Tag Archives: Washington DC

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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David Von Pein: Meet The Press: U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy – October, 1960

Source:The New Democrat  The early 1960s was one of the hottest periods of the Cold War (no pun intended) and spending the first ten minutes of Meet The Press talking about China and other communist activities in Asia should be … Continue reading

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The Jack Paar Show: Senator John F. Kennedy (1960)

Source:The New Democrat Jack Kennedy running for president in 1960 because he thought it was the most important job in the world. And that if he was going to be able to do the most for his country, serving in … 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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The Hill: Niall Stanage: Five Figures on the Left Who Could Challenge Hillary Clinton

Source:The New DemocratWith all due respect to Hillary Clinton, but assuming she actually does run for president, which I don’t think is a safe assumption, she is going to need a strong challenge from the Left even the Far-Left if … Continue reading

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ABC News: Special Report – American Hostages Day 444

Source:The New Democrat  The final insult from Iran to President Jimmy Carter was Iran not officially releasing the American hostages in Iran until the second or minute that Jimmy Carter was no longer President of the United States. And then … Continue reading

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ABC News: Special Report – Iranian Hostage Crisis – 12/03/1979

Source:The New Democrat The Shah of Iran was a major reason for why the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis came about in the first place. Because the Shah was a dictator and at times a brutal dictator even though he was … Continue reading

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ABC News: Special Report: Iranian Hostage Crisis (11/11/1979)

Source:The New Democrat  The 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis was the final nail in the coffin of a very horrible year for America and President Jimmy Carter. With all the bad economic news with the high cost of living due to … Continue reading

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The Hitchens Archive: Christopher Hitchens & Eric Alterman Discussing Politics (2008)

Source:The Film Archives– left-wing columnist Eric Alterman, debating left-wing columnist Christopher Hitchens, in 2008. Source:The New Democrat “Christopher Hitchens (Vanity Fair, Slate, God Is Not Great) and Eric Alterman (Altercation, The Nation, Why We’re Liberals, ericalterman.com) discuss politics on Bloggingheads.” … Continue reading

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The American’s President’s: Bill Clinton: The First 2 Years

Source:The New Democrat The early days of the Clinton Administration were very rough for several reasons. One had to do with the White House staff that for the most part came from political backgrounds instead of government backgrounds. So they … Continue reading

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