Category Archives: The New Democrat

Valhalla Cinema: Thunderbolt & Lightfoot (1974) Starring Clint Eastwood & Jeff Bridges

Source:The New Democrat  I just saw Thunderbolt and Lightfoot for like the tenth or twentieth time on Thursday night, because it is one of my favorite movies. It is classic Clint Eastwood in one of his classic action comedies, which … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Gerson On Ebola & 2014 Elections

. Source:The New Democrat  Anyone who uses Ebola to gain political power Right or Left, is unfit for office and perhaps should resign or give up their request to win the office that they are pursuing. This is a serious … Continue reading

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Salon Magazine: Michael Burstein: ‘We Need a New Constitution’

Source:The New Democrat  Michael Burstein’s amendments, or even new United States Constitution was not as radical or social democratic as I was expecting. I perhaps was expecting to see proposals that would move America away from its federalist tradition and … Continue reading

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TruthDig: Sonali Kolhatkar: ‘The Rise of the New Liberal Islamaphobia’

Source:The New Democrat  Sonali Kolhatkar column in TruthDig just illustrates my point about the political correctness movement on the far-left in America when it comes to Islam. In their little world its acceptable to bash the Christian-Right. But when you … Continue reading

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Kristen Cherye: America’s Hardest Prisons- National Geographic Documentary

  Source:The New Democrat  This is what happens when you house the worst of the worst together. You have all of these violent criminal inmates who see their time in prison as nothing, but survival. And making their lives as … Continue reading

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Jas Bains: Catherine Bach- The Real and Only Daisy Duke From the Dukes of Hazzard

Source:Jas Bains– Tom Wopat, as Luke Duke and Catherine Bach as Daisy Duke, from The Dukes of Hazzard. Source:The New Democrat  “One Daisy Duke Video to rule them all! Awesome collection of Daisy Duke ( Catherine Bach ) clips compiled … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Will Marshall: How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself

Source:The New Democrat  Will Marshall seems to be arguing that since the Republican Party now operates the anti-government Tea Party Right, to go along with the Christian-Right when it comes to social issues, that the Democratic Party should operate the … Continue reading

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Great on Yak: Archie Bunker on Democrats & the 1970s

The New Democrat Oh the 1970s, a decade about sacrifice and millions of Americans learning about their government and their politicians and that they didn’t like a lot of them. But of course as George Carlin always said, “no one … Continue reading

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Bruce Hornsby & Tupac Shakur: The Way it is

Source:The New Democrat  I love this Bruce Hornsby song and the Malcolm X intro makes the video a classic. With Malcolm asking his audience and I’m paraphrasing here. “Who are you? Where are you from? Your names can’t be Smith … Continue reading

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The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson: Ronald Reagan Talks About Balancing the Budget (1975)

  Source:The New Democrat  I like and respect Ronald Reagan a lot, I’ve always had even though I’m a Liberal Democrat. Which might be like hearing how much a Boston Red Sox fan loves a player for the New York … Continue reading

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