Category Archives: NewsHour

PBS NewsHour: Judy Woodruff Hosts a Panel Discussion About Richard Nixon: Why Are We Still Fascinated by Richard Nixon?

Posted on August 11, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Is there a more fascinating politician than Richard Nixon, that is why we are still fascinated about this man. Because there is so much to him from both good and bad. And forty years later we are … Continue reading →

Posted in NewsHour, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in NewsHour, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

PBS NewsHour: Gwen Ifill Interviewing Marcia Coyle: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Michigan Ban on Affirmative Action

Posted on May 2, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Damn! A Supreme Court decision on which I agree with Chief Justice John Roberts. Well, to amend that, I would’ve voted with the Chief Justice on this affirmative action case but I would’ve sided with liberal Justice … Continue reading →

Posted in NewsHour, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

PBS NewsHour: Paul Solman Interviewing William Darity on a Government Jobs Program

Posted on May 2, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Economist William Darity is saying that “since we could borrow over a trillion-dollars for the 2008 TARP bailouts and the auto bailouts that we could afford to borrow the same amount of money for a new Federal … Continue reading →

Posted in NewsHour, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted on April 30, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Justice Stevens has apparently been playing a lot of baseball lately, playing the position of left fielder in a ballpark with a very large left field.  He’s talking about essentially doing away with the second amendment.  His … Continue reading →

Posted in NewsHour, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted on April 17, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  The civil rights acts literally opened the public business domain to all citizens.  It said that if you are open for business to the public you are open for business to every member of the public who … Continue reading →

Posted in NewsHour, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

PBS: NewsHour: Economic Gap Takes Priority in President Obama’s FY 2015 Budget

Posted on March 6, 2014 by kireschneider

Since very little of anything will be passed this year in Congress, with a Republican House and Democratic Senate, this will be a year when Democrats led by President Obama and Republicans led by House Speaker John Boehner will offer … Continue reading →

Posted in NewsHour, Originals | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

PBS NewHour: Texas Monthly’s Wayne Slater: Previewing The Governor’s Race in Texas

Posted on March 4, 2014 by kireschneider

This is Texas Democrats’ best opportunity to win the Texas governorship since 1990, when Anne Richards won this seat.  I’m not saying State Senator Wendy Davis is going to win this race, because she is definitely the underdog.  I am … Continue reading →

Posted in NewsHour, Originals | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

PBS NewsHour: Closing the Gap: Senator Tim Scott on Expanding Educational Opportunities

Posted on February 15, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  If Senator Tim Scott is talking about expanding educational choice in the public school systems including charter schools, then I’m all for that as long as the Federal Government is not mandating this without the funds to … Continue reading →

Posted in NewsHour, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Commonsense Capitalism: Representative Charles Rangel Debates Dr. Walter Williams – On The Minimum Wage

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Sounds to me that whatever spin that Common Sense Capitalism wants to give it, that Representative Rangel was arguing not only in favor of the minimum wage, but empowering those workers to be able to get additional … Continue reading →

Posted in NewsHour, The New Democrat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment