Bonus Episode, August 16, 2012

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Ricky talks about his rear end.

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The Young Turks, August 16, 2012

The Young Turks: August 16, 2012

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Hour 2 Segment 1 Ana joins Cenk for SCS. A Pakistani woman owns one of the most high-end hotels in Santa Monica where a pool party was being held that had a lot of Jewish patrons there. When she found out, she got irate and demanded that they get those Jews out of her pool. Mitt Romney told a Cuban juice shop that he is a fan of mangos and papaya, not realizing that papaya is slang for vagina. Megadeth’s lead singer told a crowd in Singapore that he thinks Obama staged the shootings in Aurora and the Sikh Temple so that he can pass gun laws. Ana goes into some of Mustaine’s other Conservative beliefs. Kelsey Grammar didnt receive an Emmy for his show, so he explained to Jay Leno that he didnt win b/c he is openly a Conservartive in Hollywood. An Indie film “Compliance” follows a man that would tell a manager of a restaurant to take a female employee to the back room, suspecting her of theft, and tell them to strip them down. Some even engaged in sexual assault. Segment 2 Soledad O’Brien has been accused of following Democratic talking points by Conservatives like Rush Limbaugh b/c she read a quote from Talking Points Memo that quoted a politician that disputed Romney’s stance. Video of her standoff with John Sununu over Romney’s support of Ryan’s plan in the past. She also went after Rep Cleaver as he defended Biden’s “chains” remark.

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Segment 1 Cenk hosting today. Julian Assange situation with Britain and the U.S. looking to get their hands on him. Ecuador has decided to grant asylum for Assange. Based on questioning over sex charges, the death penalty is being thrown around for his punishment. NYT hit piece on Assange to help the government’s case against him with nonsense. Paul Ryan’s Congressional record is exactly the same as crazy Michelle Bachmann’s. He’s the most conservative VP selection since 1900. Segment 2 The shooting attack on the Family Research Council’s HQ in DC could be seen as a hate crime. Ironically, the FRC is against hate crimes b/c the large majority of the time, the culprits are their supporters. The movement in Kansas to end abortion rights is going to another level. The Koch Brothers and other groups poured in over $3 million to a small primary there for a huge turnover in representatives for more radical Republicans. Segment 3 The Republican Caucus Chair in CA dared to vote for tax changes one time that would actually help businesses, so they’re looking to take away his position. The Justice Dept has decided not to prosecute the bankers at Goldman Sachs again. Pamela Geller runs an anti-Muslim organization is buying huge ad space in NYC, calling Muslims Savages. The Anti-Defamation League responded with harsh language for the hate group.

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