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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

(2017/01/10) Readying the wrecking ball (Reproductive and Health Rights)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2017

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Edition #1070
Today we take a look at the plans the GOP has for peoples ability to access and afford their reproductive and health rights
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​Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Ohio on the Pulse - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@FullFrontalSamB) - Air Date 12-13-16

Ch. 3: Song 1: Human of the Year - Regina Spektor


Ch. 4: Act 2: The GOP Has No Alternative To Obamacare Because The ACA WAS The Republican Plan! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-02-16

Ch. 5: Song 2: Bad Idea - Goose


Ch. 6: Act 3: Religious-Right Activist: Ohio Legislation Was Meant To Be the 'Arrow In the Heart of Roe V Wade' - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 1-2-17

Ch. 7: Song 3: One Way Street - Ann Peebles


Ch. 8: Act 4: The complicated procedures of repealing Obamacare - The Zero Hour w @RJEskow - Air Date 1-7-17

Ch. 9: Song 4: Fox In the Henhouse - Leap of Faith: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)


Ch. 10: Act 5: Texas Now Requires Funeral Services for All Abortions - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 12-1-16

Ch. 11: Song 5: I'm Against It - Groucho Marx


Ch. 12: Act 6: Kellyanne Conway: IT'S NOT FAIR That Dems Wont Help Destroy Obamacare - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 01-06-17

Ch. 13: Song 6: I Started Something I Couldn't Finish - The Smiths


Ch. 14: Act 7: Fighting for reproductive rights in the age of Trump - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 11-24-16

Ch. 15: Song 7: N/A


Ch. 16: Act 8: Save Health Care! Attend an #OurFirstStand Rally on 1.15 via @BernieSanders - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 17: Song 8: This Fickle World - Theo Bard


Ch. 18: Act 9: Trump Doubles Down On Planned Parenthood Witch Hunt - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date 12-23-16


Voicemails

Ch. 19: Responding to episode on 2007 - Alan from Connecticut

Ch. 20: Members now get all of their shows in the members feed - Dave from Olympia, WA

Ch. 21: It's important to take action - Louis in Texas

Ch. 22: Get up, stand up! - Matt from Pittsburg, PA

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


Ch. 23: Final comments on self care and political action

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone


Activism:

TAKE ACTION

Save Health Care on Jan. 15th! Find an #OurFirstStand rally near you.

Use #OurFirstStand, #ProtectOurCare, #SaveHealthCare, #MakeAmericaSickAgain, #CareNotChaos and #IStandWithPP to join the healthcare conversations online.

EDUCATE YOURSELF

Not Just Obamacare: Medicaid, Medicare Also on GOP's Chopping Block (The Huffington Post)

Republicans’ 4-Step Plan to Repeal the Affordable Care Act (The New York Times)

Repealing Obamacare Could Leave 59 Million Americans Uninsured (The Atlantic)

Repealing Obamacare Effects Everyone (CNN Money)

GOP to Defund Planned Parenthood in Obamacare Repeal (The Hill)

9 Things People Get Wrong About Planned Parenthood (The Cut)

Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman


Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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0:00.0

If you pull out the people who felt that Obamacare didn't go far enough,

0:04.0

the number of people who have a problem with Obamacare is far less than the Republicans are counting on.

0:11.7

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0:19.7

please visit the Contribute tab at bestopelleft.com. Now, welcome to the award

0:23.8

winning Best of the Left podcast with clips today from Full Frontal with Samantha B,

0:28.2

the Tom Hartman program, the majority report, the zero hour, the David Pakman show,

0:32.8

Popaganda, and the young Turks.

0:40.7

Every day I wake up, take a breath, and turn to face the nonstop shit-guyser of presidential news.

0:46.8

Good morning, Sam. The CIA says the Kremlin interfered in our election on behalf of Trump.

1:02.8

Trump says who knows? Could have been some guys. Republican lawmakers are horrified or not.

1:08.3

Trump says he doesn't need intelligence briefings because he's like a smart person.

1:12.7

He's putting an oil exec in a false flag wingnut in charge of U.S. diplomacy or not,

1:17.6

is his transition team purging climate change believers from the energy department or just

1:21.8

collecting their names for Secret Santa. Who the fuck knows? It's too much I hate it.

1:28.2

Meanwhile, God only knows what the states are getting up to while our eyes are full of feces.

1:33.6

Those kids have been quiet. A little too quiet. Kids, what are you doing in there?

1:38.9

A bill that would make Ohio's abortion laws the strictest in the nation

1:43.3

past the House and the Senate. Oh, what a surprise! They're up someone's skirt.

1:48.0

I guess we should have been tipped off by the fact that Ohio's flag is tapered for easier insertion.

1:53.2

What the hell? I'd like to see them top Texas' new fetal burial law.

1:58.2

The bill would ban abortions in Ohio as soon as a heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks.

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