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Feb 2011
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(2011/02/20) Revolution in Egypt Part 2 ...

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Revolution in Egypt Part 2 Conservatives and the coverage

 

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Act 1: Mubarak's thugs will lose - The Progressive

Song 1: Fearless - VNV Nation

Act 2: Fox News Egypt panel rips democracy - Young Turks

Song 2: In your eyes - Vitamin String Quartet

Act 3: Jackass of the week, Rush Limbaugh - Media Matters

Act 4: Journalists targeted in protests - Rachel Maddow

Song 4: One - Apocalyptica

Act 5: Right blames Obama for Egypt - Media Matters

Act 6: Beck blames Maxists Communists for Egypt - Young Turks

Song 6: Out of my mind - James Blunt

Act 7: US not as substantive on Egypt - Counterspin

Song 7: Generator (Second Floor) - Freelance Whales

Act 8: Stranger than fiction - Rachel Maddow

Song 8: Eleanor Rigby (strings only) - The Beatles

Act 9: Glenn Beck, I'm not CRAZY - Media Matters

Act 10: Beck chalkboard crazy over Egypt - Young Turks

Song 10: Fear is a villain - Theo Bard

Act 11: Stating the obvious undermines conclusions - Counterspin

Song 11: Tiny vessels - Death Cab For Cutie

Act 12: Fox's conspiracy theories - Rachel Maddow

Song 12: Nothing Is Good Enough (Instrumental) - Aimee Mann

Act 13: blah blah blah, Scary Muslims - Media Matters

Act 14: Right wing attacks Obama over Egypt - Young Turks

 

Voicemails:

Todd from LA - Follow up on race in primaries for president

Chris From Middletown, NY - Sever your cable service

 

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

 

Final comments on TV hatred  and my turnaround on part of the gun rights argument

 

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Beck: Al Qaeda = Muslim Brotherhood = Marxists = Progressives - Media Matters

 

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Jay! Tomlinson

 

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