Tag Archives: Washington Politics

Keppler Speakers: Senator Bob Dole Shares Great Political Wit

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review Bob Dole, follows the oldest rule in the book, that he perhaps wrote himself, or had his good friend Strom Thurmond right for him. “Never take yourself too seriously.” The best rule for a politician, or any … Continue reading →

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University of California Television: An Evening with Christopher Buckley (2009)

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review I like Chris Buckley’s line saying that it is unfair for satirists, because they are now in competition with USA Today. Applying that a lot of jokes come true, or as I would put it, get elected. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Rik Schneider

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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Joe Pyne Interviews Jack Anderson (April, 6, 1969)

Posted on August 26, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Jack Anderson was a Washington columnist and a watchdog of Congress and wrote columns and did investigations with his partner Drew Pearson about what they saw as potential Congressional corruption. And I guess Senator Thomas Dodd of … Continue reading →

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