The Young Turks, July 24, 2015

The Young Turks: July 24, 2015

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John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, Michael Shure and Jayar Jackson hosting today’s Power Panel. Details on the Lafayette Movie Theatre shooting, with accounts of the shooting from theatre patrons. Twitter posts by the shooter John Russell Houser are read showing his beliefs on racism and the political parties in America.  Before the Lafayette shooting, President Obama discusses his frustration of current gun laws in America. Fox News displays their take on the shooter, characterizing more of the shooting as a random situation and not examining it as a regular occurrence in America. John displays gun stats that goes against the Fox News narrative, along with Australia having the lowest gun homicide and America being Number 1. Wyatt Cenac criticizes Jon Stewart over a Daily Show bit of Stewart’s impersonation of Herman Cain regarding Stewart’s tone of voice, Jon Stewart reacts harshly from Wyatt Cenac’s criticism by telling him to “fuck off”, but later apologises. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Report: Louisiana Theater Shooter’s Online Presence Suggested Admiration For White Supremacy http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/07/24/3684254/report-lousiana-theater-shooters-online-presence-suggested-admiration-white-supremacy/ Megyn Kelly's Response To The Louisiana Theater Shooting Was To Speculate About An ISIS Connection http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/07/24/megyn-kellys-response-to-the-louisiana-theater/204578 Obama admits US gun laws are his 'biggest frustration' http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33646704 Shooting At Louisiana Theater Leaves 3 Dead, Including Gunman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lafayette-theater-shooting-gunman-victims_55b23a60e4b0224d8831d6ae

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John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore,Jayar Jackson and Hannah Cranston hosting the 2nd hour Power Panel. The WWE has fired Hulk Hogan from racist comments he made eight years ago from a leaked audio tape, regarding his daughter’s career path. A new Earth like planet has been discovered by Kepler researcher Jon Jenkins. Camille Regnier from France posted a photo of a man masterbating on a train and try to clarify that she was not the cause of the act. Enrique Iglesias grabbed a concert goer’s cell phone, took a picture of his junk and says i normally don't take a selfie. A new trend called Vontouring, which involves radio frequencies towards the vagina in making it firmer and increased sensitivity. Rita Maddles of Brazil has become an internet sensation for being a hot street cleaner. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Did NASA discover Earth 2.0? Maybe. Here's what we know. http://www.vox.com/2015/7/23/9026997/kepler-452b-earth-cousin Enrique Iglesias took a penis selfie on stage http://www.cosmopolitan.com.au/celebrity/celebrity-gossip/2015/7/enrique-iglesias-penis-photo-on-stage-fan-/ Meet The 'Sexy' Street Sweeper Out To Challenge Stereotypes http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rita-mattos-street-sweeper-challenging-stereotypes_55afa6efe4b07af29d56ea19 WWE Cuts Ties With Hulk Hogan After Racist Rant Caught On Tape http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hulk-hogan-racist-wwe_55b23da7e4b0a13f9d1827d1?

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