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By: Cliff Kincaid The Christian existentialist philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, wrote about the corruption in the Danish State Church, declaring that everyone knew privately that the system was rotten and corrupt but they would not say so publicly. “Just as one says that death has marked a man, so we recognize the symptoms which demand to be attacked. It is a battle against lies,” he said. The problem we face today is corruption in government, the media, and the church that runs so deep that...

Shes going to try today the same in four weeks. >> >> one of the many races to watch. perspective from dun journalist sally quinn is a "the washington post" contributor founding editor of the decision forum on faith. she was married to ben bradley for many years. what we did not know until realy she too is a survivor. she writes about her experience in "finding magic." a spiritual memoir. she joins us now. thanks so much for being with us. i wonder what your response is to the presidents comme...

Journalist sally quinn is a "the washington post" contributor founding editor of the decision forum on faith. she was married to ben bradley for many years. what we did not know until realy she too is a survivor. she writes about her experience in "finding magic." she joins us now. thanks so much for being with us. i wonder what your response is to the presidents comments, saying kavanaugh has been proven flnts, what happened was a campaign of political and personal destruction based on lies and...

House reporter kate bennett. also sally quinn, a contributor to "the washington post" who is the author of "finding magic." when you find it, can you let me know and pass it along to me? >> ive found it, baby. >> and chris whipple, authors of "the gatekeepers: how the white house chief of staff define every presidency." good to have i didnt all on this evening. this president has clashed with many of his top advisers, high-level staff. but i think there was really trouble last week. remember whe...

What everybody is talking about. two decade ago the monica scandal. led to clintons impeachment. lets discuss now. also sally kwin the washington post contributor and author of finding magic. 20 years, michael, since your reporting on clintons affair and his lies about it became public. it was a bomb shell. talk to us about the news and how it hit washington. >> well, it was quite the earthquake. wasnt it? >> it was. >> on so many different levels. people have talked about this as i had the stor...

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A new documentary of the life of journalism icon ben bradlee is set to premier. the film explores the role bradlee played in guiding "the washington post" during the watergate scandal among several pivotal moments in american politics. joining me, john madge i dont, director of the newspaper man, the life and times of ben bradlee, sally quinn, bens wife of 43 years, a "washington post" columnist and editor and chief of the blog. author of the book "finding magic." for for being here. >> thank yo...

Tricks of this town. you decided who was in and -- >> was? >> okay. her new book, "finding magic," its about spirituality of a kind -- i felt in the peace corps, it wasnt going to church spiritualism, it was a feeling of really happy connection to your world youre living in. i know what you mean by this spiritual thing. its lower case christian. >> its christianity with with a c. >> its just really good. and i think shes a great person with a hell of a story here, and a great read. shes a great ...

Welcome back to "hardball." people think about think about washington, d.c., spirtituality isnt the first word that comes to mind. in a new book, "finding magic," journalist sally quinn explores what the word faith means to her and describing what its been like to live in washington, d.c. through watergate, vietnam, and 9/11. she writes, washington is all about power, and seeking power, eachb makes people, even good people, do bad things. thats sally quinn talking. im joined now by sally quinn, ...

And thats what i found, and i found that loving ben and taking care of ben was the most meaningful thing i could have done and it has given me, my book is called "finding magic" but its brought magic into my life. >> is this something that, is this a journey that is part -- because i find -- there are different times in your life, and i think in my life, you go back and forth between the search for faith, looking for it, needing it, even as you question it? >> well, you know, when i -- when i wa...