\nSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.\\n\\nSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"