Tag Archives: George McGovern

CBS News: Special on Watergate, June 1992

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat The story of Watergate is so tragic. This idea that President Richard Nixon would be worried about losing the presidency to George McGovern, who was the Bernie Sanders Democratic Socialist of his time. In an era when … Continue reading →

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Franken Splean: Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1978)

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review If I was growing up, or an adult in the 1960s and 1970s, I might consider if I had access to, going through that decade on one big alcohol and illegal narcotics high. The problem with that … Continue reading →

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Salon: Bill Curry: ‘We Can Stop The Neo-Cons: Here’s What a Truly Progressive Foreign Policy Would Look Like’

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:Salon Magazine I hate to break it to anyone who calls them self a Progressive today, but the Progressives gave us the U.S. Department of Defense. They gave us the national security state. Which includes things like the CIA, FBI, … 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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CBS Evening News: Ohio 1972 Presidential Democratic Primary

Posted on August 19, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  The Democratic Party didn’t have a traditional frontrunner for president in 1972. They were out of the White House and even though Hubert Humphrey who was their nominee for president in 1968 was still running for president … Continue reading →

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Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: Should Populists Declare Victory?: Some of the Differences Between McGovernite Democrats and New Democrats

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Derik Schneider

U.S. Senator George McGovern & The McGovernites Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: Should Populists Declare Victory? This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Just to start this post off I need to give a … Continue reading →

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Chicago Tonight: John Callaway Interviewing Senator George McGovern (1978)

Posted on January 30, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat If George McGovern was a loser, than America needs a lot more losers just like him. When it comes to knowledge, experience and judgement, because he is one of the finest people America has ever produced. … 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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EFAN: Video: George McGovern’s 1972 Democratic Convention Acceptance Speech

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Derik Schneider

EFAN: Video: George McGovern’s 1972 Democratic Convention Acceptance Speech Former U.S. Senator George McGovern, who served a total of twenty-two years in Congress. Served in the House of Representatives from 1957-61, before serving in the Kennedy Administration from 1961-63, then … Continue reading →

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ABC Evening News: March 1972: Campaign News

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Derik Schneider

Source: The Daily Journal One way to sum up the 1972 Democratic presidential primaries, is to say it went to the guy who was damaged the least. And not to the best candidate, because there was really never any real … Continue reading →

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