(2011/11/08) The whole world is, in fact, watching and taking part (Occupy Wall St. Part 5)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 9 November 2011
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Edition #546
The world is, in fact, watching and taking part
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Act 1: Thanks for Nothin' - Mark Fiore Air Date 10-27-11
Song 1: Looking through you - The Wallflowers
Act 2: Erroneous reporting on the Occupation - Counterspin Air Date: 10-27-11
Song 2: Down the line - José González
Act 3: Prophetic article calling for the occupation Part 1 - Majority Report 10-25-11
Song 3: Generation - Emerson Hart
Act 4: Why Don't The Occupy Protesters Stop Whining, Just Work Hard - Lee Camp Air Date: 10-28-11
Song 4: Have you had enough? - Rickie Lee Jones & The Squirrel Nut Zippers
Act 5: Prophetic article calling for the occupation Part 2 - Majority Report 10-25-11
Song 5: I can help - Billy Swan
Act 6: Comparing the Occupation to the Bonus Army encampment - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 10-26-11
Song 6: Down the drain - Will Dailey
Act 7: Protest update and thoughts on tear gas - The Bugle Air Date: 11-3-11
Song 7: Touch of grey - Grateful Dead
Act 8: Poll Americans Distrust Government - Young Turks Air Date: 10-26-11
Song 8: I didn't fuck it up - Katie Goodman
Act 9: Missing Howard Zinn, Oracle of OWS - The Progressive Air Date: 10-31-11
Song 9: Back to life - Soul II Soul
Act 10: Shockupy Wall Street Fad - Colbert Report Air Date: 10-27-11
Song 10: Ave Maria (Pavarotti / O'Riordan) - The Cranberries
Act 11: The world is, in fact, watching the Oakland Occupation - Matthew Filipowicz Air Date: 10-27-11
Voicemails:
Call to action: go visit an occupation and bring food and water - Todd from LA
Disappointment in election results and education system in Colorado - Dominic from Castle Rock, Colorado
Request for a union episode - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Occupy protests hitting on emotions and logic to take down the system - John from Tulsa, OK
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final Comments on the irrelevance of other news
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Parks & Demostrations - Oakland Riot - Daily Show Air Date: 10-26-11
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show. |
| 0:05.5 | For details, visit the membership tab at BestOfTheLough.com. |
| 0:09.0 | Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLough podcast with clips today from MarkFurray.com. |
| 0:13.6 | Counter-spin, the majority report, comedian Lee Camp, The Rachel Maddo Show, The Bugle, |
| 0:18.1 | The Young Turks, The Progressive, The Colbert Report, and The Matt Phil Povitz Show with |
| 0:22.0 | a bonus video clip for our Apple iOS and Android app users from The Daily Show. |
| 0:30.1 | God boy! |
| 0:31.1 | Yes, Mr. Dan? |
| 0:32.4 | Where have you been? |
| 0:34.0 | Oh, I've been at the Occupy Wall Street protest. |
| 0:37.1 | Don't you mean Occupy Hippiness, Stahlja? |
| 0:40.3 | No, I'm positive it was called Occupy Wall Street. I saw signs. |
| 0:44.9 | Those people have way too much time on their hands. |
| 0:48.1 | I know, Mr. Dan. They tell me that's what happens when you're unemployed. |
| 0:51.9 | Don't you know the CEOs you're protesting are paid to create jobs? |
| 0:56.8 | Oh, so they must be creating 300 times as many jobs as they did in the 70s, right? |
| 1:01.9 | Well, not exactly, because they're getting taxed to death by the government. |
| 1:06.9 | You mean their taxes that are the lowest they've been in 30 years? |
| 1:10.2 | Stop doing that, dog boy. No, that's not what I mean. |
| 1:14.1 | Oh, okay. I don't know, Mr. Dan. What do you mean then? |
| 1:17.5 | I mean you should be thanking Wall Street for all the great things it does for America. |
| 1:23.6 | Like building bridges, businesses, and less than examples of productivity? |
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