(2014/03/20) That thing in Ukraine that's happening (Foreign Policy)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 20 March 2014
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Edition #810
That thing in Ukraine that's happening
Today we take a look at Ukraine and Russia, ponder whether there's anything for us to do about the situation there and wonder why conservatives are super-gay for bad-boy-strong-man Vladimir Putin but totally not in a gay way, they swear.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Does the GOP have Putin envy? - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-04-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Borrow - Brendan Benson
Ch. 4: Act 2: Right Blames Presidential Weakness Exclusively For Russian Takeover - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-7-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hang Me Up to Dry - Cold War Kids
Ch. 6: Act 3: Hillary Clinton Compares Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-06-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Where do I begin? - The Chemical Brothers
Ch. 8: Act 4: Making sense of Ukraine - @truthdig Radio - Air Date: 03-06-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: We didn't start the fire - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 10: Act 5: Using Energy Production As Political Weapon Against Russia - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-14-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Gravity rides everything - Modest Mouse
Ch. 12: Act 6: GOP claims US energy can stop Putin - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 03-05-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Burning heart - Survivor
Ch. 14: Act 7: Putin Invaded Ukraine Because Benghazi says Senator - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-06-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Consequences - The Robert Cray Band & The Memphis Horns
Ch. 16: Act 8: Right Says Obama's Desire for Nuclear Free World Is An Example of Weakness - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-14-14
Ch. 17: Song 8: Ask - The Smiths
Ch. 18: Act 9: Dick Cheney Attacks Obama On Handling Of Ukraine Situation - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-11-14
Ch. 19: Song 9: Shut Up - Christina Aguilera
Ch. 20: Act 10: Cashing the Doomsday Cheque - @dccommonsense - Air Date: 03-09-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 21: We need talk about height privilege - Russ in East Texas
Ch. 22: Am I queer or not? - Stacy from San Francisco Bay Area
Ch. 23: Calling for eugenics? - Elizabeth in Seattle
Ch. 24: Seattle socialist councilwoman acting capitalistically - Mick from Australia
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 25: Final comments on the impossibility of opt-in socialism
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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| 0:41.0 | from all in with Chris Hayes, CounterSpend, The David Pakman Show, |
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| 0:49.0 | And if you ever need to be reminded just how desperately conservatives want to be ruled |
| 0:52.0 | by an authoritarian mere dictator, just remember what they have to say about Putin. |
| 0:58.0 | Have you noticed the way certain prominent conservatives |
| 1:02.0 | have been talking about Russian President Vladimir Putin? |
| 1:05.0 | There's something a little off about it. |
| 1:07.0 | Sure, they condemn him and they see him as a foe, |
| 1:09.0 | the United States biggest geopolitical foe. |
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