(2010/11/02) Big Elections Show (Elections)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 2 November 2010
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Edition #424
Big Elections Show
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Act 1: Midterm erections – Colbert Report
Song 1: I’m Not the Man (Live) – MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs
Act 2: The donor Party – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: When I was a baby – The New Pornographers
Act 3: The argument for public financing of elections – MSNBC
Song 3: Everybody Wants to Rule the World – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears
Act 4: The genesis of corporate personhood – Thom Hartmann
Song 4: Undone (The Sweater Song) – Weezer
Act 5: Left Behind – Paul Begala – Colbert Report
Song 5: Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Medusa
Act 6: Mcacca moments – Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Vote – Roots, Rock & Revolution
Act 7: Palin Envy – The Progressive
Song 7: Fool – Laundry Service
Act 8: Crazy to vote for GOP in 2010 – Young Turks
Song 8: Don’t Dream It’s Over – Smallville: The Talon Mix (Original Soundtrack)
Act 9: Extreme candidates – Rachel Maddow
Song 9: Strange Bath – I Heart Huckabees (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Act 10: Commentary on extreme candidates – Countdown
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Indecision 2010 – Negative Campaigning – Daily Show
Sources:
Colbert Report
Rachel Maddow
MSNBC
Thom Hartmann
The Progressive
The Young Turks
Countdown
The Daily Show
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| 0:00.0 | This show is brought to you by members and donors who sign up at BestOfTheLeft.com and |
| 0:04.2 | also by GoToMeeting.com, green technology helping reduce the need for business travel. |
| 0:08.9 | Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with clips today from the Colbert |
| 0:12.6 | Report, The Rachel Maddo Show, MSNBC, The Tom Hartman Program, The Progressive, The |
| 0:17.5 | Young Turks, and Countdown with Keith Ulberman with a bonus video clip for our iPhone app |
| 0:21.6 | users from The Daily Show. |
| 0:24.0 | And I hope the Republicans pull out all the stops, folks, because if we don't elect |
| 0:35.1 | stronger leaders, America may soon go the way of Rome. |
| 0:39.0 | Once the hub of the greatest empire the world was ever known, now it's basically Detroit |
| 0:43.6 | made out of marble. |
| 0:46.8 | Luckily there is a clear way for America to pick the strongest leaders, and it's the |
| 0:50.8 | subject of tonight's word, midterm erection, nation. |
| 0:59.7 | These midterms are already historic thanks to the large number of prominent female candidates |
| 1:05.1 | or candidates. |
| 1:07.9 | And these women and their supporters have come up with a phrase that perfectly captures |
| 1:12.5 | what America needs from its leaders. |
| 1:15.1 | Hey politicians who are in office today, you need to man up. |
| 1:19.3 | And do what you're asking other people to do. |
| 1:21.5 | I have two words for you. |
| 1:23.5 | Man up. |
| 1:24.5 | Man up, Harry Reid. |
| 1:25.5 | Man up. |
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