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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

J Brandsteter 04: Liberty is Too Precious of a Thing to be Buried in books

Posted on July 15, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  A lot things about Mr. Smith Goes to Washington are simply inaccurate. Rarely do you see even fifty senators on floor of the U.S. Senate let alone a hundred. Or back when this movie came out in … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Jeffrey Brown Interviewing John Oliver on Making Fun of Serious News

Posted on July 14, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  If John Oliver is in America to find public officials making complete assholes out of themselves, he’s in  the perfect country. Actually I can’t think of another country other than maybe France or Italy. And the perhaps … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks On Suing the President & The Texas Border Crisis

Posted on July 11, 2014 by kireschneider

Is the President going too far with executive power? It depends on which party you are a member of and which party the President is a member of. Congressional Republicans didn’t seem to have any problems with President Bush during … Continue reading →

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CNN: Crossfire: Paul Begala Takes on Rick Perry Conspiracies

Posted on July 10, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Paul Begala makes a god point that Governor Rick Perry could call up the Texas National Guard himself and then the Federal Government would reimburse him. Unless the Tea Party is able to prevent that funding in … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur: ‘Michele Bachmann’s Latest Insanity Turns Neil Cavuto Reasonable’

Posted on July 10, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  You know you are in trouble as a Republican (well smart Republicans know, not Michelle Bachmann) when someone on FOX News freaking Neil Cavuto of all people who is generally loyal to the Tea Party goes against … Continue reading →

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Politico: Dylan Byers: No Mas Sarah Palin

Posted on July 8, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Take Sarah Palin completely out of the American political scene and you would see riots from hundreds of thousands of political comedians and satirists. Because she pays their bills and is always supplying people information to write … Continue reading →

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The Centrist Review: Solomon Kleinsmith- The Centrist/Moderate False Equivalence Deception

Posted on July 7, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat The problem that I believe that Centrists have and my question would be what is a Centrist, but the problem that I believe they have is exactly that. What is a Centrist? I believe that is a … Continue reading →

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The Daily Conversation: President Obama at the 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner

Posted on July 6, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m glad that President Obama can laugh at the year that he had in 2013 and perhaps the White House Correspondents Dinner might be the only platform where he can. Because it was really one of the … Continue reading →

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Independent Political Report: Isa Infante: Hobby Lobby Should Spur Demand For Single Payer Health Care

Posted on July 3, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m in favor of eliminating the middleman or middlewomen (for the political correctness police) when it comes to health insurance. But single payer in this country wouldn’t be the way to do that because of all the … Continue reading →

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Book TV: Laurence Tribe: Uncertain Justice

Posted on July 2, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  A lot of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 rulings where the right-wing comes out on top 5-4 looks fishy to me. And looks like an example of where the Tea Party and their big money backers have bought … Continue reading →

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