(2011/06/14) It gets worse (2012 Elections)

Edition #497

It gets worse

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Act 1: Republican Candidates- It Gets Worse - Wait wait don't tell me

Song 1: Dancing queen - Abba

Act 2: Michele Bachmann Compares Herself to Obama - David Pakman

Song 2: New slang - The Shins

Act 3: Anti-Muslim GOP candidate Herman Cain - Jimmy Dore Show

Song 3: Your racist friend - They might be giants

Act 4: Fox News Decides GOP Primary - Young Turks

Song 4: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 5: Fox News REALLY Wants Chris Christie to Run - Media Matters

Song 5: Viva la Vida - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 6: Herman Cain Wants Small Bills - Colbert Report

Song 6: Girlfriend in a coma - The Smiths

Act 7: Fighting back against the war on Labor - Thom Hartmann

Song 7: Breakneck Speed - Tokyo Police Club

Act 8: Republicans Running and Not Running for President - Wait wait don't tell me

Song 8: New shoes - Paolo Nutini

Act 9: Bill O'Reilly, PR Consultant Extraordinaire - Media Matters

Song 9: New shoes - Paolo Nutini

Act 10: Newt Gingrich's criticism of Paul Ryan - Le Show

Song 10: All apologies - Nirvana

Act 11: Don't Celebrate Obama's 2012 Victory Yet - The Progressive

Song 11: Submarine Symphonika - The Submarines

Act 12: The Word - The Business End - Colbert Report

Song 12: I want it all - Queen

Act 13: Jon Stewart Disappointed In Obama - Young Turks

Voicemails:

Supporting labor strikes to fight back for the middle class - Max from Berkley, CA

Objecting to Mumia Abu-Jamal - Bob from New Hartford, NY

Comments on people complaining about sources - Matt in South Carolina

Voicemail Music: 

Ghostwriter - RjD2

Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote

Final comments on listener meet up at Netroots and progressive promoters campaign

Bonus Voicemails:

Long-time listener/supporting of Citizen Radio - Valentina from Miami

Citizen Radio takes too long to get to the interesting stuff - Don from Wisconsin

Why Chuck had to stop listening to Citizen Radio - Chuck in Salt Lake City

Citizen Radio expects more from their listeners and calls them out - Fred

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Mitt Romney Leads in Fox News Poll - Colbert Report

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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