Author Archives: Derik Schneider

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About Derik Schneider

I use a picture of John F. Kennedy as my profile pic on social media for as a very good reason: I'm a center-right, John F. Kennedy, Liberal Democrat. The real Liberals who believe in the defense of liberal democracy and the fight against authoritarianism, left-wing or right-wing. But I blog a lot about the Far-Left (or new-left, if you prefer) because I'm very interested in socialism and communism, as well as center-left progressivism, which is the real progressivism.

The Newsroom: The Numbers Man

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Derik Schneider

That whole scene sounded like two hard news veterans like Peter Jennings, for all you kids out there, he anchored ABC’s World News before he died ten-years ago, or Tom Brokaw, former anchor of NBC’s Nightly News, versus some young … Continue reading →

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Chris Rabideau: ‘The Newsroom (Gun Control)’

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Chris Rabideau– Jeff Daniels as Newsroom anchorman Will McEvoy. “This is a segment from Episode 4, Season 1. Kudos to HBO for this series. If you haven’t watched it, you should.” From Chris Rabideau Barack Obama represents everything that the Far-Right … Continue reading →

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HBO: The Newsroom: The Greater Fool Broadcast

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. This is my first satire about voter id and that is because this is a very serious issue. Because we literally talking about perhaps the most anti-democratic pieces of legislation that America has ever seen at least going back … Continue reading →

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Chiu Na-Ying: The Newsroom: Debt Ceiling Debate

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. I swear that and I probably believed this when, but in early 2011 when House Republicans just took control of the House of Representatives, that their so-called Tea Party Caucus didn’t know a damn thing about economics. At least … Continue reading →

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The News Room: Casey Anthony

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. The guy, lets call him Bob, because I’m too lazy or not interested enough to look up his real name, made a good point at the end of this video about the agent who works for people who get … Continue reading →

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Gingery Oddity: The Newsroom- Maggie: On Michele Bachmann and Christianity

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Gingery Oddity “The Newsroom, by Aaron Sorkin Season 1 Episode 8 (The Blackout, Part 1: Tragedy Porn)” What the Maggie character from The Newsroom didn’t mention and perhaps didn’t think of, is that perhaps Representative Michele Bachmann’s whose career in … Continue reading →

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Blake Wood: The Newsroom- Rick Santorum

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Blake Wood– Jeff Daniels as Newsroom anchor Will McAvoy. “In this scene from Season 1 Episode 6: Bullies, news anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) goes on the attack about gay rights. While he believed that Santorum was being the bully, … Continue reading →

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Kittens McTavish: ‘The Newsroom: Spreading Lies’

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Kitten McTavish– Jeff Daniels as Newsroom anchorman Will McEvoy. “When people say “FOX lies” and “Glenn Beck lies” and “Rush lies,” THIS is what they are talking about.” From Kitten McTavish I’m going to start this post off with a few … Continue reading →

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The Newsroom: Jane Fonda & Sam Waterson

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Derik Schneider

“Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing on HBO’s The Newsroom tells a joke about Jesus and Moses playing golf.” From Jarrod Lorch Keep in mind, I’m not a regular viewer of The Newsroom. Actually, all I’ve seen from this show, is what … Continue reading →

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Josh Glass: The Newsroom: The Tea Party Explained

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. Will McAvoy with an interesting explanation of the Tea Party. I would put it differently because similar to the Left in America, where I am on the center-left as a Liberal and New Democrat, the Tea Party is a … Continue reading →

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