Tag Archives: The Newsroom

HBO: ‘The Newsroom Season 1: Jim Harper – News Night Senior Producer’

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Derik Schneider

“HBO presents “The Newsroom,” a new original series from Aaron Sorkin, premiering Sunday, June 24. For more on The Newsroom, go to:HBO.” From HBO Similar to yesterday, this sounds like a hard news report, what is important, get the facts, report … Continue reading →

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Pesman: Video: HBO’s The Newsroom: The Numbers Man

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. That whole scene sounded like two hard news veterans like Peter Jennings, for all you kids out there, he anchored ABC’s World News before he died ten-years ago, or Tom Brokaw, former anchor of NBC’s Nightly News, versus some … Continue reading →

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Chris Rabideau: Video: HBO’s The Newsroom: Gun Control

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. Don’t get me wrong, I’m in favor of what I call and others on the center-left call common sense gun control. And no that doesn’t mean gun prohibition and outlawing the second amendment. It means prohibiting stupid and crazy … Continue reading →

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HBO: Video: The Newsroom: The Greater Fool Broadcast

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. This is my first satire about voter id and that is because this is a very serious issue. Because we literally talking about perhaps the most anti-democratic pieces of legislation that America has ever seen at least going back … Continue reading →

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Chiu Na-Ying: Video: HBO’s The Newsroom: Debt Ceiling Debate

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. I swear that and I probably believed this when, but in early 2011 when House Republicans just took control of the House of Representatives, that their so-called Tea Party Caucus didn’t know a damn thing about economics. At least … Continue reading →

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Northern Lights: Video: HBO The News Room: Casey Anthony: Tabloid News Gone Wild

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. The guy, lets call him Bob, because I’m too lazy or not interested enough to look up his real name, made a good point at the end of this video about the agent who works for people who get … Continue reading →

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Gingery Oddity: The Newsroom- Maggie: On Michele Bachmann and Christianity

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source: Gingery Oddity: The Newsroom- Maggie: On Michele Bachmann & Christianity “The Newsroom, by Aaron Sorkin Season 1 Episode 8 (The Blackout, Part 1: Tragedy Porn)” What the Maggie character from The Newsroom didn’t mention and perhaps didn’t think of, is … Continue reading →

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Scientarist: Video: HBO’s The Newsroom: Rick Santorum on Gay Rights

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. Rick Santorum and the broader Neoconservative-Right and Christian-Right are exactly why Americans are seen as stupid. We get stereotyped as people who think like them, as people who not only have warped religious and moral beliefs, but people who … Continue reading →

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Kittens McTavish: Video: HBO’s The Newsroom: Spreading Lies, Right-Wing Propaganda at it’s Worst

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. I’m going to start this post off with a few expressions that may sound cheesy today, but explain what I’m getting at perfectly. “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. And the other one … Continue reading →

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HBO: The Newsroom- Jane Fonda and Sam Waterson

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Derik Schneider

“Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing on HBO’s The Newsroom tells a joke about Jesus and Moses playing golf.” From Jarrod Lorch Keep in mind, I’m not a regular viewer of The Newsroom. Actually, all I’ve seen from this show, is what … Continue reading →

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