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#297 Cheney’s tortured facts and logic (Podcast)

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Act 1: Blackwater’s corrupt crusade – Countdown
Act 2: Cheney’s interview prop with FOX – Le Show
Act 3: Planet Cheney – Rachel Maddow
Act 4: Reporting on the torture report – On the Media
Act 5: Infotainment with a war criminal – Countdown
Act 6: Taking apart the FOX Cheney interview Part 1 – The Young Turks
Act 7: Is using a minotaur to gore detainees torture? – The Onion
Act 8: Taking apart the FOX Cheney interview Part 2 – The Young Turks

Music:
Modern Crusaders – Enigma
Enigma - Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits - Modern Crusaders
Six Underground – Sneaker Pimps
Sneaker Pimps - Chilled Ibiza Classics: Classic Balearic Lounge - 6 Underground
Welcome To The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade - Welcome to the Black Parade
Pink Moon – Nick Drake
Nick Drake - Pink Moon - Pink Moon
Billy – James Blunt
James Blunt - Back to Bedlam - Billy
Where do I begin? – The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole - Where Do I Begin
Crazy Maze – Desree
Des'ree - I Ain't Movin' - Crazy Maze

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#293 For-profit journalism at some of it’s worst (Podcast)

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Act 1: So you think you can douche – Daily Show
Act 2: Fact-imparted miniverse on healthcare – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Poll bearers: cable news polls itself – Daily Show
Act 4: Neal Boortz on human debris – The Young Turks
Act 5: Fox News: The new liberals – Daily Show
Act 6: Raising terror level to raise polling points – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: CNN’s just sayin’ – Daily Show
Act 8: Playing politics with terror – Countdown

Music:
Stand by me – Playing for change
Playing for Change - Songs Around the World (Audio/Video Version) - Stand By Me
Across the universe – Rufas Wainwright
Rufas Wainwright - I Am Sam (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture) - Across the Universe
Crash – The Primitives
Sorrow – Bad religion
Bad Religion - The Process of Belief - Sorrow
We like to party – The Venga Boys
The C.R.S. Players - Hey Baby - We Like to Party (The Vengaboys)
The World Has Turned And Left Me Here – Weezer
Weezer - Weezer - The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
What’s the matter here? – 10,000 Maniacs
10,000 Maniacs - MTV Unplugged: 10,000 Maniacs - What's the Matter Here?

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#292 The opponents of healthcare are scarier than death panels

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Act 1: These guys are not on the level – The Young Turks
Act 2: Sick for profit – Brave New Films
Act 3: Bernie Sanders on single-payer healthcare Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 4: Debate on healthcare goes unexplained – Counterspin
Act 5: Bernie Sanders on single-payer healthcare Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 6: Deep fear and anger over healthcare – The Young Turks
Act 7: Heal or no heal, Montana townhall – Daily Show
Act 8: Kill Grandma? Debunking health bill myths – NPR
Act 9: Report from a remote access clinic in LA – Bill Maher
Act 10: Fact-free, purely political healthcare debate – Rachel Maddow

Music:
Debate Exposes Doubt – Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie - The Photo Album - Debate Exposes Doubt
Sing Theresa Says – Greg Laswell
Greg Laswell - Through Toledo - Sing, Theresa Says
Call on me – Eric Prydz
Eric Prydz - Call On Me - EP - Call On Me (Radio Edit)
Break it down again – Tears for fears
Tears for Fears - Shout - The Very Best of Tears for Fears - Break It Down Again
Can’t Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon - REO Speedwagon: The Hits - Can't Fight This Feeling
Girl afraid – The Smiths
The Smiths - The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] - Girl Afraid
Wanted – The Cranberries
The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? - Wanted
Don’t let it bring you down – Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox - Medusa - Don't Let It Bring You Down
Good – Better Than Ezra
Better Than Ezra - Better Than Ezra: Greatest Hits - Good

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#291 Rock-ribbed, lily-livered conservatives (Podcast)

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Act 1: Appealing to right-wing fear – Ring of Fire
Act 2: Class of ‘43 – Daily Show
Act 3: Bob Inglis – What are they afraid of? – The Young Turks
Act 4: Cheney testing the constitution – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Cheney’s asault on the rule of law – Countdown
Act 6: Examining the damage left by Cheney – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Continuing the details on warrantless wiretapping – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Doctoring the torture program – The Young Turks

Music:
Green eyes – Coldplay
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head - Green Eyes
I Don’t Mind If You Forget Me – Morrissey
Morrissey - Viva Hate - I Don't Mind If You Forget Me
Star wars remix – Happy Hardcore
President of what? – Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie - Something About Airplanes - President of What?
Under the bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Hits - Under the Bridge
Go ahead – Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley - Take Offs and Landings - Go Ahead
Transit – Albert Hammond Jr.
Albert Hammond Jr. - Yours to Keep - In Transit

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#279 Anger leads to hate hate leads to suffering (Podcast)

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Act 1: The rise of right-wing extremism – Ring of Fire
Act 2: Fox News helped kill George Tiller – Countdown
Act 3: Right-wing hate speech Part 1 – Rhandi Rhodes
Act 4: Military propaganda in the media – Counterspin
Act 5: Right-wing hate speech Part 2 – Rhandi Rhodes
Act 6: Conservatives spurring violence Part 1 – The Young Turks
Act 7: Michael Savage banned from UK – Ring of Fire
Act 8: Conservatives spurring violence Part 2 – The Young Turks

Music:
My favorite game – The Cardigans
The Cardigans - Gran Turismo - My Favourite Game
Safety dance – Men Without Hats
Men Without Hats - Gold - New Wave - Safety Dance
Once around the block – Badly Drawn Boy
Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour of Bewilderbeast - Once Around the Block
Happy – Sister Hazel
Sister Hazel - Somewhere More Familiar - Happy
Nothing Compares to You – Shinade O’Connor
Good people – Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams - Good People
This Is The Day – The The
The The - Soul Mining - This Is the Day

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#277 The war of words over torture (Podcast)

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Act 1: Jesse Ventura on The View – The Young Turks
Act 2: Dick Cheney blaming 9/11 on Dick Clark – Daily Show
Act 3: Jesse Ventura on torture with Hannity – The Young Turks
Act 4: There are 355 terrorists in the US already – Slate.com
Act 5: Dealing with the facts of torture – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: New documents from the CIA on torture – The Young Turks
Act 7: You don’t ask what’s legal, you ask what works – Countdown

Music:
Under the milky way tonight – Seven Nations
Seven Nations - Seven Nations - Under the Milky Way
Ready For The Good Times – Shakira
Shakira - Laundry Service - Ready for the Good Times
The man in me – Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan - New Morning - The Man In Me
Sowing the seeds of love – Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears - iTunes Originals - Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love (iTunes Originals Version)
Bend – Ben Sollee
Ben Sollee - Learning to Bend - Bend
Just For You – Imogen Heap
Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself - Just for Now

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#270 The torture debate continues and then ends (Podcast)

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Act 1: Torture photos vs. Don’t ask don’t tell – The Daily Show
Act 2: GOP going full blast fear – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Cheney’s claims refuted by interrogator – Brave New Films
Act 4: Cheney in the media on torture – Counterspin
Act 5: Bob Graham interview on CIA briefings – The Colbert Report
Act 6: Switching positions on torture – The Young Turks
Act 7: Stupidly rationalizing torture – Countdown
Act 8: Where to keep the terror suspects – The Daily Show
Act 9: Timeline summery of torture memos and fallout – Rachel Maddow
Act 10: Religious quotes on war memos – The Colbert Report
Act 11: Mancow gets waterboarded – The Young Turks
Act 12: The torture debate ends – Countdown

Music:
Breathe me – Sia
Sia - Colour the Small One - Breathe Me
Don’t fear the reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Sweetest thing – U2
U2 - U218 Singles (Deluxe Version) - Sweetest Thing
We’re simple minds – Club 8
Club 8 - Spring Came, Rain Fell - We're Simple Minds
Little lies – Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits - Little Lies
Change your mind – Sister Hazel
Sister Hazel - Fortress - Change Your Mind
Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) – The Decemberists
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife - Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)
I would die for you – Garbage
The Argument – This bike is a pipe bomb
Praise you – Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim - Praise You - EP - Praise You
Close to me – The Cure
The Cure - The Cure: Greatest Hits - Close to Me

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#266 Torture talk continues… and continues (Podcast)

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Act 1: GOP on not closing Gitmo – The Young Turks

Act 2: Liz Cheney on torture – Rachel Maddow

Act 3: Cheney throws Bush under the bus – The Daily Show

Act 4: Lehey on prosecuting Bush criminals – Ring of Fire

Act 5: 2 steps forward 1 step back – Countdown

Act 6: Pelosi on CIA briefings on torture – The Daily Show

Act 7: The suppression of the memo – Le Show

Act 8: Jesse Ventura talks torture – The Young Turks

Act 9: John Yoo hired by newspaper – Colbert Report

Music:
Любовь – Аддис Абеба
She Moves In Her Own Way – The Kooks
The Kooks - Inside In / Inside Out - She Moves In Her Own Way
Failure By Design – Brand New
Brand New - Your Favorite Weapon - Failure By Design
The heart of life – John Mayer
John Mayer - Continuum - The Heart of Life
So long – Lodger
Lodger - Honeymoon Is Over - So Long
This land is mine – Dido
Dido - Life for Rent / No Angel - This Land Is Mine
Mile End – Pulp
Pulp - Pulp: The John Peel Sessions - Mile End
Deep water – Pansy Division
Pansy Division - The Essential Pansy Division - Deep Water

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#262 The Big Torture Show (Podcast)

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Act 1: Bowing to the King – Colbert Report
Act 2: Disambiguating the reports – Rachel Maddow
Act 3: Declassifying torture memos – On the Media
Act 4: Introduction to SERE – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Torture debate on Newshour – CounterSpin
Act 6: Bush denounces war criminals – Countdown
Act 7: Shep Smith goes to far – Colbert Report
Act 8: Possible procecutions for the CIA – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Obama speaks from the CIA – Countdown
Act 10: Turning a blind eye to torture – Wait Wait
Act 11: Notes on sleep deprivation – Rachel Maddow
Act 12: How many times does it take? – CounterSpin
Act 13: DIck Cheney runs on fear – Rachel Maddow

Music:
Steal my kisses – Ben Harper
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Burn to Shine - Steal My Kisses
I can see clearly now – Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff - We All Are One: The Best of Jimmy Cliff - I Can See Clearly Now
Debate exposes doubt – Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie - The Photo Album - Debate Exposes Doubt
Take me out – Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
One – Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica - Inquisition Symphony - One
Auto-tune the news #1 – Schmoyoho on YouTube
In a big country – Dashboard Confessional
Keep it clean – Scott West And Sex On Sunday
Scott West & Sex On Sunday - Sex On Sunday - Keep It Clean (Keep My Face Clean)
Some might say – Oasis
Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory - Some Might Say
I Will Play My Game Beneath The Spin Light – Brand New
Brand New - Deja Entendu - I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light
My Favourite Game – The Cardigans
The Cardigans - Gran Turismo - My Favourite Game
Sleeping in – The Postal Service
The Postal Service - Give Up - Sleeping In
It’s not impossible – Ben Sollee
Ben Sollee - Learning to Bend - It's Not Impossible

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Familial terrorism in Pakistan (Video)

“Westerners associate terrorism in Pakistan with suicide bombers, but the real emerging terrorist threat for Pakistani women is being disfigured by acid attacks, often by their own husbands, Nicholas D. Kristof says.” – NY Times Video Opinion

Read on to see the disturbing video about thousands of women’s lifes in Pakistan. Warning: the video contains graphic images and is not suitable for young children.


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Run! It’s a Leftist-Pinko-Commie Takeover!

The Wall Street Journal recently published an opinion piece outlining the “dangers” that will befall America should Obama be elected. It starts out with this stern warning:

“If the current polls hold, Barack Obama will win the White House on November 4 and Democrats will consolidate their Congressional majorities, probably with a filibuster-proof Senate or very close to it. Without the ability to filibuster, the Senate would become like the House, able to pass whatever the majority wants.”

Wait… did they just say that Democrats would become the majority? Meaning, possibly, that the majority of Americans voted for them?

Oh, but wait! Here’s what the WSJ has to say about the majority of Americans and their knowledge of candidates and issues. Read on for more!

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Fear Factor


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Act 1: Dems are weak says Tom Delay – Thom Hartmann
Act 2: Looking back on Iran Contra – Mother Jones Radio
Act 3: But we did get a warrant – The Young Turks
Act 4: Using fear to control – Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Fear tactics for politics – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Getting back on a plane – The Young Turks
Act 7: The future as seen from the past – Thom Hartmann


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Higher Standards


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Act 1: To a Higher Standard – Thom Hartmann
Act 2: Governing Tourture – NPR
Act 3: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – The Young Turks
Act 4: Vice President Henry Wallace – Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Banning Flag Burning – The Young Turks
Act 6: A Flag Burning Senior Moment – Al Franken
Act 7: The Declaration of Independence – Thom Hartmann


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