(2012/01/22) As the campaign rolls on (Elections)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 23 January 2012
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Edition #568
As the campaign rolls on
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Act 1: The media massaging Romney's reputation - Counterspin Air Date: 1-12-12
Song 1: North by North - Faded Paper Figures
Act 2: Thoughts on Santorum in the race - David Feldman Air Date: 1-18-12
Song 2: Go ahead - Rilo Kiley
Act 3: Reproductive issues in the GOP primary - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-9-12
Song 3: Only if - Enya
Act 4: GOP candidates are a bunch of liars about Keystone pipeline Part 1 - Green News Report Air Date: 1-17-12
Song 4: I'm Not Over - Carolina Liar
Act 5: Romney on his speaker fees: "Not very much" - Wait wait don't tell me Air Date: 1-21-12
Song 5: 3 Women Walking - Ottmar Liebert
Act 6: GOP candidates are a bunch of liars about Keystone pipeline Part 2 - Green News Report Air Date: 1-19-12
Song 6: The Persuaded - Faded Paper Figures
Act 7: Tim Wise on the racial implications of Obama being seen as a failed president - Blacking it up Air Date: 1-16-12
Song 7: My conversation - The Uniques
Act 8: Presidential campaign, people confused between "weaknesses" and "skills" - The Bugle Air Date: 1-20-12
Song 8: Close your eyes - Young Love
Act 9: Shame on Newt Gingrich - The Progressive Air Date: 1-17-12
Song 9: Terrible - Harley Poe
Act 10: Not Mitt Romney's Super Pac - Colbert Report
Voicemails:
Experiencing white and straight privilege - Casey from Michigan
Thoughts on slave-owners perception of the value of animals vs slaves - Will from Oaklahoma
Thoughts on white privilege and veganism from a bi-racial American - Paul from Indiana
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments on what I just leaned about the economics of slavery
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Brits look down on all of the GOP candidates - BBC News Quiz Air Date: 1-13-12
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors of the show. |
| 0:05.6 | For details, visit the membership tab at BestOfTheLeft.com. |
| 0:09.0 | Now welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with groups today from CounterSpin, |
| 0:13.3 | the David Feldman Show, the Rachel Maddo Show, the Green News Report, Wait, Wait, Don't |
| 0:17.0 | Tell Me, Blacking It Up, The Bugle, The Progressive, and The Colbert Report with a bonus clip |
| 0:22.2 | for our Apple iOS and Android app users from the BBC News Quiz. |
| 0:30.0 | Political pros agree that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has what they call an |
| 0:34.6 | authenticity problem, and this might have something to do with the fact that his positions |
| 0:39.1 | on important issues have shifted around a bit. |
| 0:42.4 | But to sum in the media, this is one of Romney's strengths. |
| 0:45.9 | The Washington Post's Anne Gerhardt wrote that, quote, Romney's flip floppery could be |
| 0:50.8 | interpreted as a flexibility of thinking that might help him bust through warring ideologies |
| 0:56.2 | in Washington. |
| 0:58.2 | A New York Times news story on January 5th actually said this of Romney's flexibility, |
| 1:03.6 | quote, independent voters might view Mr. Romney shifting positions as pragmatic. |
| 1:09.0 | And by highlighting his evolving views, political analysts say, the Obama campaign risks unintentionally |
| 1:15.1 | promoting the image of Mr. Romney as a moderate, close quote. |
| 1:20.0 | That sounds confusing, but it's actually pretty clear the pundits know that Romney must |
| 1:24.2 | go to the right in order to win the Republican nomination, but that once that's all settled, |
| 1:29.3 | he'll be mitt the moderate. |
| 1:31.4 | In the meantime, voters shouldn't worry their little heads about whether he believes |
| 1:34.8 | what he's saying. |
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