Category Archives: The New Democrat

David Von Pein: The Life and Times of John F. Kennedy (1964)

Source:The New Democrat Another film about the life of John F. Kennedy our 35th President of the United States. This came out in 1964 less than a year after President Kennedy was assassinated. And he was already pretty popular as … Continue reading

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Hardcopy: Feb. 4, 1991- Charles Manson Pirate Prison Tapes

Source:The New Democrat The Manson murders twenty years later. Actually twenty years after The Manson Family murderers were convicted of those evil murders. I mean when I think of evil serial murderers Charlie Manson and Ted Bundy are at the … Continue reading

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The White House: President Obama Addresses The United Nations General Assembly

Source:The New Democrat Assuming the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action goes into effect and the Islamic Republic of Iran has all the incentive in the world to make that happen, I believe this will be an opportunity for the world … Continue reading

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Brookings: William A. Galston & E.J. Dionne: ‘The Case For Universal Voting: Why Making Voting a Duty Would Enhance Our Elections and Improve Our Government’

Source:The New Democrat “William Galston and E.J. Dionne, Jr. make the case for universal voting – a new electoral system in which voting would be regarded as a required, civic duty. They argue that universal voting would enhance the legitimacy … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Ron Haskins: $2 a Day, A More Complete Picture

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with Ron Haskins here that when today’s Progressives say that Americans in poverty only live on $2 a day, they tend to leave out things like public housing, food assistance, Medicaid to use as examples. … Continue reading

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Marci Hamilton: The History of Religion in The United States

Source:The New Democrat  I believe Marci Hamilton hit it best that one of the great things about America is our Freedom of Religion and religious diversity. Because we are such a diverse country both ethnically and racially a country of … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: ‘The Age of Kennedy: NBC White Paper (1966)’

Source:David Von Pein– NBC News documentary about John F. Kennedy Source:The New Democrat “THE AGE OF KENNEDY” is an outstanding “NBC White Paper” documentary that was first aired (in two parts) on the NBC Television Network in late May and … Continue reading

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ABC World News Tonight (July 10, 1978) The Soviet Union Making Trouble

Source: The New Democrat  The thing that people need to know about Marxist states which is exactly what the Soviet Union of Russia was for over seventy-years before the Soviet Union broke with all the non-ethnic-Russian states breaking away and … Continue reading

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ABC News: America Held Hostage: The Iran Crisis

Source:The New Democrat  I never make excuses for terrorists and terrorism and don’t respect anyone who does. But the U.S. Government including the Carter Administration and every single American administration going back to Harry Truman, have some responsibility for this … Continue reading

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Bob Parker: ABC World News January 6, 1987: The 100th Congress & The Iran Contra Investigation

Source:The New Democrat Early 1987 and really the whole 1987 year was a bad one for President Ronald Reagan and the Reagan Administration. Republicans, lost the Senate in 1986 which gave Congressional Democrats complete control of Congress going into 1987. … Continue reading

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