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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

Conan O’Brien: White House Correspondents Dinner Featuring President Bill Clinton (1995)

Source:Conan O’Brien– hosting the 1995 White Correspondents Dinner in Washington. Source:The New Democrat “After writing for several comedy shows in Los Angeles, he joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live. O’Brien was a writer and producer for The Simpsons … Continue reading

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NBC News: Democratic Response to President Ronald Reagan’s 1985 State of the Union

Source:The New Democrat  This is where we start to see the Democratic Leadership Council the New Democrats in the Democratic Party starting to take over the Democratic Party after the Democrats had just lost 4-5 presidential elections starting in 1968. … Continue reading

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The Hill: Niall Stanage: Five Figures on the Left Who Could Challenge Hillary Clinton

Source:The New Democrat  With all due respect to Hillary Clinton, but assuming she actually does run for president, which I don’t think is a safe assumption, she is going to need a strong challenge from the Left even the Far-Left … Continue reading

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Pot TV: Video: Sun News: Full Interview: Marc Emery Talks to Marissa Semkiw SUN NEWS

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Marc Emery arguing that he’s supporting Justin Trudeau the Leader of the Liberal Party in Canada because of marijuana and he believes the Federal Liberals in Canada are the … Continue reading

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ABC News Special Report: American Hostages Day 444

Source:The New Democrat  The final insult from Iran to President Jimmy Carter was Iran not officially releasing the American hostages in Iran until the second or minute that Jimmy Carter was no longer President of the United States. And then … Continue reading

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ABC News: Special Report: Iranian Hostage Crisis (12/03/1979)

Source:The New Democrat  The Shah of Iran was a major reason for why the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis came about in the first place. Because the Shah was a dictator and at times a brutal dictator even though he was … Continue reading

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ABC News: Special Report: Iranian Hostage Crisis (11/11/1979)

Source:The New Democrat The 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis was the final nail in the coffin of a very horrible year for America and President Jimmy Carter. With all the bad economic news with the high cost of living due to … Continue reading

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The Hitchens Archive: Video: Christopher Hitchens & Eric Alterman Discussing Politics in 2008

Source:The New Democrat Just to comment on Eric Alterman’s first point about Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens was never a Conservative, but perhaps a Neoconservative on foreign policy at least after 9/11. And as they both said neoconservatism and conservatism are two … Continue reading

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PBS: The American President’s-Bill Clinton: The Early Struggles

  Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat  The early days of the Clinton Administration were very rough for several reasons. One had to do with the White House staff that for the most part came from political … Continue reading

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