The Republican Noise Machine ArticleJune 30, 2004 The Republican Noise Machine Since defecting from the Republican party in the latter half of the 1990s and publishing a confessional memoir in 2002, I've discussed my right-wing past with politicians, political activists and strategists, academic scholars, student groups, fellow writers, and hundreds of readers of my book Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative. Jun 30, 2004 David Brock