The Young Turks, February 26, 2014

The Young Turks: February 26, 2014

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Cenk hosting.  The heat surrounding the anti-gay bill in Arizona continues to pick up steam, even on Fox News where Megyn Kelly and Brit Hume were appalled to understand that this could even allow medical pros to deny assistance to gay citizens.  If they had been watching the Young Turks, they would’ve realized that similar legislation has been getting advanced in several other states.  The AZ State Senator that changed his mind on the legislation he originally voted for spoke to Fox about how discriminating against gays wasn’t his intention, but couldn’t tell what entity he was going after instead.  Rush Limbaugh lamented that the Homosexual Lobby is bullying Jan Brewer to veto this bill.  Rep Louie Gohmert spoke out in favor of the bill, crying about how its limiting religious rights of faithful Americans.  Gohmert also outlined the anger from Black pastors that obtained rights during the Civil Rights Era, that want to hate on another minority group.  Video of Glenn Beck defending the idea of allowing people to have the freedom to discriminate, even if he doesn’t like it.  Tucker Carlson called the opposition to the law Fascism.  A court in Texas has shot down a proposed ban on same sex marriage in the state. 70% of millennials think that religious groups are alienating young people from joining their cause or believing in their faith based on the way they talk about and treat the LGBT community.  1 in 3 millennials say that they don’t have a religious affiliation.  Very large protests are happening in Venezuela between the right wing citizens and the violent left wing government run by Madura.  Biker gangs that are pro-government are attacking the protesters.  Vladimir Putin has ordered massive exercises for the Russian military and put them on high alert after the Ukrainian leader was ousted.  This move is seen as a threat to the ousting group in Ukraine. Orrin Hatch tweeted disapprovingly in Obama’s desire to cut Medicare, but 24 hours later, he complained via twitter about how he’s disappointed that Obama isn’t getting serious about cutting entitlements like Medicare.  A bill in Kansas is proposing that every child that enrolls in public school provide extra documentation that was never required before, in hopes of scaring them and their potentially undocumented immigrant parents into avoiding sending their kids to school and use American resources.  Republican Chris Mapp, a candidate for governor in Texas, said that ranchers should be able to shoot “wetbacks” on sight if they’re roaming their property.  When challenged on this hateful language, Mapp doubled down and said calling them wetbacks is as normal as breathing air in South Texas. Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum

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Ana joins Cenk for SCS.  A man was harassed and arrested by New York police after they stopped and asked for his proof of subway fare.  After he obliged and showed his pass and identification, they continued to proceed with roughing him up and arresting him.  Hipsters in Brooklyn are paying thousands of dollars for hair replacement surgery to give them a thicker, fuller beard.  PornMD is a new site that reveals the latest porn search topics from consumers in real time.  Cenk and Ana read what's currently scrolling. The Gates Foundation is willing to fund “the next great condom” and one prototype is the e-condom, which comes with electrodes that would wrap around the penis for new kinds of stimulation.  Some police officials in a small town in California have been arrested for towing specific cars from poorer, Latino citizens that were sent through an organized scam that resold them to friends of the criminal officers. A Florida woman has been arrested after calling 911 multiple times to coax the responding officers into having sex with her.  A judge in Pennsylvania was arrested for his Cash for Kids scheme, where he funneled kids into the criminal system for millions of dollars from the private prison system.  Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum

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Bonus Episode, February 26, 2014

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Cenk talks about the issue he has with dog owners, not necessarily dogs.  He has a problem with the owners that think their dog is everyone else’s responsibility.  It turned into a venting session about his nephew Hasan’s new puppy. Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum

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