Immigration
#548 20 acts in 60 minutes (Immigration)
Click here to show/hide the flash player.
Edition #548
Play or download here!
Share your favorite clips with your social networks! Join the virtuous cycle!
Act 1: 101-Year-Old Woman Becomes U.S. Citizen – Colbert Report
Song 1: Baby – Kevin “KO” Olusola
Act 2: Hate Group Pushes “Anchor Baby” Myth on Fox News – Media Matters
Act 3: Women Giving Birth Shackled By Police – Young Turks Air Date: 9-22-11
Song 3: Unhappy Birthday – Strangeways, Here We Come (Remastered By Johnny Marr)
Act 4: End the Secure Communities Program Now – The Progressive
Song 4: One – Inquisition Symphony
Act 5: Fox (hearts) Latinos…not really – Media Matters
Act 6: Patriotic Teen Fails Spanish – The Onion
Song 6: Think – Aretha Franklin: 30 Greatest Hits
Act 7: Distorting the idea of “anchor babies” – Counterspin
Song 7: Le moulin – Amélie (Sountrack from the Motion Picture)
Act 8: Fox News’ Immigration Language: “Illegals” and “Anchor Babies” – Media Matters
Act 9: Undocumented Immigrant Goes Public – Young Turks Air Date: 6-22-11
Song 9: All for You – Sister Hazel
Act 10: Rep. Mo Brooks Wants to End Immigration – Jimmy Dore Air Date: 7-14-11
Song 10: Dog Days Are Over – Vitamin String Quartet Performs Modern Rock Hits 2010 – EP
Act 11: Lou Dobbs Can’t Take a Joke – Media Matters
Act 12: How to hate “illegals” and have them too – Jim Hightower
Song 12: Walk a Mile – My First Holly Golightly Album
Act 13: Rick Perry Retreats From Immigrant Tuition – Young Turks
Song 13: Mustache – Mustache
Act 14: Mexting – The Onion
Song 14: Spanish Flea – Going Places
Act 15: Meet Doc Thompson: Immigration Policy Extraordinaire – Media Matters Air Date: 7-1-11
Act 16: Some Latinos See Obama ‘Betrayal’ On Immigration – NPR Air Date: 10-12-11
Song 16: Disappointment – No Need to Argue
Act 17: U.S. Government Is a Home-Wrecker on Immigration – The Progressive Air Date: 11-4-11
Song 17: Break Up the Family – Viva Hate
Act 18: Farmer Struggles To Hire Americans – Young Turks
Song 18: Nothing Is Good Enough – Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 19: How Fox News Uses Anti-Immigrant Buzz Words – Media Matters Air Date: 8-22-11
Act 20: Alabama’s Migrant Workers – Colbert Report Air Date: 10-26-11
Voicemails:
The GOP candidates don’t care about us – Louis from Texas
Burn episodes to CD to spread the word! – Colin from Cleveland, OH
Thoughts on the Fairness Doctrine – Joseph from Palo Alto, CA
We need some black perspective – EJ From Lyons, NY
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on burning CDs of the show and how this episode got it’s name
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Aliens Vs Senator – Daily Show Air Date: 6-22-11
Produced By:
Jay! Tomlinson
Thanks for listening!
Check out the Best of the Left iPhone/iPod Touch App in the App Store!
Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com
Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com
Vote for us and leave comments at Podcast Alley or Review the show on iTunes.
#432 Giving voice to the powerless (Immigration)
Click here to show/hide the flash player.
Edition #432
Sponsor: Visit GoToMeeting.com, click the try it free button and use promo code: Podcast
Act 1: East German immigration reform – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Takin’ Retards to the Zoo – Big Lizard In My Back Yard
Act 2: The fence – Ring of Fire
Song 2: Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 – The Wall (Remastered)
Act 3: California points the way on college costs for immigration – The Progressive
Song 3: Dreams – Stars – The Best of 1992-2002
Act 4: Prison economics help drive Ariz immigration – NPR
Song 4: Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) – Essential Pet Shop Boys
Act 5: Fallback position, Migrant Worker – Colbert Report
Song 5: Spanish Flea – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Act 6: Colbert’s immigration testimony – C-SPAN
Song 6: (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? – A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Act 7: Fox News on Colbert’s testimony – Young Turks
Song 7: Shady River – Lake Bottom LP
Act 8: Truthiness to power – Daily Show
Song 8: One – Achtung Baby
Act 9: Mr. Colbert goes to Washington – Countdown
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Calif. Upholds In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants – NPR
Find source links and Digg this episode after the break!
Read the rest of this entry »
#404 Citizen Kant or Radio Dispatches from the Occupied South (Immigration)
Click here to show/hide the flash player.
Edition #404
Act 1: Citizenship down – Colbert Report
Song 1: Slave Song – Lovers Rock
Act 2: Utah’s anti-immigration dystopia – The Progressive
Song 2: Backfire – Armistice
Act 3: Terror babies – Le Show
Song 3: Politic Amagni ” La politique, c’est pas bon ” – Dimanche a Bamako
Act 4: Should anyone born in the US become citizens – Thom Hartmann
Song 4: Stan – Curtain Call – The Hits (Deluxe Version)
Act 5: US beefs up the southern border with beef – The Onion
Song 5: Indiado – Brasileiro
Act 6: Scapegoating immigrant children – The Progressive
Song 6: Keepsake – Peace Between Nations – EP
Act 7: Julian Castro on immigration – Colbert Report
Song 7: Heaven – Los Lonely Boys
Act 8: Neo-Nazis patrolling US border – Young Turks
Song 8: I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – Sunshine On Leith
Act 9: Once again, immigration is a hot button issue – NPR
Song 9: Silver Lining – Under the Blacklight
Act 10: Born in the USA – Daily Show
Song 9: Fear is a villain – Theo Bard
Act 10: Xenophobia runs rampant – The Progressive
Song 9: Generator (Second Floor) – Weathervanes
Act 10: Republican wants illegal immigrant camps – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
You’re Welcome – Constitutional Crisis – Daily Show
Find source links and Digg this episode after the break!
Read the rest of this entry »
#395 Another giant distraction based on bigotry (Immigration)
Click here to show/hide the flash player.
Edition #395
Act 1: Be nice to minorities – Bill Maher
Song 1: We Are Going to Be Friends (Live) – Under Great White Northern Lights (Live)
Act 2: Latino 911 – Daily Show
Song 2: Nothing Else Matters – Inquisition Symphony
Act 3: Championing the AZ law – Media Matters
Act 4: Obama’s weak immigration reform – Young Turks
Song 4: Loud Pipes – Classics
Act 5: Arizona’s photo radar – Daily Show
Song 5: Ballad of Hugo Chavez – Jackson Square
Act 6: Border violence, that’s bullshit – Sam Seder
Song 6: Cattle Call – Songs of the Trail
Act 7: Interview on reaction to AZ law ruling – Rachel Maddow
Song 7: Breakneck Speed – Champ
Act 8: Hurray for courageous judge Suan Bolton – The Progressive
Song 8: Fade to Black – Inquisition Symphony
Act 9: Susan Bolton ruling – Media Matters
Act 10: AZ immigration law stopped by federal judge – Young Turks
Song 10: Look After You – How to Save a Life
Act 11: Fake immigration stories – Rachel Maddow
Song 11: Concrete Box – Nada Surf
Act 12: US will now offer platinum plus citizenship – The Onion
Song 12: Solid Action – Playing Favourites
Act 13: Immigration stories now user generated – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Arturo Rodriguez on immigrant workers – Colbert Report
Find source links and Digg this episode after the break!
Read the rest of this entry »
Review on ITunes
