Foreign Affairs
The Big Picture 7-9-09
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July 9th, 2009
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42:00 minutes (19.23 MB)
"Data And Dictators" Starting with a report from Bonddad at Daily Kos on the brightening economic outlook, we procede to argue with Dan about Honduras and the effectiveness of the New Deal. Also, we make an announcement at the bottom of the hour.
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The Big Picture 7-1-09
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July 1st, 2009
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41:00 minutes (18.77 MB)
"It's Not News It's Fark" It's wonderful Wednesday in the middle of the summer, and there ain't a damn thing going on but the light bill. In other words, it's the perfect for conservative manufactured issues. Today's tempest in a teapot is Judge Sotomayor and the New Haven firefighters. Also, we get into the coup in Honduras.
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The Big Picture 6-23-09
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June 23rd, 2009
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41:00 minutes (18.77 MB)
"The Booboisie" Way back in 1980, and transplanted Brit named Henry Fairlie described the Republican Party using HL Mencken's reference to the "booboisie." In a classic rant, Fairlie nails them -- then and now.
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The Big Picture 6-22-09
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June 22nd, 2009
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41:00 minutes (18.77 MB)
"Power And Legitimacy" Unrest in Iran raises that all important political question. "Is force what holds society together?"
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The Big Picture 5-27-09
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May 27th, 2009
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41:00 minutes (18.77 MB)
"Context." Judge Sotomayor made an offhand comment about "policy" and what Federal appellate courts do. She made the comment to a group of law students, she was right, and everybody in the audience understood what she meant. The wingnuts are seizing on this comment and rending their garments. I, of course, have a simple counterstroke anyone can use to totally derail their train.
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The Big Picture 5-26-09
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May 26th, 2009
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42:00 minutes (19.23 MB)
"Tortured Reasoning." Everybody I've ever heard who has experienced waterboarding calls it torture. No one -- from Limbaugh, to Hannity, to Liz Cheney, to Dick Cheney -- has any experience to back up their opinion. Does that stop the wingnuts from persisting in the face of actual experience? Every wingnut regular answers that question.
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Limbaugh And Liz Cheney Give A Lesson In The "Slam Dunk"
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May 26th, 2009
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16:43 minutes (7.66 MB)
Limbaugh says Liz Cheney was giving the slam dunk. He was wrong -- as usual. [Lauren, my producer, calls this the best "Limbaugh Lie" she's ever heard.]
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The Big Picture 4-29-09
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April 29th, 2009
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42:00 minutes (19.23 MB)
"Deterring The Wingnuts" Republicans will win back the White House some day. And they will behave even worse than they did this last time -- unless something is done to deter them. Don't believe me? Listen to today's wingnut caller.
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The Big Picture 4-27-09
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April 27th, 2009
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41:00 minutes (18.77 MB)
"Enhanced Propaganda Techniques" An army psychiatrist verifies what many suspected. "Enhanced interrogation" wasn't for finding ticking time bombs, it was for finding evidence to support the Iraq war. Can someone explain why these jokers aren't in jail?
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Limbaugh Claims Obama Believes 9-11 Response "Immoral."
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April 27th, 2009
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15:49 minutes (7.25 MB)
Limbaugh says this in spite of Obama sending MORE soldiers into Afghanistan to finish the job Dubya abandoned. Or is the Bush administration's half-assed response what Limbaugh is so sensitive about defending?
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The Big Picture 4-21-09
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April 21st, 2009
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50:00 minutes (22.89 MB)
"A Shorter Word For Conservative" Starting in the Times-Union we once again have not one but two examples of conservative insanity. Add that to Limbaugh, and we really need a better word for "conservative."
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The Big Picture 4-20-09
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April 20th, 2009
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50:00 minutes (22.89 MB)
"Back In The Saddle" After some tense negotiations, we are back on FM 105.7 and 105.5, weekdays from 8 to 9 am eastern. I thought I had an interview lined up, but the Fair Tax spokesman bailed on me. None of the local teabaggers responded either. Why? Plus, a reprise of "Babies Bound For Hell" and of course, the Limbaugh Lie of the Day. Yes, it's good to be back.
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Limbaugh Equates Somali Pirates With Acorn
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April 20th, 2009
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12:10 minutes (5.57 MB)
Those pirates actually do resemble a certain segment of American Society. I don't like Limbaugh will appreciate my much better comparison.
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The Big Picture 3-9-09
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March 9th, 2009
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48:00 minutes (21.98 MB)
"Armchair Napoleons" In our first outdoor video version, we take down a couple of wingnuts with dreams of empire. [Keep an eye on Youtube -- or right here -- for the video.]
UPDATE: Here's the video, check it out!
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The Big Picture 2-20-09
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February 20th, 2009
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48:00 minutes (21.98 MB)
"In The Balance" For those who thought Obama's election meant smooth sailing, today's Krugman column should disabuse you. Meanwhile, rightwing kooks like Alan Keyes continue to ratchet up the rhetoric. Could things head south in a big way? That's what I talk about, today.
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The Big Picture 2-5-09
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February 5th, 2009
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48:00 minutes (21.98 MB)
"Advocacy Radio" Republicans have something we don't have. The have a noise machine, and an army of advocates. That's what we need -- as exemplified by today's stories on Obama's missteps selling his stimulus package, and later, Dick Cheney's re-emergence from the rock we all thought he crawled back under. He's baaaack, and carrying water for the Republican agenda that never dies.
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The Big Picture 1-28-09 Hour 1
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January 28th, 2009
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47:02 minutes (21.53 MB)
"Who Do Terrorists Support?" Do they follow US domestic politics? Do they know who will benefit politically from an attack? I think you can guess my answer to this question.
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The Big Picture 1-28-09 Hour 2
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January 28th, 2009
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46:22 minutes (21.23 MB)
"The Unsung Victims Of War" After dealing with Limbaugh's latest nonsense, Aaron from Iowa calls and shares a story from the first gulf war -- illustrating yet another reason we should never send soldiers into combat unless it's damn well necessary.
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The Big Picture 1-27-09 Hour 1
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January 27th, 2009
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45:47 minutes (20.96 MB)
"Getting In Touch With Your Inner Bastard" In this episode of "full contact radio" we explore the curious wingnut inability to appreciate the concept of "innocence." Are they stupid, or just mean?
We open with an article by ClammyC at Daily Kos on the failure of conservative ideology. Later, one of our public service announcements inspires a monologue on "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps." Finally, we take a look at a local bureaucrat you may have dealt with. Hint: He doesn't work for the government.
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The Big Picture 1-27-09 Hour 2
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January 27th, 2009
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46:55 minutes (21.48 MB)
"Mr. Rush Limbaugh, Dance" And don't trip over yourself, either, or is it too late for that? Later on, you want callers, we got callers.
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