Tag Archives: ABC News

William Shanley: The Made-For-TV Election Starring Martin Sheen (1980)

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Comparing the presidential election of 1980 to the presidential election of 2012 is like comparing today’s culture and lifestyles of that of the 1950s. Or NFL football from the 1970s to the NFL of today, two completely … Continue reading →

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Hail to the Redskins For Life: Daniel Snyder: ‘Redskins Organization Has Started the Process of Designing a New Stadium’

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  This is something that should’ve been done twenty years ago. But back then Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke was dealing with Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly and her administration in Washington. And even though Mr. Cooke had offered … Continue reading →

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Bob Parker: ABC News Nightline (October 1980) Presidential Campaign

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  By 1980, but probably much further back then that going back to 1968 or 64 TV and TV news especially was already a huge factor in how Americans got their political news and other current affairs news. … Continue reading →

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ABC News: 20/20 – John Stossel’s Stupid in America

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx4pN-aiofw Source:The New Democrat  I take stupidity seriously and when you have a lot of Americans who are stupid, meaning they don’t know important basic things that they should know. Like what state the Kentucky Derby is in, (first word … Continue reading →

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ABC News: Video: Evening News: George McGovern 1972 VP Selection Drama

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Senator Tom Eagleton who by most accounts had a very good and productive year in public office as Governor of Missouri and then later in Congress as a Missouri Senator was a victim of the Richard Nixon … Continue reading →

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ABC News Special Report: American Hostages Day 444

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The final insult from Iran to President Jimmy Carter was Iran not officially releasing the American hostages in Iran until the second or minute that Jimmy Carter was no longer President of the United States. And then … Continue reading →

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ABC News: Special Report: Iranian Hostage Crisis (12/03/1979)

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The Shah of Iran was a major reason for why the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis came about in the first place. Because the Shah was a dictator and at times a brutal dictator even though he was … Continue reading →

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ABC News: Special Report: Iranian Hostage Crisis (11/11/1979)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat The 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis was the final nail in the coffin of a very horrible year for America and President Jimmy Carter. With all the bad economic news with the high cost of living due to … Continue reading →

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ABC Evening News: Saturday Before Start of 1976 Republican National Convention

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Just a few days before the start of the 1976 Republican National Convention and the GOP didn’t know who their presidential nominee would be. Even though they held the White House with President Gerald Ford. But President … Continue reading →

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Vito Denelli: George H.W. Bush & Ronald Reagan Debate Illegal Immigration (1980)

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat George Bush and Ronald Reagan both essentially arguing for some type of comprehensive immigration reform in the form of what is called a guest worker program. Where workers from lets say Mexico can some into America and … Continue reading →

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