The Young Turks, December 9, 2014

The Young Turks: December 09, 2014

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Special clips with Cenk from D.C. Ben, David Rubin, and Jimmy Dore hosting. The Sen Cmte reports on our torture tactics under the Bush Admin have been presented. Rubin listed just 16 of the horrible tactics we utilized. Conservatives are up in arms about the details being released by vengeful Democrats. Video of Megyn Kelly battling Judge Napolitano about the usefulness of releasing the info when many in the government claim that it will put American lives at risk. Talk about what kinds of specific risks Megyn Kelly is referring to. Video mashup of Megyn Kelly ranting for the rest of the segment about how dangerous this move is. Video of Nicole Wallace grilling Sen Angus King on the dangers of releasing this report. Before the release of the report, former President GW Bush stood by the character of the interrogators, no matter what would come out the next day. Back in ‘06 when Bush was briefed about some of the gruesome tactics, he grimaced at the details. Comparison of MSNBC, CNN, The Guardian, Reuters, and Fox News headlines about the torture report being released. Every one was direct and straightforward about what the report detailed, except for Fox News. FNC accused Dems of releasing something that the GOP questions. Obama’s approval ratings on race relations have dropped to 50% disapproval and 40% approval. Ben thinks Obama gets unfairly treated on issues like this, since he has been extremely great. Jimmy tells the story of being pulled over by police and getting grilled. Video of Tavis Smiley criticizing Obama’s approach to lecturing Black people on this issue of race relations. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Senate report: CIA misled public on torture http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/09/politics/cia-torture-report/ ‘Worth Risking the Lives of Americans?’ Kelly, Napolitano Clash over Torture Report http://www.mediaite.com/tv/worth-risking-the-lives-of-americans-kelly-napolitano-clash-over-torture-report/ Bush and C.I.A. Ex-Officials Rebut Torture Report http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/us/politics/bush-and-cia-ex-officials-rebut-torture-report.html Panel Faults C.I.A. Over Brutality and Deceit in Terrorism Interrogations http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/10/world/senate-intelligence-committee-cia-torture-report.html Fmr. Bush Official Asks Senator if He’s Endangering Lives by Discussing Torture Report on Morning Joe http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fmr-bush-official-asks-senator-if-hes-endangering-lives-by-discussing-torture-report-on-morning-joe/

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Ana replaces Rubin for SCS. A former St. Louis cop spoke out about how horrible the police force was once he joined. Jimmy talks about how he has known a lot of cops growing up. Ana reads some of his accounts of police’s racial bias and brutality. An Illinois bill would make it illegal for citizens to record police officer activity via vague wording in the legislation. Michigan has passed a pro-discrimination law that allows companies to deny service to gay customers over religious beliefs. A study out of France showed that women wearing high heels get more out of men. Ana explains the history of high heels. The daughter of the owner of Korean Air lost her temper while on a flight after a flight attendant handed her nuts to her in the bag rather than on a plate. A new Pew Study showed that more than 75% of Americans feel that they are more informed due to the advent of the internet. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY REVIVES RECORDING BAN http://ipweb-lb-1885590254.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/illinois-general-assembly-revives-recording-ban.html Korean Air and flight delays. Nuts! http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2014/12/korean-air-and-flight-delays Being a cop showed me just how racist and violent the police are. There’s only one fix. http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/12/06/i-was-a-st-louis-cop-my-peers-were-racist-and-violent-and-theres-only-one-fix/?wpmm=AG0003409 ‘Religious freedom’ measure moves forward in Michigan http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/religious-freedom-measure-moves-forward-michigan

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Bonus Episode, December 9, 2014

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Ben, Jimmy, and Steve make fun of Cenk’s irregular face and how it relates to pleasing a woman in bed. Talk about people’s sexual fetishes; from furries to feet. Talk about Chris Rock’s interview about how no matter how old and married men are, they can’t shake the desire to want more women. Steve talks about how he satisfies his desire to still try to have sex with tons of women even though he’s married. The panel discusses whether or not Bill Cosby will ever have a career again.

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