The Young Turks, January 9, 2015

The Young Turks: January 09, 2015

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Ben, John, Rubin, and Jimmy hosting. The suspects behind the Charlie Hebdo shooting as well as the hostage situation in another part of Paris are all dead after a raid by police. Of the terrorist attacks in Europe, only 2% are religiously motivated, while the rest are carried out by separatists. The Iranian President Rouhani spoke out vehemently against the attacks in Paris. Ben points out that this shows some progress with Iran through negotiation. The Hezbollah leader also condemned the violent action in Paris. After one day of nearly total solidarity with the cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo, many are backing off of doing so 2 days later. Ben and David disagree on the usefulness of the Charlie Hebdo cartoons, as Ben wouldn’t want to work for a publication that created that. Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram struck a small town in the country, virtually burning it down. Reports claim up to 2000 people were murdered. President Obama announced a plan to make community college free in America. Video of his announcement. Talk about everyone’s grad schools. The House approved a bill to build the Keystone XL pipeline, while Obama continues to promise a veto. Jimmy doesn’t believe that Obama will follow through and veto. Ben announces that the iPhone was released today, in 2007 and that 200 million have been sold.  

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At a standup comedy show in London, Ontario, Bill Cosby told a female audience member that it may be dangerous to drink around him. When one man heckled him, he hushed him like a dad. Transgender citizens in Russia will no longer be allowed to drive. A new procedure vacuums women’s butts to enhance them. Video of the procedure. Ben thought the trend was for flat asses, showing his age. An indoor shooting complex in Alabama promotes its family environment by posting pictures of kids with guns. Jimmy talks about despite having a gun pulled on him and being robbed, he doesn’t have the need to have a gun. Ben challenges anyone to come up with an “enthusiast” that doesn’t sound like an ass. When a woman plunged her toilet, she came up with a big snake. Bill Donohue and Megyn Kelly sparred over the reasons behind the anger the Paris terrorists harbored. Video of Kelly schooling Donohue on his example of Larry Flynt being like Charlie Hebdo in their pornographic publications.  

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Bonus Episode, January 9, 2015

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