#290 The danger is not theoretical (Podcast)

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Act 1: Give me liberty and give me death – Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!
Act 2: The ghost of the klan returns to stoke fear of change – The Young Turks
Act 3: Glenn Beck’s operation – Daily Show
Act 4: Frank Schaeffer on healthcare – Thom Hartmann
Act 5: Barny Frank being frank on healthcare – Politico
Act 6: Aaron Carroll on single payer healthcare – Colbert Report
Act 7: Threats of violence on the fringe is not theoretical – Rachel Maddow
Act 8: Bringing a gun to Obama’s townhall – The Young Turks
Act 9: Special comment on healthcare violence – Countdown

Music:
Live and let die – Guns N’ Roses
Guns N' Roses - Guns N' Roses: Greatest Hits - Live and Let Die
A change is gonna come – Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke - 30 Greatest Hits - Sam Cooke Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 - A Change Is Gonna Come
Let my love open the door – Pete Townsend
Pete Townshend - Gold - Let My Love Open the Door
99 red balloons – Nena
Nena - 99 Luftballons - 99 Red Balloons
Put me down – The Cranberries
The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (The Complete Sessions 1991-1993) - Put Me Down
Pony (It’s OK) – Erin McCarley
Erin McCarley - Love, Save the Empty (Bonus Track Version) - Pony (It's OK)
Hurt so good – The Yellow Snow Company
Take a chance on me – Abba
ABBA - Gold - Greatest Hits - Take a Chance on Me

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McCain making sense

Behold! John McCain actually made sense for once when he offered his two cents in opposition of the automakers’ bailout.

George W. Bush has approved the bailout of $17 billion this morning. Barack Obama is supporting the bailout and the President’s decision. It’s strange that McCain would disagree with Bush and Obama, maybe he’s just having an “opposites” day.

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