(2012/08/06) Still freaking out over Obamacare (Health Care)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 6 August 2012
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Edition #630
Still freaking out over Obamacare
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Uncertainty in DC turns businessmen into children - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 6-29-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Something happened - Visitors
Ch. 4: Act 2: Woman Who Sued Over Obamacare Now in Bankruptcy w Medical Bills - David Pakman - Air Date 7-3-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: That's what's wrong - Good Old War
Ch. 6: Act 3: “Hands Off Your Medicare” Option Goes Into Effect - Howdyland.com - Air Date: 7-4-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Shame - The Avett Brothers
Ch. 8: Act 4: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Fined $3 Billion - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-13-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: God be with you - The Cranberries
Ch. 10: Act 5: Leaving Details Out - Counterspin - Air Date 7-12-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Get up and go - Broadcast 2000
Ch. 12: Act 6: RepubliBliss - Mark Fiore - Air Date 7-9-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Happy now - No Doubt
Ch. 14: Act 7: Mitt Romney: Universal Healthcare is Great...For Everyone But America! - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-31-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Get ready - The Proclaimers
Ch. 16: Act 8: Obamacare a Tax Cut for Millions of Americans - David Pakman - Air Date 7-24-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: I wish I knew - Years and Years
Ch. 18: Act 9: New Prescription-Only Sandwich Extra Delicious - The Onion
Ch. 19: Song 9: Sometime around midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event
Ch. 20: Act 10: Virginia Privatizing Mental Health Facility For Sexual Offenders - Young Turks - Air Date: 07-17-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: The Persuaded - Faded Paper Figures
Ch. 22: Act 11: GOP Not Keen on New Health Benefits for Women - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-31-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: Numb Bears - Of Monsters and Men
Ch. 24: Act 12: Shocking! When States Expand Their Medicare Coverage, Less People Die - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-30-12
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Ch. 25: Thoughts on lefties and religion - Tim from Hyattsville, MD
Ch. 26: Discussing strategy in the 2012 election - Craig from Ohio
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Ch. 27: Final comments clarifying my thoughts on strategy in voting
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show for details and |
| 0:06.3 | visit the membership tab at BestOfLeft.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning BestOfLeft podcast with us today from the Jimmy Doar Show, |
| 0:13.0 | the David Pakman Show, HowdyLand.com, The Young Turks, CounterSpin, Mark Fury.com, |
| 0:17.7 | the Majority Report, The Onion Radio News, and The Rachel Maddo Show. |
| 0:21.4 | And a note for our more sensitive listeners, this episode may sting just a bit, but it |
| 0:25.1 | will all be over soon. |
| 0:30.0 | I just got these clips right before I came to the studio to record. |
| 0:34.0 | I was watching Fox Business News with Neil Cabuto, who does a great job. |
| 0:39.2 | And he was interviewing the founder of Home Depot, right? |
| 0:42.9 | He's a big Republican backer, the founder of Home Depot. |
| 0:46.0 | And they were talking about the Home, about the Supreme Court decision. |
| 0:50.3 | And here's what he said, the business leaders are going to do. |
| 0:53.7 | Here's how the business leaders are going to respond to the healthcare decision. |
| 0:56.6 | From the businessman standpoint, I had lunch with a group of business people today. |
| 0:59.9 | And when I got back, I spoke to other business people. |
| 1:04.1 | And they all said the same thing. |
| 1:05.6 | Look, we're not going to do anything. |
| 1:07.9 | We're not moving. |
| 1:08.9 | We're not going to hire any more people. |
| 1:11.0 | We're not interested. |
| 1:12.0 | Just because of this. |
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