Tag Archives: U.S. Congress

Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Barry Goldwater- The Future of Conservatism (1966)

Source:Firing Line With William F. Buckley– U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater (Republican, Arizona) on Firing Line With William F. Buckley, in 1966. Source:The New Democrat “Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: The Future of Conservatism. Episode 016, Recorded on June … Continue reading

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Andy Hailey: ‘How We Got Into The DJT Political Swamp: It Has Little To Do With Russia’

“In 1970, income and wealth inequality were at historical lows. The income tax tables had over 25 brackets with the top marginal rate of 74%. Campaign funding was limited to the presidential campaigns and lobbyists were few and far between. … Continue reading

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The Onion: U.S. Senator Tom Carper- ‘My Vote is Not For Sale At These Prices’

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Note: these views don’t necessarily reflect the views of Senator Tom Carper, even if he personally wrote this piece for The Onion himself or had a staff writer write it … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: Q&A With President John F. Kennedy ( April 19, 1963)

Source:The New Democrat The first questions in this presidential news conference asked to President Kennedy, was about Cuba. With someone actually asking President Kennedy did his administration have any plans to invade Cuba. As if President Kennedy would ever reveal … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: The Vision of Barry Goldwater

Source:The New Democrat Barry Goldwater’s 1964’s presidential campaign was monumental for several reasons. He lost 40 states, lost 61% of the popular vote, Congressional Republicans took a beating both in the House and Senate. Down to 140 seats in the … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Monologue: ‘Banana Republicans’

Source:The New Democrat Watching CNN yesterday afternoon as I was working ( of course ) they were obviously covering the release of the Devin Nunes memo and they had Robert Baer on who was a career CIA intelligence officer before … Continue reading

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The Michael Parkinson Show: John Wayne: On The Hollywood Blacklist, The American Way of Life & High Noon

Source:The New Democrat I sort of see John Wayne as the original 20th Century Tea Party leader and defender of what he and people who thought like him of American values and their American way of life. And that people … Continue reading

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Foundation Interviews: Betty Garrett- On Meeting Senator Joseph McCarthy

Source:The New Democrat That must have been a meeting where you would want to have a camera and video rolling so you always have that memory with you and can always remember it accurately and share with everyone else. Actress … Continue reading

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Foundation Interviews: Betty Garrett- Discusses The Hollywood Blacklist

Source: The New Democrat Betty Garrett saying in this interview that workers in Hollywood we’re interested in the Communist Party (Communist Party USA) and not just interested but politically active, because the Communist Party back then were talking about issues like … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Thomas Knock: ‘George McGovern, Vietnam & The Democratic Crackup’

Source:The New Democrat From The New York Times “(28 Oct 1972) Democratic Presidential candidate Senator George McGovern makes speech in LA” Source:AP Archive– U.S. Senator and 1972 Democratic Party nominee for President George McGovern, speaking in Los Angeles, California, in 1972. … Continue reading

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