Watch Big News Episode 290: “Follow Up”

Friday, November 28, 2008 in Big News Episodes
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Remember when an economic bailout with a price tag of $700 billion seemed expensive? Or when calling Barack Obama a terrorist seemed like a winning campaign strategy? Enjoy this episode of Big News that takes a comic look at the height of the presidential campaign – with special guest Tom Clark!

In this episode:

- Lehman Brothers’ CEO takes a beating before Congress!

- Governor Schwarzenegger, Mayor Villaraigosa and Senator Larry Craig endorse Proposition 8!

- Tom Brokaw leads Barack Obama and John McCain in the town hall debate…

- While one of the attendees plots to get screentime!

- Nebraska’s safe haven law leads to some unintended consequences!

- Osama bin Liden gets dumped!

- George Michael testifies about the best alternative to abortion!

- In 1969 Chicago, William Ayers finds an eight-year-old supporter of the Weathermen with a big future!

- Dr. Evil loses a body part and gains a clone!

- Plus Tom Clark!

BIG NEWS EPISODE 290 – “Follow Up”

Starring Kipleigh Brown, George Caleodis, Sean Cowhig, Bailee Desrocher, Neil Garguilo, Michael Hughes, Jason Kelley, Artemis Pebdani, Ray Stakenas, Brian Vestal and Phillip Wilburn

Special Guest: Tom Clark

Directed by Ron West

1. MR. FULD GOES TO WASHINGTON by Chris Compton
Waxman (George), Fuld (Sean), Clay (Mike), Towns (Neil), Lawyer (Kipleigh), Davis (Jason), Watson (Ray), Westmoreland (Brian), Turner (Bailee)

2. PROP 8 #1 by Tom Repetto
Announcer (Artemis), Schwarzenegger (Phillip)

3. VIDEO: FOLLOW UP by Jason Kelley, Matt Manser, Tom Repetto and Phillip Wilburn
McCain (Phillip), Obama (Jason), Brokaw (Tom)

4. INSIDE THE MIND by Tom Repetto
Herman (Ray), Herman’s Thoughts (Sean), Brian (Brian), Angela (Artemis), Terry (Neil), Tom (Mike)

5. HAVEN by Julia Gaudette
Mom (Kipleigh), Nurse (Bailee), Dougie (Sean)

6. PROP 8 #2 by Tom Repetto
Announcer (Artemis), Villaraigosa (Neil)

7. FORGETTING MULLAH by Kristina Adelmeyer
Mullah Omar (Ray), Osama bin Laden (Artemis), King Abdullah (George)

8. THE JITTERBUG by Julia Gaudette
Justice 1 (Phillip), Justice 2 (Mike), Justice 3 (Neil), Mr. Cotter (Jason), Attorney (Bailee), George (Brian)

9. PROP 8 #3 by Tom Repetto
Announcer (Artemis), Larry Craig (Ray)

10. CHICAGO, 1969 by Michael Hughes
William Ayers (Mike), Bernandine Dohrn (Artemis), Cathy Wilkerson (Bailee), Mark Rudd (George), Barack Obama (Jason)

11. THE GUY WHO SHAGGED US by Greg Shouse
Dr. Evil (Phillip), Frau Farbissina (Kipleigh), Number Two (Neil), Nutty (Sean)

12: SPECIAL GUEST: Tom Clark
Intro (Mike)

13. BIG NEWS REPORT by Burkhart, Compton, Dorsey, Eilenberger, Fisher, Gulas, Hughes, King, Lopez, Manser, McClain, Paulas, Perlmutter, Reber, Repetto, Ricker, Rigney, Shouse, Tippler, and Weitz
Mike/Kipleigh/Artemis/Jason et al.