Interview with S.E. Cupp and Brett Joshpe
by Matt at Jul 28th, 2008
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing New York-based authors S.E. Cupp and Brett Joshpe, who co-wrote the book Why You’re Wrong About The Right: Behind The Myths - The Surprising Truth About Conservatives, which debunks 20 negative stereotypes about Republicans and conservatives. Here is a portion of the interview:
MATT: Did your experiences growing up and living in the liberal northeast inspire you to write this book? Was there any particular incident that made writing book feel more like a necessity to you?
S.E.: Although I grew up in the liberal northeast, I didn’t necessarily grow up in a particularly political household. My parents were patriotic, hardworking and compassionate, so that was my largest immediate influence — not politics. It wasn’t until college really that I understood how conservative I was, and until I realized that the Republican Party best addresses my political interests. This book is a direct result of our circumstance, being conservative fish-out-of-water in liberal Manhattan, and finding ourselves inexplicably at the business end of a verbal firing squad on a near-daily basis.
BRETT: Yes, for sure. My experiences in college and law school probably contributed to my desire to write this book more than anything. It is very frustrating being lectured to by left-wing professors and having relatively little recourse. It made me want to respond in other ways, hence the book. Also, I witnessed a great deal of anti-Americanism given the post 9/11 world we live in, which was also frustrating and inspired me to want to work on this project.
You can read the entire interview at Blogs For Victory.
