The Young Turks, January 17, 2013

The Young Turks: January 17, 2013

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Thursday, January 17, 2013 Hour 1 Segment 1 Cenk hosting today.  Latest surrounding the fight over gun control and Obama’s 28 executive orders to get the ball rolling.  Many of his orders are completely benign and reasonable.  Videos of Hannity espousing falsehoods about how power hungry Obama is.  Video of Rand Paul’s concerns about Obama being king the way FDR must’ve wanted to.  The labelling of Obama as a king is the latest Conservative talking point.  Several politicians and state legislators are speaking out adamantly against enforcing the federal laws that may be put in place to limit gun deaths.  Videos of Texas lawmaker Steve Toth vowing to push back against the federal government.  Rick Perry said that its disgusting for Dems to use the massacre of kids to pass a political agenda. Segment 2 The government is going after Bradley Manning for a life sentence for releasing information “to the enemy,” which in this case is the American public.  Bob Woodward actually released more classified information than Manning ever did, but has never been accused or pursued.  A community college in NC looks to have Islamic materials so that it can be taught, which appalled Walter Jones, a NC Congressman.  Outrage over the suicide of Aaron Swartz is building due to the needless pursuit of the government to prosecute him. Segment 3 The Climate Cliff that we’re dealing with.  Beijing’s smog numbers are at 700, when 300 is considered horrific.  An assessment committee determined that dramatic climate changes have taken effect.  Videos of David Keene, president of the NRA, claiming that terrorists don't buy guns.

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Segment 2 The man behind the film Two Girls, One Cup, has been sentenced to 4 years for violating obscenity laws.  A software company outsourced his developer job to a Chinese worker for a fraction of his salary.  The worker did so well, that the U.S. employee simply surfed the internet all day while he was given the best reviews for his work, done by the Chinese worker.  1 in 5 women in S Korea undergo plastic surgery, and a Tumblr account is dedicated to the results. Segment 3 A Fujitisu phone, popular with cheating men in Japan, hides certain contacts’ phone numbers and correspondence.  The medical procedure of transplanting fecal matter from one person to a sick one cured 3 times as many, compared to people that took antibiotics alone.  WalMart is trying to clean up their image, so they plan to spend $50 billion over 10 years on products made here in the U.S.  The part that isn’t being conveyed is that they make about $400 billion/year.

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Bonus Episode, January 17, 2013

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Ana and John discuss Ana hosting TYT on Current for the first time by herself.

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