Tag Archives: Washington DC

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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Mark Russell PBS: Mark Russell Takes a Look at Election 76: We Got a President As Good As The American People

Source:Mark Russell PBS– with a political satiric look at campaign 76. Source:The Daily Times “From “Mark Russell Looks at Campaign ’76”–clips from Russell’s Dec 1975 special. It begins with a song about politicians sung to the tune of “A Modern … 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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Mark Russell PBS: Looks at Campaign 1980: Can a Hollywood B-Actor Play President?

Source:Mark Russell PBS– political satirist Mark Russell talking about campaign 1980. Source:The Daily Times “Political comedian & musical satirist Mark Russell looks back at the 1980 presidential campaign. Remember when George H.W. Bush was against Reagan before he was for … Continue reading

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Warner Vod: All the President’s Men (1976)

. Source:The Daily Post If you like movies based on true stories, then All The President’s Men is a great movie if you like movies with great writing, then All The President’s Men is a great movie. If you like … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Nick Gillespie Interviews Arvin Vohra: Are Libertarians Spoiling the Midterm Elections?:

Source:The New Democrat  At some point Libertarians if they want to be a real political movement in America that can compete and win elections and come to power, get elected to state legislatures and governorships and win a big number … 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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The Hill: Report: Mike Lillis: Time For House Democrats to Elect New Leaders?

Source:The New Democrat  Nancy Pelosi has been the leader of the House Democrats for the last twelve years. Eight of them after this Congress as Minority Leader and of course four of them as the first female Speaker of the … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Robert Costa: Presidential Run Not Off the Table For Paul Ryan

Source:The New Democrat  I wouldn’t bet anything that Representative Paul Ryan will run for president in 2016. I actually might be leaning in the other direction, because I don’t believe he wants the job at least not now. And besides … 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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