Tag Archives: Public Officials

P.J. O’Rourke: American Politics & Government

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  There’s an old American saying that goes like this. “We get the government that we paid for”. Another way of saying that is that we get the government that we voted for. “Look buddy, you voted for … Continue reading →

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Jeff Bridges: The Contender (2000)

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Great speech from The Contender by Jeff Bridges who played the President in this movie. Not a very realistic scene as far as how they put the U.S. House chamber together for this joint session of … Continue reading →

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Zhukaiww: Video: The Contender 2000 Trailer: A Movie About the Right of Privacy For Public Officials

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. This post was originally posted at FRS FreeState 1975 on Blogger The Contender movie from 2000 came about almost three years after the Monica Lewinski scandal broke and two years after President Clinton was impeached in the House on … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Jeffrey Brown Interviewing John Oliver on Making Fun of Serious News

Posted on July 14, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  If John Oliver is in America to find public officials making complete assholes out of themselves, he’s in  the perfect country. Actually I can’t think of another country other than maybe France or Italy. And the perhaps … Continue reading →

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