Bonus Episode, November 12, 2012

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Steve and Ana discuss Denmark's failed "fat tax" policy.

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The Young Turks, November 12, 2012

The Young Turks: November 12, 2012

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Hour 2 Segment 1 Ana joins Cenk for SCS. The first openly bi-sexual Congresswoman has been elected. Racist political tweets from high school students about Obama being re elected. A woman wrote some racist things on her Facebook page and had them posted for the world to see by her boyfriend. She got fired from Coldstone. A White Supremacist rally was overtaken by a large group involved in a Clown Counterprotest. Segment 2 The voice of Elmo has taken a leave of absence from Sesame Street b/c of a man that accuses him of having an inappropriate relationship with him when he was a teenager. He denies the allegations. Ana had a pedicure done by a man and is sure he had a foot fetish. Denmark has decided to repeal a fat tax they implemented a couple of years ago. They found that people would cross the border to Germany for their unhealthy food. Ana is repealing her opinion that we should have a fat tax. A British company plans to eliminate the diamondback moth, pushing them to extinction since they destroy crops. An 8 decade long study looked to find what contributes to a long life. Orgasms topped the list, so sex robots are deemed to be very useful in the future. Steve Oh gives the history of vibrators.

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Hour 1 Segment 1 Cenk hosting today. Latest on the General Petraeus resignation and drama involved. Videos of Rep Peter King bringing to light the real danger behind the FBI’s actions surrounding Petraeus. Video of his mistress talking about classified information regarding potential reasons for the attack in Libya. Cenk thinks this is more egregious than what they’ve accused Bradley Manning of. Allen West has lost his reelection bid in Florida, but he won’t accept it. He’s accusing the voting process of screwing him over and might even sue. Segment 2 Cenk dismantles the fear over the fiscal cliff talk that is dominating the news. Video of Bill Kristol claiming that raising taxes on the rich won’t be the worst thing in the world. Cenk cautions against buying into the b/s Kristol was throwing around. Even Obama is talking about raising revenue, while lowering taxes on the rich. He’d go with the Republican talking point of bringing in money by closing loopholes & moving money around. Segment 3 Video of Rowdy Roddy Piper beating Jimmy Superfly Snuka up with a coconut and a banana. Today, Piper tweeted about how Linda McMahon wasted nearly $100 million of her own money on failed campaigns. Video of Grover Norquist denying the fact that Obama won on the basis of increasing taxes on the rich that aren’t paying their share. Doorman in NYC talked about how cheap David Koch is.

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The Jimmy Dore Show, November 12, 2012

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