The Young Turks, November 20, 2012

The Young Turks: November 20, 2012

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Hour 2 Segment 1 Sam Schacher joins Ana and John for SCS. Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo has resigned from Sesame Street after his accuser recanted his recantation of accusing Clash of having underaged sex with him. Another accuser came out with the same allegations. John doesn't think the consensual relationship between a 16 year old and adult should be illegal. The charges on the 14 year old girl being prosecuted for burning the Koran have been dropped. A Christian atty has been charged with child sexual charges. The attorney is affiliated with a group that declares family values. Discussion of some judges punishing the convicted with embarrassing acts. Segment 2 Bill O’Reilly responded to Jon Stewart for bashing him for lamenting over the end of “traditional American voters.” A Texas woman has been convicted of neglect after leaving children unattended at her daycare when a fire broke out due to a pan left burning on the stove. The fire killed 4 of the kids. Discussion over how the punishment should come down. Blog about how Facebook has become a disaster show. Obama posed in the “not impressed” stance with McKayla Maroney at the White House.

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Hour 1 Segment 1 Ana and John Iadarola hosting. Latest on the Israeli conflict. Hillary Clinton will go to the conflicted area to work for peace. Videos of the Deputy National Security Advisor talking about the objectives of the mission there. Ana was discomforted by the way Ben Rhodes worded the objective of protecting Israel from rocket fire, ignoring their part in triggering the fight. Video of Anderson Cooper being startled by a huge explosion while reporting in Israel. Stats gathered by CREW shows that 70% of retired generals take jobs as defense contractors or consultants. Potential of robots making the decisions on the battlefield; deciding who to kill. Segment 2 Talk about relationships with robots to replace women. Jesus is on board, sexually. Very simple solutions for our Social Security “crisis” that President Obama doesn’t seem to be embracing. John notices that Obama’s tour of the country to push his progressive plan in opposition to Republicans is another indication that he’s in favor of it. Videos of Allen West talking about his concession to Patrick Murphy after fighting the results. Ana can see where he’s coming from in wanting a recount since the race was so close. Bill O’Reilly is hung up on the notion that Obama was reelected due to “stuff” that was promised to lazy minorities. Rand Paul’s interview with ABC about his stances on taxes and compromise after Obama’s reelection.

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