(2011/06/22) Election-Related 500TH EPISODE SPECTACULAR
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 22 June 2011
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Edition #500!
Election-Related 500TH EPISODE SPECTACULAR
Act 1: Kindergarten GOP -Youth Vote - Colbert Report
Song 1: Desperately Wanting - Better than Ezra
Act 2: Gingrich is Uncle Fester - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 2: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
Act 3: Newt threatens American with "The Texas Miracle" - Jim Hightower
Song 3: Kyoko's House ("stage blood is not enough") - Philip Glass
Act 4: Newt Gingrich Advisers Resign En Masse - David Pakman Show
Song 4: One day - Matisyahu
Act 5: Palin supporters change history - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 5: Hey ya - Obadiah Parker
Act 6: Candidates flip flop on support of cap and trade - Green News Report
Song 6: Keepsake - State Radio
Act 7: Can Any Candidate Keep the GOP Together? - The Breakdown
Song 7: What I'm looking for - Brendan Benson
Act 8: Indecision 2012 - Tim Pawlenty & Herman Cain - Daily Show
Song 8: Take my hand - Dido
Act 9: Mitt Romney Mormon Gay Rights Switched Position - Young Turks
Song 9: All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
Act 10: Huntsman enters the race but is too reasonable to win - Green News Report
Song 10: One million miles away - J. Ralph
Act 11: Obama Turns to Corporate Insider Campaign Manager Jim Messina - Democracy NOW!
Song 11: Little lion man - Mumford & Sons
Act 12: GOP debate full of ridiculous - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 12: Close your eyes - Young Love
Act 13: Turns out Bachman might be crazy - Counterspin
Song 13: Cosmic Love - Florence + The Machine
Act 14: Religious tests and pro-constitution - Jimmy Dore Show
Final comments on Netroots Nation 2011, how many episodes I've produced because of the member's support and urging everyone to become a donor to causes they believe in
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
West Wing Story - Latino Vote- Puerto Rico Visit - Daily Show
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details of visit |
| 0:05.9 | the membership tab at BestOfTheLeft.com. |
| 0:08.1 | Now welcome to the 500th edition of the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with clips today from |
| 0:13.4 | the Colbert Report. |
| 0:14.6 | Wait, wait, don't tell me, Jim Hightower, the David Pakman Show, the Green News Report, |
| 0:18.8 | the Nation magazine, the Daily Show, the Young Turks, Democracy Now, Counter-Spin, and |
| 0:23.6 | the Jimmy Dores Show with a bonus video clip for our Apple iOS and Android app users from |
| 0:28.4 | the Daily Show. |
| 0:29.4 | Every day our economy sinks further into what could be called a double-dipper session. |
| 0:35.3 | And that is great news because it's all gonna be blamed on Barack Obama. |
| 0:39.1 | Jim? |
| 0:40.1 | Suddenly, Barack Obama looks much more vulnerable than he did only a few months ago. |
| 0:44.4 | President Obama is a one-term president. |
| 0:48.2 | The Republicans have they played this right, they could run Lassie and win. |
| 0:51.2 | Yes, even Lassie could beat Obama. |
| 0:54.3 | Of course, she'd never get the Republican nomination, helping Timmy out of that well |
| 0:58.2 | is socialism. |
| 0:59.2 | Unfortunately, there are still a few hurdles declared before we get our country back from |
| 1:06.0 | the people we voted for. |
| 1:07.7 | You see, Obama owns the youth vote. |
| 1:12.1 | The only way kids could love Obama more is if he were also a skate park. |
| 1:18.1 | And right now, folks, the GOP brand is about as popular with kids as an episode of 60 minutes |
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