The Young Turks, November 17, 2015

The Young Turks: November 17, 2015

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Paris attacks. Threat to soccer match in Germany. Russian plane downed in Egypt. Campaign politics. Cenk hosting. After the Paris attacks, a threat to a soccer match in Germany between them and Netherlands has been broken up. Cenk makes clear that we need to give credit to authorities for breaking this up, but that we must also continue to live our lives. An investigation into the downed airplane from Russia has discovered that a bomb was placed on board the aircraft, solidifying the speculation that it was a terrorist attack. Russia vows to respond. Donald Trump had another rambling campaign event where he mentioned the attacks in Paris. Video of Trump claiming that if the French had guns, things would’ve gone differently. Video of Trump saying he’d create a safe zone in Syria for refugees to live until things calm down instead of taking them in. Ben Carson has backpedaled on his claim to have better intelligence on Syria than the Obama Admin. Video of his claim and Cenk’s immediate response calling b/s on his claims. President Obama also said Carson doesn’t know that he’s talking about (video). Now that the weekend of his big reveal is over, Carson claims that his words were only tongue in cheek. One of Carson’s top advisors lamented that no one has been able to get him to sit down and learn anything about foreign policy. Bobby Jindal has dropped out of the presidential race, saying it's not his time and that he is going to focus time on a think tank. Cenk is taking much joy in the news. The drumbeat against accepting any refugees continues to grow. Video of Rush Limbaugh saying that Obama calling out political leaders that want religious tests for refugees is all made up. Cenk names a couple of the culprits, Ted Cruz and Rupert Murdoch. Video of Chris Christie telling Hugh Hewitt that he doesn’t trust Obama’s vetting to allow any refugees in. Video of Mike Huckabee telling Dana Loesch that we can’t let refugees in, comparing them to E. Coli at Chipotle and spoiled milk. Despite Republicans’ declarations that we have no vetting process when allowing refugees in, the reality is that it is the most intense. Cenk dives into the details of the things we do. With the latest stream of hysteria after the French attacks, more anti-American people have taken the route of acting like terrorists. Video of Bo Dietl telling Sean Hannity that we need to monitor mosques and stop worrying about people’s rights.

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Ana joins Cenk for SCS. A French father explained to his young son why guns are not needed to protect them from the bad guys with guns, looking to kill them. Video of Charlie Sheen telling the Today Show that he is HIV positive and how he’s known for 4 years. Since he’s learned of the condition, he’s admitted to having unprotected sex with 2 women that were warned of it. Cenk talks about living a life of balance and how he somehow admires Sheen. Two SF cops have been put on paid leave after a video of them beating a defenseless suspect was released. Video of their pursuit and beating. An Uber driver that was assumed to be a Muslim was assaulted by a passenger. The assailant started by asking if he was a Muslim, but when he said no, the attack happened anyway. The driver is an Ethiopian Christian. A NYPD officer has decided to return a Glamour award that was given to his now deceased wife since the same award was given to Caitlyn Jenner. This cop’s wife died on 9/11 while saving lives. NY doctors have successfully completed a face transplant on a man whose face burned off. Pornhub found that the release of Fallout 4 resulted in a 10% drop in traffic among gamers to their porn site. Oxford Dictionary has declared the word of the year is the “crying laughing” emoji.

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