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Special Days are up first—we missed Rat Catcher’s Day on July 22! Jason talks a bit about the massive storm that hit Washington (part of someone’s roof is in the photo above).
We then talk about yet another Republican politician advocating secession. From there it’s a talk about the current right wing meme about who is a “patriot” and a “real American”. Where’s the pushback to their rhetoric? Part of the problem is how far right the Republican Party has moved.
Arthur brings up the controversy over the political spending by the retailer Target. That leads to a wider discussion about the efficacy of boycotts, citizen action, and the need for a longer term, historical view of politics.
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July 28 – Chincoteague Pony Penning (and also here)
Enough right-wing propaganda -Washington Post
Target Corp. Defends Minn. Political Donation – via ABC News
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We tried a different sound set-up today, but we still we had a few issues. After Special Days, we talk about the upcoming elections. The Republicans could take control of the US House, and that would be a disaster. Arthur is sick of the mainstream media allowing the rightwing to get away with their nonsense, and that leads to a wider discussion.
From there, we talk about another lunatic, a Republican panderer from the South. Hypocrisy comes to mind, along with stupidity. These leads us to speculate on what’s wrong with the mainstream newsmedia in the US. We talk about the “fear factors” that the Republicans keep pushing. Arthur says Republicans are actively working to make things worse for ordinary Americans, working only for the rich and corporate elites. He then moves it back to his pet peeve. Jason points out a reason for hope.
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July 15 – St. Swithin’s Day (and also here)
July 16 – First Atomic explosion, Alamogordo NM, 1945
Confidence in Obama reaches new low, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds
Sharron Angle: Utah Sen. Bob Bennett ‘outlived usefulness’
Republican senator says he backs birther lawsuits
Gingrich says he’s considering presidential run
Billboard linking Obama, Hitler draws complaints
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We had some big sound issues today, but we persevered. We’re also trying to do shorter episodes more often. We’ll see how we go.
We start off with Arthur talking a bit about Pride 48, which was this past weekend. Then it’s on to our main topic for today, Elena Kagan, whose nomination process has begun. The Republicans are just being silly. Why shouldn’t a liberal justice be replaced with a liberal justice?
This leads to a discussion of the recent gun ruling by the Supreme Court, and the right’s attempts to re-write the US Constitution. A call from Australia allows us to talk about a lesbian judge, and that leads to a discussion of Iceland and the Internet.
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A chance to say farewell and thank you – for the podcaster I mentioned
Canada Day
Ommegang Pageant – Brussels
Little Aussie Battler – Scotty’s Podcast
Virginia Bell
Virginia Bell’s journey from barrel girl to the High Court
Saved By The (Virginia) Bell
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After special days, we talk first about the oil spill. What could be done differently? After that, we move on the antics of some teabaggers. Traitors? We present our case to say some are. Neither of us thinks much of the teabaggers.
We also talk about the Arkansas primary, and that leads into a discussion of the antics of the Left of the Democratic Party. Arthur talks a bit about GetEqual as an example of self-defeating behaviour. Neither of us is impressed with the self-righteousness of either end of the spectrum, but with Democrats it could prove disastrous for everything Democrats believe in.
Toward the end, we even consider at a match-up between Senators Durbin and Schumer for Democratic Leader in the US Senate.
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Watermelon Thump – Luling, TX
Washboard Music Festival – Logan, OH
Juneteenth
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After special days, we talk a bit about Pride 48, a podcasting marathon Arthur is the host of this year. 2Political is being played along with other recorded podcasts.
Then we talk about the results from recent primary elections. The teabaggers didn’t get what they thought they would and the media hasn’t understood what they were talking about. The chicken lady is revisited, too. From there, we talk about the latest sex scandal with a “family values” Republican. Arthur has no sympathy for ex-Rep. Souder, and less than none for George Rekers, a hatemonger who fell from grace recently, too.
A major topic is Facebook’s contempt for personal privacy and what companies like that should be doing. Arthur shares some tips for protecting your privacy on Facebook, to the extent you can. Comments round out the episode.
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Shavuot
Norwegian Constitution Day
Comic Relief – Arthur blogs schadenfreude for a fallen Republican
Openbook – see what Facebook users are sharing with the world
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We begin with the Arizona law targeting illegal Hispanic immigrants. That leads to a discussion of some of the aspects of illegal immigration that get ignored. That leads on to a wider chat about immigration reform—the way to move beyond the problems Arizona was trying to deal with. A legal immigrant is our next topic: The would-be Times Square bomber. After talking a little about that, we move on to talk about policies dealing with terrorists. Finally, we talk about the oil spill, some of the political reactions to it and some of the ways forward.
It’s a wide-ranging discussion today, all packed into one of our shortest episodes. This episode was recorded May 4/5, but was delayed because Arthur was swamped with work and other projects.
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We had a lot of things come up that kept us from podcasting sooner. It happens. After a basketful of Special Days, we talk about the teabagger and gun-nut rallies in and near Washington, DC. That leads to a general discussion of the intellectual bankruptcy of the teabagger right and the Republican Party in particular, including their “chickens for checkups” candidate. We also talk a bit about presidential appointments, with a Supreme Court nominee to be announced soon. A phone comment and written comment let us expand on topics a bit more.
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Militia movement will be packing heat at gun rally on the Potomac.
When education is missing – Arthur’s blog post that he mentioned, on the New Left Media video on teabaggers.
Cow Chip Festival.
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The passage of the healthcare reform bill starts us off today, and we then move on to the politics that swirled around Washington, DC that weekend. The teabaggers are a topic. That movement was co-opted by corporate elites, turning it into a mostly aggressive fascist movement. So, what do we call the original Tea Party folks, the ones who aren’t crazy? Republicans don’t get off lightly this episode, either, especially the “Tenthers” and other extremists. Comments let us talk a bit about more, including that infamous recent Supreme Court decision. Arthur screwed up the end of the podcast, but fixed it (mostly) in editing. That’s why there’s so much giggling.
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Special Days are back, and there’s an international aspect today. Then, we talk about passing healthcare reform through reconciliation, and that means talking about Republican hypocrisy Arthur names names, calling out the liars. Then we talk about America’s new McCarthy, Liz Cheney. We then talk a bit about John McCain’s re-election troubles, which leads to a larger discussion of the fringe taking over the Republican mainstream. Arthur says the 24-hour drumbeat on the right can’t end well, and we talk about that and some of the reasons things are as they are. Even the mainstream newsmedia isn’t immune from our gaze.
Comments let us talk a bit about snow, cognitive dissonance, the Canadian “dictatorship” and teabaggers—we have great listeners! As a matter of fact, almost half this episode is a discussion of a comment—which is the whole point in having comments, to foster a conversation. Keep those comments coming!
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8 Hour Day
Snow no! We start out talking about the big story in Washington, SNOW! Jason lived through it all and shares some of what he saw (and there’s more on his blog). We last recorded only hours before the State of the Union Address, so we talk about the call for bipartisanship. Arthur doesn’t have any patience with Republicans today, based on their dishonest behaviour. We talk about one important reform: Ending the filibuster or, at least, going back to requiring someone to be on their feet 24/7.
From their, it’s on to the teabaggers’ gathering. Those people don’t even understand how the government works, so their criticism are nonsensical. That leads us into a discussion of two recent polls, and their implications for US politics—especially how Democrats have to take back the political initiative, as well as the reality of teabaggers’ support in the general population.
Comments let us talk a bit about the Republican response to the State of the Union Address as well as add some more on the recent reprehensible Supreme Court ruling that says corporations are entitled to spend as much as they want on election campaigns.
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