Category Archives: Originals

The Mike Wallace Interview: Rod Serling (1959)

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. Rod Serling is obviously famous for The Twilight Zone and that he created it and he created Thriller as well and several other shows. But what I believe is his mark on Hollywood is that he gave millions of … Continue reading →

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Gingery Oddity: The Newsroom- Maggie: On Michele Bachmann and Christianity

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Gingery Oddity “The Newsroom, by Aaron Sorkin Season 1 Episode 8 (The Blackout, Part 1: Tragedy Porn)” What the Maggie character from The Newsroom didn’t mention and perhaps didn’t think of, is that perhaps Representative Michele Bachmann’s whose career in … Continue reading →

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Captain Bijou: I Married a Woman (1958) Starring Diana Dors

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  I’m going to try to write this post without sounding sexist as a man, but I think especially with this day and age that will be difficult and at the very least it come off as … Continue reading →

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Blake Wood: The Newsroom- Rick Santorum

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Blake Wood– Jeff Daniels as Newsroom anchor Will McAvoy. “In this scene from Season 1 Episode 6: Bullies, news anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) goes on the attack about gay rights. While he believed that Santorum was being the bully, … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Elaine Teng: Congress Blocks Washington-DC Marijuana Legalization

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Republic I’ve lost count how many times Republicans and so-called Conservatives talk about the need for federalism, state and local control, but that as long as states and locals governing what the way they approve. Doing things that … Continue reading →

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Kittens McTavish: ‘The Newsroom: Spreading Lies’

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Kitten McTavish– Jeff Daniels as Newsroom anchorman Will McEvoy. “When people say “FOX lies” and “Glenn Beck lies” and “Rush lies,” THIS is what they are talking about.” From Kitten McTavish I’m going to start this post off with a few … Continue reading →

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Ian Robertson: British Take on The Tea Party

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Rik Schneider

. You know in some ways Barack Obama is the luckiest politician at least executive in America because of his so-called opposition. In many ways with the opposition that President Obama gets, who needs friends and allies. Without the Tea … Continue reading →

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The Newsroom: Jane Fonda & Sam Waterson

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Derik Schneider

“Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing on HBO’s The Newsroom tells a joke about Jesus and Moses playing golf.” From Jarrod Lorch Keep in mind, I’m not a regular viewer of The Newsroom. Actually, all I’ve seen from this show, is what … Continue reading →

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Josh Glass: The Newsroom: The Tea Party Explained

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. Will McAvoy with an interesting explanation of the Tea Party. I would put it differently because similar to the Left in America, where I am on the center-left as a Liberal and New Democrat, the Tea Party is a … Continue reading →

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Nat Bishop: The Newsroom- Will McAvoy: New Kind of Republican

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Nat Bishop I’m not sure that you can describe Republicans who’ve been in the GOP since the mid to late 1970s, people like former Senator Jess Helms of North Carolina as ‘New Republicans’. Well I guess of course you can, … Continue reading →

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