(2012/05/10) Two ways forward (Economics)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 10 May 2012
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Summary
Edition #604
Two ways forward
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: The Jesus Budget - Mark Fiore - Air Date: 4-23-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Run on - Moby
Ch. 4: Act 2: Tom Barrett vs. Scott Walker - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-9-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 6: Act 3: Activism Update - Walker Recall - Best of the Left - Lauren
Ch. 7: Song 3: John Adams theme
Ch. 8: Act 4: Simpson-Bowles Cuts Too Close For Compromise - Counter Spin - Air Date: 4-5-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Hate me - Blue October
Ch. 10: Act 5: Romney & GOP Ignoring Issues of the Marginalized at Their Own Peril - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-16-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Failure by design - Brand New
Ch. 12: Act 6: This Week I Solve The Unemployment Crisis - Lee Camp - Air Date: 4-9-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Buildin' Slow - Here's to the Long Haul
Ch. 14: Act 7: No Choice But Bowles/Simpson Choice -Counterspin - Air Date: 4-12-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: When I grow up - Garbage
Ch. 16: Act 8: Stocks Do Much Better Under Democrats Than Republicans - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-22-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Gobbledigook - Sigur Rós
Ch. 18: Act 9: Romney Loves Firefighters, Hates Government Employees - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-4-12
Ch. 25: Song 9: Soon it will be cold enough to build fires - Emancipator
Ch. 26: Act 10: Dying on the Job - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-3-12
Ch. 27: Song 10: La nuit - David Ari Leon
Ch. 28: Act 11: Fox On President Obama: Damned If He Does, Damned If He Doesn't - Media Matters - Air Date: 5-9-12
Ch. 29: Song 11: La nuit - David Ari Leon
Ch. 30: Act 12: The Truth About Tax Rates - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-17-12
Ch. 36: Song 12: All you fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Ch. 37: Act 13: Paul Krugman Interview - Income Inequality & Political Polarization - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-1-12
Ch. 43: Song 13: On the road again - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Ch. 44: Act 14: Texas Capitalist With A Conscience - Moyers And Company - Air Date: 4-13-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 45: Response to the 3-part commentary and holding to high standards - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Ch. 46: Thoughts on black burden - Matthew from California
Ch. 47: Reaction to "I want to know what it's like" - Larry in Fort Worth, TX
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Ch. 48: Final comments asking for help promoting the OBM fundraiser
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show. |
| 0:05.6 | For details, visit the membership tab at bestivalvef.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning Best of the Left Podcast with Cook's Day from MarkFurray.com, |
| 0:13.4 | the progressive, a Best of the Left activism update, counter-spin, the Rachel Maddo show, |
| 0:18.1 | comedian Lee Camp, the David Pakman show, media matters, the young Turks, and Moyers |
| 0:22.2 | in company. |
| 0:23.2 | And a note for our more sensitive listeners, be prepared that this episode will actually |
| 0:26.3 | encourage you to take action to make the world a better place. |
| 0:30.0 | America's top economic minds are raving about it, motivational speaker Messiah Carpenter |
| 0:36.7 | and now best-selling author, Jesus of Nazareth Presents The Jesus Budget, a Conservative |
| 0:43.6 | Miracle. |
| 0:44.6 | Hi, I'm Jesus. |
| 0:47.3 | If you're concerned about your future and the state of the economy, The Jesus Budget |
| 0:52.6 | is for you. |
| 0:54.1 | Handouts and free food may have worked in ancient times, but today, they just lead to a culture |
| 0:59.6 | of loaves and fishes dependency. |
| 1:02.6 | The Jesus Budget teaches you that, Blessed are the poor, for their capital gains tax is low. |
| 1:09.2 | For I was hungry, and you gave me vouchers. |
| 1:12.4 | I was thirsty, and you gave me trickle down. |
| 1:16.0 | I was sick, and you saved me from socialism. |
| 1:20.4 | But it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to |
| 1:25.6 | be taxed in the Cayman Islands. |
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