Monthly Archives: March 2014

The Hill: Judd Gregg: Dems Now Look Ahead to Hillary

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  At risk of sounding like a sexist, even though I’m not, I’m not on the so-called HRC Bandwagon just yet, because the campaign to elect Hillary Clinton president in the third month of 2014 is more than … Continue reading →

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Salon: Omer Aziz: I’m Proud to Say I’m a Liberal

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Salon: Opinion: Omer Aziz: I’m Proud to Say I’m a Liberal: How Conservatives Vulgarized the Word Liberal and Why Liberals Should Take it Back Source:The New Democrat I agree with Omar Aziz that Conservatives have been bashing the words liberalism … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks: Cold War Echos & Campaign Financing

Posted on March 9, 2014 by kireschneider

I actually agree with Mark Shields on this.  Republicans, especially in the Senate, love to criticize President Obama when it comes to Ukraine.  They blame him for everything from Ukraine to earthquakes thousands of miles away in Asia and perhaps … Continue reading →

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Sam Seder: Caller: Did Affirmative Action Hurt the Liberal Project?

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Affirmative action didn’t hurt the cause of actual Liberals because Liberals believe in equal opportunity for all regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and so forth.  The key word is “opportunity,” that people are not judged by … Continue reading →

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CBS Sports: NFL 1982-NFL Today-First Round Playoff Preview

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

The 1982 NFL Playoffs were pretty interesting, since because of the NFL strike, it was really more like a tournament than a playoff.  Eight teams from both the NFC and AFC made the playoffs in each conference instead of the … Continue reading →

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Reason: Video: Kennedy: CPAC: CPAC Members on Federalism at the CPAC Conference

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Ederik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter There seem to have been some real Federalists at the CPAC conference today, at least the people who were interviewed in this video. Or perhaps Kennedy … Continue reading →

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National Review: Jim Geraghty Interviews Ralph Reed at CPAC 2014

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The face of the GOP is really the religious right, the “get big government into our personal lives wing of the Republican Party.” I wonder what the Conservative Libertarian wing of the GOP led by Rand Paul, … Continue reading →

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AP: Raw Video: Sen. Rand Paul Fires Up ‘Liberty Lovers’

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Erik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter Rand Paul might have been the only actual Conservative at CPAC today, someone who is actually interested in conserving freedom, including privacy, as he mentioned in … Continue reading →

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Piers Morgan Tonight: Abby Martin Standing up Against Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Posted on March 8, 2014 by kireschneider

Someone is finally stepping up to the fascist neoconservative Putin in and saying he is wrong to invade Ukraine. As far as Abby Martin taking on corporate media, guess what Russia Today is.  It is owned by the Russian Government, … Continue reading →

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Adolph Reed: ‘What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg’

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Nation– “A polling site in Oklahoma City (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)” Also from The Nation. Source:The New Democrat “The focus of left politics must be to change the terms of a debate that leaves us with impoverished choices. It’s only … Continue reading →

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