Tag Archives: Republican Party

Brookings Institution: Thomas Mann: The New Normal in Politics: Response to Gridlock & Gloom

Source:Brookings Institution I don’t feel any sympathy for anyone for Americans who claim to hate the dysfunction in Washington, especially in Congress, but at the same time vote for people who are responsible for that dysfunction. Its like hearing from … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Brian Beutler: ‘Six Reasons I’m Thankful for a Republican Congress’

Source:The New Republic– Speaker of the House John Boehner (Republican, Ohio) and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky) the two Republican leaders of Congress. Source:The New Democrat  “I generally don’t go in for sentimental holiday rituals like announcing … Continue reading

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Mark Russell PBS: Mark Russell Takes a Look at Election 76: We Got a President As Good As The American People

Source:Mark Russell PBS– with a political satiric look at campaign 76. Source:The Daily Times “From “Mark Russell Looks at Campaign ’76”–clips from Russell’s Dec 1975 special. It begins with a song about politicians sung to the tune of “A Modern … Continue reading

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PBS: Mark Russell Special (1987)

Source:PBS– political satirist Mark Russell. Source:The Daily Times “It’s three days since the 1987 stock market crash, and Mark is singing the bear market blues away. He also jokes about the recent turbulence in the airline industry & takes us … Continue reading

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Crooks & Liars: Heather Digby: Sunday’s Theme Of The Week: Both Sides!

Source:The New Democrat  You want to know why a lot of Americans and if I had to guess hate politics and politicians and why our voter turnout is so low at least compared with the rest of the developed world, … Continue reading

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Prem Panicker: The West Wing: Why is Liberal a Bad Word?

. Source:The New Democrat  Matthew Santos played by Jimmy Smits, a great actor, doing a solid job of defending liberalism against Arnold Vinick played by the great actor and comedian Alan Alda. This of course was part of the last … Continue reading

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Jeff Bridges: The Contender (2000)

. 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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History Comes to Life: Nelson Rockefeller Announces For the Presidency (1968)

. Source:The Daily Times If Nelson Rockefeller was alive today and still involved in public service in some way, whether it was in public office or working for non-profits, which he did both in his very long and distinguished career … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Talks About Ron Paul

Source:Real Time With Bill Maher– talking about U.S. Representative Ron Paul (Libertarian, Texas) Source:Real Life Journal “This discussion was from episode 224. I apologize for the odd jitters in the video inbetween.” From Azuldas There was a time when Bill Maher … Continue reading

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Movie Clips: The American President (1995)

. Source:The Daily Press If you’re someone whose a political junky such as myself and you love watching political movies and political documentaries, than The American President is a very good movie. Because its about a President who at the … Continue reading

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