(2012/10/21) Utter asininity (Media)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 21 October 2012
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Edition #655
Utter asininity
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Fox News Blurs Line with Romney Campaign - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-17-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Where does the good go? - Tegan and Sara
Ch. 4: Act 2: Gretchen Carlson Whines About Joe Biden - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-16-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: Ho Hey - The Lumineers
Ch. 6: Act 3: Wikileaks vs. Anderson Cooper - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 09-27-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Breakneck Speed - Tokyo Police Club
Ch. 8: Act 4: Conservative Base Alienated from GOP-Fox News - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 9-17-12
Ch. 9: Song 4: 1901 - Phoenix
Ch. 10: Act 5: Hilarious Breakdown Of 'The Five' On Fox News - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-26-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Take Five - Dave Brubeck
Ch. 12: Act 6: Drop In Unemployment Rate Turns Conservative Media Into Jobs Truthers - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 10-05-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Take Five - Dave Brubeck
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fact Checkers Declaring Their Profession A Scam - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-12-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Run-around - Blues Traveler
Ch. 16: Act 8: Least Informed Audience: Fox News (Pew Survey) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-01-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Live like you're dying - Lenka
Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox News Psychiatrist: Biden Might Have Dementia or Was Drinking - The David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-17-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 20: Act 10: How The Media Used Biden's Smile To Deflect From Ryan's Dishonesty - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 10-12-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ch. 22: Act 11: Polls Say Obama Won Debate, CNN Won't Admit It - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-18-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: I am a rock - Simon & Garfunkel
Ch. 24: Act 12: False Equivalencies To The Extreme - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-5-12
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Ch. 25: Final comments on the inanity of Romney's Binder
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show where details visit |
| 0:06.5 | the membership tab at BestOfTheLeft.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft podcast with Cups today from the Rachel |
| 0:12.3 | Maddo show, comedian Lee Camp, the Tom Harman program, the Young Turks, the Media Matters |
| 0:16.5 | Minute, Counter-Spin, and the David Pakman show. |
| 0:19.4 | And a note for our more sensitive listeners, this episode discusses the state of the U.S. |
| 0:22.8 | media so you may wish to prepare yourself to weep in despair. |
| 0:30.0 | Remember Elaine Chao? Elaine Chao is labor secretary under George W. Bush. |
| 0:35.4 | Incidentally, she's also married to the top Republican in the Senate, Senator Mitch McConnell. |
| 0:39.0 | They are a major Republican power couple in Washington, as these things go. |
| 0:43.1 | These days, former labor secretary Elaine Chao works at Fox News as an on-air contributor. |
| 0:47.7 | She was also recently nominated to serve on the board of directors at Fox. |
| 0:52.3 | A few weeks ago, during an appearance on Fox, she talked about what a, in her words, |
| 0:55.8 | stunning abuse of power it was for President Obama to strip the work requirement out of welfare. |
| 1:03.0 | That is not true. |
| 1:03.8 | President Obama did not strip the work requirement out of welfare quite the contrary. |
| 1:08.0 | But Elaine Chao, as a Fox News contributor, went on TV and said it was true, and also |
| 1:12.5 | that it is a terrible, terrible thing. |
| 1:14.8 | Here she is a couple of weeks ago telling Lou Dobbs about how Mitt Romney will save |
| 1:18.3 | the day with his super awesome jobs plan if he is elected. |
| 1:22.4 | Elaine Chao is not just a Fox News contributor now. |
| 1:25.8 | I should also mention that she is a national chair of the Mitt Romney for President campaign. |
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