Tag Archives: Political Comedy

The Onion: Pros and Cons of Free Speech on College Campuses

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat To be completely serious second ( which seems to go against everything that The Onion stands for ) a pro for being in favor of free speech on campus is that you get to learn other views … Continue reading →

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The Onion: ‘Dozens of Other Countries That Interfered With 2016 Election Annoyed Russia Getting All The Credit’

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Erik Schneider

.Source:The New Democrat When I think of this Onion article, I go back to I believe the first Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump presidential debate in 2016 where someone asked Trump did he believe Russia was responsible for hacking into the election … Continue reading →

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Daniel J. Mitchell: ‘Three More Reasons To Laugh At Communism’

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Rik Schneider

“I sometimes feel guilty when I mock communism. Should I really be joking about an ideology that directly or indirectly caused 100 million deaths? Are laughs appropriate when there is ongoing torture, abuse, and starvation in communist hellholes such as … Continue reading →

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The Onion: U.S. Senator Tom Carper- ‘My Vote is Not For Sale At These Prices’

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Erik Schneider

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Note: these views don’t necessarily reflect the views of Senator Tom Carper, even if he personally wrote this piece for The Onion himself or had a staff writer write it … Continue reading →

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The Economist: Srdja Popovic Interviewing Bassem Youssef- Revolution For Dummies

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat What I would say about this is that it takes a special type of narcissist to want to be a dictator, let alone actually be a dictator. Regardless of whatever authoritarian ideology you come from. Whether it’s … Continue reading →

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Monologue: ‘Banana Republicans’

Posted on February 3, 2018 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:The New Democrat Watching CNN yesterday afternoon as I was working ( of course ) they were obviously covering the release of the Devin Nunes memo and they had Robert Baer on who was a career CIA intelligence officer before … Continue reading →

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Politics & Prose: Alec Baldwin & Kurt Anderson- Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump

Posted on December 8, 2017 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat “Alec Baldwin reads, in character as Donald Trump, from his book with Kurt Andersen ” You Can’t Spell America Without ME” From Politics and Prose If there is one thing that you can give Donald Trump credit for … Continue reading →

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Politics & Prose: Jonathan Martin Interviewing Denis Leary- ‘Why We Don’t Suck’

Posted on December 1, 2017 by kireschneider

Source:The Daily Review I haven’t read Denis Leary’s book so I can’t get you any real analysis of it whatsoever. But I was alive, conscience, and in America, for the entire time in 2016. Except when I wasn’t sleeping, which … Continue reading →

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Monologue: Sweet Home Alabama

Posted on November 26, 2017 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:The Daily Review I’m not from Alabama and have never even actually spent a day in Alabama, but I get two things out of this story. One, that this behavior (assuming Roy Moore is guilty) is actually normal and if … Continue reading →

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Crash Course: John Green- 1984 By George Orwell: Crash Course Literature

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Rik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review Under George Orwell, 1984 is a dystopia where everything is in black and white and apparently rainbows don’t exist. You can have black or white, water or skim milk, thats it and no other choices. A very … Continue reading →

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