Cognitive Dissonance, 7.29.11

from Cognitive Dissonance · host Meg Lanker

In this installment of Cognitive Dissonance, Meg rails against the debt ceiling debacle, derides the war on the poor, and explains how we may all be screwed by the Tea Party's insistence on holding the global economy hostage to their temper tantrums. She also shares tweets from folks around the country encompassing their views on what's going on with Congress in 140 characters or less.Dammit Troy stops by to troll Meg and discuss the virtues of llamas, plus Glenn Beck's political re-education/summer youth camp; Will returns from Prague and gives his take on welfare queen Michele Bachmann; and Meg tops it off with an epic amount of D-bags o' the Week. Angry Malcontent will return in a week or so - he was at the beach. Lucky bastard.All music remains copyright the original artist.Track listing:"The Internationale" - Billy Bragg "Hang 'Em High" - Dropkick Murphys "Nothing's Going to Happen" - Elf Power "American Dream" - Cletus Got Shot "I Might" - Wilco "We Can't Make It Here" - James McMurtry"Little Prince" - Andrew Jackson Jihad "What We Had" - Handsome Furs "Which Side Are You On?" - Tom Morello"Gratitude and Thanks" - Mischief Brew "Stupid's Pledge" - Utah Phillips"Politician" - Smalltown"God Damn Shame" - Ike Reilly"Unless You Are Free" - Utah Phillips"New Revolution" - The Killigans "Thatcherites" - Billy Bragg"Talk-Action=Shit" - The Brian Jonestown Massacre "Rawhide" - Dead Kennedys"Dead Man's Curve" - Black Francis"Every Last One" - Common Market"Everyday Normal Guy" - Jon Lajoie"Refuse To Lose" - Avery Storm, Chuck D, Dead Prez and The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern"Dump the Bosses"- Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips"The Triple Bill of Shame" - Collection Agency"Right Wing Pigeons" - The Dead Milkmen"Only Sean Can Judge Me" - The Gunshy feat. Andrew Jackson Jihad"Conservative, Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males" - Todd Snider"Political Scum" - The Tossers"Banana Republican" - Captain Moonlight "Days Like These (DC Remix)" - Billy Bragg"Pirate Radio" - Mojo Nixon

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In this installment of Cognitive Dissonance, Meg rails against the debt ceiling debacle, derides the war on the poor, and explains how we may all be screwed by the Tea Party's insistence on holding the global economy hostage to their temper tantrums. She also shares tweets from folks around the country encompassing their views on what's going on with Congress in 140 characters or less. Dammit Troy stops by to troll Meg and discuss the virtues of llamas, plus Glenn Beck's political re-education/summer youth camp; Will returns from Prague and gives his take on welfare queen Michele Bachmann; and Meg tops it off with an epic amount of D-bags o' the Week. Angry Malcontent will return in a week or so - he was at the beach. Lucky bastard. All music remains copyright the original artist. Track listing:"The Internationale" - Billy Bragg "Hang 'Em High" - Dropkick Murphys "Nothing's Going to Happen" - Elf Power "American Dream" - Cletus Got Shot "I Might" - Wilco "We Can't Make It Here" - James McMurtry"Little Prince" - Andrew Jackson Jihad "What We Had" - Handsome Furs "Which Side Are You On?" - Tom Morello"Gratitude and Thanks" - Mischief Brew "Stupid's Pledge" - Utah Phillips"Politician" - Smalltown"God Damn Shame" - Ike Reilly"Unless You Are Free" - Utah Phillips"New Revolution" - The Killigans "Thatcherites" - Billy Bragg"Talk-Action=Shit" - The Brian Jonestown Massacre "Rawhide" - Dead Kennedys"Dead Man's Curve" - Black Francis"Every Last One" - Common Market"Everyday Normal Guy" - Jon Lajoie"Refuse To Lose" - Avery Storm, Chuck D, Dead Prez and The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern"Dump the Bosses"- Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips"The Triple Bill of Shame" - Collection Agency"Right Wing Pigeons" - The Dead Milkmen"Only Sean Can Judge Me" - The Gunshy feat. Andrew Jackson Jihad"Conservative, Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males" - Todd Snider"Political Scum" - The Tossers"Banana Republican" - Captain Moonlight "Days Like These (DC Remix)" - Billy Bragg"Pirate Radio" - Mojo Nixon

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