Tag Archives: American Politics

The Daily Conversation: President Obama at the 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner

Posted on July 6, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m glad that President Obama can laugh at the year that he had in 2013 and perhaps the White House Correspondents Dinner might be the only platform where he can. Because it was really one of the … Continue reading →

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Perverts With Principles

Posted on April 10, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Warning this blog contains language that may offend over-sensitive tight assesPoliticians are people just like us.  I know that might sound like,  “No shit, Sherlock,” or “You can’t be serious.”  It’s also true that many politicians are … Continue reading →

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Reason Magazine: Sharif Matar Interviews Director Christopher Kay: What’s Wrong with American Politics? Of by For the American People

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  There’s an old saying about the American political system that goes something like this:  It is the worst political system in the world except for all the rest. Not exactly a high bar to shoot for, kind … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic: Opinion: Peter Beinart: Liberal is Good: Why More Americans are Liberal Now

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

The Atlantic: Opinion: Peter Beinart: Liberal is Good: Why More Americans are Liberal Now Ederik Schneider on Google+ Liberalism is the perfect example of why education is so important in America, because the more Americans have learned about liberalism, especially … Continue reading →

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Richard Eskow: The Populist Moment

Posted on February 4, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  It is hard to describe America from an ideological standpoint as a whole. Because we are such a huge and vast country and then you throw in all of our political diversity. We are a country by … Continue reading →

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The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson: Politician Taking a Polygraph Test (1982)

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Ederik Schneider

Source:Reverend Jim– Johnny Carson, playing a typical politician. I mean a lying politician. Actually, what’s the difference? Source:Real Life Journal “How To Tell When A Politician is Lying – New Technology To Simplify Campaigns. This video shows new technology that … Continue reading →

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Russia Today: The Resident: American Monarchy, It’s Time

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Derik Schneider

. Source:Free State MD First of all I’m not sure this commentator was being completely serious or not. And just giving a satiric editorial about the American political system and perhaps I just didn’t find it very funny. So what … Continue reading →

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JD Talley: ‘John Stossel’s Politically Incorrect Guide to Politics’

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

Source:J.D. Talley– U.S. Senator John McCain (Republican, Arizona) campaigning for President in 2008. Source:Real Life Journal “John Stossel’s Politically Incorrect Guide to Politics” From JD Talley We can blame American politicians all we want for our problems in government and society … Continue reading →

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CATO Institute: Video: George Will Keynotes 2010 Milton Friedman Prize Dinner

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Rik Schneider

Source:The Daily Post George Will said in an interview with Charlie Rose in October, 2008, a future blog about that coming up, that, “there’s a Libertarian Wing and a Social Conservative Wing in the GOP.” And that the “Libertarian Wing, … Continue reading →

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Sommer 57: What the Ideal American Political Candidate Looks Like

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Derik Schneider

. The Daily Journal The movie The Candidate from 1972 where Robert Redford plays a young idealistic Progressive Senate candidate, who gets the Democratic nomination for this California Senate seat, running up against a three-term incumbent Republican Senator, the Washington … Continue reading →

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