(2012/02/16) And you thought national politics was crazy (GOP State Politics)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 17 February 2012
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Edition #576
And you thought national politics was crazy
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Act 1: Conservatives Want Anthem Singing Laws...And Smaller Government - David Pakman - Air Date: 1-2-12
Song 1: If You've Got Trouble - The Beatles
Act 2: A Great Day for Wisconsin—and for Democracy - The Progressive Air Date: 1-18-12
Song 2: We shall overcome - Pete Seeger
Act 3: One Million Signatures to Recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker - Majority Report - Air Date: 01-18-12
Song 3: Frankly, Mr. Shankly - The Smiths
Act 4: Whales Aren't People - Colbert Report
Song 4: Thriller - Michael Jackson
Act 5: The Scandal Around Walker - The Progressive Air Date: 1-30-12
Song 5: My Friend And The Ink On His Fingers - Shout Out Louds
Act 6: RNC Chair Lies About Voter Fraud - Young Turks
Song 6: It's the same old song - The Four Tops
Act 7: Founding Fathers Reality vs Tea Party Fiction - Blacking It Up - Air Date: 1-23-12
Song 7: This is why we fight - The Decemberists
Act 8: Scott Walker Likes Being out of Wisconsin - The Progressive Air Date: 2-10-12
Song 8: Wise up - Aimee Mann
Act 9: Reading newspapers is not an uplifting experience for Governor John Kasich - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 2-9-12
Song 9: 1901 - Phoenix
Act 10: By axing parks, politicos are stealing the people’s property - Jim Hightower Air Date: 2-8-12
Song 10: Parks and Recreation Theme Song
Act 11: The GOP's geography-based, reverse elitism, divide and conquer tactic - Bill Maher Air Date: 2-10-12
Song 11: Downtown Train - Rod Stewart
Act 12: Unease About Walker's Challengers - The Progressive Air Date: 2-15-12
Song 12: Shining Star - The Manhattans
Act 13: The Obama Memos - Young Turks - Air Date: 01-23-12
Voicemails:
Thoughts on the need for publicly funded elections - Chris from Monterey, CA
Show suggestion for false equivalency in the media - Tim From Quincy, IL
Grass-fed beef not always better and there's lots of grey area - Len from St. Paul, Minnesota
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Conservatism Has Been Hijacked - Catherine Crier Interview - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-16-11
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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 bestlabelleft.com. |
| 0:08.9 | Now welcome to the award-winning Best of the Left podcast, Wolfcups Day, from the David |
| 0:12.5 | Pacman show, The Progressive, The Majority Report, The Colbert Report, The Young Turks, |
| 0:17.1 | Blacking it Up, The Jimmy Doors Show, Jim Hightower, and Real Time with Bill Marr with |
| 0:21.1 | a bonus video clip for our Apple iOS and Android app users from the David Pacman show. |
| 0:30.0 | An Indiana bill would outlaw singing the national anthem inappropriately. |
| 0:34.8 | This is legit legislation introduced to the Indiana Senate. |
| 0:37.9 | The bill was proposed by state senator Veneta Becker. |
| 0:41.5 | We don't even have to say whether she's a Republican or a Democrat. |
| 0:44.4 | We don't have to, because everybody knows which party Veneta Becker belongs to. |
| 0:48.7 | I won't insult the audience, or you, Lewis. |
| 0:51.5 | Most important. |
| 0:52.5 | Thank you. |
| 0:53.5 | By even telling you which party she's a member of. |
| 0:55.8 | This would make it a crime to stray from the approved, lyrical, or melodic guidelines |
| 1:00.4 | when performing the national anthem, and you would be fined $25 if you failed to abide |
| 1:06.0 | by that. |
| 1:07.0 | Of course, the legislation would require the signing of a contract agreeing to follow the |
| 1:12.2 | guidelines established by the State Department of Education. |
| 1:15.6 | Now hold on a second. |
| 1:18.1 | I thought conservatives wanted less government, and I thought a lot of them wanted to get |
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