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

(2010/06/20) Yeah, still going on (Oil Spill (MP3)

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

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2010

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Edition #376
Yeah, still going on

Act 1: More of Obama's non-anger - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Don't look back in anger - Oasis
Act 2: Proven unsafe - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: Mystify - INXS
Act 3: Speaking of BP - Le Show
Song 3: Too late, too slow - Shout Out Louds
Act 4: BP ad campaign - Daily Show
Song 4: Dream on - Aerosmith
Act 5: Oil spill prayer chain - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 5: Like a prayer - Madonna
Act 6: James Carville oil spill rage - Colbert Report
Song 6: Love like a bomb - Oasis
Act 7: Rachel's Presidential address - Rachel Maddow
Song 7: World spins madly on - The Weepies
Act 8: Tar Beachopolous - Le Show
Song 8: Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400
Act 9: Oil spill retrospective - Countdown

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The spilling fields - To Shell and Back - Daily Show

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0:00.0

This show is made possible by the support of the members of the show.

0:04.4

For details or to sign up, visit the Membership tab at BestOfTheLeft.com.

0:08.9

Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with clips today.

0:12.2

From weight weight, don't tell me the Rachel Maddo show, La Show, The Daily Show, The Jimmy

0:16.2

Door Show, The Colbert Report, and Countdown with Keith Alverman with a special bonus video

0:21.2

clip for our iPhone app users from The Daily Show.

0:30.0

Here is your first quote.

0:31.6

We talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers.

0:36.2

So I know who's asked to kick.

0:38.9

That was somebody on the Today Show doing his best to show how very, very mad he really is.

0:43.5

Who?

0:44.4

That would be President Obama.

0:45.9

Yes indeed.

0:47.6

After weeks of pressure from the media, citizens, the left and the right to finally show a little anger.

0:55.7

Obama did it.

0:57.2

He showed a little anger, a tiny little anger.

1:02.5

This gesture was obviously a pathetic attempt to pretend the President was something he is not.

1:08.0

It was like, Dukakis going for a ride in that tank or George H.W. Bush saying he likes

1:15.0

pork rinds or Bill Clinton getting married.

1:23.3

Who was the last President we had who was a viable last kicker anyway?

1:27.3

Lyndon Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, I've put the booty in I think quite legitimately.

1:31.2

Teddy Roosevelt, was that his kicker?

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