The Young Turks, January 20, 2015

The Young Turks: January 20, 2015

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Ana replaces John for SCS. Former Housewife Bethenny Frankel is launching a Skinny Girl Marijuana strain. Mark Wahlberg is trying to get his past hate crimes expunged from his record. He even did some prison time for assaulting two Vietnamese men. His requests have sparked huge debates about whether or not he should be excused. A 17 year old kid posed as a doctor at a Florida hospital for months before being discovered. Other doctors and hospital personnel noticed he was young, but didn’t say anything. A 5 year old kid was given a bill from his friend’s mother after he RSVPed to their birthday party, but couldn’t come due to being double booked. Ana talks about party etiquette. David Cameron is catching heat for trying to force social media and app companies to allow a backdoor access point for the government to spy on users. President Obama has come out in favor of this move, to monitor bad guys that use the services for wrongdoing. Show notes by Jayar Jackson Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD 5-Year-Old Receives Invoice After Missing Friend's Party https://gma.yahoo.com/5-old-receives-invoice-missing-friends-party-213745041--abc-news-parenting.html 'Mark Wahlberg should not get racism pardon' claims victim Kristyn Atwood http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mark-wahlberg-should-not-get-racism-pardon-claims-victim-kristyn-atwood-1484335 Florida teenager posed as doctor at hospital for a month: cops http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/florida-teen-posed-doctor-hospital-month-cops-article-1.2083819 Obama Wants Tech Companies to Install Backdoors for Government Spying http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/01/19/obama_wants_backdoors_in_encrypted_messaging_to_allow_government_spying.html

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Ben, John, and Desi Doyen host TYT. Michael Moore has caused an uproar after tweeting and Facebooking about snipers, insinuating that they are cowards. Ben talks about the negative response he got after reviewing the movie American Sniper. Seth Rogen tweeted about how the movie resembles the film inside the film Inglorious Basterds. He was also condemned for comparing the sniper movie to one about a Nazi sniper. Talk about the things Chris Kyle openly said that illustrated negative parts of his character. After Fox News was flooded with ridicule for their “No Go Zones” talking points, they were forced to finally apologize for the false narrative. Video of Julie Banderas issuing one of the four apologies over the weekend. Ben thinks that the apology was well done. Despite the apology, the city of Paris is planning to sue Fox News Channel. Video of Bobby Jindal continuing to push the false narrative, but getting challenged by the CNN reporter in England. John notes the several sitting members of Congress that voted against recognizing Martin Luther King holiday. Pope Francis spoke with journalists about Catholics and reproduction, warning people to be responsible and not have sex like rabbits, having tons of kids that they cannot handle. He got close to condoning contraception, but stopped just short. Ben disagrees that he isn’t pushing contraception, but saying they should use protection. The SCOTUS ruled that imprisoned Muslims should not be forced to cut their beard, as their beliefs tell them not to cut it. There is a limit on the length of the beard, though. A coup attempt was launched against the president of Yemen by Houthi rebels. Show notes by Jayar Jackson Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Fox News Apologizes for False Claims of Muslim-Only Areas in England and France http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/19/world/europe/fox-news-apologizes-for-false-claims-of-muslim-only-areas-in-england-and-france.html?_r=0 Michael Moore Offers Opinion On 'American Sniper' Following Sniper Tweets http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/19/michael-moore-american-sniper_n_6500658.html SCOTUS Rules That Muslims Can Grow Beards in Prison http://www.mediaite.com/online/scotus-rules-that-muslims-can-grow-beards-in-prison/ Pope says 3 children per family is about right. Catholics don’t need to breed ‘like rabbits.’ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/20/pope-says-3-children-per-family-is-about-right-catholics-dont-need-to-breed-like-rabbits/ Clashes hit Yemen capital again as Houthis pursue political gains http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/20/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN0KT1JK20150120

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Bonus Episode, January 20, 2015

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Ben, Ana, and John on the post game. Ana decides to share her feelings towards Ben since she didn’t really like him at first. She’s revealing that she didn’t like him. Ben talks about why he does the laid back style so aggressively. John talks about the challenge in keeping the structure of the show, but working with a panel that wants to have a free flowing conversation. Ben wondered if John didn’t like him either, since he regularly gives him trouble.

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