Tag Archives: CBS News

Flanagan: Network (1976)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Anyone who’s interested in modern network news should watch the movie Network from 1976.  It’s almost forty years old now and except for the modern technology, the new players and the new stories they’d be hard pressed … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic: James Parker: Madder Than Hell: How Network Anticipated Contemporary Media

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  This is an interesting topic for a blog that I got from James Parker over at The Atlantic. The 1976 movie Network, which is not only a great movie but one of my all-time favorites, predicted and … Continue reading →

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Charlie Rose: 1987 Interview of Charlie Manson

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat “One of the good interviews of Manson, although shortly before this Manson was apparently in solitary for an extended period and his frustration is easily seen throughout the interview.” From Fat Hawaiian Man I can feel a … Continue reading →

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Kyungho Dean: Documentary- Edward R. Murrow vs. U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Derik Schneider

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat What was so brilliant about Ed Murrow and his See it Now broadcast which was CBS News’s nightly newscast before the CBS Evening News was created, what was so brilliant about … Continue reading →

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Footage File: Edward R Murrow vs Joe McCarthy

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Derik Schneider

What was so brilliant about Ed Murrow and his See it Now newscast. Is that they actually did not bring down one of the most popular U.S. Senators and members of Congress. In Senator Joe McCarthy, Senator McCarthy did that … Continue reading →

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CBS Evening News: (12/26/72) The Death of President Harry Truman

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Derik Schneider

. Source:The Daily Journal I believe Harry Truman was one of our top 3-5 presidents in American history, but certainly in the top ten. Because of how he managed post-World War II especially in Europe and put America in position … Continue reading →

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CBS News: Face The Nation: Senator Joseph McCarthy, November 7, 1954

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The Daily Post Senator McCarthy’s power in Congress was pretty much over at this point with Democrats winning back Congress in 1954. With McCarthy’s credibility and reputation being ruined with the McCarthy hearings and with the Senate censoring him … Continue reading →

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CBS News: 60 Minutes- Ronald Reagan’s Opinion on Libertarianism

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Rik Schneider

Source:The FreeState Ronald Reagan described his own politics as libertarian as late as 1975. When I believe this interview was done with 60 Minutes. And if you look at his career from 1975 to 81 when he wasn’t a politician … Continue reading →

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CBS News: Face The Nation With Bob Schieffer: The Confident Defeat That Wasn’t

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Derik Schneider

Source: The Daily Journal The fact is there wasn’t any Democrat who could even beat President Nixon in 1972, or even give him a tough race, was because of the disarray in the Democratic Party between it’s center-Left and Far-Left. … Continue reading →

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Longines Chronoscope: Dr. Norman Thomas From- Democratic Socialist Foreign Policy (1952)

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Derik Schneider

Source:FreeState MD What I respect about Norman Thomas even though he was a Socialist and we probably agree on almost nothing as it relates to economic policy, is that he was a real Democrat. A real American Democrat, a real … Continue reading →

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