The Young Turks, February 19, 2016

The Young Turks: February 19, 2016

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More comparison of questions asked of Republican candidates vs. Democratic candidates. Cenk corrects his flawed comparison from the previous day by now comparing CNN Town Hall with Republicans to a CNN Town Hall with Democrats. Trump's claims that he was against the Iraq War from the beginning, and more examples of an intimidated, coddling Anderson Cooper. James Clyburn endorses Hillary. He says he supports her because she is the best choice to fight for universal healthcare, affordable college, and go against income inequality. The Koch brothers are hoping to boost petroleum-based transportation fuels and attack government subsidies for electric vehicles by funding a new pro-petroleum fuels group.

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Cenk, Ana, Ben, and Iadarola hosting. Entrepreneur, Justin Keller, wrote an open letter to the mayor of San Francisco about the homeless community ranting against homeless people. He called them “riff raff,” and complained about having to see them everyday on his way to work. MAC Cosmetics posted a picture on their Instagram of a black woman’s lips featuring a deep colored lipstick and received several racist comments. Many people criticize black women for their natural features, but continually applaud white women when they artificially recreate the same looks. A rare dolphin died on a beach after several beach-goers took it out of the water and to take selfies with it. Video of crowd passing the dolphin around and taking pictures. 18 year-old, Malachi Robinson, was caught impersonating a doctor for the second time. He was arrested this week for practicing medicine without a license in a holistic care center he he opened himself. Pope Francis spoke out about the precautions women can  take to prevent the Zika virus. He said contraception could be seen as the lesser of two evils if a woman is worried about having a child with microcephaly, but under no circumstances would it be ok for a woman to have an abortion.

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Bonus Episode, February 19, 2016

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Venezuela. Thoughts from the Inside at TYT. Why are some primates less afraid of cats. A slightly different perspective on Cenk's comments about the campaign. The Kleptocracy Asset recovery project of Eric Holder. Dave Koller flies solo for a long Friday Post Game Show.

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