Author Archives: Rik Schneider

About Rik Schneider

Blogger/writer on a lot of different subjects.

Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Secretary Dean Rusk- ‘The Revisionist Historians (1974)’

Source:Firing Line With William F. Buckley– with former Secretary of State Dean Rusk (1961-69) Source:The New Democrat “Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: The Revisionist Historians. Episode S0123, Recorded on January 23, 1974.” From Firing Line With William F. Buckley … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Norman Mailer- ‘Crime & Punishment: Gary Gilmore’

Source:Firing Line With William F. Buckley– Author Norman Mailer, talking about his book about convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, in 1979. Source:The New Democrat “Episode S0390, Recorded on October 11, 1979, Guest: Norman Mailer” From Firing Line With William F. Buckley This … Continue reading

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Rodney Dangerfield: ‘Opening Stand-Up from It’s Not Easy Bein Me (1982)’

“Rodney Dangerfield comes out swinging during his first television special on ABC. 0:29 “Last week I told my wife a man is like wine, he gets better with age. She locked me in the cellar.” 2:16 “I joined Gamblers Anonymous. … Continue reading

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Bernard Goldberg: ‘Donald Trump Isn’t New Anymore- Which is Why He May Lose in November’

“Anything can happen between now and Election Day, but if something dramatic doesn’t happen soon, something that works in Donald Trump’s favor, Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. President Trump is losing by wide margins … Continue reading

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Rodney Dangerfield: ‘Discusses Origin of No Respect (1973)’

“Rodney appears as the mystery guest on a 1973 episode of “What’s My Line?”, where he tells the story about how he came up with his iconic line, “I don’t get no respect”. From Rodney Dangerfield We had a post on … Continue reading

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Ask Phillip Williams: Larry Garfield- Other People’s Money (1991) ‘Failure to Innovate, Obsolescence’

“Larry the Liquidator discusses how to kill a company.” From Ask Phillip Williams Larry Garfield (played by Danny DeVito) is right about one thing in this speech (and that might be the only thing) which is when you stop innovating and … Continue reading

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CNN: Veronica Stacqualursi- ‘Former GOP Candidate Carly Fiorina Says She’s Vote For Joe Biden’

“Washington (CNN)Former 2016 Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina says she’ll support Joe Biden over President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, calling the presumptive Democratic standard-bearer a person of “humility” and “character.” “I’ve been very clear that I can’t support … Continue reading

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The Daily Signal: Kay C. James: ‘Why Conservatives Should Be Leading the Civil Rights Movement’

“Conservatives should be leading the civil rights movement,” says Kay C. James, president of The Heritage Foundation. James joins the “Problematic Women” podcast to explain that the answers to many of the issues plaguing the African American community, such as … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: Q&A With Brian Lamb: Senator Tom Coburn: ‘A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America’

“Thomas Allen Coburn (March 14, 1948 – March 28, 2020) was an American politician and physician. A Republican, he was a United States Representative and later a United States Senator from Oklahoma. Coburn was elected to the United States House … Continue reading

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Andy Snowslayer: Magnum Force (1973) ‘Excuse Me Captain: Can You Fly’: Clint Eastwood Stars

Source:The New Democrat “One of my favorite scenes and lines from the Dirty Harry series. To capture hijackers, Dirty Harry poses as an airline pilot. As the jet taxi, the confounded copilot says, “Excuse me captain, can you fly?” From Andy … Continue reading

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