Tag Archives: Washington DC

HKL Films: Wag The Dog (1997)

Source:The Daily Press The late 1990s was a crazy and fascinating time for many reasons politically and other things and also one of the best periods for Hollywood as far as making movies. Some of my favorite movies of all-time … Continue reading

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Axel Reyes: Kennedy (1983)

. Source:The Daily Press There have been several movies about John F. Kennedy. Because even though he only lived forty-six years there were so many things that went on in his life that were worth writing and filming about. Like … Continue reading

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Beyonce Knowles: Proud to be An American, God Bless the USA

Source: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 current. But I’m just more of … Continue reading

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Noam Scheiber: ‘What My Book Got Wrong About Obama, Summers, Geithner, Recovery’

Source:Amazon– left-wing columnist Noam Scheiber’s 2012 book about President Barack H. Obama. Source:The New Democrat  “The widely acclaimed and newsbreaking account of President Obama’s campaign to rescue America from its recession: inside the meeting rooms, the inboxes, and the minds … Continue reading

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The Hill: Mike Lillis: Time For House Democrats to Elect New Leaders?

Source:The New Democrat Nancy Pelosi has been the leader of the House Democrats for the last twelve years. Eight of them after this Congress as Minority Leader and of course four of them as the first female Speaker of the … Continue reading

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Striker 1909: Jeff Bridges – The Contender (2000)

Source:The New Democrat Great speech from The Contender by Jeff Bridges who played the President in this movie. Not a very realistic scene as far as how they put the U.S. House chamber together for this joint session of Congress … Continue reading

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Paramount Movies: The Contender (2000)

Source:The Daily Press The Contender movie from 2000 came about almost three years after the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke and two years after President Clinton was impeached in the House on a party-line vote. President Clinton was actually mentioned in … Continue reading

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Jamielyn Gray: The American President (1995) President Andrew Shepard’s Speech

Source:The New Democrat  “Andrew Shepard’s Speech From The American President. Dear President Obama, PLEASE TAKE NOTES. (Originally uploaded as my response to Mr. Obama BOMBING that first debate with Mr. Romney back in 2012. –JG 5.8.17)” From Jaimelyn Gray Just to … Continue reading

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Rob Reiner: The American President (1995) Starring Michael Douglas & Annette Bening

Source:IMDB– Michael Douglas & Annette Bening. Source:The Daily Press “Andrew Shepherd is approaching the end of his first term as President of the United States. He’s a widower with a young daughter and has proved to be popular with the … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: President Bill Clinton’s 1993 Inaugural Address

Before Bill Clinton became President of the United States, Liberal Democrats were seen as tax and spenders, soft on Crime, soft on defense, soft on welfare, anti-private enterprise, anti-success, anti-wealth, pro-centralize power, “that the Federal Government had all the answers … Continue reading

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