(2016/04/22) Democracy Sprung (Money in Politics)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
4.5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2016
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Edition #1008
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Congressmen's Warehouse - Big Bad Boris - Air Date: 2-9-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Buy my vote - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 4: Act 2: Congressional Fundraising - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 04-04-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Little Chance - Jahzzar
Ch. 6: Act 3: Cenk Uygur On His Democracy Spring Protest - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-13-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Democracy - Leonard Cohen
Ch. 8: Act 4: The Election-Industrial Complex - On the Media - Air Date 3-18-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Spend - Jeff Caudill
Ch. 10: Act 5: It's not good for America but it's damn good for CBS - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 3-4-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: Eternal Youth Eternal Fun - Fifty Miles From Vancouver
Ch. 12: Act 6: Democracy Spring Cable News Blackout - @theyoungturks - Air Date 04-13-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: I Predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
Ch. 14: Act 7: Alex Lawson (@alaw202) on the long view of the fight against money in politics - @TalkPoverty Radio - Air Date 4-15-16
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Voting third party is about looking to the future - Gabriel from Pittsburg
Ch. 16: Modifying the trolly dilemma - Ryan from Phoenix
Ch. 17: Not voting while hoping for a third or fouth party to emerge - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 18: Final comments on what happens to progressives when Republicans are in office
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show. |
| 0:04.5 | If you'd like to support the work we're doing, please visit the Contribute tab at BestOfAlef.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning BestOfAlef podcast with Hubsiday from Big Bad Boris on YouTube. |
| 0:14.2 | Last week, tonight with John Oliver, the young Turks on the media at Calvary Spend and Talk |
| 0:18.8 | Poverty Radio. |
| 0:30.0 | These days, a lot of people think you've got to be a billionaire to buy a candidate. |
| 0:35.2 | At Congressman's Warehouse, we believe that millionaires deserve quality candidates too. |
| 0:41.4 | We respect your dark money. |
| 0:43.7 | No matter what denomination it comes in. |
| 0:46.7 | At Congressman's Warehouse, you get to design your own candidate. |
| 0:51.6 | Limited government, tax and spend, preemptive strike, lead from behind, gun control, open |
| 0:58.1 | carry. |
| 0:59.6 | All the latest styles at prices you can afford, choose from, climate change deniers, second |
| 1:07.1 | amendment fetishes, Wall Street derogatory, draft dodging war money, transvaginal outpress |
| 1:14.6 | out of this, and this week only, save unsusgendered, restroomed traditionalists. |
| 1:20.5 | At Congressman's Warehouse, we don't waste your money on image consultants and handlers. |
| 1:27.4 | You kill your died in the wool candidates directly to your agenda and pocketbook. |
| 1:33.2 | You're going to like the way they vote. |
| 1:35.6 | I guarantee it. |
| 1:57.4 | Some money and you've got a lot of that. |
| 2:02.1 | Spending without limits is my idea of fun. |
| 2:08.0 | So if we're both just people, then let's get this deal done. |
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