The Young Turks, August 13, 2012

The Young Turks: August 13, 2012

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Hour 2 Segment 1 Cenk says that you should give the fuck you to all the surveillance cameras. Shooting in College Station, TX near Texas A&M. Too many guns. Shootings are too common. Americans are too unhappy. And Cenk says there will be another economic crash. Ana asks what the trigger will be, and Cenk explains that he doesn’t know the trigger but the “gun” will be derivatives. Writer of Game of Thrones George Martin has a blog and he’s upset that Republicans are trying to stop Americans from committing voter fraud. A US General (woman) admitted to be gay. Video of Cenk calling the general Tah-Tah instead of Tay-Ta. Mary Gonzales is a Texas state representative who identifies herself as a pansexual or whatever, who dates everybody. Democratic opponent (Paul Penzone) is kicking Sheriff Joe Arapaio’s ass, accusing Arapaio of neglecting to pursue cases of child molestation because the kids are latino. Segment 2 The U.S. finished the Olympics with the most medals over China. The surprising part is that Kazakhstan finished #18. The 10m platform diving competition and the Brit heart throb. Cenk declares that Olympics is for chicks. He compares it to the NFL, calling it a real sport. Vaginal tightening gel being marketed to Indian women. A man was arrested for grabbing a woman’s butt at Wal-Mart. When caught, he admitted that the booty was too irresistible to not grab.

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Hour 1 Segment 1 Cenk hosting. Breaking down VP nominee Paul Ryan and his suckling on the federal government he vows to despise. He has never had a job outside of government. Segment 2 Ryan budget plan would drastically cut non-discretionary and non-defense spending. Cenk presents a list of programs that would be cut, but there doesn’t seem to be any reference for these conclusions. Series of graphics highlighting the impact of Ryan’s plan, and how the poor bear the largest burden of the government program cutting. When Gingrich proposed zero percent capital gains tax, even Mitt Romney didn’t agree. Ryan’s plan also has zero percent capital gains tax. Quotations from Romney people who support Ryan’s budget. Video of an interview with Romney and Ryan by Bob Scheiffer. Cenk breaks it down. Lie about how the disfunction in Congress is Obama’s fault. Lie about crony capitalism, when Ryan is the biggest recipient of corporate donations and votes in their favor. Romney’s answer about tax rates. Romney accuses Obama of “robbing” medicare to pay for Obamacare, but his numbers are false and his characterization of what the ACA does is incorrect. VIDEO of Reince Preibus making the same point of Obama taking (stealing) $700 bllion out of medicare. Segment 3 Supporters of Ryan include William Kristol, Koch brothers and Rupert Murdoch. Paul Ryan was inspired by Ayn Rand. She demonstrated no empathy for the down trodden and admired a serial killer William Hickman. VIDEO of Paul Ryan saying that Ayn Rand built a moral case for capitalism. VIDEO of Ayn Rand explaining her philosophy. VIDEO of Paul Ryan and many other Republicans who admire Ayn Rand. Erskine Bowles was Obama’s choice for the deficit reduction committee, and a possibility for the next Treasury Secretary, and he supports the Ryan budget. Obama also wants to cut medicaid and medicare, and cut corporate tax rate. TrapWire is a program that allows the government to spy on all of us in the name of preventing terrorism. Abraxas, Stratfor etc. Former NSA tech director says the Feds have a file on every American. There is surveillance all across the country.

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Bonus Episode, August 13, 2012

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THE RETURN OF VERN

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