Archive for January, 2009
Goodbye
In celebration of the exiting Bush administration, here’s the list of Top 25 Bush-isms from Slate. Enjoy!
From the “Yikes!” section of Bush’s spoonerisms and gaffes:
“One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.”—U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 3, 2000
and…
“I’ll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.”—Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008
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Lagging economy, lacking new ideas (Podcast)
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Act 1: Destructive myth about Big 3 autoworkers – CounterSpin
Act 2: Union activist on the Big 3 Part 1 – Democracy NOW!
Act 3: Reclaiming Detroit – NPR
Act 4: Union activist on the Big 3 Part 2 – Democracy NOW!
Act 5: Minds in the toilet – Slate.com
Act 6: Activist clamor for White House organic garden – NPR
Act 7: Robots, not roads – Slate.com
Act 8: 50 cent gax tax proposal – Car Talk
Music:
Starting now – Ingrid Michaelson
Only ones who know – Arctic Monkeys
Friends and family – Trik Turner
I just want you – Ozzy Osbourn
Eclipse – Apoptygma Berzerk
Move you – Anya Marina
Just a ride – Jem
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Living Goddess, Fired Reverend (Podcast)
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Act 1: On religion and Rick Warren – Maron v. Seder
Act 2: Part 1 Interview with Richard Cizik – Fresh Air
Act 3: Jesus returns for holiday shopping pep-talk – The Onion
Act 4: Part 2 Interview with Richard Cizik – Fresh Air
Act 5: Richard Cizik fired – The Young Turks
Act 6: Nursing grudges – Slate.com
Act 7: Christian loan shark prays for strength – The Onion
Act 8: The 7th Commandment – This American Life
Act 9: New living goddess appointed – The Young Turks
Music:
Leader of the band – Dan Fogelberg
Heaven – Los Lonely Boys
Santus II – Libera
The way it is – Bruce Hornsby
Like a prayer – Madonna
Heaven knows I’m miserable now – The Smiths
Heaven is a place on earth – Belinda Carlisle
Kyoko’s House – Philip Glass
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(In)Tolerance (Podcast)
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Act 1: Paul Reikoff on Rick Warren – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Claim of Privilage – Thom Hartmann
Act 3: The Mormons funding Prop 8 – The Young Turks
Act 4: Alabama super-illegalizes gay marriage – The Onion
Act 5: Tolerance lowers risk for gay kids – NPR
Act 6: O’Reilly and Gingrich on Prop 8 – The Young Turks
Music:
Big Jumps – Emiliana Torrini
Quelqu’un m’a dit – Carla Bruni
Love, Save the Empty – Erin McCarley
Come As You Are – The Bird and the Bee
Love Will Tear Us Apart – Nouvelle Vague
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Review on ITunes
