(2008/09/24) Let's redefine
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
4.5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2008
⏱️ 72 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to an ever so slightly explicit edition of the Best of Left podcast with clips |
| 0:14.1 | today from the Onion Radio News, Countdown, The Young Turks, NPR, Tom Hartman, Counter |
| 0:20.6 | Spinn, and The Daily Show. |
| 0:30.6 | An area Republican enjoys paying huge health insurance premiums. It's the Onion Radio |
| 0:36.8 | News brought to you by Lexi. This is Doyle Redland Reporting. |
| 0:41.0 | Lifelong conservative Steve Killfoy stated today that he is more than happy to pay $14,000 |
| 0:47.3 | a year to ensure himself and his family. Killfoy says he feels privileged to pay a quarter |
| 0:53.3 | of his income for the 37th best health care system in the world. In fact, he's loving |
| 0:58.9 | every minute of it. |
| 0:59.9 | Well, when I send in my quarterly check, I'm honored that I'm not getting free health |
| 1:04.0 | care. Like, you know, those people in Canada, Finland, Japan, India, most of Europe. |
| 1:10.6 | Killfoy says if universal health care has passed in the US, he may leave the country, |
| 1:15.8 | but is yet to find a developed country that doesn't offer it. |
| 1:19.4 | Doyle Redland for the Onion Radio News. |
| 1:21.4 | I've got £90,000 in my pajamas. I've got £40,000 French francs in my fridge. I've |
| 1:29.0 | got lots of lovely lira. Now the Deutschmarks getting dearer and my dollar bills would buy |
| 1:33.1 | the Brooklyn Bridge. There is nothing quite as wonderful as money. There is nothing quite |
| 1:38.9 | as beautiful as cash. Some people say it's funny, but I rather have the lolly with money |
| 1:44.8 | you can make the splash. There is nothing quite as wonderful as money. |
| 1:49.5 | Money, money, money. |
| 1:50.5 | There is nothing like a newly minted pound. |
| 1:52.5 | Money, money, money. |
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