Category Archives: NewsHour

PBS: NewsHour- Paul Solomon- ‘Charles Murray- ‘Why Economic Anxiety is Driving Working Class Voters to Trumpism’

Source:PBS– AEI Scholar Charles Murray, being interviewed by PBS News’s Paul Solomon, about Donald Trump and working class voters. Source:The New Democrat  “Economic anxiety has taken center stage in this year’s election, driving many angry voters to rally behind Donald … Continue reading

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PBS: Video: NewsHour: Lisa Dejardins: What Will Happen in the Next Senate

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger What will happen in the next Congress a united Republican Congress as far as Republicans controlling both the House of Representatives and Senate, will be based on what … Continue reading

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PBS: Video: NewsHour: Robert MacNeil & Jim Lehrer Introducing the Watergate Hearings

This post was originally posted at FRS Daily Times on WordPress, May, 2013 and then reposted If you are familiar with C-SPAN or the Cable Special Public Affairs Network, well the PBS coverage of the 1973 U.S. Senate Watergate hearings … Continue reading

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20th Century Vision: Video: PBS MacNeil/Lehrer Report: 1988 Iowa Caucus, Democratic Candidates

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Governor Michael Dukakis looked like the clear Democratic nominee for President as early as the summer of 1987 and was never really seriously challenged for that nomination. Representative Dick … Continue reading

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

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger 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 … Continue reading

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

  Source: This piece was originally posted at 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 … Continue reading

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Luke Jeffers: Video: 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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PBS: NewsHour- Jeffrey Brown Interviewing John Oliver on Making Fun of Serious News

This piece was originally posted at 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 … Continue reading

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PBS: Video: NewsHour: Judy Woodruff: How Justice John Stevens Would Change the Constitution

The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Justice Stevens has apparently been playing a lot of baseball lately, playing the position of left fielder in a … Continue reading

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PBS: Video: NewsHour: Gwen Ifill: How the Civil Rights Act Opened the Door to the American Dream

The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The civil rights acts literally opened the public business domain to all citizens.  It said that if you are … Continue reading

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