The Young Turks, August 6, 2015

The Young Turks: August 06, 2015

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Ben and Iadarola hosting. Today is the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima back in 1945. Ben details some of the specifics behind the bombing, including the fact that 80% were civilians. Details of our firebombing of Tokyo, which killed more people than the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Some updates from the “Kiddie Debate” on Fox News. Rick Santorum’s idiotic talking points when debating the gay marriage decision. A federal appeals court struck down Texas’ voter ID law. After conspiracy theories about the Clintons working in cahoots with Trump to run for president to sabotage the GOP surfaced and receded, it has been reported that Bill Clinton and Trump spoke about him running. After the latest attempted theatre shooting Fox’s Shep Smith interviewed an employee of a Sprint store next door. Video of the employee selling the store’s tagline two times while describing the scene. Sprint responded by promising some punishment. A White Supremacist in NC accidentally blew off one of his legs while building improvised bombs in his garage. He is currently being held while authorities figure out if he was planning to use the weapons to hurt society. His attorney claimed he was going to use the bombs to remove tree stumps. Update on the no names in the GOP’s lesser debate. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Donald Trump and Bill Clinton Collide in Best Conspiracy Story Ever http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/08/donald-trump-and-bill-clinton-collide-best-conspiracy-story-ever At Hiroshima’s 70th Anniversary, Japan Again Mourns Dawn of Atomic Age http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/world/asia/hiroshima-honors-70th-anniversary-of-atomic-bombing.html?_r=0 BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Texas’s Voter ID Law http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/08/05/3688384/breaking-federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-texass-voter-id-law/

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Ana joins Ben for SCS. A judge has ordered Bill Cosby to submit to questions from the attorney of a woman that has accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was 15 years old. She must also give a sworn testimony to his attorneys. The View is facing a firestorm after co-host Kelly Osbourne spoke out against Trumps illustration of Latinos by claiming he won’t have people to clean his toilets. Video of her bumbling statement. After Rosie Perez disputed her on the show, she later apologized on Twitter for taking it wrong. Ana doesn’t think she should’ve done it, while Ben is ok with her doing it. A UK nurse went to Switzerland to carry out her doctor assisted suicide because she was determined to never get too old and not able to take care of herself. Although she was healthy at 75 years old, she didn’t want to fall off. Although Ana is in favor of people doing what they want, she would do everything to stop it if it were her mother. 4 California police officers have been arrested for beating kids at their weeklong boot camp for troubled youth. A rogue Florida doctor has been arrested for mutilating and destroying a man’s penis that was looking for the filler he had inserted to be removed. After being put to sleep and worked on, he woke up at home, bloodied and mutilated. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD The View Co-Hosts Debate Kelly Osbourne's Latinos Comment, Giuliana Rancic Takes "the High Road" https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/view-co-hosts-debate-kelly-osbournes-latinos-giuliana-213133873-us-weekly.html Judge Orders Bill Cosby To Give Sworn Deposition In Lawsuit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/judge-orders-bill-cosby-to-give-sworn-deposition-in-lawsuit_55c2a7dce4b0d9b743dadaf6?kvcommref=mostpopular 4 California Police Officers Arrested For Allegedly Abusing Kids At Boot Camp http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/police-arrested-boot-camp-abuse_55c2ee88e4b0f1cbf1e3bf19?kvcommref=mostpopular Whole Foods Disavows Product That Was Just Water With Sticks of Asparagus In It http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/08/05/whole_foods_asparagus_water_no_longer_available_but_you_could_make_your.html

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