(2012/04/19) GOP election plan to attack 53 percent of electorate (War on women)
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🗓️ 19 April 2012
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Edition #597
GOP election plan to attack 53 percent of electorate
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Why Are You On Birth Control, Employers Asking - The Young Turks - Air Date: 03-14-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Where did you sleep last night - Nirvana
Ch. 4: Act 2: Conservatives Vicious Attacks on Women: A GOP Strategy - Majority Report - Air Date: 3-15-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Female of the species - Space
Ch. 6: Act 3: Rush Limbaugh's Advertisers Are Back - David Pakman - Air Date 4-9-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Cabin Music (Bonus Track) - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 8: Act 4: "War on Women"? What "War on Women"? - Media Matters - Air Date: 4-5-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Cabin Music (Bonus Track) - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 10: Act 5: Everyone's Got A Studio In Their Pocket - Dan Savage - Air Date: 3-27-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Shame - Ophelia of the Spirits
Ch. 12: Act 6: War on Women Claim Based on Real Policies Not Rhetoric - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-13-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: You and I Are So Awfully Different - Family Guy
Ch. 14: Act 7: 'War On Women' False Equivalency by Erin Burnett On CNN - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-20-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Call it even - Scott Simons
Ch. 16: Act 8: Assistant Manager Accused Of Sexual Indiscrimination - The Onion
Ch. 17: Song 8: Tonight's the night - Rod Stewart
Ch. 18: Act 9: Bad Publicity May Force State GOP to Back Off Anti-Abortion Legislation - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 3-21-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Slip slidin' away - Paul Simon
Ch. 20: Act 10: Women disadvantaged because we set up society so only they get pregnant - Throwing Shade - Air Date: 4-9-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Throwing Shade Theme - Throwing Shade
Ch. 22: Act 11: Mitch McConnell Unaware GOP Women Aren't on His Side - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-9-12
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Ch. 24: Genuine confusion about Fox News - Garnet from Anchorage, Alaska
Ch. 25: Reactions to Olbermann commentaries - Marty from Laurel, MD
Ch. 26: Guilty of loving Keith Olbermann - Anthony from Oakland, MD
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Ch. 27: Final comments introducing Throwing Shade
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details visit |
| 0:06.2 | the membership tab at BestOfTheLeft.com, now welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft |
| 0:10.7 | podcast with Gup today from the Young Turks, the majority report, the David Pakman show, |
| 0:14.9 | Media Matters, Dance Savage, Rachel Maddo, The Onion, and Throwing Shade. |
| 0:19.8 | And a note for our more sensitive listeners, because this episode is about women's equality, |
| 0:23.9 | naturally there's going to be some dirty words used. |
| 0:30.2 | The Senate Judiciary Committee in Arizona has voted in favor of endorsing a new piece |
| 0:35.8 | of legislation that would allow employers to ask their employees, their female employees, |
| 0:41.5 | what they're using contraception for. |
| 0:43.8 | So they can ask for documentation indicating that the contraception is not being used for |
| 0:49.1 | sexual purposes, it's being used for medical condition. |
| 0:52.0 | However, if it is being used for sexual purposes, the employer will have the ability to fire |
| 0:57.2 | the employee because of moral religious reasons. |
| 1:01.7 | That's insanity. |
| 1:02.7 | I mean, just when you thought they couldn't get any crazy, right, first of all, they're |
| 1:06.2 | up in your business. |
| 1:07.2 | Like, oh, what are you using contraception for, oh, really? |
| 1:10.0 | Who are you? |
| 1:11.0 | Can you prove that? |
| 1:12.0 | Can I see your medical records? |
| 1:13.0 | Yeah, and then like if you just answer honestly for 99% of people, you're using it because |
| 1:19.5 | you don't want to get pregnant because you're having sex. |
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