The Young Turks, September 4, 2013

The Young Turks: September 04, 2013

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Senate debates Syrian intervention. John McCain adjust his stance several times.  Disagreement between Jimmy and the panel on whether or not we should go in due to the use of chemical weapons. Video of John Kerry and Rand Paul in a bitter dispute over the desire to go to war.  Discussion over our idea of ‘going to war.  Bill O’Reilly spoke about how we need to go into Syria because the USA is noble and is the only country that can right the wrongs in the world.  Jimmy Dore responds.  The question of whether or not Rep Boehner will step down from his speakership.  Cenk predicts that his stepping down will cause him to make deals with Obama in order to prop up his “legacy.”

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Ariel Castro, the Ohio kidnapper has committed suicide in his jail cell.  TYT Supreme Court decides whether this suicide was allowed to happen. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/ohio-kidnapper-ariel-castro-commits-suicide.php  Vladimir Putin is pushing back against the perception that Russia is a homophobic country.  He told a state run TV station that he is fine with gays, and that in fact, he gives them prizes. http://www.salon.com/2013/09/04/putin_i_do_not_discriminate_against_gay_people_i_give_them_prizes/  Kanye West is catching heat from a Human Rights organization for performing in Kazakhstan. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/04/kanye-human-rights-foundation_n_3865817.html A workplace dispute where a Black employee was reprimanded for using the N-Word on another at work.  The target of the tirade was rewarded a lot of money in damages.  The man that berated her said it should be ok since it sometimes has different meanings for Black people. http://news.yahoo.com/ny-case-puts-n-word-among-blacks-trial-071543769.html  A drunk girl got onto a football field and went crazy.  Her arrest has blown up in popularity on the internet, causing Iadarola to hate the way our society props useless people up. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/03/samantha-lynn-goudie-drunk-girl-341-tweets-yolo_n_3859634.html  Jimmy gives her a lot of credit for blowing a .341 and still standing.  

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Bonus Episode, September 4, 2013

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More about Sam .341 and how John has continued to convince the panel that her story isn’t worth talking about.  An 80 year old Canadian woman was walking at 3:30am when she was confronted by police, eventually tasered, causing her to fall and seriously injure herself.  

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