(2011/09/08) Perry, Bachmann and Obama (Elections)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 8 September 2011
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Edition #526
Perry, Bachman and Obama
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Act 1: Romney 2012 - Corporations are People - Colbert Report Air Date: 8-11-11
Song 1: You've got a friend - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 2: Rick Perry Scariest 2012 Presidential Candidate Nuts, But Could Win - David Pakman Air Date: 8-16-11
Song 2: Wait Up (Boots Of Danger) -Tokyo Police Club
Act 3: The Lone Star State Beginnings Of Rick Perry - NPR Air Date: 8-13-11
Song 3: Sowing the Seeds of Love (iTunes Originals Version) - Tears for Fears
Act 4: Rick Perry, Thug - The Progressive Air Date: 8-16-11
Song 4: Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian
Act 5: Indecision 2012 - The Media Runs To Paul Ryan - Daily Show Air Date: 8-17-11
Song 5: Fluffy Little Clouds - The Orb
Act 6: "Gov. Supercuts" for president? - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-15-11
Song 6: Untitled - Zoe Keating
Act 7: Is Fox News in Love with Rick Perry? - Media Matters Air Date: 8-16-11
Act 8: Perry Makes Texas-Size Waves In Presidential Race - NPR Air Date: 8-20-11
Song 8: Only ones who know - Arctic Monkeys
Act 9: Welfare Queen Michele Bachmann Exposed By Tax Return - Young Turks Air Date: 8-17-11
Song 9: 1901 - Phoenix
Act 10: Michele Bachmann Implies Slavery Positive Thing, Proud of Anti-Gay Therapy - David Pakman Air Date 7-27-11
Song 10: Go Sadness - Shout Out Louds
Act 11: A lying hypocrite for president - Jim Hightower Air Date: 8-30-11
Song 11: She moves in her own way - The Kooks
Act 12: GOP unveil strategy for 2012 - The Onion
Act 13: Republican Flat-Earthers - The Progressive Air Date: 8-18-11
Song 13: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola
Act 14: Right Wing Media Attack Secret Service to Malign Obama - Media Matters Air Date: 8-18-11
Act 15: Rep Waters To Black Voters Unleash Us On President Obama - Young Turks Air Date: 8-17-11
Song 15: Wait so long - Trampled by Turtles
Act 16: Obama has a dream Part 1 - Devid Feldman Air Date: 8-26-11
Song 16: Yes we can, but - Harry Shearer
Act 17: Obama has a dream Part 2 - Devid Feldman Air Date: 8-26-11
Song 17: At last - Etta James
Act 18: Obama Discouraging Latino Voter - Young Turks Air Date: 8-17-11
Voicemails:
Disappointment in Obama and suggesting a write-in campaign - Rochelle from TX
Thoughts on gun control from a deputy - Wes from North Dakota
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments asking for submissions of commentaries for possible inclusion on the show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Indecision 2012 - Black Clouds & Red Herrings - Daily Show Air Date: 8-17-11
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show. |
| 0:05.4 | For details, visit the membership tab at BestOfTheLeft.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with clips today from the Colbert |
| 0:12.5 | Report, the David Pakman Show, NPR, the Progressive, the Daily Show, Jim Hightower, Media Matters, |
| 0:18.3 | the Young Turks, the Onion Radio News, the David Feldman Show, and the show, with a bonus |
| 0:23.2 | video clip for Apple iOS and Android app users from the Daily Show. |
| 0:53.2 | Big news today came from the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, where, in an attempt to appeal |
| 0:58.8 | to more voters, Ron Paul had himself better dipped in deep fat-fried. |
| 1:02.8 | That was good. |
| 1:06.8 | Won't Chipotle sauce. |
| 1:08.9 | Meanwhile, Mitt Romney was at the State Fair in his Everyman Dungarees when he was |
| 1:15.4 | ambushed by liberal activists with a gotcha question about social security and with his |
| 1:21.3 | answer. |
| 1:22.8 | He proved he didn't just dress like the average Joe, he understands the average Joe. |
| 1:29.7 | We have to make sure that the promises we make in social security, Medicaid, and Medicare |
| 1:34.1 | are promises we can keep. |
| 1:35.9 | And there are various ways of doing that. |
| 1:37.8 | One is we could raise taxes on people. |
| 1:39.8 | That's the way corporations are people, my friend. |
| 1:45.0 | Yes. |
| 1:47.4 | Corporations are people, my friend. |
| 1:49.7 | You're like members of your family, your brother, fax machine, your uncle Ben, your aunt |
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