Category Archives: The New Democrat

Salon: Britney Cooper: ‘We Must Abandon Bill Cosby: A Broken Trust With Women, Black America’

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Salon: Opinion: Britney Cooper: We Must Abandon Bill Cosby: A Broken Trust With Women In 1984 when the Cosby Show came on the air on NBC, I was eight years old in September, 1984. Actually I have … Continue reading →

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Salon: Jeffrey Taylor: Reza Aslam’s Atheism Problem

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Salon: Opinion: Jeffrey Taylor: Reza Aslam’s Atheism Problem: Fundamentalists Atheists Aren’t the Problem, Apologists For Religions Are Jeffrey Taylor makes a good and I would argue real Atheist argument against religion. Even though he writes for Salon, … Continue reading →

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Politico Magazine: Larry Sabato: How Goldwater Changed Campaign Forever

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Not many if any Republicans including Senator Barry Goldwater expected Goldwater to win the 1964 presidential election by defeating President Lyndon Johnson and for Congressional Republicans to do anything in Congress. They were expecting big defeats as … Continue reading →

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New Republic: John B. Judis: Democrats Hope Battleground Texas Can Turn the State Blue

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Do I think Wendy Davis will be elected Governor of Texas next Tuesday or anytime soon? Of course not because I haven’t seen any polls that show that race between her and Greg Abbot is even within … Continue reading →

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National Journal: Norm Ornstein: What If Independents Keep Senate Majority Status in Flux?

Posted on October 27, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  What if, what if, what if, what question is more fun to ask and even ask yourself than what if? But why it is such a fun question to ask, is because it gives people a chance … Continue reading →

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Sam Harris: Interview With Cenk Uygur

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat What I respect about Sam Harris’s atheism is that he’s the real thing. He doesn’t say Christianity is horrible and should be put down, especially when radical fundamentalists are in the news doing horrible things. But then … Continue reading →

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Eagle Forum: Phyllis Schlafly: A Choice Not An Echo Revisited

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  If you want to know why Tea Party Republicans, the non-Conservative Libertarians in that movement, have a tendency to sound like Ron Paul Libertarians on economic and fiscal policy and even to a certain extent of foreign … Continue reading →

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NHL Network: NHL 1979-Stanley Cup Finals-Game 5: New York Rangers @ Montreal Canadians: Full Game

Posted on October 26, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  The Montreal Canadians accomplishing something in 1979 which may sound impossible today, which was to win their fourth straight Stanley Cup. Winning two in a row is a huge deal now and has been going back to … Continue reading →

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The Carol Burnet Show: Dinner and a Movie

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. The New Democrat Alan Alda playing Captain Cliche on The Carol Burnett Show. The man who probably watches too much TV and too many movies and unable to think for himself. Doesn’t sound that unfamiliar to the faddists who … Continue reading →

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Prem Panicker: The West Wing: Why is Liberal a Bad Word?

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Matthew Santos played by Jimmy Smits, a great actor, doing a solid job of defending liberalism against Arnold Vinick played by the great actor and comedian Alan Alda. This of course was part of the last … Continue reading →

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