(2011/09/20) Send in the clowns (Elections)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 20 September 2011
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Edition #530
Send in the clowns
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Act 1: Perry was getting picked on - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: Defying Gravity - Glee Cast
Act 2: Republican Audience = Death Panel - The Progressive Air Date: 9-13-11
Song 2: Death to Everyone (Bonus Track) - Jim Guthrie
Act 3: Oh My God Rick Perry Is Going to Be Our Next President - Second Installment - Daily Show Air Date: 9-08-11
Song 3: Little Lion Man - Piano Tribute Players
Act 4: Experts Agree: It's NOT a Ponzi Scheme - Media Matters Air Date: 9-8-11
Song 4: Little Lion Man - Piano Tribute Players
Act 5: Best GOP Candidate Huntsman Can't Win; GOP Debate in 45 Seconds Hilarious - David Pakman Air Date: 9-13-11
Song 5: Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time - Fanfarlo
Act 6: Republicans all agree during debate while all being wrong - Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Mad world - Gary Jules
Act 7: Republican Presidential Debate Media Coverage - Colbert Report Air Date: 9-08-11
Song 7: Who will buy? - Oliver Twist
Act 8: Fossil fuel industry got their money's worth during GOP debate - Green News Report
Song 8: Demon host - Timber Timbre
Act 9: The clown cars talks about what they'd bring to the White House - Majority Report
Song 9: Send in the clowns - The Simpsons
Act 10: Absurd obsession with Palin's non-candidacy - Counterspin
Song 10: Good people - Jack Johnson
Act 11: Ari Berman breaks down the 'GOP War on Voting' - Countdown
Song 11: Fast Eddie - Outernational
Act 12: An insiders account of the GOP official strategy - Citizen Radio
Song 12: Green eyes - Coldplay
Act 13: Obama caves on EPA standards and leaves a voicemail - Jimmy Dore Show
Song 13: Complicated - Avril Lavigne
Act 14: Poll Obama Could Lose To Bachmann Perry Romney or Ron Paul - Young Turks Air Date: 8-24-11
Voicemails:
Frustration with civil servants supporting conservatives - Louis from Texas
Thoughts on boycotting gas stations - Patrick from Tequesta, Florida
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments teasing my story of driving reminding me that I hate freedom
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Indecision 2012 - The Great Right Hope - Daily Show Air Date: 9-08-11
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details visit |
| 0:06.2 | the membership tab at bestablebuff.com. |
| 0:08.4 | I welcome to the award-winning bestablebuff podcast with Cups today from Wait-wait-Don't |
| 0:12.5 | Tell Me, The Progressive, The Daily Show, Media Matters, The David Pakman Show, The Rachel |
| 0:16.5 | Maddo Show, The Colbert Report, Green News Report, The Majority Report, Counter-Spin, Countdown, |
| 0:21.8 | Citizen Radio, The Jimmy Dores Show, and The Young Turks, with a bonus video clip for |
| 0:26.5 | Apple iOS and Android app users from The Daily Show. |
| 0:29.8 | Very good to see out here next up for you, it's a plaintive quote from a GOP event |
| 0:35.2 | the night before Wednesday. |
| 0:36.6 | I kind of feel like the piñata here at the party. |
| 0:39.9 | That was somebody who felt like everybody was just picking on him at the GOP debate. |
| 0:44.5 | He was right, who was it? |
| 0:45.8 | Oh, how can I not know this? |
| 0:47.5 | I watched it. |
| 0:48.5 | Everybody picking on him and how to be Rick Perry. |
| 0:50.3 | It was Rick Perry, very good, the governor of Texas. |
| 0:53.9 | He was making his debut at a GOP presidential primary debate. |
| 1:02.4 | If he didn't want to get hit like a piñata, he really should not have stuffed his belly |
| 1:06.1 | with candy and worn his paper mache suit. |
| 1:08.5 | I'm the same. |
| 1:10.5 | I think that he is way leaping to conclusions to feel that he's the piñata at the party. |
| 1:16.3 | A piñata is full of happy surprises. |
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