(2012/01/10) Basic human rights (Gay Rights)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 11 January 2012
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Edition #564
Basic human rights
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Act 1: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 1 - Hillary Clinton
Song 1: Fuck you - Lily Allen
Act 2: Sanctity of Marriage + Anti-Gay Arguments = Huge Farce - David Pakman Show
Song 2: Hospital beds - Cold War Kids
Act 3: Small Town Throws Pride Parade For Only Gay Resident - The Onion
Song 3: Parade - Kimya Dawson
Act 4: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 2 - Hillary Clinton
Song 4: Gay boyfriend - Garfunkel and Oates
Act 5: Gay Resumes Hurt Job Prospects Study - Young Turks Air Date: 5-10-11
Song 5: Never going back again - Glee Cast
Act 6: GOP God Can Give OK to Bully Gay Teens - Majority Report Air Date: 11-7-11
Song 6: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band
Act 7: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 3 - Hillary Clinton
Song 7: Protest song - Eric Himan
Act 8: DOMA Sweet DOMA - Beer & Anchor Nursing - Daily Show Air Date: 8-17-11
Song 8: Kiss me - Sixpence null The Richer
Act 9: New Deportation Rules Give Boost To Gay Rights - NPR Air Date: 8-26-11
Song 9: San Francisco - Scott Mckenzie
Act 10: Historic Speech on LGBT Human Rights: Gay rights are human rights Part 4 - Hillary Clinton
Voicemails:
Reread Marx before denouncing communism - Chuck in Salt Lake City
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Joad Cressbeckler: Homosexuality A Necessity On Cold Mountaintops - The Onion
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Hover, where you can register website domains with a company that's not evil. |
| 0:05.0 | Get 10% off by visiting hover.com slash best. |
| 0:09.0 | Now welcome to the award-winning Best of the Left Podcast with clips today. |
| 0:12.0 | From Hillary Clinton's landmark LGBT rights speech to the UN, |
| 0:16.0 | the David Pakman show, The Onion Radio News, The Young Turks, |
| 0:19.0 | The Majority Report, The Daily Show, and NPR, |
| 0:22.0 | with a bonus video clip for Apple iOS and Android app users from The Onion. |
| 0:30.0 | Good evening, and let me express my deep honor and pleasure at being here. |
| 0:38.0 | I want to thank Director General Tokaev and Ms. Widen, |
| 0:44.0 | along with other ministers, ambassadors, excellencies, and UN partners. |
| 0:52.0 | This weekend, we will celebrate Human Rights Day. |
| 0:57.0 | The anniversary of one of the great accomplishments of the last century. |
| 1:02.0 | Beginning in 1947, delegates from six continents devoted themselves to drafting a declaration |
| 1:11.0 | that would enshrine the fundamental rights and freedoms of people everywhere. |
| 1:17.0 | In the aftermath of World War II, many nations pressed for a statement of this kind. |
| 1:25.0 | To help ensure that we would prevent future atrocities and protect the inherent humanity and dignity of all people. |
| 1:37.0 | And so the delegates went to work. They discussed, they wrote, they revisited, revised, |
| 1:44.0 | and rewrote for thousands of hours. |
| 1:49.0 | And they incorporated suggestions and revisions from governments, organizations, and individuals around the world. |
| 1:59.0 | At three o'clock in the morning on December 10, 1948, after nearly two years of drafting and one last long night of debate. |
| 2:12.0 | The president of the UN General Assembly called for a vote on the final text. |
| 2:19.0 | 48 nations voted in favor, eight abstained, none dissented. |
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