The Young Turks, October 6, 2015

The Young Turks: October 06, 2015

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Cenk and Iadarola hosting. Fallout from Kevin McCarthy’s admission that the Benghazi panel was created to take down Hillary Clinton continues. Video of Hillary’s new ad using his words to spread the word. Cenk talks about how the media went along with the obvious use of the panel to hurt Hillary, but is now surprised. Video of Fox News panel that made the story about Hillary Clinton and her emails. Video of Clinton laying into the creation of the Benghazi panel at a town hall event. Cenk enjoyed Hillary finally getting upset. As Columbus day approaches, discussion about the horrific things that Christopher Columbus did, and why he should not be celebrated in America. Hillary Clinton went after Bernie Sanders’ free college proposal without mentioning his name. Video of Clinton outlining that she’s not in favor of making college free for everyone, like Donald Trump’s kids, but to make it free for people that need it. Video of Ben Carson’s appearance on Fox News where he pandered to the gun nuts crowd regarding the Oregon shooting. Eric Bolling argued with Geraldo about universal background checks. Video of Bolling claiming that he’s against it because poor urban people aren’t able to afford the background checks vs putting food on the table. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Columbus Day? True Legacy: Cruelty and Slavery http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-kasum/columbus-day-a-bad-idea_b_742708.html Fox’s Bolling, Geraldo Fight Over Gun Background Checks: It Hurts Poor People! http://www.mediaite.com/tv/foxs-bolling-geraldo-fight-over-gun-background-checks-it-hurts-poor-people/ Hillary Clinton dismisses Bernie Sanders ‘no tuition’ plan: I don’t want to make college free for Trump’s kids http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/hillary-clinton-dismisses-bernie-sanders-no-tuition-plan-i-dont-want-to-make-college-free-for-trumps-kids/ Ben Carson admits GOP gun policy defeat: Obama should skip meeting families of Oregon shooting victims, wait for “the next one” http://www.salon.com/2015/10/06/ben_carson_admits_gop_gun_policy_defeat_obama_should_skip_meeting_families_of_oregon_shooting_victims_wait_for_the_next_one/

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Ana joins Cenk for SCS. California approved legislation that would legalize doctor assisted suicide. A Facebook user posted a selfie at work that included a co-worker’s Black kid in the background, where he and his friends mocked the kid. When the post caught the attention of everyone on the internet, his employer caught wind of it and fired him, along with anyone else that mocked the boy. Cenk is blown away by the amount of racism that still exists. The Harvard Debate team faced off with prison inmates, and lost. The prison conducts these things to see if they’re properly giving inmates an opportunity to make it in the world after being released. Cenk talks about how we spend over $200 billion/year imprisoning people. 100s of angry Air France employees stormed into an executive meeting discussing layoffs, and ripped the shirts off of the higher ups. MMA fighter Ronda Rousey has pissed off some when she appeared on the cover of Men’s Health. Protesters took to a Renoir exhibit and went HAM. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Racist Facebook users relentlessly mocked a 3-year-old black child — then the internet struck back http://www.salon.com/2015/10/05/racist_facebook_users_relentlessly_mocked_a_3_year_old_black_child_then_the_internet_struck_back/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow Air France workers rip shirts from executives after airline cuts 2,900 jobs http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/05/air-france-workers-storm-meeting-protest-executives-job-losses-paris Harvard Debate Team Loses to Prison Debate Team http://www.alternet.org/culture/harvard-debate-team-loses-prison-debate-team LOOK: Ronda Rousey the first woman to grace cover of 'Men's Fitness' http://www.cbssports.com/general/eye-on-sports/25326100/look-ronda-rousey-the-first-woman-to-grace-cover-of-mens-fitness

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Bonus Episode, October 6, 2015

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Cenk and Ana. He talks about how he recently found out that one of his old family members was a slave.

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