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CNN: ‘Donald Trump Makes ‘Damning’ Admission On Tape’
Source:CNN– Donald J. Trump (Republican, Florida) former President of the United States (2017-21) Source:The New Democrat “CNN obtained a transcript of former President Donald Trump saying on tape in 2021 that he didn’t declassify “secret information,” seemingly rebutting his claims made about his ability to declassify documents. The new details come as Trump was indicted […]
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The Dick Cavett Show: ‘The Best of Carl Reiner Guest Hosting’
Source:The New Democrat “With comedy legend Carl Reiner passing this week here’s a compilation of best moments from when he guest hosted the show back in 1971!” From The Dick Cavett Show I gotta be honest (not for a change) that … Continue reading
The New Yorker: Douglas Watt- ‘The Glittering, Corrosive Humor of Lenny Bruce’
Source:The New Democrat “Early in 1966, the entertainer Lenny Bruce, who died in the midsummer of that year at the age of forty from a self-administered overdose of morphine, gave his next-to-last public performance, at the Berkeley Community Theatre, a … Continue reading
Posted in Lenny Bruce
Tagged 1966, America, Berkeley, California, Christian Conservatism, Christian Conservatives, Christian Right, Comedy, Douglas Watt, Far-Right, Fascism, Fascists, First Amendment, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, Lenny Bruce, Lenny Bruce's Career, Lenny Bruce's Life, New Right, New York, New York City, Political Correctness, Religious Conservatism, Religious Conservatives, Religious Right, Satire, The 1950s, The 1960s, United States, University of California
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The Dick Cavett Show: Raquel Welch- ‘Discuses Myra Breckinridge & Homosexual Audiences’
Source:The New Democrat “Raquel Welch discusses her movie, Myra Breckinridge in which she plays the title role undergoing gender reassignment surgery.” From The Dick Cavett Show I’ve seen Myra Breckinridge maybe 20 times, certainly 10 times in the last ten years … Continue reading
Posted in Dick Cavett, The New Democrat
Tagged 1969, 1970, ABC, America, Comedy, Dick Cavett, Dick Cavett Show, Gays, Gore Vidal, Hollywood, Homosexuality, Homosexuals, Janis Joplin, Late Night, Late Night TV, Mike Sarme, Myra Breckinridge, Myra Breckinridge 1970, Myra Breckinridge 1970 Movie, New York, New York City, Raquel Welch, Raquel Welch's Career, Raquel Welch's Life, Satire, Sexy Women, The 1960s, The 1970s, United States
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Classic Film & TV Cafe: The Notorious Landlady (1962) ‘Scene with Jack Lemmon and Kim Novak’
Source:The New Democrat “Diplomat Jack Lemmon has just returned to England and doesn’t know that everyone else suspects Kim Novak’s character of murdering her husband!” From Classic Film & TV Cafe Just on a personal note first: it was the early … Continue reading
Jayne Mansfield Diamonds To Dust: ‘A Guide For The Married Man (1967) Jayne Mansfield’
SourceThe Daily Review “Jayne Mansfield Diamonds to Dust: The official trailer for the 1967 film which Jayne Mansfield has a cameo and is actually the last time she appears on the big screen. Her cameo is shown in this trailer. … Continue reading
Posted in Baby Jayne, The Daily Review
Tagged 1967, A Guide For A Married Man, A Guide For A Married Man 1967, A Guide For A Married Man 1967 Movie, America, Art Carney, Comedy, Hollywood, Inger Stevens, Jayne Mansfield, Jayne Mansfield's Career, Jayne Mansfield's Life, Lucille Ball, Robert Morse, Romantic Comedy, Satire, Sexy Women, Terry Thomas, The 1960s, United States, Walter Matthau
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The Economist: When Donald Trump Met Vladimir Putin- Cartooned
Source: The New Democrat I think a better name for the Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki could be, “When Republicans go Hippie” or, “When Republicans Became Idealistic, Utopian, Hippies”, with the subtitle being, “Give Peace a Chance.” I can just see … Continue reading
Posted in The Donald
Tagged America, Authoritarianism, Authoritarians, Cartoonists, Cartoons, Collectivism, Collectivists, Comedians, Comedy, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Administration, Donald Trump Presidency, Donald Trump White House, Far-Right, Finland, Helsinki, Nationalism, Nationalists, New Right, Political Comedy, Political Satire, Republican Party, Russia, Russian Federation, Satire, Statism, Statists, Tea Party, United States, Vladimir Putin
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The New Republic: Opinion- Jeet Heer: ‘Why Film Critics Were Blind To The Big Lebowski’s Brilliance’
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat I sort of look at The Big Lebowski as a parody of hipsters as a movie that makes fun of hipsterism and sends America the message that this is what … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Movies
Tagged 1991, 1998, Ben Gazzara, Bums, California, Comedy, David Huddleston, Ethan Cohen, Hipsterism, Hipsters, Hollywood, Jack Kehler, Jeff Bridges, Joel Cohen, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Los Angeles, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Elliot, Satire, Steve Buscemi, Tara Reid, The 1990s, The Big Lebowski, The Big Lebowski 1998, The Big Lebowski 1998 Movie, The Cohen Brothers
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The Onion: Pros and Cons of Free Speech on College Campuses
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat To be completely serious second ( which seems to go against everything that The Onion stands for ) a pro for being in favor of free speech on campus is … Continue reading
The Onion: ‘Dozens of Other Countries That Interfered With 2016 Election Annoyed Russia Getting All The Credit’
Source:The New Democrat “WASHINGTON—Complaining that U.S. investigations into foreign interference in the election have gotten almost everything wrong, officials from dozens of countries around the world expressed irritation Friday that all of the credit for meddling in the 2016 presidential … Continue reading
Posted in The New Democrat, The Onion
Tagged 2016 Presidential Election, 2017, 2018, America, Authoritarianism, Authoritarians, Comedy, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Administration, Donald Trump For President, Donald Trump Presidency, Donald Trump White House, Far Right, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton For President, Nationalism, Nationalists, New Right, New York, New York City, News Satire, Onion News, Political Comedy, Political Humor, Political Satire, Populism, Populists, Republican Party, Russia, Russian Federation, Statism, Statists, Tea Party, The Onion, The White House, United States, Vladimir Putin, Washington, Washington DC
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The Onion: U.S. Senator Tom Carper- ‘My Vote is Not For Sale At These Prices’
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Note: these views don’t necessarily reflect the views of Senator Tom Carper, even if he personally wrote this piece for The Onion himself or had a staff writer write it … Continue reading
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