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About Erik Schneider

I use the American Liberal photo as the cover photo for this blog, because that’s exactly what I am. And no, not in the stereotypical, sort of pop culture sense of what an American Liberal is supposed to be. But someone who represents what American liberalism, as well as European liberalism, and perhaps the liberalism of the rest of the world outside of the United States. Liberals are people who believe in defense of liberal democracy, as well as the preservation of liberal democracy. And of course we also believe in liberal democracy with all the individual rights, and other liberal values that come from liberal democracy, the liberal democratic form of government, like equal opportunity, equal rights, equal justice, property rights, individual freedom and freedom of choice for everybody, as well as limited but responsible government, and fiscal responsibility

Gorgeous Celebs: ‘The Best of Raquel Welch’

Source:Gorgeous Celebs– Hollywood Goddess Raquel Welch, during Myra Breckinridge. Source:The New Democrat “Second Raquel Welch video. Please comment, if you have time. Best Viewed in HD, video maybe slow depending upon connection.” From Gorgeous Celebs If you are not just familiar … Continue reading

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Otto Preminger: The Man With The Golden Arm (1955) Starring Frank Sinatra & Kim Novak

Source:TCM– Chairman of the Board Frank Sinatra and Hollywood Goddess Kim Novak. Source:The New Democrat “In the late 1940s, Frankie Majcinek, who is known as Frankie Machine, returns to Chicago’s South Side, which is mostly inhabited by Polish Americans, after … Continue reading

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Movie Clips: Vertigo (1958) Let’s Wander Together

. Source:The New Democrat I could simply listen and watch Kim Novak until Israel and Palestine came to peace and agree to a two-state solution. There’s just something about her voice and those eyes and cheeks that just makes me … Continue reading

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Beyonce Knowles: Proud to be An American, God Bless the USA

Source:The New Democrat I like the Beyonce version of this great song more than the Lee Greenwood version of this song that is 20-30 years older. And not because the Beyonce version is more current. But I’m just more of … Continue reading

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Movie Clips: Vertigo (1958) Starring Jimmy Stewart & Kim Novak

. Source:The New Democrat I wouldn’t say that Vertigo is a great movie, especially not a great Alfred Hitchcock film. There are at least three others and probably more Hitchcock movies that are better. North by Northwest my favorite, Rear … Continue reading

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Noam Scheiber: ‘What My Book Got Wrong About Obama, Summers, Geithner, Recovery’

Source:Amazon– left-wing columnist Noam Scheiber’s 2012 book about President Barack H. Obama. Source:The New Democrat  “The widely acclaimed and newsbreaking account of President Obama’s campaign to rescue America from its recession: inside the meeting rooms, the inboxes, and the minds … Continue reading

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The Hill: Mike Lillis: Time For House Democrats to Elect New Leaders?

Source:The New Democrat Nancy Pelosi has been the leader of the House Democrats for the last twelve years. Eight of them after this Congress as Minority Leader and of course four of them as the first female Speaker of the … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: ‘Bill Maher Destroys Idiots Who Say Atheism is a Religion’

. Source:The Daily Press I don’t have a problem with people being Atheists, we have Freedom of Religion in the United States. Which means Americans have the constitutional right to believe or not believe in religion. But we don’t have … Continue reading

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Bill Maher: Be More Cynical on religion

. Source:The Daily Press Being cynical is probably a conservative boring way to live your life. Where you’ll end up taking less risks and you’re not putting your heart on the line very often. Not trying to sound gushy, but … Continue reading

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Mike Nichols: Primary Colors (1998) John Travolta As Bill Clinton

Source:Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers– Adrian Lester as Henry Burton. Source:The Daily Press “Primary Colors Trailer – Directed by Mike Nichols and starring John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Adrian Lester. Jack Stanton is the charismatic governor of … Continue reading

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