(2012/02/04) Bad and badder (Elections)

Edition #572

Bad and badder

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Act 1: Newt Ginrich's Performance and Mitt Romney's Tax - Colbert Report

Song 1: He's a pirate - Klaus Badelt

Act 2: God records a commercial for Bain Capital - David Feldman Air Date: 1-13-12

Song 2: Whenever God shines a light on me - Van Morrison

Act 3: Mitt's Flamingly Wealthy - Daily Show Air Date: 1-18-12

Song 3: It Gets Better - Broadway sings for the Trevor Project

Act 4: How jealous of Mitt Romney are you? - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-12-12

Song 4: So jealous - Tegan and Sara

Act 5: Romney Strikes a Nerve in Florida - The Progressive Air Date: 2-1-12

Song 5: My heart sinks - Hotrod Cadets

Act 6: The man from Bain - Le Show Air Date: 1-15-12

Act 7: O'Reilly comes to Romney's rhetorical rescue - Counterspin Air Date: 1-19-12

Song 7: Scene No. 10 Moderato from Swan Lake - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Act 8: Fox's Huckabee "Birther-Lite" Comments - Media Matters Air Date: 1-23-12

Act 9: War Within The Bubble - Real Time with Bill Maher - Air Date: 01-13-12

Song 9: A whiter shade - Procol Harum

Act 10: Gingrich's New Dog Whistle: Anti-Semitism - The Progressive Air Date: 1-23-12

Song 10: Crooked Teeth - Death Cab For Cutie

Act 11: Black to the Future - Newt Gingrich's Timing - Daily Show - Air Date 01-12-12

Song 11: The little light - The Montgomery Improvement Association

Act 12: Gingrich defends himself against Romney, adultery makes for a more viable candidate - Wait wait don't tell me - Air Date: 1-28-12

Song 12: Jelly Belly - Nai Bonet

Act 13: Newt's Reckless Rhetoric - The Progressive Air Date: 1-31-12

Song 13: Bulletproof - La Roux

Act 14: Newt Gingrich wants to colonized the moon! - The Bugle - Air Date: 1-27-12

Song 14: Fly me to the moon - Burning Spear

Act 15: Gingrich Closing In On Romney In Poll - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-18-12

Voicemails:

The time is right to occupy the ballot - Brian from Forth Worth, TX

Thoughts on choosing one's sexuality - Jeff from Florida

Reaction to my comments on the It Gets Better campaign - Casey from Michigan

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments on me being sick and keeping voicemails short

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Rush, Fox News Rip Gingrich Over Romney Bain Capital Attacks - The Young Turks - Air Date: 01-11-12

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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