The Young Turks, August 8, 2012

The Young Turks: August 08, 2012

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Hour 2 Segment 1 Ana joins Cenk for SCS.  A man is complaining that Wells Fargo fired him a couple of days right before his daughter was going to get a really expensive surgery that his insurance was needed to complete.  The hospital canceled his daughter’s surgery and she died. Segment 2 A man in Ohio went to see the new Batman movie strapped with several guns and knives.  When he was busted, he claimed that he took all that stuff because he was looking to defend himself from an attack from a bad guy.  Texas executed a mentally retarded man, ignoring the fact that he easily qualified as being mentally incapable of being put to death.  Their standard is based on the fictional character, Lenny from Of Mice and Men. Segment 3 A racist man in Florida shot and killed his Black neighbor after he complained about his racist rants to the kids around.  When the cops came to get him, he said, “I only shot a nigger.”  Police in Washington are being criticized for tazing a deaf woman that called them to her house for help.  They then arrested her and turned her from the victim to the bad guy so that they can cover their asses.  Randy Travis has been arrested for DWI and was naked at the time.  He threatened to kill the state troopers in his tirade.  Cenk’s conclusion that its fun to be drunk like this.  Cenk tells the story of failing his driving test and his mother still allowing him to drive home where he saw another man masturbating while driving.  A letter that appeared on Reddit was from a father to a son disowning him for revealing to him that he’s gay.  Controversy over the Lolo Jones, Kellie Wells, and Dawn Harper hurdling final.  A NYT article ripped Lolo to shreds over being a pretty face with endorsements and no Olympic medals.  Member Thanks.  Hillary Clinton went dancing while in South Africa.

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Hour 1 Segment 1 Cenk hosting today.  Secret emails from Republican corporate big wigs that reveal their true feelings about Romney, Palin, and the Tea Party.  They also pointed out they can trump the Dems on the Black vote with his coverup talking points.  The things Sheldon Adelson wants in return for his millions. Segment 2 Video of Romney’s new ad showing how Obama was against welfare reform in the ‘90s and has brought his vision to reality now.  Video of Romney coining his new term, “Obama-loney.”  Video of Romney’s latest ad claiming that Obama gutted welfare reform.  Video of Romney responding to the Tax Policy Center’s assessment of his plan.  Video of Romney’s plan for campaign finance reform. Segment 3 The top 10 most profitable companies in the country don't pay anywhere near their share of taxes.  They pay 9% after bellyaching about paying higher than other countries.  Talk about the cheap cost of politicians that do the bidding of the private prison industry.  Morgan Stanley fixed prices and ripped off consumers to the tune of $300 million.

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Bonus Episode, August 8, 2012

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Medals.

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