(2013/05/24) George W Bush library rewrites history (Conservatives)
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🗓️ 24 May 2013
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George W Bush library rewrites history
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: George W. Bush: People Are Surprised I Can Even Read - The Young Turks - Air Date: 04-17-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Expectations - Belle and Sebastian
Ch. 4: Act 2: Right Wing's Bush Whitewash Begins! - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-25-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: I don't mind if you forget me - Morrissey
Ch. 6: Act 3: Whitewashing The Facts Of Bush's Crimes - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-26-13
Ch. 7: Song 3: Always something there to remind me - Naked Eyes
Ch. 8: Act 4: George Bush's Legacy: More Terrorism - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-25-13
Ch. 9: Song 4: The Maelstrom - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox Ignores Economic History To Praise President Bush's "Fiscal Discipline" - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 04-26-13
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Maelstrom - Jim Guthrie
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Bush Library Rewrites History of the Iraq War - Rachel Maddow - Air Date- 5-01-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: The kids don't stand a chance - Vampire Weekend
Ch. 14: Act 7: Opening The G.W.Bush Library - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 5-3-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: We just disagree - Dave Mason
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Bush Library Rewrites History of Post-Katrina New Orleans - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-01-13
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Ch. 17: Government might create The Truman Show - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 18: Cameras provide cover for police neglect - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
Ch. 19: Private prisons are terrible - Ben from Orlando
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors for the show, for details visit |
| 0:06.4 | the membership tab at BestOfTheLeft.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning BestOfTheLeft Podcast today from the Young Turks, the |
| 0:12.7 | Majority Report, Counter-Spin, the Media Matters Minute, the Rachel Maddo Show, and the Jimmy |
| 0:16.9 | Door Show. |
| 0:17.9 | And note that I probably heard my first Bush Library joke around ten years ago, but |
| 0:23.5 | now that it's here, I think it's actually a sadder than it is funny. |
| 0:30.0 | George W. Bush will soon be unveiling the George W. Bush Presidential Center, including |
| 0:34.8 | his library, insert Bush Library joke here. |
| 0:38.8 | All right. |
| 0:39.8 | Well, Dallas Morning News talked to him, and he explained, you know, his presidency |
| 0:44.5 | in that he was a little misoderestimated, and that he was actually very confident in |
| 0:49.0 | what he has done and who he is. |
| 0:51.5 | So let's get to some of his awesome quotes. |
| 0:54.5 | First, is he happy no longer being president? |
| 0:57.0 | Oh, you betcha. |
| 0:58.6 | He says, the liberation of not feeling like I've got to be in the limelight is great, |
| 1:04.1 | and it is, in fact, liberating as he explains. |
| 1:06.5 | Now, this is what we've been saying about Bush for a long time. |
| 1:09.0 | He loved that he won the presidency twice, kind of. |
| 1:12.0 | He loved the glory of it, but he didn't want the job. |
| 1:15.6 | He was exhausted from the job. |
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