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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.

Oak Park Studio: Video: CNN’s Crossfire Discusses Dan Rather-George H.W. Bush Tiff on CBS

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Derik Schneider

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger What Dan Rather wanted Vice President George H.W. Bush to talk about in their 1988 interview was what did the Vice President know about Iran Contra. Which was a … Continue reading →

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CBS Evening News: St. Patrick’s Day 1977

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat I was well sixteen months old on St. Patrick’s Day 1977. So to state the obvious, I don’t remember it. My memory starts really in the summer of 1978 when I’m three years old and right before … Continue reading →

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CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite: 3/17/77: A Look at Foreign Affairs and Energy Policy

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat This was right before President Jimmy Carter gave his famous foreign policy and human rights speech at Notre Dame in the spring of 1977. The first United States President to ever at least during the Cold War … Continue reading →

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CBS News: Walter Cronkite’s First CBS Evening Newscast

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  CBS News making history and for good reasons in 1963 with the first half-hour newscast. Which was a huge deal back in the early 1960s when TV networks were all about entertainment and sports, because that is … Continue reading →

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CBS Evening News: Dan Rather-George H.W. Bush Tiff The Day After

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Derik Schneider

\ Source:The New Democrat  I haven’t seen this video in about three years and I saw it then on YouTube. And if I heard anything about it as a kid in 1987 when this interview was conducted when I was … Continue reading →

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NFL Films: Johnny Unitas- The Master of the Quarterback Position

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Journal  “Johnny Unitas(Grandpa’s Dream #19) from The Drovers Old Time Medicine Show’s “Dreamland” album.” From NFL Films When you talk about the greatest quarterbacks of all-time as well as greatest players of all- time who ever played, whether they … Continue reading →

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Hardball With Chris Matthews: Bill Maher On Sarah Palin & Michelle Bachmann

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Derik Schneider

  Source:The Daily Journal I don’t want to sound like a preacher because I’m completely unqualified to be one, which doesn’t stop many other people from preaching by the way. But it stops me from doing it, so one up … Continue reading →

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George Carlin: On Politicians

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:HBO– The great political satirist George Carlin, on politicians in 1996. Source:The Daily Journal “I do not own this video. this is my tribute and way of promoting George Carlin’s work. But I’m sure they will still remove this. Anyway … Continue reading →

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Real Time With Bill Maher: New Rule, Stupid People

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Journal Bill Maher loves to make fun of the Christian Right, or does a damn good job of impersonating someone who loves to make fun of the Christian Right, so good he should win an Oscar. Why not … Continue reading →

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George Carlin: Stupid Bullshit

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Free State MD Imagine a world without stupidity, hey that’s the title of this blog, well sort of, sometimes it helps to pay attention to what you are writing, but sometimes it can also cost you. Because you might think … Continue reading →

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