(2011/03/31) And it begins (Elections) - a podcast by BestOfTheLeft.com

Edition #471

And it begins

 

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Act 1: Election hangover - Slate.com

Song 1: Razorblade - The Strokes

Act 2: Senator Hatch gives absurd speech - Young Turks

Song 2: Momentum - Amiee Mann

Act 3: Republicans flirt with presidential candidacy - Colbert Report

Song 3: Use somebody - Kings of Leon

Act 4: Anti-Muslim GOP candidate Herman Cain - Young Turks

Song 4: North by north - Faded Paper Figures

Act 5: Newt is faking it - Rachel Maddow

Song 5: Money (that's what I want) - Barrett Strong

Act 6: Newt Gingrich wants to screw America - Colbert Report

Song 6: Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise - The Avett Brothers

Act 7: Morbid Curiosity leading many voters to support Palin - The Onion

Song 7: Good (for a woman) - Alien Ant Farm

Act 8: Sarah Palin destroyed by conservatives - Young Turks

Song 8: Solsbury hill - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 9: Huckabee doubles down - Media Matters

Act 10: Amending the constitution to deny corporate personhood - The Progressive

Song 10: This is the day - The The

Act 11: Some states cancelling primaries - Young Turks

Song 11: Out of our hands - Ikon

Act 12: Ballotproof elections - Rachel Maddow

 

Voicemails:

Message trumps the messenger - Matt from Alabama

Supporter of Abu-Jamal written statement - Garrett

17-year old reaction to Pakman stat on troops in Afghanistan - Colin from Sacramento, CA

Response to Colin - David Pakman from Mass

 

Voicemail Music: 

Ghostwriter - Rjd2

 

Final comments on new video version of the show

 

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Colbert PAC Ad - Colbert Report

 

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

 

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