Tag Archives: PBS Newshour

PBS NewsHour: David Brooks & EJ Dionne On Ground Troops Debate

Posted on September 19, 2014 by kireschneider

  Source:The New Democrat  When was the last time that Congress had big bipartisan votes on anything? Both the House and Senate overwhelmingly voting in favor of President Obama getting America involved in Syria and Iraq to defeat ISIS or … Continue reading →

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PBS MacNeil/Lehrer Report: 1988 Iowa Caucus, Democratic Candidates

Posted on September 16, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Governor Michael Dukakis looked like the clear Democratic nominee for President as early as the summer of 1987 and was never really seriously challenged for that nomination. Representative Dick Gephardt was supposed to win the Iowa Caucus … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on President Obama as a Reluctant Warrior & Congress

Posted on September 12, 2014 by kireschneider

  Source:The New Democrat  President Obama gave a very good speech on why America should act against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Now its time for Congress to do their job and hold a debate and vote on action against … Continue reading →

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20th Century Video: PBS MacNeil/Lehrer Report Iowa Caucus (1988)

Posted on September 12, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Without the Bush Campaign literally bashing Bob Dole in South Carolina in 1988 and doing things like accusing Mr. Dole of fathering African-American babies which I guess was considered a sin for Caucasian men to do at … Continue reading →

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C-SPAN: U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee 1994 Hearing on Tobacco – Tobacco CEO’s Testify Before Congress

Posted on September 11, 2014 by kireschneider

  Source:The New Democrat  The then Democratic controlled House of Representatives looked into tobacco by investigating the industry and looking at ways of regulating the industry. The famous scene with all of those tobacco executives lying under oath that tobacco … Continue reading →

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PBS: MacNeil/Lehrer Report- New York City Bailout: 11/25/1975

Posted on September 10, 2014 by kireschneider

  Source:The New Democrat The late 1960s and probably the 1970s as a whole was a very rough period for New York City. Facing high crime rates, high poverty, high unemployment, a lousy economy in general, as well as mismanagement … Continue reading →

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Luke Jeffers: The MacNeil/Lehrer Report 11/9/1982

Posted on September 9, 2014 by kireschneider

The MacNeil/Lehrer Report I guess as it was called back then, now known as the PBS NewsHour was talking about the influence of political pacs, or political action committees on Congressional elections during the 1982 Congressional mid-term elections in the … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks On ISIS & Bob McDonnell

Posted on September 5, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  I believe the United States is getting ready to wipeout ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and NATO may help them out. And NATO may step in when it comes to Ukraine as well by … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks: Islamic State in Syria & Iraq

Posted on August 29, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Of course Congress has to and needs to not only approve any new war America gets involved in Syria and Iraq. Because what President Obama and the National Security Council are considering is a new war and … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: David Brooks & Ruth Marcus on Police Power in Ferguson

Posted on August 15, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Liberals and Libertarians coming together on Ferguson and its militarization of police. Something where we should definitely be able to agree especially for a town that is as small as Ferguson, Missouri and is a suburb of … Continue reading →

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