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Episode 27: Here come the thought police (5/29/08)

Thanks to Joe Lieberman, there's no need for us to form our own opinions. He'll take care of it for us. What a relief . . .

Episode 25: Live from the Pentagon . . . It's Joseph Goebbels! (4/27/08)

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Here's the independent, unbiased, expert opinion:  Our democratically-elected US government doesn't do propaganda.  Or torture.  Or illegal detention.  Or extraordinary rendition.  Or aggressive war.  You can take the experts' well-compensated word for it.

Episode 24: Taxpayer Pie (4/12/08)

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No matter how you slice it, we're all screwed.

Episode 23: The audacity of farce (4/2/08)

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Admittedly, this one is a bit over the top, almost out of control.  No, I'm not talking about the video.  I mean the presidential campaign!  (OK, the description applies to the video, too.)

Episode 22: Son of a Ditch (3/20/08)

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Brother can you spare $30 billion?

Episode 21: Left in the dark (3/8/08)

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Internet censorship in liberty-lovin' America?  Oh, you betcha.

Episode 20: Faux News - We alarm, you go hide

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Fear, trepidation, alarm, dread, panic, anxiety, paranoia.  Film at 11:00.

Episode 19: Super duper democracy (2/16/08)

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The Democrats have a problem -- an exciting presidential race with no apparent winner.  This is a job for Super Delegate!

Episode 18: It's the oil, habibi (2/9/08)

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George Bush may be an incompetent president, but he sure knows how to take care of his friends.

Update:  Juan Cole, featured in this video,  linked to Orwell from his fabulous blog, Informed Comment.  Orwell's home base at Blip.tv is getting a ton of new viewers as a result!

Episode 17: It's the war economy, stupid! (1/27/08)

Episode 17: It's the war economy, stupid!

A billion here. A trillion there. Next thing you know, we're talking some real money. And some real messed up priorities.