(2013/10/30) Postmortem is prologue (Congressional obstruction)

Edition #769

Postmortem is prologue

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Shutdown Over, GOP Crushed, Funding Secured (Until January) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-17-13

Ch. 3: Song 1: The impression that I get - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Ch. 4: Act 2: A Congress of comics: Laugh 'til it hurts - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 10-17-13

Ch. 5: Song 2: The entertainer - Scott Joplin

Ch. 6: Act 3: Sarah Palin Nonsense: Obama Risking 'Impeachment' Over Debt Ceiling - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-17-13

Ch. 7: Song 3: Philosophy - Ben Folds

Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Loses But Right Wing, Corporate Policies Win - The Young Turks - Air Date: 10-17-13

Ch. 9: Song 4: Sad but true - Eric Lindell

Ch. 10: Act 5: Chamber of Commerce vs. Tea Party - Progressive Magazine - Air Date: 10-17-13

Ch. 11: Song 5: Strange but true - The Moths

Ch. 12: Act 6: We didn't really dodge a bullet - On the Media - Air Date: 10-18-13

Ch. 13: Song 6: Insane - Scars On Broadway

Ch. 14: Act 7: Did Harry Reid Stop Obama Admin.'s Grand Betrayal? - Majority Report - Air Date: 10-21-13

Ch. 15: Song 7: Street fighting man - The Rolling Stones

Ch. 16: Act 8: John McCain & Mitch McConnell Say No More Shutdowns - David Pakman Show - Air Date: 10-25-13

Ch. 17: Song 8: Lessons learned - Matt & Kim

Ch. 18: Act 9: Martin Wolf on the Debt Ceiling Circus - Moyers and Company - Air Date: 10-18-13

Voicemails:

Ch. 19: Seeing issues from conservative perspectives brings clarity - Emma from Houston

Ch. 20: We need a national holiday for election day - Joe from PA

Ch. 21: The deserving vs the cheaters - Maureen from Mass

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 22: Final comments on understanding conservatives, voting rights, social safety nets and The Daily Show reports on my theory a few days before I presented it

Bonus Clip: Suppressing the Vote - The Daily Show - Air Date: 10-23-13

Closing Music:

Here We Are - Patrick Park

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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