(2011/02/09) A call for gun control after the Giffords Shooting
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 10 February 2011
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Edition #454
A call for gun control after the Giffords Shooting
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Act 1: A brief history of the United States – Bowling for Columbine
Song 1: Razor Wire – Chris Priest
Act 2: Right to bear nukes – Rachel Maddow
Song 2: The Part You Play – Hustle Beach
Act 3: Lack of ammo control cost lives – David Pakman Show
Song 3: Home – Up From Below (Deluxe Edition)
Act 4: Louie Gohmert says legislators should all have guns – Young Turks
Song 4: Demon Host – Timber Timbre
Act 5: Battle of the bans – Daily Show
Song 5: Last Word – Everyday With You
Act 6: NRA is not the last word – Rachel Maddow
Song 6: These Are Days (Live) – MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs
Act 7: Let’s not go back to dueling – Young Turks
Song 7: Goodbye Stranger – The Very Best of Supertramp
Act 8: How to make it safer for congressmen – David Feldman Podcast
Song 8: Such Great Heights – Give Up
Act 9: Dick Cheney for gun control – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Michael Moore and Bowling for Columbine – Rachel Maddow
Sources:
Rachel Maddow
David Pakman Show
The Young Turks
The Daily Show
David Feldman Podcast
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors of the show. |
| 0:05.2 | For details, visit the membership tab at BestOfTheLeft.com. |
| 0:09.0 | Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with Cubs today. |
| 0:12.4 | From bullying for Columbine, The Rachel Maddo Show, The David Pakman Show, The Young Turks, |
| 0:16.5 | The Daily Show, and The David Felden Podcast with a bonus video clip for our Apple iOS |
| 0:21.7 | and Android app users from The Rachel Maddo Show. |
| 0:30.4 | Now it's time for a brief history of the United States of America. |
| 0:33.6 | High boys and girls ready to get started? |
| 0:35.8 | Once upon a time, there were these people in Europe called Filvers, |
| 0:38.8 | and they were afraid of being persecuted. |
| 0:43.2 | So they all got in a boat and sailed to the new world, |
| 0:45.5 | but they wouldn't have to be scared ever again. |
| 0:47.5 | Oh, I'm so glad. |
| 0:48.6 | I feel so much safer. |
| 0:50.0 | But as soon as they arrived, they were greeted by savages, |
| 0:52.5 | and they got scared all over again. |
| 0:54.4 | So they killed them all. |
| 0:56.9 | Now, you think wiping out a race of people would calm them down, |
| 0:59.5 | but no, instead they started getting frightened of each other. |
| 1:02.4 | Which is the old age bird wishes. |
| 1:05.2 | In 1775, they started killing the British, so they could be free. |
| 1:09.5 | And it worked, but they still didn't feel safe. |
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