The Young Turks, December 24, 2014

The Young Turks: December 24, 2014

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Cenk hosting. Awards are handed out for the 2nd Annual Turks and Jerks of the Year for 2014 with runners up and honorable mentions. Jerks include Mark Pryor,Alison  Lundergan Grimes, with the winner for Jerk of the Year:St. Louis Prosecutor Robert P. McCulloch. Turks include Sen. Elizabeth Warren,The Innocence Project, Afsha Ahmed, with the winner for Turk of the Year:Dr. Kent Brantley. A year end wrap for America’s Craziest Politicians with quotes from Michael Grimm, Michael Burgess, TX State Rep.Joe Barton, CO State Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt, TN State Rep Kelly Keisling, US Rep.(N.C) Mark Walker US Rep.(Iowa) Steve King ,Maine Governor Paul LePage and US Rep (GA) Jody Hice. Protesters for Eric Garner are saying no to NY Mayor DiBlasio request to stop protesting, in order to give respect, over the shooting of two NY cops. A police officer in Houston Texas has been cleared in the shooting of Jordan Baker. Another police shooting of a black teenager near Ferguson Missouri, Antonio Martin was shot late Tuesday night at a Mobil Gas Station in Berkeley Missouri, with police claiming that Antonio was pulling a gun. A big Christmas present for Wall Street with up to a 2 year delay of the Volcker Rule, which is a major component of Dodd/Frank. Amazing Fact Of the Day: American Taxpayers have spent up to 1.6 trillion dollars in the wars since 9/11, that’s 337 million dollars a day/14 million dollars per hour /$250,000 dollars a minute.

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Ana & Cenk hosting. Harsh working conditions in the town of Yiwu China are reported, with Yiwu producing 60 percent of the worlds Christmas goods. The LAPD is launching an investigation with a video that has surfaced of police officers singing a song over the death of Michael Brown to the tune of “Big Bad LeRoy Brown” by Jim Croce. Sony Entertainment will be releasing The Interview on Youtube. The Today Show cancelled an interview with Amy Adams for not answering questions about the Sony hack. Jayar drops in on his day off. A BBC reporter gets high during the report while 8 tons of hashish and opium are burning in the background. A study on appreciation of habits in relationships displays on what could make or break relationships. An Italian circus is being investigated in the treatment of animals, for painting Chow Chow dogs as pandas for entertainment value.  

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