(2013/05/06) The Boston Bombings Part 2: as we treat "ourselves"
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🗓️ 6 May 2013
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Edition #714
The Boston Bombings Part 2: as we treat "ourselves"
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Boston Marathon Bombing - How We React Right Now Matters - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-16-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: I go to extremes - Billy Joel
Ch. 4: Act 2: Boston: A Real-Time Test for Martial Law? - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-22-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: The system - Abscondo
Ch. 6: Act 3: Defining Terrorism Devoid Of Demands Or Motives - Something Wonky - Air Date 4-25-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Scales of justice - The Band of The Adjutant General's Corps
Ch. 8: Act 4: Comedian Patton Oswalt's Inspiring Response to Boston Attack - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-17-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: Common reaction - Uh Huh Her
Ch. 10: Act 5: Executing Tsarnaev? What Would That Do? - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-23-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: Stop the killing - Kay Kay and the Rays
Ch. 12: Act 6: Letters about the coverage of the Boston Bombing - On the Media - Air Date: 4-26-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: All is forgiven - Jim James
Ch. 14: Act 7: Part 1: What To Do When We Are All Suspected Terrorists - Common Sense - Air Date 4-23-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Suspect - House of Heroes
Ch. 16: Act 8: Poll: After Boston Bombing, Majority Don't Want Civil Rights Curtailed Like After 9/11 - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-24-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Small favors - Fountains of Wayne
Ch. 18: Act 9: Part 2: Legislative Road Blocks Needed - Common Sense - Air Date 4-23-13
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Background checks for immigrants but not for guns - Jordan from Eau Claire, Wis
Ch. 20: Personal story on racially motivated assault - Tanya from Toronto
Ch. 21: Thoughts on killing for religion - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 22: Thoughts on fighting for the long haul - Carrie from Wallace, WV
Ch. 23: Crossreach with the tea party on civil rights - Daniel from Occupy Albany, NY
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Ch. 24: Final comments on the nonexistence of rude cultures
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details of |
| 0:06.2 | visit the membership tab at bestableleft.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning best-of-left podcast with clips today from the young Turks, |
| 0:12.7 | the progressive, something wonky, the majority report on the media and common sense with |
| 0:17.3 | Dan Carlin. |
| 0:30.1 | So right now we don't know who did it, we do know it is an act of terrorism and that it |
| 0:34.7 | was planned out and coordinated. |
| 0:36.6 | Now, this is an interesting moment in time as we evaluate this story without knowing |
| 0:42.9 | who did it. |
| 0:44.1 | And I think it's very important to send the ground rules basically for how we should |
| 0:49.2 | react no matter who did it. |
| 0:51.4 | Now, there are some people who, of course, who immediately think that it might have been |
| 0:54.8 | Muslim terrorists. |
| 0:57.0 | That suspicion is perfectly understandable. |
| 0:59.8 | There are some who believe it might be right-wing terrorists. |
| 1:02.5 | That suspicion is also understandable, let me give you a sense of why. |
| 1:06.0 | First of all, it was tax day, second of all, it went off on Patriots day in Massachusetts. |
| 1:12.3 | Of course, boss in the home of the tea party, meaning the original tea party. |
| 1:16.9 | Now all that by itself, it means absolutely nothing. |
| 1:20.6 | But look at what's happening in mid-April throughout American history and recent American |
| 1:25.4 | history, obviously, at that Oklahoma City bombing happened on April 19th, 1995. |
| 1:31.1 | Waco assault happened on April 19th of 1993, Columbine School Showting, April 20th of 1999, |
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