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Posted By JM Bell on March 22, 2013

#121 The LEFT Show How Many Make A CPAC?

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This is it, my little beauties! The last show before we, The LEFT Show family, go on “Vacation.” Vacation, sadly, in The LEFT Show world means lots and lots of work to do, getting current shows re-invigorated, a couple of new shows off the ground, and, if we can find just TWO folks to buy in at the CITIZENS RE-UNITED LEVEL, we can get the call in feature up and running. LIVE CALLS!

Lisa, Brenda, and Forrest join your faithful starship captain, J.M. Bell in another round of talking about the talk aboutable! This one is a Wednesday show that, honestly, redefines the definition of the Wednesday Show. Not kidding, either. Funny doesn’t cover it.

Jason is back with a new Bat Sh@t Crazy all about those pesky racists at CPAC.

This week’s linkage!

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Posted By JM Bell on March 21, 2013

#73 Hold 322 Jeff is NOT The Pretty One <– Click To Listen

This week on Hold 322! I never thought it would happen, but DC managed to make me care that Damian Wayne is dead. Batgirl sheds a few tears, but Batman hangs out in the second stage of grief and gives us two great comics from it. The Ghost and Buffy end their respective story arcs. Dark Horse should have planned ahead to make Ghost ongoing. The Fantastic Four hang out with Caesar on the Ides of March; Octo-Spidey hangs out with Thor; and Wolverine comes back swinging (note to Geoff Johns, THIS is how you hook a reader). We continue the Tournament of Heroes, who will be crowned champion? Speaking of Heroes, Tom has worked his way into his own segment (if the rest of you would send in letters, it wouldn’t be all about Tom), and even Stan has something nice to say to him.

All this and Marvel breaks the Internet! Face front true believers, it’s an Irish Whiskey fueled Hold 322!

(* Jeff Note – Yes, I know that the sound events in the show are a little … different. There is a long, technical reason why I did it like that. Ask in the comments, we’ll talk about it on the show, or not. Whatever. Go Dan Didio, youknowwhatImean?)

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Posted By JM Bell on March 21, 2013

#120 The LEFT Show 2nd To Last <– Click To Listen

Estrogenical Equality! Lisa Westbrook and Brenda Bell join Jeff and Forrest in the studio this week, (JC was here for, like, 10 minutes) and, boy, things get weird when there are ladies around, you know? They seem to, at any rate. Regardless, the 2013 Utah General Legislative Session is finished. There were a lot of different moves and shakes, and while too many people are calling it boring, there were a few things worth mentioning.

Here’s the breakdown:

Adoption bill killed on Gayle Ruzicka’s questionable premise http://bit.ly/ZAI7Gf
46 lawmakers sign on as co-sponsors of suicide prevention bill http://bit.ly/ZzNPGS
Bill passes to ban Swallow-like moonlighting http://bit.ly/ZAIjFn
Senate OKs bill to restore gun rights to formerly mentally ill http://bit.ly/ZAKvN5
With SB262, Utah Is At A Crossroad (Gay Pal Bill) http://bit.ly/ZAIzUO
lawmakers didn’t address any longterm air pollution solutions. http://bit.ly/ZAJG76
Air pollution, state Rep. Mike Noel, and me – http://bit.ly/131DJpW
Silly joint resolution about porn – http://bit.ly/131DZFb

Jeff’s Final Thoughts: WIMMER’s View of Gays in the BSA http://bit.ly/131BYcn

Jason is back with an all new Bat Sh@t Crazy about the Silly Ryan Budget and why you should just ignore it. Just, totally ignore it. Silly, useless, Ryan budget.

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Posted By JM Bell on March 19, 2013

We had a mention in the City Weekly’s blog today.

Rantosphere

The Left Show’s J.M. Bell looks at how Eagle Forum president Gayle Ruzicka contradicted established research and killed an adoption bill in the Legislative session. The bill would have changed the standard so that Utah adoptions are considered open by default unless the birth mother specifically requests that they be closed. Ruzicka testified the change would lead to abortions, while other groups likes the American Adoption Congress have stated that if any effect is to be had by making them open by default, it is to actually increase the likelihood of adoption versus abortion.

“This particular bill pops up that would have made it easier for children seeking their biological parents to find them. Up pops Gayle Ruzicka, who lied her ass off to kill this bill … Ruzicka pops up and says that her fear is that if a single birth mother felt she could be contacted by her child later in life, she would be more likely to get an abortion, and all the Republicans were like, ‘Oh! That is such utter dipshit it must be true!’”—The Left Show

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Posted By JM Bell on March 15, 2013

 #119 The LEFT Show Give It Up <– Click To Listen

It’s a special The US Senate episode of The LEFT Show. JC Carter 616, Ultimate Bob, Forrest Shaw 616, and J.M. Bell 616, get together to talk about the Rand Paul Fake Filibuster, the fake filibusters to come, more fake things, and, of course, the simple fact the the GOPpers just don’t understand about poor people.

Who the hell am I boycotting this week? Joss Whedon gets taken to task for reasons unknown, the lie of The American Dream, and our new, and ongoing, List of Things Obama Has Actually Done OK. Listen in, folks!

THE OTHER TOPICS NOT THE SENATE!

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Posted By JM Bell on March 14, 2013

#72 Hold 322 Audio DiDio <– Click To Listen

This week on Hold 322! Willow Wonderland and Before Watchmen: Rorschach end their respective stories. Guess which one had a good ending? Oliver is off to Arizona in Green Arrow. Iron Man is in space twice. Dan Slott finally shows us a true villain, a CEO. Meanwhile, back in the late 80s, The West Coast Ultimates are revealed, Age of Ultron gets a foil cover and The Avengers meet Star Brand. We also talk about how Jeff is a true hero and the Tournament of Heroes continues! Will Batman really win?

All this and more listener mail! Face front true believers, it’s Hold 322!

Wonder Woman thing HERE

Scarlett Johansson – Anywhere I Lay My Head

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Posted By JM Bell on March 14, 2013

#118 The LEFT Show Utah The Musical <– Click To Listen

Holy Buckets! It’s The LEFT Show’s annual Utah’s General Legislative Session Watch Party. As we start the last week of the Utah 2013 Session, Bob Easton, JC Carter, Forrest Shaw, and JM Bell gather to share all the wackiness that culminates in this last week! It’s so important, I’m just going to give you the links, with no more snark.

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Posted By JM Bell on March 9, 2013

This week on Hold 322… We examine all the rumors about our favorite films and film makers, including Abrams, Del Toro and, of course, Whedon. We play round 2 in our tournament of heroes (and even hear from a reader about it). In the stack we hang out with Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time. I broke down and bought both Savage Hawkman and Green Arrow again to see if they were worth reading with their new creative teams, and Aquaman hangs out with the Sea Devils. Yost isn’t reading Amazing Spider-Man, as evidenced by his Avenging Spider-Man, and Young Avengers and Hawk-guy are MUST READS.

All this, and JC reads panels! Face front, true believer, it’s Hold 322!

Click To Listen! –> #71 Hold 322 Podcast

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Posted By JM Bell on March 8, 2013

CLICK TO LISTEN –>  #117 The LEFT Show is a Wildcat in the Sack!

I’m trying to write this while watching the end of The Warrior’s Way, so … if it gets disjointed, sue me. Curtis Haring is back, with Bob Easton covering for Jake. JM Bell and Forrest, of course, are here. Damn this is a fun movie to watch. Silly as hell, but, so very pretty.

Michelle Bachmann is out of touch, tuna isn’t tuna, Soledad is in trouble with the stenographers pool, and Rachael Maddow is in out hearts and in our minds. Colin Powell’s old chief of staff lays it all out on Iraq, video games are great for kids (kinda), and not too many folks want to be a GOPper.

The VFX community in America is getting screwed and JM totally flubs their pitch, SEQUESTER! SEQUESTER! SEQUESTER! ObamaCare is not what you’re being told it is, and the Utah Legislature takes away the power of someone who was working for, you know, the people.

All this and Jason finally showed up again, what’s that all about? Racism in the Supreme Court, that’s what!

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Posted By JM Bell on March 7, 2013

 CLICK TO LISTEN –> #116 The LEFT Show Gordon Jump The Shark

Curtis Haring joins Robert Easton in the Defenestrate Media Studio with The LEFT Show’s JM Bell and Forrest Shaw! Wow!

So … according to the GOP, Dick Cheney is going to burn in Hell. The GOP! No shite! The GOP War on Women (#GOPwow) takes on a trident attack in New Hampshire, California and Wisconsin, and NOM does something … weird – that feels like a trap. Utah and Teen Pregnancy … better than you might think, no help to Gayle Ruzika. JM’s sweeping mandate to NOT talk about the Pope stuff results only 10 minutes of priest jokes.

Visiting Utah, during the Legislative session, is always a treat with Curtis in the House (see what I did there?). Jim Dabakis and other Democrats pull a fast one on the GOPpers and give them what they want – panic ensues. The Second Amendment has two different bills, yet no one brave or patriotic enough to put in a provision about swords. Valentine comes through as a rational legislature, kinda, and freaks everyone out, those asshole tow truck drivers take a punch in the nose, and 5 million bucks buys tax payers a really expensive shrug. Schools are crowded and Mayor Burr-Winder-Wash is about to let his City Manager screw the pooch! 

All this and more!

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