(2011/03/23) Wisconsin state workers protest Part 3
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🗓️ 23 March 2011
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Edition #468
Wisconsin state workers protest Part 3
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Act 1: Bust in Show - Colbert Report
Song 1: Come undone - Duran Duran
Act 2: The Wisconsin nuclear option - Rachel Maddow
Song 2: You've lost that lovin' feeling - Everly Brothers
Act 3: Wis GOP show their true colors of the black-shirts - The Progressive
Song 3: Naked as we came - Iron & Wine
Act 4: High schooler crushes Fox News on Wis protests - Young Turks
Song 4: Everything in it's right place - Radiohead
Act 5: Trumka going against the media grain - Counterspin
Song 5: No questions asked - Fleetwood Mac
Act 6: Michael Moore speech to Wis protesters
Song 6: Rhythm of my heart - Rod Stewart
Act 7: Scott Walker messes with people's lives - The Progressive
Song 7: Lives in the balance - Jackson Browne
Act 8: Effort to recall GOP state reps - Young Turks
Song 8: The chance I deserve - Club 8
Act 9: No surprise, identically-written anti-union bills popping up everywhere - David Pakman
Song 9: I can help - Billy Swan
Act 10: Evil people have plans - Lee Camp
Song 10: Little Lion Man - Piano Tribute Players
Act 11: The many vs the few - Rachel Maddow
Voicemails:
Supportive of Mumia - Lara from outside of Philly
Not supportive of Mumia - Carl Feldman from Cincinnati, OH
Supporting Abu-Jamal - Darryl from CA
Thoughts on Mumia - Jim in Dubai
Comparing defense of a cop-killer to abortion clinic protesters - Policeman Jeff from Florida
The right tries to get people to just emote rather than think - Pamela from Virginia
Reaction to liberal police officer - Linda from SoCal
Voicemail Music:
Ghostwriter - Rjd2
Final comments about nothing at all
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Crisis in Dairyland - Apocalypse Cow - Daily Show
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details visit |
| 0:06.0 | the membership tab at BestOfTheLeft.com. |
| 0:08.9 | Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with clips today from the Colbert |
| 0:12.5 | Report, The Rachel Maddo Show, The Progressive, The Young Turks, CounterSpent, Michael Moore, |
| 0:17.6 | The David Pakman Show, and Comedian Lee Camp, with a bonus video clip for our Apple iOS |
| 0:22.3 | and Android app users from The Daily Show. |
| 0:30.3 | Another day, protests rage on in Wisconsin against Governor Walker's heroic bill to end |
| 0:36.9 | collective bargaining for state unions. |
| 0:39.2 | But these protesters have already lost the public support, as the brown haired guy who's |
| 0:44.8 | not Steve Ducey explains. |
| 0:46.4 | Here's the question that was posed, will you favor or are you in disfavor of taking |
| 0:52.1 | away collective bargaining when it comes to salaries for government workers, 61% in favor |
| 0:57.3 | of taking away 33% opposed. |
| 1:00.4 | Of course the American people can be fickle as the brown haired guy who's not Steve |
| 1:05.2 | Ducey knows all too well. |
| 1:07.1 | I'm going to collect a poll that we did about 22 minutes ago from Gallup, 61% opposed |
| 1:13.1 | taking collective bargaining away from most people in Wisconsin, 33% in favor. |
| 1:18.0 | I had to reverse that, apologize. |
| 1:21.8 | I don't know why he's apologizing, I've seen it reported both ways. |
| 1:25.3 | The point is the American people are confused, folks, and it's no wonder these protesters |
| 1:31.3 | keep throwing us off with this charade of Midwestern reasonableness. |
| 1:36.6 | Is there a lot of anger here in Wisconsin? |
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