(2010/05/18) Delusions of fascism, journalism and grandeur (Media) (MP3)

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Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News Commentary, News

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🗓️ 18 May 2010

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Edition #364

Delusions of fascism, journalism and grandeur

Act 1: Glenn Beck's Nazi Tourette's - Daily Show

Song 1: Better be quite now - Elliott Smith

Act 2: The power of conservative media - Young Turks

Song 2: Everything In Its Right Place - Radiohead

Act 3: Dissecting NBC report on financial reform - Jimmy Dore

Song 3: Too much information - Duran Duran

Act 4: Bernie Goldberg fires back - Daily Show

Song 4: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion

Act 5: Fox News spins net neutrality - Young Turks

Song 5: So much more - Marc Robillard

Act 6: Jon Meacham on sale of Newsweek - Daily Show

Song 6: Who will buy - Oliver Twist

Act 7: Goldman defended in the media - Counterspin

Song 7: You're a wolf - Sea Wolf

Act 8: Glenn to the mountaintop - Colbert Report

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Obama Slams Tea Party Rallies & Fox News Reacts - Young Turks

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0:00.0	This show is made possible by our members for details and to sign up, visit the membership
0:06.5	cab at BestOfTheLeft.com.
0:08.9	Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with clips today from the Daily Show,
0:13.2	the Young Turks, the Jimmy Doors Show, Counter-Spin and the Cold Bear Report with a bonus video
0:18.2	clip today for our iPhone app users from the Young Turks.
0:43.4	Arizona's new immigration law has a lot of people outraged.
0:48.0	Some people more than others.
0:50.0	Some have likened having to carry papers around to Nazi Germany.
0:55.0	Oh, that's a little bit of a hyperbole to compare Arizona to Nazi Germany.
1:01.0	First of all, Nazi Germany had a much nicer climate.
1:06.0	But now all this outrage has people outraged at the outrage.
1:11.0	You're out of your mind.
1:13.0	Are you comparing the systematic cold-blooded extermination of millions of Jews to America
1:20.0	making sure that people are here legally?
1:23.0	Arizona sure is putting the A.Z. in Nazi, aren't they?
1:28.0	Didn't think it was going to be him, did ya?
1:33.0	Glenn Beck is offended.
1:35.0	Glenn Beck thinks playing the Nazi card is going too far.
1:40.0	Glenn Beck!
1:42.0	This is a guy who uses more swatstick props and video of the Nuremberg rallies than the history channel.
1:52.0	For God's sake!
1:58.0	For God's sake, he compared global warming to Nazi Germany.
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