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About kireschneider

I’m primarily a current affairs blogger focusing on center-right Republican conservatism and progressivism. But current affairs, public policy, and history, are not my only subjects as a blogger. Which is one reason why I’ve also written for The Daily Review USA Blog. I’m also interested in Classic Hollywood, especially actresses and actors, but films and TV as well, as well as humor and lifestyle

Sam Thomas: Ysave Chen- Jeans in Boots

Source:The Daily Times The tight denim jean look has become so versatile the last ten years or so, that we now see sexy women wearing tight denim jeans in all sorts of settings. Wearing them in all sorts of outfits. … Continue reading

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George Carlin: The Nonsense of the Self Esteem Movement

Source:The Daily Times Unfortunately we have this long tradition in our public education system of feeling the need to tell people that they are great. Or doing real well, we pass students off to the next grade whether they can … Continue reading

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PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on President Obama as a Reluctant Warrior & Congress

  Source:The New Democrat  President Obama gave a very good speech on why America should act against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Now its time for Congress to do their job and hold a debate and vote on action against … Continue reading

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20th Century Video: PBS MacNeil/Lehrer Report Iowa Caucus (1988)

Source:The New Democrat  Without the Bush Campaign literally bashing Bob Dole in South Carolina in 1988 and doing things like accusing Mr. Dole of fathering African-American babies which I guess was considered a sin for Caucasian men to do at … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee 1994 Hearing on Tobacco – Tobacco CEO’s Testify Before Congress

  Source:The New Democrat  The then Democratic controlled House of Representatives looked into tobacco by investigating the industry and looking at ways of regulating the industry. The famous scene with all of those tobacco executives lying under oath that tobacco … Continue reading

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PBS: MacNeil/Lehrer Report- New York City Bailout: 11/25/1975

  Source:The New Democrat The late 1960s and probably the 1970s as a whole was a very rough period for New York City. Facing high crime rates, high poverty, high unemployment, a lousy economy in general, as well as mismanagement … Continue reading

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Luke Jeffers: The MacNeil/Lehrer Report 11/9/1982

The MacNeil/Lehrer Report I guess as it was called back then, now known as the PBS NewsHour was talking about the influence of political pacs, or political action committees on Congressional elections during the 1982 Congressional mid-term elections in the … Continue reading

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Lorri Ford: 1948 Television Commercials

Source:The New Democrat  Aw shucks, if I could only go back to the innocent 1940s again. That golly swell innocent time post World War II, well a great time for anyone who didn’t happen to be African-American and perhaps female … Continue reading

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Old TV History: President Dwight Eisenhower WRC-TV (1958) Oldest Known Color TV Broadcast

Source:The New Democrat  There were already color movies in the 1950s and very good color movies. Like North by Northwest to use as an example, but color TV really didn’t have much of an impact at all until the late … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks On ISIS & Bob McDonnell

Source:The New Democrat  I believe the United States is getting ready to wipeout ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and NATO may help them out. And NATO may step in when it comes to Ukraine as well by … Continue reading

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