Episode 8.11 - The Elusive Self-Filibuster
Jeff accuses John of anti-Americanism; Andrew Romanoff is endorsed by Mike Miles, but does it matter?; ramifications of the health care summit - John might even be slightly optimistic; Jeff uses John Yoo to teach us all an important lesson; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff has to defend the filibuster; Mousavi is sharpening his criticism in Iran; Who counts as a ‘Terrorist?’; Rants - John on re-criminalizing torture and limiting Blackwater, Jeff uses Dick Cheney’s heart attack to teach us all another important lesson
Episode 8.8 - Ivory Discord
Haiti; John Hickenlooper and the US Senate race; latest health care news and the Massachusetts Senate race; updates on medical marijuana in Colorado; one of the most contentious arguments yet as Jeff and John discursively spar over the Obama admin’s new flight security policies - does it constitute racial profiling?; more disagreement over the proposed bank tax to recover TARP funds; Devil’s Advocate - John must defend the planned execution of ‘Chemical Ali;’ Rants - John on the need for a new approach to North Korea; Jeff defends Obama’s first year
Episode 8.4 - A Show of Epic Proportions
Jeff and John return from their unintended hiatus and deliver the most epic CPV show episode ever; Afghanistan debate; Copenhagen and other climate news; Updates on Colorado Senate and Governor races; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff defends bad economic policy and high unemployment; Surprise, Surprise, J & J argue about Obama admin’s approach to detainees; what to make of the UC student protests?; Rants - Jeff on his two favorite totalitarian regimes, John gives Obama a belated and not happy anniversary message.
