The Young Turks, February 19, 2014

The Young Turks: February 19, 2014

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Cenk hosting.  The Net Neutrality debate is back after bad news from several months ago after Tom Wheeler of the FCC stood up for a free and open internet.  A push to restore voting rights for ex-felons that served their prison time has come forward due to the urging of Eric Holder and Rand Paul.  Video of Eric Holder making his case, connecting it to the disenfranchisement of minorities.  The Kansas bill that looked to openly allow businesses to discriminate against gay citizens is now dead.  Republicans that originally voted for it now completely regretting it.  Latest from the conflict in Kiev, Ukraine where some graphic footage of some people being shot has surfaced.  It also seems that a truce has been reached. Louie Gohmert has started a PAC to fight back against the “War on Conservatives.”  In a new poll about the war in Afghanistan, 49% of Americans believe it was a mistake to ever even go in.  Kinky Friedman, a singer/songwriter is running as a Democrat for Agriculture Commissioner in Texas so that he can legalize marijuana.  An 84 year old nun along with 2 elderly male accomplices have been sentenced for 3 years and 5 years for breaking into a huge uranium plant to make the political statement that we shouldn’t produce nuclear weapons.  A chef at a fancy grocery store/deli in North Carolina was fired after having a testy conversation with the governor inside the store.  In response, the chef was later fired.  Gov McCrory’s security team sought out the management and told on him, but denied that they asked for him to be fired.  They also found and sifted through his Facebook page and found a random interaction to claim that the chef threatened bodily harm.  After this made news, the Democrat mayor of Charlotte reached out to the fired cook and said he would pass along his resume to some connections to see if he can get him another job. Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum

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 Ana joins Cenk for SCS.  Members of Pussy Riot were beaten up by Russian authorities while trying to film a music video near the Olympic festivities in Sochi.  A viral drinking game has taken the lives of several people.  TYT Supreme Court rules that Facebook shouldn’t have to limit these videos.  A Democratic lawmaker in Kansas proposed a law that would allow caretakers, parents, and teachers to spank kids hard enough to leave marks and bruises. Police shot and killed a teenage boy that was holding a Wii controller.  They instantly claimed that he was holding a weapon before eyewitnesses disputed the story over and over.  The Sons of Confederate Veterans has created a Confederate flag license plate to commemorate their racist and treasonous past.  Backlash has commenced.  Denmark has denied Kosher or Hallal laws to be recognized when slaughtering animals.  These beliefs don’t allow animals to be stunned before killing them, causing more pain to the animals. In a study that ranked the 11 most sexually satisfied countries, and America didn’t make the list, with Switzerland ranking #1.  The teen birth rate in America is 10x higher than in Switzerland as they openly have sex ed.  Our STD rate is also 6x higher than theirs.  Spain and Italy came in #2 and #3.    Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum

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Bonus Episode, February 19, 2014

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Cenk talks about how he would approach Tinder if he were single and looking for ladies at 43 and without a 6-pack.  Ana talks about how she is now off of Tinder.  Talk about the science of approaching for a first kiss after a date. Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum

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