(2014/07/22) Fools and money (Conservatives)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 22 July 2014
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Edition #844
Fools and money
Today we take a look at a few ways how and why conservatives are being systematically fooled to the benefit of the elite
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The conservative con game - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-04-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: A Fool and His Money - Mosaic
Ch. 4: Act 2: The conservatives deep bench - @fakedansavage - Air Date 5-13-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: I ain't afraid - Robin Roberts
Ch. 6: Act 3: David Brooks, 'Democracy Is A Problem' - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 5-23-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: The Rabble and the Ruled - Patience and Perseverance
Ch. 8: Act 4: America's Poorest County Sadly Believe Republicans Fight For Them - @majorityfm - Air Date: 05-23-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who: Greatest Hits
Ch. 10: Act 5: Warning: Boehner at work! - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 7-21-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: While Rome Burns - Giggle (1995)
Ch. 12: Act 6: Can Scientists Be Trusted? Not According To The Tea Party - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-25-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Misinformation - Talk to Jah
Ch. 14: Act 7: Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'Cosmos' is Really Freaking Out Conservatives - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-28-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Resurrection (Space Club Mix) - Phonosynthesis (Includes Continuous Mix By DJ Irene)
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Right's Climate Change Intellectuals - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 5-23-14
Voicemails
Ch. 17: A student debt story - Jamie from Philadelphia, PA
Ch. 18: How education dollars are spent - John From Davis, CA
Ch. 19: Everybody read history and have your kids read history - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 20: The government can do when they prioritize - Marcus from Austin, TX
Ch. 21: The importance of personal LGBTQ stories - Zach from San Francisco
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments on the pile of work I found waiting for me when I got home
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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| 0:14.0 | Now, welcome to the award-winning Best of the Left podcast with Cupsidae from All In With Chris Hayes, Dan Savage, |
| 0:19.0 | Counter-Stand, the Majority Report, Jim Hightower, the Young Turks, the David Pakman Show, and the Jimmy Dorshow. |
| 0:30.0 | You cost the man in the store to sell you fresh things of good quality and a deal with everyone honestly and fairly. |
| 0:38.0 | That helps us all to live together well, doesn't it? |
| 0:42.0 | If you're the type of person who gives money to a conservative candidate, |
| 0:46.0 | there's a whole bunch of people out there who are interested in you and your money. |
| 0:52.0 | And once you've turned over your information to a candidate, you may not know it, |
| 0:56.0 | but you are now the product and they get to sell you. |
| 1:00.0 | The preferred mode of communication, the email list. |
| 1:03.0 | It works for Herman Cain, the one-time front-runner for the 2012 Republican nomination. |
| 1:17.0 | Cain has successfully molded himself into a conservative media mogul. |
| 1:21.0 | He's got books, a radio show, a contributor gig on Fox News, and an email list of 335,000 people. |
| 1:29.0 | On CainTV.com, an online Emporium of Everything Herman Cain, you can sign up to get the latest from the best of Cain. |
| 1:37.0 | You'll be treated to a steady stream of emails giving Herman Cain's take on the news, and some interesting advertisements. |
| 1:43.0 | For example, an email sent out last July's subject line, Breakthrough, Remedy for ED. |
| 1:49.0 | Ahhhh! |
| 1:51.0 | Yuckin' Duck is the man, let's say. |
| 1:53.0 | The email includes the link to a one-time only webinar, especially for Herman Cain fans. |
| 1:59.0 | Interested parties can learn how to get their manhood mojo back and discover number one root cause of women cheating. |
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