Bonus Episode, August 2, 2013

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The Young Turks, August 2, 2013

The Young Turks: August 02, 2013

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Update on the pressure cooker story.  Obama's first choice for Fed Chairman was Tim Geithner. Lindsey Graham told CNN that Snowden has Americans’ blood on his hands for leaking information even though he refused to give evidence. Harry Reid told conversing Senators to sit down and shut up so that they could continue the business of the Senate.  Charlie Rangel pointed out that the Tea Party are the same White Crackers that fought against Civil Rights.  Discussion of whether or not he went too far.  The crazy PA police chief that made YouTube videos of him shooting machine guns has been suspended for a mere 30 days. San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has been accused by an 8th and 9th sexual harassment victim.  He wants the city to pay for his legal fees because he claims he was never given sexual harassment training.  Story of Colin Powell’s personal email friendship with a Romanian politician that he’s known for over a decade.  The relationship was publicized by a hacking group, prompting Powell to address the relationship as nothing more than personal emails, no affairs. Cenk, John, Jimmy Dore, and Steve Oh hosting.

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Innocent man convicted of rape 30 years ago exonerated after a 70-year old clerk helped him gain his freedom by helping him file the correct forms.  She was fired just months before her retirement over this action.  Uruguay is legalizing marijuana. An Islamic pundit in Turkey has spoken out against pregnant women being out on the street in their 3rd trimester because its disgusting, immoral, and not aesthetically pleasing.  Czech Republic will allow people to wear a pasta strainer for the religion of Pastafarian. Ultra Orthodox Jews in Israel blocked buses and smashed out all of the windows due to an incident where they wanted a woman to move to the back of the bus.  She refused, so they lost their minds.  Discussion of fundamentalism. Ana, Cenk, Jimmy Dore and Steve Oh.  

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