(2012/01/13) Choose and lose (Elections)

Edition #565

Choose and lose

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Act 1: Newt Gingrich is Running for A Hole in Chief - Majority Report Air Date: 12-08-11

Song 1: Crazy - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Act 2: Newt Gingrich's Most Outrageous Ideas - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 2: White blank page - Piano Tribute Players

Act 3: Fox's "Fair and Balanced" Interviews of DNC and RNC Chairs - Media Matters Air Date: 1-4-12

Act 4: Obama Strategy - Lesser of Two Evils - Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 4: Evil is alive and well - Jakob Dylan

Act 5: Obama can't think of one good reason to run for another term - The Onion

Song 5: Give me one reason - Tracy Chapman

Act 6: The Bad Circus Act that Is the Republican Race - The Progressive Air Date: 12-26-11

Song 6: Too close - VNV Nation

Act 7: Obama Campaign Collecting GOP Emails Brilliant Strategy - David Pakman Air Date 12-22-11

Song 7: Wonderwall - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 8: Fox's New Year's Resolution: Be Even More Partisan - Media Matters Air Date: 1-5-12

Act 9: Palestinians Are Terrorists - Newt Gingrich - Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 9: Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for Fears

Act 10: Newt Gingrich's Invented People Explained - Majority Report Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 10: All this and Heaven too - Florence + The Machine

Act 11: Good News on the Citizens United Front - The Progressive Air Date: 1-5-12

Song 11: Wavin' Flag - K'naan

Act 12: Repeal the farce of "Corporate Personhood" - Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-4-12

Song 12: Everyday people - Sly & The Family Stone

Act 13: GOP busted on sanctity of the vote - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-6-12

Song 13: Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi - Yann Tiersen

Act 14: Fair and Balanced? Fox Reporter on Republicans: "We're Not Divided." - Media Matters Air Date: 1-10-12

Act 15: Did The Media Treat Bachmann Unfairly Because She's An Insane Woman? - The Onion

Song 15: Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

Act 16: Bachmann Announcing End of Campaign - Young Turks

Song 16: I'm gone - Alison Krauss & Union Station

Act 17: The Pundits Dissed Ron Paul - The Progressive Air Date: 1-11-12

Song 17: Nothing is good enough - Aimee Mann

Act 18: Fox News: Where Lies Are Allowed to Flow Freely - Media Matters Air Date: 1-11-12

Act 19: SuperPACs storm Iowa - Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-11-12

Song 19: I've got no strings - Gipsy Kings

Act 20: MTV Choose or Lose Election Campaign Name Change Lose or Lose - Majority Report Air Date: 12-20-11

Voicemails:

Thoughts on libertarian island for future generations - Tim From Quincy, IL

Future needs of BotL and other liberal causes - Jim from the United Arab Emirates

Bank names on top of buildings in Cleveland - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Leave a message at 206-202-3410

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments on Libertarian Island, progressive media in 2012 and the Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Romney Vs Vietnam Vet on Gay Marriage - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-12-11

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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