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About Erik Schneider

I use the American Liberal photo as the cover photo for this blog, because that’s exactly what I am. And no, not in the stereotypical, sort of pop culture sense of what an American Liberal is supposed to be. But someone who represents what American liberalism, as well as European liberalism, and perhaps the liberalism of the rest of the world outside of the United States. Liberals are people who believe in defense of liberal democracy, as well as the preservation of liberal democracy. And of course we also believe in liberal democracy with all the individual rights, and other liberal values that come from liberal democracy, the liberal democratic form of government, like equal opportunity, equal rights, equal justice, property rights, individual freedom and freedom of choice for everybody, as well as limited but responsible government, and fiscal responsibility

Global Freedom Network: Post: Roy Dan Baron: “Liberals are idiot Compassion & Conservatives are Wise Compassion”: An Example of Pure Tea Party Nonsense

Global Freedom Network: Post: Roy Dan Baron: Liberals are Idiot Compassion & Conservatives are Wise Compassion This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I’m going to try to put this in a way that is as … Continue reading

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10 Facts: ’10 Facts About Weed’

Source:FRS FreeState  “10 facts about weed. This list contains ten facts you didn’t know about the drug cannabis. Do you know interesting, amazing, fascinating and mind blowing things about the marijuana plant? Let us know in the comments… 10. There … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Jamie Holmes: ‘Why Some People Can’t Escape Poverty’

Source:The New Republic Source:FRS FreeState “During this week’s Congressional Black Caucus special order hour on “Lifting Americans Out of Poverty”, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ explained the base causes that keeps many struggling American families at or under the poverty line.” Source:U.S. … Continue reading

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ABC News: ‘The ABC Evening News, January 11, 1978’

Source:ABC News– anchor Frank Reynolds. Source:The New Democrat “ABC Evening News, January 11, 1978 with Harry Reasoner, Bawa, Frank Reynolds, Howard K Smith.” From Colortiniz I guess the one big story that I got out of this short clip of the … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: Senator John F. Kennedy- Speech to the Houston Ministries (1960)

Source:FRS FreeState Sen. John F. Kennedy was an Irish Catholic Northeastern Liberal Democrat. Running for President in 1960 and then being nominated by the Democratic Party as their presidential nominee, in a country that was overwhelmingly Protestant. That was fairly … Continue reading

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Xive TV: Video: Pure History Specials, JFK’s Women: The Scandals Revealed

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger If the media back then reported on public officials private lives as they do today, John F. Kennedy never becomes President of the United States. JFK was Bill Clinton … Continue reading

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Roger Sharp Archive: President Jimmy Carter on 1980 Campaign (3/21/1980)

Source:The New Democrat  As much trouble as President Jimmy Carter was in politically in 1979-80, having an approval rating somewhere in the thirties and looking very vulnerable to Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election with all the economic problems … Continue reading

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William Shanley: Jimmy Carter Discusses His Presidency With William Shanley (February 1983)

Source:The New Democrat  I’m not going to try to make the case that Jimmy Carter was a great president, or one of our best president’s, because he clearly wasn’t. I have a lot of respect for Jimmy Carter as a … Continue reading

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ESPN: SportsCentury: Greatest Head Coaches, Vince Lombardi

Source:The Daily Press On this Thanksgiving and by the way Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there, I thought it would be a great time to blog about Vince Lombardi, the greatest head coach of all-time, not just in football, but … Continue reading

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Warner Brothers: Helter Shelter- Story of The Charles Manson Family

  Source:The Daily Press  “Helter Skelter – Trailer” From Warner Brothers In 1976 there was a two-part TV mini-series I believe on CBS about the Manson Crime Family from the late 1960s and even after their leader Charles Manson was arrested … Continue reading

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