Tag Archives: U.S. Congress

Michael Vermeylen: Hollywood Communists- Hollywood on Trial

Source:The New Democrat My whole problem and issue with the so-called Communists in Hollywood investigation that Congress investigated in the 1940s first in the House and later in the Senate in the 1950s, is that it was hypocritical and violated … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Andrew Heaton- 13 Non-Pedophile Reasons You Can Hate Roy Moore

Source: The New Democrat Just to be clear, I don’t hate anyone that I don’t personally know. Other than Adolph Hitler and murderous racist tyrants like that. And Roy Moore is obviously a bad guy and not particularly bright apparently and … Continue reading

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Spies Among Us: Communists in The United States

Source:Zocalo Public Square– Jewish Communists in the United States. Source:The New Democrat  “Russian spies held a morbid fascination in the minds of Americans dating back to the Red Scare in 1919, following the Bolshevik Revolution and the creation of the … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Monologue: Sweet Home Alabama

Source:The Daily Review I’m not from Alabama and have never even actually spent a day in Alabama, but I get two things out of this story. One, that this behavior (assuming Roy Moore is guilty) is actually normal and if … Continue reading

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Saturday Night Live: Roy Moore & Jeff Sessions Cold Open

Source:The Daily Review Of course there are perhaps millions of reasons why Alabama is considered a backwards stuck in the 1850s, let alone 1950s state that perhaps only Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the other gulf states could be proud of. … Continue reading

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The New Yorker: William Brennan: ‘The Night Bernie Sanders Was President’

Source:The New Yorker– U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist, Socialist Republic of Vermont) “The President Sanders Film Festival, in Williamsburg, was for movies that imagined a world in which Bernie won. But the event didn’t quite turn out that way.Photograph … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Jeet Heer: Sibling Rivalry: Democratic Socialists & Liberals

Source:The New Democrat What’s going on in the Democratic Party today reminds me of what was going on post-JFK assassination in the 1960s and into the 1970s. Even though I wasn’t born until 1975, of course I don’t remember seeing … Continue reading

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The Ripon Society: Gregory Koger: ‘Preserve The Filibuster- Protect People From Political Parties’

Source:The Ripon Society– Gregory Koger. Source:The New Democrat “Should Senate Republicans abolish the filibuster? The filibuster is not specifically established by the U.S. Constitution. Then again, neither are political parties. Indeed, one could argue that the filibuster has persisted because … Continue reading

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Roll Call: David Hawkings – Whiteboard: What is a Filibuster?

Source:The New Democrat David Hawkings is right about what an actual filibuster is. Its generally one Senator or a group of Senator’s who take to the Senate floor and talk forever basically, or till they run out of breath, faint, … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Vanessa Williamson: Back Without Popular Demand- Tax Cuts For The Wealthy & Tax Hikes For The Middle Class

Source:The New Democrat If you’re going to talk about tax reform especially if you’re saying you’re proposing it which is what President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are saying that they’re doing, you should at the very least know what … Continue reading

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