Tag Archives: The 1970s

Bircan Golgecen: Happy Days- She Devils, 1979

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

Source: Action I was never a fan of the show Happy Days and I always thought it was pretty cheesy, except for Fonzi ( played by Henry Winkler ) and maybe that’s because the show takes place in 1950s Midwest … Continue reading →

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ABC News: 20/20- First Episode: 6/06/1978

Posted on September 20, 2016 by

Source: The New Democrat As the lead in to this video said ABC News, was a small player if not joke in the network news business in the 1970s. They basically remained that way until the Iran Hostage Crisis in … Continue reading →

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Active News: ABC World News Tonight, July 10, 1978: The Soviet Union Making Trouble

Posted on September 10, 2015 by

Source: Active News: ABC World News Tonight, July 10, 1978: The Soviet Union Making Trouble 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 … Continue reading →

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The National Journal: Opinion- Peter Beinart- The Cost of Disowning Jimmy Carter

Posted on August 13, 2015 by

Source: The New Democrat Jimmy Carter, is one of those president’s who looks a lot better 30 years later than he did, really at anytime he was in office. By late 1977, President Carter’s approval rating was dropping he never gained … Continue reading →

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Cavett Biter: The Dick Cavett Show- Bob Hope: Talks About Golf and Politicians, From 1972

Posted on December 24, 2014 by

  Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus As far as aging, again just a number and I know that sounds as clever as the glass is only half-empty or something, but that’s exactly what it is, … Continue reading →

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Cavett Biter: The Dick Cavett Show- Raquel Welch: Talks About Publicity People and Myra Breckinridge in 1970

Posted on December 19, 2014 by

Source: The New Democrat Plus I take it Raquel Welch wasn’t a fan of publicity people. Which is to me at least is ironic, since she’s a public person. I mean what do you expect is going to happen when you … Continue reading →

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ABC: WKRP Turkey Drop Episode- Arthur Carlson: ‘As God As My Witness, I Thought Turkey’s Could Fly’

Posted on November 16, 2014 by

  Source: The New Democrat I don’t believe there has been a funnier episode in TV history and certainly not on WKRP. This is the episode that this show is known for that was a hit for I believe five seasons. … Continue reading →

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