Bonus Episode, January 27, 2015

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Cenk tells a story of meeting a teacher who gives high praise for TYT. Cenk, Ben and Ana talk about their memories and the life of Michael Hastings. More discussion of Joe Scarborough’s praise for the Koch brothers. Show notes by Bart Kyle.

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The Young Turks, January 27, 2015

The Young Turks: January 27, 2015

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Cenk and Ben hosting. A little taste of Old School podcast. The Koch Brothers plan on spending $889 million on the 2016 elections. The figure will be raised from a few hundred donors, illustrating that our country will officially be run by a few hundred people. Ted Cruz came out in front of all other defenders and declared criticism of the Kochs is offensive and grotesque. Videos of the Morning Joe crew drooling over the Koch Brothers, with Scarborough himself defending their character and painting them as anti-establishment. Ben thinks he should be fired today. Indiana Governor Mike Pence has decided to start a state-run news agency with pre-written stories ready for other publications to print. Cenk and Ben talk about how this is meant to seep into normalcy and news agencies will take their biased stories as real. After the forecast of a record blizzard didn’t happen in NYC area, Rush Limbaugh has taken it to mean the Left cooked up the story to scare and control society. Videos of Mayor De Blasio warning the public about the upcoming storm. Limbaugh claimed that since Katrina devastation, the Left claimed there would be more, but there hasn’t been any in 3000 days, forgetting about Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Limbaugh also forgot that Republican Chris Christie declared a state of emergency in NJ. Ben talks about Don Lemon reporting ridiculously from the Blizzard Mobile. Kansas governor Sam Brownback is distancing himself from his tax cut plan for the rich, leading the state to serious deficits. In order to fix the problem, he’s proposing to cut education funding in the state by $127 million, and $300 million from transportation. His tax increases will go to alcohol and tobacco, again affecting lower to middle class citizens disproportionately. Even Grover Norquist spoke out against this tactic, illustrating how much more the lower class citizens would pay. Show notes by Jayar Jackson Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Koch Brothers’ Budget of $889 Million for 2016 Is on Par With Both Parties’ Spending http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/kochs-plan-to-spend-900-million-on-2016-campaign.html?_r=0 The Kochs put a price on 2016: $889 million http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/koch-2016-spending-goal-114604.html CNN, Don Lemon mocked for Blizzardmobile snowstorm coverage http://www.aol.com/article/2015/01/27/cnn-don-lemon-mocked-for-blizzardmobile-snowstorm-coverage/21135487/ Rush Limbaugh goes weather truther: ‘The left has corrupted everything’ http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/rush-limbaugh-goes-weather-truther-the-left-has-corrupted-everything/ Gov. Mike Pence's state-run news outlet will compete with media http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/01/26/pence-starts-state-run-news-outlet-to-compete-with-media/22370005/

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Ana joins Cenk and Ben for SCS. The military’s man that oversaw the prosecutions of sexual assault cases in the service has been convicted of multiple instances of assault. There was a record number of exonerations in 2014, with Texas leading the way. A gay lawmaker in Alabama has threatened to out her fellow lawmakers that are cheating on spouses, while limiting the rights of gay citizens due to moral beliefs. Ben doesn’t agree with the tactic. Mississippi has abstinence only sex ed, but the majority of the kids have sex, and the state leads in unplanned pregnancies with ⅓ of teenagers having babies. In response, a teacher explains condom use by using a sock and foot example. Video of his presentation. Cenk and Ben bet on how quickly this teacher will be fired for this reasonable move. Benedict Cumberbatch appeared on The Tavis Smiley Show and spoke about the lack of diversity in the film industry in the UK. People were upset because he called people colored. The panel thinks the outraged reaction is overdone. The outrage led to a huge apology. Ben tells the story of a friend that is extremely PC and was mortified when Shure called someone colored. Show notes by Jayar Jackson Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Mississippi Wouldn't Allow This Teacher to Show Kids How to Use a Condom. His Simple Solution Is Brilliant. http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/01/condoms-sex-ed-video-how-to-put-on-a-sock?bigblackfoot Gay Alabama Lawmaker Threatens To Expose Colleagues' Marital Infidelities http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/26/patricia-todd_n_6549024.html Benedict Cumberbatch Apologizes For Race Comments http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/27/benedict-cumberbatch-race-comments_n_6553900.html Ex-Army Prosecutor Who Oversaw Sex Assault Cases Found Guilty Of Rape http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/prosecutor-sex-assualt-guilty-of-rape

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