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Episode 170: The Shallow, Audience-Flattering Appeal of the ‘Neither Right Nor Left’ Guy

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The O'Reilly Factor

Marine Le Pen's hard right front Nacional party slogan is nidrat nigos français, which means neither right nor left, but French. Meanwhile, during his presidential campaign, Emmanuel Macron ran with a similar slogan, quote, neither left nor right, end quote. Yet Macron's governance has been overwhelmingly right-wing, including appointing center-right politicians to his cabinet and considerably reducing taxes paid by the wealthy.

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