(2012/09/08) Suppressing democracy (Voting Rights)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 8 September 2012
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Summary
Edition #641
Suppressing democracy
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Suppression, Not The Standard Definition - Counterspin - Air Date 7-27-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Anything goes / Anything you can do - Glee Cast
Ch. 4: Act 2: Your Vote WILL Be Stolen And Here's How - Lee Camp - Air Date 8-13-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: The promise - Reel Big Fish
Ch. 6: Act 3: Labor unions AFL CIO - BotL Activism Update
Ch. 7: Song 3: Finish line - Fanfarlo
Ch. 8: Act 4: Voting Rights in Trouble in PA, IA, OH - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-10-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: Great divide - Fair
Ch. 10: Act 5: But Is Suppression The Intent - Counterspin - Air Date 8-3-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Hard to explain - The Strokes
Ch. 12: Act 6: Dangerous Voting Scheme in Pennsylvania Moves Forward - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-16-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Something's always wrong - Toad the Wet Sprocket
Ch. 14: Act 7: Republican Scott Brown Wants All Legal Votes to Count, BUT... - David Pakman - Air Date 8-14-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Chorus of fools - The Crookes
Ch. 16: Act 8: Voter ID Bill Requires Proof Of Rib - Howdyland.com
Ch. 17: Song 8: In God's country - U2
Ch. 18: Act 9: Game of Thrones Author Attacks GOP Voter Suppression - Majority Report - Air Date: 08-16-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: I shall not be moved - Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band
Ch. 20: Act 10: GOP Adds War on Voting to Party Platform - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-21-12
Ch. 21: Song 9: Classical gas - Vanessa Mae
Ch. 22: Act 10: GOP voter suppression is criminal - Matthew Filipowicz Show - Air Date 8-16-12
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details visit |
| 0:05.7 | the membership tab at bestoftheleft.com, now welcome to the award-winning Best of the Left |
| 0:09.9 | Podcast with Coops today from CounterSpin, comedian Lee Camp, a Best of the Left Activism |
| 0:14.2 | update, The Rachel Maddo Show, The Majority Report, The David Pakman Show, Howdyland.com |
| 0:18.6 | and The Matthew Philip Povitz Show, and a note for our disenfranchised listeners, |
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| 0:26.6 | your name and bank information via email. |
| 0:30.1 | Is Barack Obama trying to suppress the vote? |
| 0:33.0 | Ryder Thomas Edsel thinks so. |
| 0:35.0 | On the New York Times campaign stops blog on July 23, Edsel accuses Obama of the politics |
| 0:41.5 | of anything goes, because Obama's campaign is running ads attempting to persuade voters |
| 0:47.7 | not to vote for Mitt Romney. |
| 0:50.4 | Obama once had higher standards, writes Edsel, like in 2008 when he decried those who are |
| 0:56.2 | preparing to divide us. |
| 0:58.3 | But now Obama is targeting demographic groups with specialized messaging, and running ads |
| 1:04.4 | demonizing Romney in order to suppress turnout and minimize the margin of defeat among |
| 1:11.0 | certain groups, like quote, white men without degrees, a constituency Obama has no hope |
| 1:17.6 | of winning, close quote. |
| 1:20.0 | In other words, Obama is trying to win voters from a group where his support is weak. |
| 1:24.3 | I know. |
| 1:25.3 | Shocking. |
| 1:26.3 | Well note the word suppress, which Edsel uses repeatedly in describing Obama's strategy, |
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