Tag Archives: The 1970s

Biographics: Simon Whistler- Jim Jones Biography: ‘Progressive to Predator’

Source:The New Democrat  “Jim Jones Biography: Progressive to Predator” From Biographics Seeing this video and today’s blog post is perfect timing, because Sundance will be showing a documentary about Reverend Jim Jones this weekend which will be a two-night event. If … Continue reading

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Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In: Martha Mitchell- Isn’t Overstepping Cocktail Party

Source:The New Democrat  “Hosted by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, this ground-breaking variety show was a fast moving barrage of jokes, one-liners, running skits, musical numbers and made fun of the social and political issues of the late 1960s and … Continue reading

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Tim Gracyk: President Richard Nixon’s- Emotional, Historic, Powerful Farewell Speech: August, 9th 1974

Source: The New Democrat Just on a personal note first and then I’ll get into President Nixon’s farewell speech here. I was I guess bored last night and trying to take a break from the news even as a news … Continue reading

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The Film Archives: Jeff Guinn- Jim Jones: ‘The Most Complete Picture To Date Of This Tragedy’

Source:The New Democrat “Jim Jones: The Most Complete Picture to Date of This Tragic Saga.” From The Film Archives I think Jeff Guinn the author of this book about Reverend Jim Jones and Jonestown makes a good point about how the … Continue reading

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Storm: Dallas- ‘J.R. Ewing’s Best Quotes’

Source:The New Democrat “Dallas: J.R Ewing Best Quotes (Volume2)” From Storm Have you ever met a wiseass, perhaps asshole even in the jerk sense and not someone who consistently speaks, out of their rear let’s say, but who just isn’t a … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley Jr: The Equal Rights Amendment- Phyllis Schlafly Debates Ann Scott (1973)

Source:Firing Line With William F. Buckley– Eagle Forum Founder Phyllis Schlafly. Source:The New Democrat  “Episode S0089, Recorded on March 30, 1973. Guests: Phyllis Schlafly, Ann Scott, Judith Areen, Father Edmund G. Ryan, Brenda Eddy. For more information about this program, … Continue reading

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Marmar: Jane Fonda- 1976 Interview

Source:The New Democrat You can’t sum Jane Fonda up as a Hollywood actress or a left-wing ( to be kind ) political activist. She’s both of those things. She’s one of the best actresses of her generation at least and … Continue reading

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Rastar: Chapter Two (1979) Starring James Caan & Marsha Mason

Source:Turner Classic Movies– Marsha Mason and James Caan. Source:The New Democrat  “Author George Schneider recently lost his wife. When he starts seeing a woman and their relationship shows signs of becoming successful, the memory of his wife gets in the … Continue reading

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The Hollywood Reporter: Susan Lacy & Jane Fonda in Five Acts- From Hedonism To Activism

Source:The New Democrat Jane Fonda is a bit of an enigma for me because on one side she’s one of my favorite actresses. She’s not just one of the best actresses of her generation and in the same class as … Continue reading

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Victor D. Hanson: ‘Rethinking Watergate’

Source:Hoover Institution– where the Watergate scandal all started. You can also see this post at The FreeState, on Blogger. “The Watergate break-in is now 45 years old. The scandal is as distant from our own time as it was once from … Continue reading

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