Tag Archives: The White House

KDBI-TV: One On One With P.J. O’Rourke: Interviewed by Jon Caldara

Source:The New Democrat  Here’s where I agree with P.J. O’Rourke when it comes to the economy. And why I don’t like big government when it comes to social issues or personal issues. When government taxes or spends money to the … Continue reading

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Melissa Clouthier: P.J. O’Rourke- ‘Don’t Vote, it Just Encourages The Bastards’

Source:The New Democrat  In the piece I wrote about P.J. O’Rourke yesterday there was a piece that I left out, that I sort of wish that I put in. But hey, today’s a new day and I’ll be able to … Continue reading

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Patrick J. Buchanan: Rogue President

Source:The New Democrat  You know what the difference is between President Obama giving amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants in America and giving President George W. Bush giving amnesty to illegal immigrants in 2006 and President Ronald Reagan giving amnesty … Continue reading

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Barry Levinson: Wag The Dog (1997) Starring Robert DeNiro & Dustin Hoffman

Source:IMDB– from Barry Levinson. Source:The Daily Press “After being caught in a scandalous situation days before the election, the president does not seem to have much of a chance of being re-elected. One of his advisers contacts a top Hollywood … Continue reading

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Axel Reyes: Kennedy (1983) Starring Martin Sheen

. Source:The Daily Press There have been several movies about John F. Kennedy. Because even though he only lived forty-six years there were so many things that went on in his life that were worth writing and filming about. Like … 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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The New Republic: Noam Scheiber: ‘What My Book Got Wrong About Obama, Summers, Geithner, Recovery’

Source:The New Democrat  It is rare at least in the last four years or so that I agree with Noam Scheiber on anything. And four years is most of the time that I’ve been blogging. You see more bipartisan cooperation … Continue reading

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Movie Clips: Primary Colors (1998)

. Source:The Daily Press I saw the movie Primary Colors in the spring of 1998. Doesn’t seem that long ago, but that’s a different story with a long time friend of mine from high school who’ll go nameless. And we … Continue reading

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Fire Cloud: The Contender (2000) ‘The Church of Liberalism’

. Source:The New Democrat  Except for the part about taking every gun out of private hands and private homes, which might be a far-left Hollywood fantasy and clearly against the Second Amendment and the Right to Self-Defense, this was a … 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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