Tag Archives: United States

Franken Splean: Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1978)

Source:The Daily Review If I was growing up, or an adult in the 1960s and 1970s, I might consider if I had access to, going through that decade on one big alcohol and illegal narcotics high. The problem with that … Continue reading

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S.E. Cupp: ‘Yes, The Benghazi Hearings Are Political. So What?’

Source:New York Daily News– former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, testifying in front of the U.S. House. Source:The New Democrat  “Nothing in Washington happens in a vacuum, and so as S.E. Cupp argues today, of course the Benghazi Special … Continue reading

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Economist’s View: Alan Krueger: The Minimum Wage: How Much is Too Much?

Source:The New Democrat  Good question, because how is a job where the employee bags groceries, rings up groceries, makes cheeseburgers, cleans up after people, takes orders from customers, worth. Not as much as the person who hires those people, or … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Interview With Senator Bernie Sanders

Source:The Daily Review Every time I hear someone interview Senator Bernie Sanders and someone asks him what does he mean by socialist and socialism, I end up feeling like I’m one of his campaign spokesman. Because he never fully answers … Continue reading

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Human Events: Ann Coulter: ‘Save Us From Paul Ryan And The Kemp Boys’

Source:The New Democrat  Apparently to be considered a Conservative with the Tea Party/Far-Right base on the Republican Party, you have to hate Barack Obama. See him as a criminal, be willing to shut down the U.S. Government to get exactly … Continue reading

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Bill Ayers: ‘Socialism, Seriously!’

Source:Haymarket Books– who’s kidding? “Socialism, Seriously! Memo to Bernie: Martin Luther King, Jr. was a socialist, and so was Jane Addams, Ella Baker, Bayard Rustin, Dorothy Day, Eugene Debs, and Julian Bond. Claim it. King said in 1967: The US … Continue reading

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NFL Films: 1987 Minnesota Vikings- Making a Move

Source:The Daily Review 1987 was a big season for the Minnesota Vikings for several reasons. Their first playoff appearance since 1982 and they were stuck in mediocrity from 1983-86 with 7-9 and 8-8 records. Actually their 1987 8-7 record wasn’t … Continue reading

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ESPN: ‘An Audience With Muhammad Ali (1974)’

Source:ESPN– World Heavyweight Champion and The Greatest of All Time, on Muhammad Ali, in London, England, in 1974. “An Audience with Muhammad: an audience with muhammad ali reg gutteridge documentary sugar ray robinson jake lamotta gene fullmer bobo olson randy … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: JFK With Peter Jennings (1983)

Source:The New Democrat  I think the biggest tragedy that the JFK assassination had on the Democratic Party is that Jack Kennedy was that last bridge between the Center-Left Liberal and Progressive Democrats and the New-Left that came of age in … Continue reading

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Hoover Institution: Uncommon Knowledge: ‘Anything Goes with Chris Buckley’

Source:Hoover Institution– The great political humorist Chris Buckley. Source:The Daily Review “In this wide-ranging interview, bouncing from the comic to the serious and back again, Christopher Buckley comments on the new media, politics, Republicans, the war, spending, McCain, Obama, and … Continue reading

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