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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

Video Activist Network: The Best Man (1964) Some Things Never Change

Source:The Daily Press I saw The Best Man the 1964 version for the first time in late 2008, during that presidential election between Barack Obama and John McCain on Turner Classic Movies which was doing a special where they showed … Continue reading

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John Kramer SNL Politics Reviewed

Source:The Daily Press I can sum up the Republican presidential debates in several paragraphs or less, so I will. Mitt Romney- “vote for me because I can win” and his other slogan being, “if you’re for it so am I”. … Continue reading

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Otto Preminger: Advise & Consent (1962)

  Source:The Daily Press Advise and Consent was a movie about the presidential nomination process in the U.S. Senate and what presidential appointments are put through by senators both in the opposition, but also from senators who are at least … Continue reading

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Marilyn Monroe: Living Life to the Fullest

Source:The New Democrat Marilyn Monroe is not known for saying many intelligent things. Not saying she was dumb or anything because I believe the opposite is true but how she presented herself in a lot of ways gave a lot … Continue reading

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William Shanley: The Made-For-TV Election Starring Martin Sheen

Source:William Shanley– A 1980 ABC documentary about American political elections. Source:The New Democrat “A William Brandon Shanley film available at Amazon.com. “Pertinent, powerful, persuasive. Handsomely produced… Brilliant.” — Los Angeles Times. “Profoundly enlightening. A devastating look at television’s impact on … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: Meet The Press: U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy – October, 1960

Source:The New Democrat  The early 1960s was one of the hottest periods of the Cold War (no pun intended) and spending the first ten minutes of Meet The Press talking about China and other communist activities in Asia should be … Continue reading

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The Jack Paar Show: Senator John F. Kennedy (1960)

Source:The New Democrat Jack Kennedy running for president in 1960 because he thought it was the most important job in the world. And that if he was going to be able to do the most for his country, serving in … Continue reading

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Any Given Sunday: Al Pacino, The Game of Inches

Source:The New Democrat Al Pacino from Any Given Sunday playing Miami Sharks head coach Tony Damato, which I believe was the name of his character. Explaining to his football team that life isn’t just a game of inches, but football … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: Bill Clinton & Bill Maher – 1995 Political Correspondents Dinner

Source:The New Democrat  To write a blog about 1995 or even a satire about it I really have to go deep into my memory bank to remember what I think about that year. I was only nineteen at the time … Continue reading

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Mike Gardner: Democratic Response to President Ronald Reagan’s 1985 State of the Union, Hosted by Governor Bill Clinton

Source:The New Democrat  This is where we start to see the Democratic Leadership Council the New Democrats in the Democratic Party starting to take over the Democratic Party after the Democrats had just lost 4-5 presidential elections starting in 1968. … Continue reading

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