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====''Rise of the New Right'' documentary==== In June 2010, the MSNBC documentary ''Rise of the New Right'' aired. It featured interviews with right-wing figures, including [[Dick Armey]], the former House majority leader, [[Orly Taitz]], a leading figure in the "[[birther]]" movement, and [[conspiracy theorist]] radio host [[Alex Jones]]. The documentary also showed the [[Michigan Militia]]'s [[Survivalism|survival]] training camp and hit the campaign trail with Kentucky senatorial candidate [[Rand Paul]].<ref name="WeigelNewReight">{{Cite news |last=Weigel |first=David |author-link=David Weigel |date=June 7, 2010 |title=MSNBC documentary on the 'New Right' profiles birthers, militias, Alex Jones |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/upcoming_msnbc_documentary_on.html |url-status=dead |access-date=June 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630231950/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/upcoming_msnbc_documentary_on.html |archive-date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> The documentary angered [[Tea Party movement]] figures and others on the right. After the documentary aired, [[FreedomWorks]], chaired by Armey, called for a boycott of [[Dawn (brand)|Dawn]] and [[Procter & Gamble]], which advertised during ''Hardball with Chris Matthews''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weigel |first=David |author-link=David Weigel |date=June 17, 2010 |title=Tea partyers push back against 'The Rise of the New Right' with boycott |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/tea_partyers_push_back_against.html |url-status=dead |access-date=June 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027030349/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/tea_partyers_push_back_against.html |archive-date=October 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Montopoli |first=Brian |date=June 17, 2010 |title=Tea Party Groups Lash Out at MSNBC Over Special |publisher=[[CBS News]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tea-party-groups-lash-out-at-msnbc-over-special/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620233511/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20008106-503544.html |archive-date=June 20, 2010}}</ref> The attempted boycott was ineffective as Procter & Gamble continued to advertise on the show.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
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