Harriman was full of Skull and Bones people, and Prescott Bush was Skull and Bones. There was a crowd of people who were involved in operations like National CitiBank and Guaranteed Trust and just a whole lot of people who were major players in finance were Skull and Bones. You can almost see the pirate flag, but they all take it very seriously, because Admiral Harriman, instead of going to Harvard and getting involved in the “Porks,” so to speak, which was the big club up at Harvard, he went to Yale and did Skull and Bones. I went to Harvard Law School, and Harvard has these secret societies, too, but the ones at Yale, I think, if anything are more influential, and it’s sorta hard to cold turkey right in and say, my god, Skull and Bones, this is virtually like a diplomatic or international business piracy. KEVIN PHILLIPS: Well, I hate to overdo the secret societies because the average person has no idea of this. Sorry.” In a moment, we’ll be joined by Alexandra Robbins, the “New York Times” best-selling author of, “Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League and the Hidden Paths of Power.” But first, we turn to an interview that I did with Kevin Phillips, the author of “American Dynasty, Aristocracy, Fortune and the Politics Of Deceit in the House of Bush.” When I asked him about the significance of that Yale secret society, Skull and Bones. It’s called “Skull and Bones.” This fact has not been widely reported, but when Kerry’s campaign spokesperson was asked about it, she said, quote, “John Kerry has absolutely nothing to say on that subject. Both Bush and Kerry are members of a secretive society dating back to their respective days at Yale University. Still reeling from his victory in Iowa, Kerry is starting to act like the frontrunner, shifting his focus from comparing himself to the other Democrats to putting his record up against President George Bush, saying he’s the only candidate who can beat Bush and who represents a real difference from the current occupant of the White House.ĪMY GOODMAN: But there is a fact about Kerry’s past that brings him closer to Bush than any other candidate. The latest “Boston Herald” poll now shows that John Kerry holds a 10-point lead, a major surge for the Massachusetts senator. The New Hampshire primary is just a few days away, and Howard Dean’s status as a frontrunner has almost totally dissipated. ![]() JUAN GONZALEZ: Welcome to all of our listeners and viewers around the country. She is a 1998 graduate of Yale and was the first reporter to publish George W Bush’s transcript from Yale when he was a student there.ĪMY GOODMAN: You are listening to and watching Democracy Now, the War and Peace Report. Alexandra Robbins, is the New York Times bestselling author of _ Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power_ who was formerly on the Washington, DC staff of The New Yorker magazine.This fact has not been widely reported but when Kerry’s campaign spokesperson was asked about it, she said, “John Kerry has absolutely nothing to say on that subject. Both Bush and Kerry are members of a secretive society dating back to their respective days at Yale University–Skull and Bones. Bush, saying he is the only candidate who can beat Bush and who represents a real difference from the current occupant of the White House.īut there is a fact about Kerry’s past that brings him closer to Bush than any of the other candidates. Still reeling from his victory in Iowa, Kerry is starting to act like the frontrunner, shifting his focus from comparing himself to the other Democrats to putting his record up against President George W. The latest Boston Herald poll now shows that John Kerry holds a 10 point lead–a major surge for the Massachusetts Senator. The New Hampshire primary is just a few days away and Howard Dean’s status as the frontrunner has almost totally dissipated.
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