(2010/10/19) The asylum is holding elections, don't let the inmates be the only voters (Elections)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 20 October 2010
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Edition #419
The asylum is holding elections, don't let the inmates be the only voters
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Act 1: Tea party coloring book Colbert Report
Song 1: Poem to a horse – Shakira
Act 2: GOP busted on talking points – Young Turks
Song 2: Playing your part – Emotional Violence
Act 3: Elitist nonsense – Slate.com
Song 3: Razor Wire (Instrumental) – Chris Priest
Act 4: Indecision 2010 – unforced errors edition – Daily Show
Song 4: Eyes – Rogue Wave
Act 5: Demint Gov shut down – Rachel Maddow
Song 5: Stand by me – Pennywise
Act 6: Tea party and the Koch bros – Ring of Fire
Song 6: Sit and listen – Malibu Knights
Act 7: Rich Iott wears a Nazi uniform – Colbert Report
Song 7: Close to me – The Cure
Act 8: Voters want to know who funds ads – NPR
Song 8: Information Travels Faster – Death Cab For Cutie
Act 9: Time to fight for strong progressives – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Indecision 2010 – Revenge of the Fallen – FearStock.com – Colbert Report
Sources:
Colbert Report
The Young Turks
Slate.com
Daily Show
Rachel Maddow
Ring of Fire
NPR
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| 0:00.0 | This show is made possible by members and donors who sign up at BestOfTheLeft.com and |
| 0:04.4 | also by GoToMeeting.com, green technology helping reduce the need for business travel. |
| 0:08.8 | Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with clips today from the Colbert |
| 0:12.3 | Report, The Young Turks, Slate.com, The Daily Show, The Rachel Maddo Show, Ring of Fire, |
| 0:17.4 | and NPR, with a bonus video clip for our iPhone app users from the Colbert Report. |
| 0:30.0 | In these trying times, it's important to stay positive or negative. |
| 0:34.3 | This is Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Fingert. |
| 0:36.3 | First, a tip on my hat to really big coloring books incorporated for publishing the Tea Party |
| 0:46.2 | Coloring Book for Kids. |
| 0:48.8 | It's full of pictures, puzzles, and games designed to teach kids Tea Party values. |
| 0:54.7 | And to 32 pages, it is more comprehensive than the other conservative kids activity |
| 0:59.5 | book, The GOP's Pledge to America. |
| 1:03.8 | In this Tea Party Coloring Book, Kids will be able to color in pictures of the American |
| 1:09.4 | flag with kid-friendly messages, like the Tea Party calls upon our representatives to |
| 1:14.7 | limit the government's role in everyday life and to support people and businesses, but |
| 1:19.2 | not demand from control or overtax the people or businesses. |
| 1:25.2 | Fun! |
| 1:26.2 | Nothing! |
| 1:29.2 | Nothing brings joy to a child like a five-close sentence. |
| 1:34.0 | You know, I'd love to see more Tea Party kids' books, like Kristino Donald's Rainy Day |
| 1:41.6 | Book of Master Basin Alternatives. |
| 1:44.6 | Or, or this one for New York's gubernatorial Tea Party candidate, down on the farm with |
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