{"id":18100,"date":"2023-03-16T22:18:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T02:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=18100"},"modified":"2023-03-16T22:18:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T02:18:40","slug":"remembering-waco-atrocities-with-the-scott-horton-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/16\/remembering-waco-atrocities-with-the-scott-horton-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Waco Atrocities with the Scott Horton Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 fEBgUb HCCBXwdFvq6omWW2hR0N\" data-encore-id=\"type\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/scott-horton-show-2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9424\" src=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/scott-horton-show-2-1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/scott-horton-show-2-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/scott-horton-show-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/scott-horton-show-2-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/scott-horton-show-2-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/scott-horton-show-2-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>From the<a href=\"https:\/\/scotthorton.org\/\"> ScottHortonShow.com<\/a> website:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"vBcxPq3E2okwgXOkVPEM\">\n<div class=\"TQXhY8PT8v1vogxO85c_\">\n<div class=\"Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 eRYMpa RKzJftL6TOVUXkXOPykT\" data-encore-id=\"type\">\n<div class=\"xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN\">Jim Bovard is back on the show to discuss the Federal Government\u2019s siege at Waco thirty years ago. Scott and Bovard reflect on how they both first learned about the story. Bovard then goes through his experience reporting on the government\u2019s evolving PR campaign to avoid blame for committing mass murder in the middle of Texas.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Discussed on the show:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/James_Bovard_Waco_Ruby_Ridge_Articles.htm\">Bovard articles on Waco, Ruby Ridge, and Gun Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120472\/\">Waco: The Rules of Engagement (IMDb)<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0259731\/\">Waco: A New Revelation (IMDb)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jim Bovard is a columnist for USA Today and the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Public-Policy-Hooligan-Rollicking-Washington-ebook\/dp\/B00AKZH97W\"><i>Public Policy Hooligan: Rollicking and Wrangling from Helltown to Washington<\/i><\/a>. Find all of his books and read his work on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jimbovard.com\/\">website<\/a> and follow him on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\">@JimBovard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 eRYMpa RKzJftL6TOVUXkXOPykT\" data-encore-id=\"type\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 eRYMpa RKzJftL6TOVUXkXOPykT\" data-encore-id=\"type\">\n<div class=\"xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>You can listen to the show by <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/66SbDmPAXop144EC3ary07?si=ZaG3kf0mSpixY3L8F0oTSA&amp;nd=1&amp;_branch_match_id=1165007441858971108&amp;utm_medium=sharing&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXLy7IL8lMq9TLyczL1ncLCYrKKgguTKlMAgBMYfsZIAAAAA%3D%3D\"><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/a> or<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/66SbDmPAXop144EC3ary07?si=ZaG3kf0mSpixY3L8F0oTSA&amp;nd=1&amp;_branch_match_id=1165007441858971108&amp;utm_medium=sharing&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXLy7IL8lMq9TLyczL1ncLCYrKKgguTKlMAgBMYfsZIAAAAA%3D%3D<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the ScottHortonShow.com website: Jim Bovard is back on the show to discuss the Federal Government\u2019s siege at Waco thirty years ago. 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