Episode 9.1 - On Top of that Giant Dome
Arizona’s draconian immigration law and what immigration reform should look like nationally (but won’t in reality); Implications of the BP Gulf oil spill; Disagreement over the Obama’s administration’s application of the Miranda ruling; Breakdown of the British elections; Should Obama have joked about using a Predator drone on the Jonas Brothers at the WH Correspondent’s Dinner?
Note: Due to technical issues, the rest of the show is lost forever. It might be the Jonas Brothers’ fault. However, we promise that this first 3/4 of it will still blow your mind.
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 8.2 - A Real-Life Remote (no kidding) from the DU Dems BBQ
Jeff and John are on location at the DU Dems/Denver Dems BBQ: Interviews with Dillon Doyle, President of the DU Dems and with Dr. Irene Aguilar, President of Health Care for All Colorado; Hearty debate on the meaning and consequences of new Iran nuclear information; local Najibullah Zazi is arrested and accused of plotting a terrorist attack; Hypocrisy on defunding ACORN; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff has to direct vitriol at the Obama admin for dropping Bush-era missile defense plans; Rants - John on the fear that Obama is giving up on a global climate deal months before the Copenhagen conference and Jeff on the lack of perspective in discussions on Afghanistan
