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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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USA Today: Opinion: Dan Carney- ‘Football is Foreign to American Values’: Say What?
Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review: USA Today: Opinion: Dan Carney- ‘Football is Foreign to American Values’: Say What? I can’t think of another sport other than maybe baseball that represents America better than American football. … Continue reading
Greg Engle: Bryan Adams- A Veterans Day Tribute: Tribute to All Men & Women Who’ve Defended America
Source: Greg Engle: Bryan Adams- A Veterans Day Tribute: Tribute to All Men & Women Who’ve Defended America I don’t want to say Veterans Days has more meaning today that it twenty years ago, because of course that isn’t true, … Continue reading
NFL: Remembering Hall of Famer Frank Gifford: A Giant Living Legend
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Frank Gifford, was truly one of a kind. I don’t believe we’ve had another Hall Fame football player and Hall of Fame sportscaster in one person. Frank Gifford, was the voice … Continue reading
The Economist: Staff: German-Americans: The Silent Minority
The Economist: Staff: German-Americans: The Silent Minority This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress I think I completely agree with this article from The Economist that I just read. Which is saying something because I don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged America, German Ethnics, German-Americans, Germans, Germany, Germany Ethnicity
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Strombo: Video: CBC’s Stromboulopoulos Tonight: Rick Mercer on Annoying Canadian Stereotypes
. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress I think Canada by in large is a great beautiful country and if for some reason lets say I was deported from America, perhaps on suspicion of being … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Canadian Life, Canadian Stereotypes, CBC, George Stromboulopoulos, Rick Mercer, Satire
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Joel Sanderson: Video: James Gunn Interviews Rod Serling in 1970 on TV Writing
. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress I should admit, I’m not a big science fiction fan, especially science fiction of the last 10-15 years. I can watch The Twilight Zone and even Thriller that … Continue reading
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Tagged Centrom Film Series, Fantasy, Fiction, Hollywood, James Gunn, Rod Serling, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, The Twilight Zone, Thriller, TV Writing
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Cineview: Video: The Mike Wallace Interview: Rod Serling From The Twilight Zone, From 1959
. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress Rod Serling is obviously famous for The Twilight Zone and that he created it and he created Thriller as well and several other shows. But what I believe … Continue reading
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Tagged Fantasy, Fiction, Hollywood, Hollywood Writing, Imagination, Mike Wallace, Rod Serling, Sci-Fi, The Mike Wallace Interview, The Twilight Zone
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Beyonce Knowles: Proud to be An American, God Bless the USA: Honoring the Great Americans Who Fight For America
This post was originally posted at 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 … Continue reading
Howard Cosell Fan: ESPN’s Outside the Lines: Robert Lypsite Interviews Howard Cosell in 1991
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Howard Cosell was more than a great sportscaster, and he was at least to a certain extent, which I’ll get into later. But he was a great entertainer and a very … Continue reading
Cletus Hunnicutt: ‘1972 Year in Review’
Source:The New Democrat “News highlights of 1972. Presented by the Longines Symphonette Society. “The news, the events, the personalities as they happened as you lived them.” Watergate Richard Nixon John Mitchell Lawrence O’Brien Washington Post Clark MacGregor McGovern Muskie … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s America, 1970s Culture, 1970s Politics, 1970s Sports, 1972, 1972 America, 1972 Presidential Election, 1972 Year in Review, America, Democratic Party, George McGovern, Pop Culture, Republican Party, Richard Nixon, The 1970s, The Year 1972, United States, Watergate
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