Tag Archives: Democratic Party

Helmer Reenberg: Senator John F. Kennedy- Speech to the Houston Ministries

  From Helmer Reenberg “Presidential candidate John F. Kennedys major address to a group of Protestant ministers on the religious issue. Many Protestants questioned the ability of a Roman Catholic President to make important national decisions independently of the influence … Continue reading

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CBC: ‘JFK’s Women: Scandals Revealed’ 

Source:CBC– I believe this is then Senator John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) running for President in 1960. Source:The New Democrat “The dangerous sexual liasons of U.S. president John F Kennedy. This explosive bio reveals the President was prepared to risk … Continue reading

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Roger Sharp Archive: President Jimmy Carter on 1980 Campaign, 3/21/1980

Source:The New Democrat  As much trouble as President Jimmy Carter was in politically in 1979-80, having an approval rating somewhere in the thirties and looking very vulnerable to Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election with all the economic problems … Continue reading

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William Shanley: Jimmy Carter- ‘Discusses His Presidency With William Shanley, February 1983’

Source:William Shanley– President James E. Carter (Democrat, Georgia) 39th President of the United States. Source:The New Democrat “Jimmy Carter discusses his Presidency with William Shanley – February 1983” From William Shanley I’m not going to try to make the case that … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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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Charlie Rose Show: Christopher Hitchens- on Bill Clinton (1999)

Source:Charlie Rose– British political columnist Christopher Hitchens, talking to Charlie Rose in 1999. Source:The New Democrat “A conversation with journalist Christopher Hitchens about his book “No One Left to Lie To”, which investigates the Clinton presidency and his criticisms of … Continue reading

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