(2011/08/05) Can't buy me love (Elections)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 5 August 2011
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Edition #515
Can't buy me love
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Act 1: Black Community's Loyalty to Obama? - Daily Show
Song 1: All the orders gone - Theo Bard
Act 2: Anonymous money makes for interesting campaigns - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 7-11-11
Song 2: Love The Way You Lie (feat Rihanna) - Eminem
Act 3: Cain Trust Big Oil To Protect Environment - Young Turks Air Date: 06-22-11
Song 3: Everybody's fool - Evanescence
Act 4: Voting Rights Still Under Attack - Countdown Air Date: 07-15-11
Song 4: Sky - Sonique
Act 5: Marcus Bachmann is dishonest - Dan Savage Air Date: 7-26-11
Song 5: Why pretend - Mandi Perkins
Act 6: Perry is peddling Texas snake oil - Jim Hightower
Song 6: Say what you want - Texas
Act 7: Rick Perry and his baggage looking at a presidential run - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 7-21-11
Song 7: Full force gale - Van Morrison
Act 8: Obama's 2012 Re-Election Campaign Manager - Young Turks Air Date: 06-14-11
Song 8: The perfect space - The Avett Brothers
Act 9: Obama's Problem on His Left Flank - The Progressive Air Date: 7-25-11
Song 9: Can't buy me love - The Beatles
Act 10: Mr Nice Goes to Washington - Michael Farrow
Voicemails:
Reaction to messaging works idea - Mara from Pittsburgh
Reaction to the dangers of inaction on the climate and thoughts on pot legalization - Colleen from Oregon
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on how to donate your facebook account and a call for stories of activism inspired by Best of the Left
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Tea Party Vs Chamber Of Commerce - Young Turks Air Date: 06-15-11
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by members and donors of the show, for details of visit |
| 0:06.2 | the membership tab at BestOfAleft.com. |
| 0:08.2 | Now, welcome to the award-winning BestOfAleft podcast with groups today from the Daily Show, |
| 0:13.0 | Rachel Maddo Show, The Young Turks, Countdown with Keith Olperman, Dan Savage, Jim |
| 0:16.9 | Hightower, The Progressive, and Michael Farrow, with a bonus video clip for our Apple |
| 0:21.2 | iOS and Android app users from The Young Turks. |
| 0:30.1 | For more on the recessions effect on African-Americans, we go to our Senior Black Correspondent, Larry |
| 0:34.1 | Wilmore. |
| 0:35.1 | Larry, thank you very much for joining us here today. |
| 0:39.6 | Right, 96% of blacks who could vote voted for Barack Obama. |
| 0:49.4 | 96%. |
| 0:50.4 | Now, they are disproportionately being left out in the cold economically. |
| 0:55.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:56.6 | He could lose the black vote. |
| 0:58.0 | Yes. |
| 0:59.0 | Lose it. |
| 1:00.0 | Lose? |
| 1:01.0 | Really? |
| 1:02.0 | Oh, yeah, Johnny. |
| 1:03.0 | He can't get a hold of this economy than good by 96% hello 94. |
| 1:13.8 | So, economy be damned, black community is still supporting this guy. |
| 1:20.2 | Let me clear something up, John. |
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