(2011/10/12) Embarrassing pack of losers (Elections)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 12 October 2011
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Edition #537
Embarrassing pack of losers
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Act 1: You could still be brighter than the president - Wait wait don't tell me
Song 1: You're the one that I want - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Act 2: Can Republicans Ever Appeal to Young People - David Pakman Air Date: 9-06-11
Song 2: Put it to the test - They might be giants
Act 3: The Enronization of presidential politics - Jim Hightower Air Date: 9-15-11
Song 3: Drop dead blues - Anya Marina
Act 4: Rick Perry Ripped By Fox News Hosts - Young Turks Air Date: 9-26-11
Song 4: To build a home - The Cinematic Orchestra
Act 5: Rick Perry isn't a *cheap* whore - Majority Report
Song 5: Lights out - Santigold
Act 6: Manipulating employment numbers in Texas - Counterspin
Song 6: Cowboy - Anya Marina
Act 7: Putting their thumb of the electoral scale - Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Neopolitan Dreams - Lisa Mitchell
Act 8: Campaign Obama Calls Out GOP - Young Turks
Song 8: Wax & Wire - Loch Lomond
Act 9: Mitt, Prick and Whatshername - The Screaming Majority
Song 9: La Valse d'Amélie (Version Piano) - Yann Tiersen
Act 10: Not Trying to Compare You to Hitler, But... - Media Matters Air Date: 9-28-11
Act 11: Obama 'Stop Complaining' Ripped By CBC's Waters - Young Turks
Song 11: All for swinging you around - The New Pornographers
Act 12: Can Republicans Ever Appeal to Young People - David Pakman Air Date: 9-06-11
Song 12: L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. - Noah & The Whale
Act 13: My Calm, Collected Assessment of The GOP Field - Lee Camp Air Date: 9-19-2011
Voicemails:
Jobs not cuts event call to action - Katie from Chicago
Thoughts on freedom from worry and transportation - Vicki from Oregon
Thoughts on Jim Hightower's airport security comments - Michael From Benicia, CA
Positive reaction to my Pat Robertson commentary - Sean from Chico, CA
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments responding to all of the voicemails
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Michele Bachmann Dangerous Food - Young Turks
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, where details visit |
| 0:06.4 | the membership tab at Best of the Left.com. |
| 0:09.1 | Now welcome to the award-winning Best of the Left Podcast with clips today from Wait-wait-don't-tell-me, |
| 0:13.3 | The David Pakman Show, Jim Hightower, The Young Turks, The Majority Report, Counter-Spin, |
| 0:17.8 | The Rachel Maddo Show, The Screaming Majority, Media Matters, and Comedian League Camp with |
| 0:22.3 | the bonus video clip for our Apple iOS and Android app users from The Young Turks. |
| 0:30.0 | Here's your next quote. |
| 0:31.2 | I think Kale to the Chief needs a little bit fresher sound. |
| 0:35.6 | It won't be hip-hop, but I might put in some gospel beats. |
| 0:39.2 | That was a presidential candidate saying he'll take a fresh look at the president's theme song |
| 0:43.5 | if elected. |
| 0:45.0 | In this week, he actually jumped in front of some Republican polls. Who is it? |
| 0:49.1 | Herman Cain? |
| 0:49.8 | Herman Cain, yes! |
| 0:51.8 | It was Herman Cain. |
| 0:53.5 | Mr. Cain, the former talk radio host and head of Godfather's Pizza, is now leading Mitt Romney by |
| 1:01.6 | as much as 10 points in some state polls. This shows first that we'll never order pizza from Romney. |
| 1:06.9 | Well, so what happened to Perry? |
| 1:10.7 | Perry, well Perry, as you may have heard, he came into the race about six weeks ago, |
| 1:15.1 | you know, immediately rocketed to the front, became the front runner, and then he actually |
| 1:18.0 | started speaking in venues where people could hear him. |
| 1:21.3 | Yeah, and that's the problem. |
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