(2012/06/21) Oppressing the majority (War on Women)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 21 June 2012
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Edition #616
Oppressing the majority
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: 'F k You Greg Gutfeld' - Ana Kasparian of TYT on Fox Host's NOW Remarks - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-24-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Dignified and Old - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
Ch. 4: Act 2: Narcissist Mentally Undresses Himself - The Onion
Ch. 5: Song 2: What I'm Looking For (Ad Version) - Brendan Benson
Ch. 6: Act 3: The War on women - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Thank you - Dido
Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Gutting Violence Against Women Act & DC Abortion Rights - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-16-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Wisemen - James Blunt
Ch. 10: Act 5: What If It Extended Beyond the War on Women - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-27-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: We set ourselves free - Club 8
Ch. 12: Act 6: Bill O'Reilly Planned Parenthood = Chinese Forced Abortion Policy - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Bolero - Boston Symphony Orchestra & Charles Münch
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fox's War on Women - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-5-12
Ch. 16: Act 8: GOP Focused on Jobs & by Jobs They Mean Abortion - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-1-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Soul sister - Train
Ch. 18: Act 9: Women Make Less $$ Because They Care Less About Money - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-10-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: True faith - New Order
Ch. 20: Act 10: Women would go to war over feeling a little bit fat that day - BBC News Quiz - Air Date: 6-1-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: What I am - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Ch. 22: Act 11: Senate Republicans Block Women Equal Pay Bill - David Pakman - Air Date: 6-6-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Lights out - Santigold
Ch. 24: Act 12: 15-Point Gender Gap Comes from Policy Not Chromosomes - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-22-12
Activism Links:
Stag Party by Frank Rich: http://nymag.com/news/frank-rich/gop-women-problem-2012-4/index1.html
plannedparenthoodaction.org
unitewomen.org
Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities:
Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: Examination of crime and punishment - Cara from San Francisco
Ch. 26: Thoughts on racism and the police force - Dan the liberal cop
Ch. 27: Thoughts on the value of intent during sentencing - Ian from Baltimore, MD
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 28: Final comments on a reimagining of discussing privilege
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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 BestOfAluft.com. |
| 0:08.9 | Now, welcome to the award-winning BestOfAluft Podcast with Cupsday from the Young Turks, |
| 0:13.1 | the Onion Radio News, a BestOfAluft Activism Update, the Rachel Maddo Show, the Majority |
| 0:17.5 | Report, Media Matters, the David Pakman Show, and the BBC News Quiz. |
| 0:21.7 | And a note for our more sensitive listeners, though it's not graphic, this episode does |
| 0:25.1 | acknowledge the existence of women. |
| 0:30.0 | Greg Gutfeld obviously is not good at making jokes. |
| 0:33.2 | He wasn't funny when he made funny your name, and he wasn't funny in this next clip |
| 0:37.0 | where he talks about how the national organization of women is irrelevant, because women have |
| 0:41.3 | all the rights they could possibly want or need. |
| 0:44.0 | Let's watch. |
| 0:45.0 | Hillary Rosen's war on working, or sorry, stay home, mom. |
| 0:50.2 | First of all, boycott, really, Eric? |
| 0:52.4 | Why can't it be a girlcott? |
| 0:53.6 | You make me sick of my system. |
| 0:54.6 | Anyway, let's look at now. |
| 0:57.6 | Now, the only people that are in now are people who work in now. |
| 1:01.6 | There are more women in NASCAR than now. |
| 1:04.9 | Perhaps they're a victim of their own success. |
| 1:06.9 | They're not as relevant as they are anymore, because for example, women have all the rights |
| 1:11.5 | that they can shop. |
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