Part 1 of my podcast conversation with special guest Jim Corrigan as we talk politics. Listen to the show below or download it directly (right click and "save as").
The show notes...
- Corrigan's a lifelong but "not typical" Democrat
- Mixing up Obama and Osama
- Debate over releasing Bin Laden photos
- OBL was "hiding" in plain sight for years
- Kumar: Very jaded about politics
- Making sense of Ron Paul
- Is Obama more liberal than Bill Clinton?
- Jim's brother worked for Mike Dukakis campaign
- Kumar: Two-party system sucks
- Gitmo's still open despite Obama's promise to close it
- Jim first encountered Clinton in Arkansas in '88
- Four years later, he came out of nowhere to win Dem nomination
- Politicians getting in trouble with sex scandals (John Edwards, Gary Hart)
- Republicans in the 2012 presidential race face tough odds
- Trump is a joke
- Jim: Not fired up about Obama, but committed
- Jim's brother "made" Obama
- Key to campaigning now is canvassing
- Gotta get out and shake hands
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Thurston Moore - Circulation
Joel Plaskett and Shotgun Jimmie - Jimmie's Still Jimmie
Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears - Livin' in the Jungle
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The Thurston Moore song is on the album Demolished Thoughts on Matador Records, where you can download the song for free.
The Joel Plaskett and Shotgun Jimmie song is on the 7-inch Jimmie's Still Jimmie on New Scotland Records. Download the song for free at Pigeon Row.
The Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears song is from the album Scandalous on Lost Highway Records. Download the song for free at Amazon.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at his blog. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his new site PodGeek.
Completely Conspicuous is a Tan God Production. Word.
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