The Young Turks, February 22, 2016

The Young Turks: February 22, 2016

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Ben and Elliot hosting. Jeb Bush suspended his presidential campaign in South Carolina on Saturday night . Video of Jeb Bush announcing he is dropping out. Video of Jeb Bush moments. Donald Trump cited the story of Gen. John Pershing, who dipped bullets in pigs’ blood to execute Muslim prisoners, while speaking at a rally in South Carolina. Video of Trump telling the story. There is no proof that demonstrates that this story is actually true. The Cruz campaign circulated a video on Sunday that allegedly showed Rubio walking by a Cruz staffer in a hotel lobby who was holding a Bible and saying, “got a good book there, not many answers in it,” but what Rubio actually said was, “all the answers in it.”  Video of Cruz campaign ‘s false exchange of Rubio and staffer over the Bible. Video of accurate exchange between Cruz staffer and Rubio. Cruz apologized to Rubio and fired the spokeswoman over the inaccurate video. Ted Cruz’s father, Rafael Cruz, said that he and his family spent "six months in prayer" to learn of God's plan for his son. Video of Kasich talking about women who came out of the kitchen. John Kasich is being criticized for his word choice after telling a crowd that “women left their kitchens” for him to get elected in the Senate. Video of Kasich talking about women coming out of the kitchen to help him, with more context. Kasich signed a bill to defund Planned Parenthood on Sunday.

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Ben, Cenk, and Hannah hosting. Ted Cruz fired his communications director after the campaign inaccurately suggested Rubio had disparaged the Bible. Jason Brian Dalton drove around Kalamazoo, Michigan on Saturday night and opened fire on unsuspecting victims. In between shootings, he picked up and dropped off passengers for Uber. He was charged with 6 counts of murder, 2 counts of assault with intent to murder and 8 firearms violations. A judge ruled on Friday that Kesha could not be released from a contract with Dr. Luke until she released 6 more albums with him, despite her claims that he sexually assaulted her. Several celebrities and have come out to support her with the #FreeKesha movement. A Yelp customer service employee wrote an open letter to the CEO of Yelp about not being able to afford food because she isn’t being paid a living wage in San Francisco. She was fired shortly after posting the letter. A lesbian couple was offended by a chef at  Asahi Japanese Steakhouse during their Valentine’s dinner date. The chef told them, “I know it’s legal, but it’s a waste not to have a man.” He later told them, “If you guys are having trouble in the bedroom, you can always bring me to heat things up." A man in Palm Beach took a struggling shark out of the water to take a selfie with it. Video of man grabbing the shark.

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Bonus Episode, February 22, 2016

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Hannah talks about using VHS and DVDs when she was a kid. Ben asks Cenk to name any of the Bachelors. They ask each other to list off things the other wouldn’t know about to prove how young/old they are.

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