(2008/10/29) Secular values, American elections (MP3)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.5 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2008

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Act 1: Jesus answers half the prayers at a roulette table - The Onion Act 2: White, Protestant Nation Part 1 - Ring of Fire Act 3: Secular values and presidential elections - Point of Inquiry Act 4: White, Protestant Nation Part 2 - Ring of Fire Act 5: Whale Crist feeds whale masses - The Onion Act 6: Witchcraft in the Congo Part 1 - The Young Turks Act 7: God proves the existence of Bill O'Reilly Act 8: Witchcraft in the Congo Part 2 - The Young Turks Music: Mary Mary - Stigmata Santus II - Libera Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley Whenever God Shines his Light - Van Morrison Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam - Nirvana New Soul - Yael Naïm Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeftPodcast.com Contact me directly at HippieSympathizer@gmail.com Leave us comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Best of the Left Podcast with clips today from the Onion Radio News, Ring of Fire, Point of Inquiry, The Young Turks, and Counter-Spend.
0:18.0	And also remember, please continue to vote at the Podcast Awards for the Best of Left Podcasts in the Political Category.
0:31.0	Jesus answers half the prayers at an aerial roulette table.
0:35.0	It's the Onion Radio News, this is Doyle Redland reporting.
0:39.0	Last night in Atlantic City, the Lord Jesus Christ chose to answer the prayers of exactly one half of the gamblers playing roulette,
0:47.0	reportedly blessing only those who bet on red.
0:50.0	Critics of the prayer answering charge that the Lord arbitrarily dismissed prayers from those who placed their chips on black, losing gambler Tony Rogers.
1:00.0	But Jesus is a guy who listens to everyone's prayers equally. This is bullshit.
1:05.0	Christ's behavior is suspected by some to be an attempt to get a rise out of the Almighty Father, who is always favored the House.
1:12.0	Doyle Redland reporting for the Onion Radio News.
1:30.0	The Onion Radio News, this is Doyle Redland reporting for the Best of Left Podcasts in the Political Category.
2:00.0	The Onion Radio News, this is Doyle Redland reporting for the Best of Left Podcasts in the Political Category.
2:05.0	The Onion Radio News, this is Doyle Redland reporting for the Best of Left Podcasts in the Political Category.
2:19.0	Welcome back to Ring of Fire. I'm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. here with Mike Papantonio,
2:23.0	behind almost every initiative that's been presented by the Republicans, the money trail will always lead right back to major corporations and religious organizations.
2:33.0	The push for deregulation of FDA was funded by the pharmaceutical industry.
2:38.0	The push for the war in Iraq was funded by oil companies and defense contractors.
2:43.0	And the destruction of EPA was pushed by some of the largest corporate polluters in America.
2:48.0	The unholy alliance of corporations, religion, and politicians isn't unique to the Bush administration.
2:54.0	It's an alliance that was actually forged more than a decade ago, joining me now to talk about how the Republican Party became part of big business is author of the new book White Protestant Nation, Alan Lickman.
3:08.0	Alan, welcome to the show.
3:10.0	Thank you so much.
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