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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.

Nat Bishop: The Newsroom- Will McAvoy: New Kind of Republican

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Nat Bishop I’m not sure that you can describe Republicans who’ve been in the GOP since the mid to late 1970s, people like former Senator Jess Helms of North Carolina as ‘New Republicans’. Well I guess of course you can, … Continue reading →

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Real Time With Bill Maher: ‘Most Americans Are Dumb and Uneducated’

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  I wonder if Bill Maher includes himself in the group “most Americans are dumb and uneducated”. I also wonder where he got those polls and numbers he was apparently quoting. Assuming what he does is a … Continue reading →

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Josh O’Driscoll: Occupy Wall Street Interview: Why it Failed

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. I don’t expect to win any new supporters with Occupy Wall Street and the broader Far-Left in America to go along with my three other supporters that I have, Tom, Dick and Harry, from this movement with this post. … Continue reading →

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The Newsroom: The Idealist vs. The Realist: News vs. Opinion

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Derik Schneider

“Key scene in Episode 1 of HBO’s ‘Newsroom’, in which there ensues a heated argument between Will McAvoy, the anchor and star of the newscast, and his new Executive Producer, MacKenzie McHale. This argument essentially poses the question ‘what is … Continue reading →

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The Newsroom: Will McEvoy On America

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Newsroom– Jeff Daniels as Will McEvoy. “Why America is NOT the greatest country in the world, anymore.” From Abu Wadee I actually really disagree with the Will McAvoy character here. ()layed by Jeff Daniels) And as far as this scene, … Continue reading →

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The Late Show With David Letterman: Jon Stewart (November 13th, 2014)

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. The New Democrat As far as kids, glad I don’t have any! And so far I’ve done a hell of a job up achieving one of my goals in life which was not to have kids. I’m not even … Continue reading →

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The Late Show With David Letterman: Tom Hanks on Getting Big, Europe, Golfing & Surfing

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. I haven’t actually been to Europe, which might not be a bad thing, because they might not want me there. So all I can really go on is what I’ve heard about it and what I’ve seen about Europe … Continue reading →

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The Late Show: Mike Wallace (1988)

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. As far as the 1988 vice presidential debate between Senator Lloyd Bentsen and Dan Quayle, people who believe Dan Quayle won that debate and would find him to be an acceptable Vice President and more important President of the … Continue reading →

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ABC Sports: NFL 1978-MNF-Baltimore Colts @ New England Patriots: Joe Washington Highlights

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. The New Democrat I’m posting this because as a Redskins fan who is not quite old enough to have a very good memory of the Baltimore Colts before escaped to Indianapolis in 1984, I remember Joe Washington with the … Continue reading →

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Wayne Barros: NBC’s The Tonight Show- Steve Martin Interviewing Richard Pryor in 1978

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Derik Schneider

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat Sounds to me Steve Martin was going dry trying to interview Richard Pryor on The Tonight Show. And what I mean by that for all of you who just speak English, … Continue reading →

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