The Young Turks, August 15, 2012

The Young Turks: August 15, 2012

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Hour 2 Segment 1 Ana joins Cenk for SCS. TYT Nation seems to have gotten a video submission from teenage talk show host, Caiden Cowger, responding to our criticism. Despite a federal ruling that keeps police depts from putting GPS trackers on citizens’ cars. It turns out that they are allowed to track us by cell phone, which is easier. The man that hilariously burned the box of Cheerios in front of GM has died of a heart attack. A priest has been busted for sexually assaulting a young boy. He was caught when the boy got away, running down the street. The priest ran after him in his underwear and nonchalantly demanded the kid be given back by a neighbor. Saudi Arabia is planning on building a city just for women since their men can’t help but to be distracted by them. Cenk calls the city, “TaDow.” Segment 2 A former Baywatch star is on a quest to find Noah’s Arc and took a nasty fall in the process. Receipt porn; where kids take pictures of themselves with a lot of expensive items and show them off. A lawsuit has been filed by male employees for a hostile work environment under Janet Napolitano. Nike ad that profiles an overweight 12 year old boy running. Steve challenges Cenk to a 400m race.

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Hour 1 Segment 1 Cenk hosting today. Allen Quist, Michelle Bachmann’s mentor, is a crazy person. He was once an “anti-sodomy crusader.” Feels we coexisted w/dinosaurs, among other insane things. Just last night, he won the Republican primary in Minnesota for a Congressional seat. The Family Research Council was attacked by a gunman that didnt get past the security guard, who was shot in the arm. Conservatives are complaining that the WH didnt put out a statement on the shooting when in reality, they did. Joe Biden’s shackles comment garnered outrage from Republicans. Romney went on to claim that his campaign isn’t based on hatred and division like Obama’s. Segment 2 Voter fraud legislation has become Republicans’ favorite issue so that they can disenfranchise people that are more likely to vote Democratic. Videos of Paul Ryan’s bumbling, stumbling, and shaky interview with Brit Hume, covering his budget and his stances. Segment 3 Potential character assassination on Julian Assange over his Wikileaks. The British are ready to extradite him to Sweden to face sexual assault charges. He’s trying to get asylum in Ecuador, but the British are threatening to invade their embassy if they give it to him. Todd Akin has been running against Medicare so hard, he insisted that it is unconstitutional. After being clear on his disdain for the program, he ran a political ad against Claire McCaskill acting as if he is a defender of Medicare. Videos of Ann Romney continuing to refuse to submit more tax returns, claiming they’re not hiding anything. At the same time, she insists that the info will give opponents more ammunition.

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Bonus Episode, August 15, 2012

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Ana and Tom tell it like it is.

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