Category Archives: Originals

The Fiscal Times: Edward Morrissey: The VA Scandal Exposes Single Payer Health Care Flaws

Posted on June 17, 2014 by kireschneider

(via VA Scandal Exposes Single-Payer Health Care Flaws | The Fiscal Times) In case there wasn’t already enough evidence that America will never have a Scandinavian or British style government-run health care system that includes both health insurance and health care … Continue reading →

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Prison Reform Movement’s Weblog: Yuram Abdullah Welier: Profit From Prisoners: How UNICOR Capitalizes on Inmate Labor

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Rik Schneider

“An inmate sews pieces of a Maryland flag together for the Maryland Correctional Enterprises in Jessup, Md. Operating under the trade name of UNICOR with over 100 factories at 75 locations across the continental United States, Federal Prison Industries (FPI) … Continue reading →

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Dean Matin Show: ‘Rodney Dangerfield Cracks Up Dean Martin With Back-To-Back One-Liners (1972)’

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Rik Schneider

“My agent made a deal with The Dean Martin Show for me to appear on twenty-eight shows. I signed on to do some short skits—just me and Dean—and I would write all the material. “Dean only came in once a … Continue reading →

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A Few Good Men (1992) Jack Nicholson: ‘You Can’t Handle The Truth!’

Posted on April 7, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:Movie Clips– Jack Nicholson with one of his greatest lines and roles. You can also see this post at The Daily Times, on Blogger. “Lt. Kaffee’s (Tom Cruise) search for the truth hits a roadblock in Col. Jessep (Jack Nicholson). Warning: … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks: Cold War Echos & Campaign Financing

Posted on March 9, 2014 by kireschneider

I actually agree with Mark Shields on this.  Republicans, especially in the Senate, love to criticize President Obama when it comes to Ukraine.  They blame him for everything from Ukraine to earthquakes thousands of miles away in Asia and perhaps … Continue reading →

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CBS Sports: NFL 1982-NFL Today-First Round Playoff Preview

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

The 1982 NFL Playoffs were pretty interesting, since because of the NFL strike, it was really more like a tournament than a playoff.  Eight teams from both the NFC and AFC made the playoffs in each conference instead of the … Continue reading →

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Piers Morgan Tonight: Abby Martin Standing up Against Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Posted on March 8, 2014 by kireschneider

Someone is finally stepping up to the fascist neoconservative Putin in and saying he is wrong to invade Ukraine. As far as Abby Martin taking on corporate media, guess what Russia Today is.  It is owned by the Russian Government, … Continue reading →

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Representative Steve Cohen: Schools DEA Official at House Oversight Hearing

Posted on March 6, 2014 by kireschneider

I agree with Representative Steve Cohen that marijuana prohibition is definitely a joke and overwhelmingly hurts ethnic and racial minorities compared with Anglos and Caucasians.  It is a war on freedom to criminalize what people do to themselves, especially when … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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