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Firing Line William F. Buckley Buckley: Representative Ron Paul (1988)

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:Firing Line With William F. Buckley– talking to Libertarian Party presidential nominee Ron Paul, in 1988. Source:The New Democrat  “Ron Paul and William F. Buckley discussing a Constitutional Republic and the necessary evils of government. In 1988, Ron Paul was … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Economic Gap Takes Priority in President Obama’s FY 2015 Budget

Posted on March 6, 2014 by kireschneider

Since very little of anything will be passed this year in Congress, with a Republican House and Democratic Senate, this will be a year when Democrats led by President Obama and Republicans led by House Speaker John Boehner will offer … Continue reading →

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PBS NewHour: Texas Monthly’s Wayne Slater: Previewing The Governor’s Race in Texas

Posted on March 4, 2014 by kireschneider

This is Texas Democrats’ best opportunity to win the Texas governorship since 1990, when Anne Richards won this seat.  I’m not saying State Senator Wendy Davis is going to win this race, because she is definitely the underdog.  I am … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks: Ukraine, Arizona Religious Discrimination Bill & Tax Reform

Posted on March 2, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  The good news about Ukraine is that its dictator is out of power and will probably be arrested by the new administration and held accountable for his regime. But this is a big country of around 50 … Continue reading →

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Firing Line William F. Buckley: Ron Paul (1988)

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  What I respect most about Ron Paul, former U.S. Representative from Texas and presidential candidate for both the Libertarian Party and the Republican Party, is his honesty.  He’s truly against big government from both an economic and … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on Ukraine, Trade Policy & the Minimum Wage

Posted on February 24, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  As far as Ukraine goes, I think Mark Shields had the best line when he said that all we can do is hope for the best there. And that means some peaceful agreement that calls for real … Continue reading →

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: The State of The Democratic Party (1985)

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  What happened to the Democratic Party in 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984 and 1988 in those presidential defeats and in the case of 1980 when the not only lost the White House in a landslide, but lost … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on Pipeline Politics & Chris Christie Scandal

Posted on January 31, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  The Keystone Pipeline is something that President Obama almost has to do for the economy. And I believe he and Secretary of State John Kerry who are going to have to sign off on this. Because … Continue reading →

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Commonsense Capitalism: Representative Charles Rangel Debates Dr. Walter Williams – On The Minimum Wage

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Sounds to me that whatever spin that Common Sense Capitalism wants to give it, that Representative Rangel was arguing not only in favor of the minimum wage, but empowering those workers to be able to get additional … Continue reading →

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David Von Pein: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Mark Lane (December 1, 1966)

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  It is now clear that there were many holes in the Warren Report on the JFK Assassination. They did not know enough about Lee Harvey Oswald and probably didn’t look into other possibilities enough when it … Continue reading →

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