Obama Administration
#571 The President said some things (State of the Union)
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Act 1: Black Checking Mitt Romney’s SOTU prebuttal lies – Blacking it up Air Date: 1-24-12
Song 1: Sweet Little Lies – Yell Fire!
Act 2: State Of The Union 2012 Analysis – Young Turks 1-24-12
Song 2: Mad World – VSQ Film School: Cult Classics and Indie Favs
Act 3: Right Wing Response to President’s SOTU Address: “CLASS WARFARE!” – Media Matters Air Date: 1-25-12
Act 4: Obama endorses the Buffet rule in SOTU – BBC News Quiz Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 4: The Wind – The Very Best of Cat Stevens
Act 5: He probably wont do the good or the bad laid out in SOTU – Majority Report Air Date: 1-25-12
Song 5: Keepsake – Weeds (Music from the Series, Vol. 3)
Act 6: The Downsides of Obama’s State of the Union – The Progressive Air Date: 1-25-12
Song 6: Dreams – Talk On Corners
Act 7: President is talking news from the SOTU – The Bugle Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 7: These Quiet Times – From the Ground Up
Act 8: Supreme Court Justices at the SOTU – On the Media Air Date: 1-26-12
Song 8: This Magic Moment (Re-Recorded) – The Drifters: All-Time Greatest Hits (Re-Recorded Versions)
Act 9: Something for everyone on energy in the SOTU – Green News Report Air Date: 1-26-12
Song 9: The Gambler – The Gambler
Act 10: Obama’s bad joke – Wait wait don’t tell me Air Date: 1-28-12
Song 10: I Want It All (Single) – Classic Queen
Act 11: Don’t trust but verify, just verify – Matthew Filipowicz Show Air Date: 1-26-12
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Other health-related uses for hormonal birth control – Rachel from Boston, Mass
Recommending Sojourner’s Truth, Occupied Territory and 99% Report podcasts – EJ From Lyons, NY
Evidence of our need for a social safety net – Patrick from Dallas
Thoughts on what it means to be treated like an animal – Carl from New Jersey
Time to sign up for your local community farm share program – Curtis from Baltimore
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#485 Not time for a pep rally (Bin Laden)
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Act 1: The headline and the photos – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: Back to Life – Keep On Movin’
Act 2: Only a handful of rational responses – Citizen Radio
Song 2: If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out – Footsteps in the Dark – Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Act 3: Bin Laden dead, what now? – David Pakman
Song 3: We Never Change – Parachutes
Act 4: It’s a shame we couldn’t deal with him alive – Majority Report
Song 4: Pilot Light (Extended Version) – Pilot Season Soundtrack
Act 5: Let’s hear from the kids – This American Life
Song 5: Just Didn’t Happen to You – Just Didn’t Happen to You – Single
Act 6: On our terms, not his – Rachel Maddow
Song 6: Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Medusa
Act 7: What Osama’s killing means – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 7: Monster Under the Bed – B3
Act 8: Understanding what he did to us Part 1 – Common Sense
Song 8: Let’s Dance to Joy Division – A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
Act 9: Bin Laden’s history – The Bugle
Song 9: I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish – The Sound of the Smiths (Remastered)
Act 10: Understanding what he did to us Part 2 – Common Sense
Song 10: How Far We’ve Come – Exile On Mainstream
Act 11: Repercussions of 9/11 – Rachel Maddow
Final comments follow up on my previous commentary on Bin Laden’s death
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Made up and poor taste reporting – The Bugle
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#444 Total, utter and crushing progressive victory (DADT)
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Act 1: McCain can stew in his own rancid juices – The Progressive
Song 1: Passenger Seat – Transatlanticism
Act 2: Repeal of DADT will be nation’s downfall – Young Turks
Song 2: Rome – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Act 3: Poll to repeal DADT – Colbert Report
Song 3: (Reach Up for The) Sunrise – Astronaut
Act 4: Barney Frank defending DADT repeal – Majority Report
Song 4: Citronella – Notes from Aboveground
Act 5: Savor victory over DADT – The Progressive
Song 5: Fade to Black – Inquisition Symphony
Act 6: Limbaugh on those who support repeal of DADT – Media Matters
Act 7: McCain still a crotchety old man – Young Turks
Song 7: Naked As We Came – Our Endless Numbered Days
Act 8: AmericaBlog interview Part 1 – Majority Report
Song 8: Another Love Song – Popular Music That Will Live Forever – EP
Act 9: Ask, now tell? – Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 9: Move You [SSSPII] – Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II
Act 10: AmericaBlog interview Part 2 – Majority Report
Song 10: Falling Down – Falling Down – Single
Act 11: Boiled down to the arguments of both sides – Citizen Radio
Source Story Series Featuring The Young Turks
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Coming Out From Life Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ – NPR
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#439 The Bad Deal Part 2 – The Politicians Strike Back (Tax Compromise)
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Act 1: We got screwed – Wait wait don’t tell me
Song 1: I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light – Deja Entendu
Act 2: Sanders speaking to oppose tax cuts – Young Turks
Song 2: You Talk Too Much – Carnival Time – The Best of Ric Records, Vol. 1
Act 3: History made – Countdown
Song 3: Tell me tell me – Burning Spear
Act 4: When opposites attack – Rachel Maddow
Song 4: Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) – Josh Groban
Act 5: Bernie could not be stopped – Citizen Radio
Song 5: The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – Single
Act 6: David Cay Johnston – Democracy Now!
Song 6: Carol of the Bells – Christmas Celebration
Act 7: Rep. Peter DeFazio leading the charge against – Thom Hartmann
Song 7: Se Quiere, Se Mata – Pies Descalzos
Act 8: Rep. Jim McDermott on Obama giving away the store – Young Turks
Song 8: First Snow (Instrumental) – Christmas Eve and Other Stories
Act 9: Bipartisanshi* – Countdown
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SuperCuts – Daily Show
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