The Young Turks, March 22, 2016

The Young Turks: March 22, 2016

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Cenk hosting. An airport and subway in Brussels was attacked by terrorists today, killing over 30 civilians and injuring over 100. Cenk talks about how our policies towards terrorism simply fuels more attacks like this in Europe, America, and the Middle East. Video of Rep Peter King calling for more offense towards these terrorists, claiming we should kill them before they kill us. Cenk talks about the litany of bombs we’ve dropped on ISIS territories and civilians in Muslim countries, and how it hasn’t stopped attacks like the one in Brussels. Conservatives have come out with criticism of Obama for being in Cuba when this attack happened, suggesting that his trip shows he doesn’t care about the problem of Radical Islam. Comparing the horrific terror attacks that are carried out on cities in Turkey that our politicians ignore to their response to attacks in perceived European cities. Cenk discusses the GOP’s response to the Brussels bombing, particularly Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. Donald Trump says he’ll “figure out” how to deal with terrorists. Video of Trump advocating a policy of torture on the Paris suspect that has just been captured. Video of Ted Cruz calling for more war and for President Obama to call it Radical Islamic Terrorism. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Donald Trump’s Frightening Response To The Brussels Attacks http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/03/22/3762257/donald-trump-frightening-response-brussels-attacks/ Brussels: Islamic State launches attacks on airport and station – as it happened http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/mar/22/brussels-airport-explosions-live-updates Since Paris, there have been hundreds of terrorist attacks — many that have gone unnoticed http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-03-22/paris-there-have-been-hundreds-terrorist-attacks-many-have-gone-unnoticed Trump: Obama looks 'ridiculous' in Cuba amid Brussels http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/273881-trump-obama-looks-ridiculous-in-cuba-amid-brussels The Istanbul bombing was an attack on the city’s cosmopolitan glory http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/21/istanbul-bombing-attack-cosmopolitan-turkey-molly-crabapple

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Hasan Piker, Hannah Cranston and Cenk for hour 2. A Mormon group released an ad featuring Trump’s wife in lingerie pictures to discourage Utah Mormons from voting for Donald. A former state dept employee has been charged for obtaining sorority girls’ computer information and extorting them for sexual favors and pictures. Olivia Newton John’s ex boyfriend that disappeared 11 years ago has turned up living in Mexico. An Easter bunny and a father got into a brawl in the middle of a mall in Jersey City, NJ. Video of the huge fight that landed both of them in jail. A man that wondered what human flesh tastes like went through a medical procedure to have some muscle removed from his thigh and duplicated the potential taste with lamb and pork. Video of his response to the taste. A 6 year old girl has been removed from her foster home since the age of 2 because since she’s 1.5\% Native American, and a law from 1978 forces Native Americans to be sent to live with families of their own culture. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD New Jersey Mall Easter Bunny Is Too Jersey for Mall, Beats Up Parent http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/03/easter-bunny-gets-into-brawl-at-new-jersey-mall.html# Anti-Trump Group Runs Facebook Ads Seeking To Rally Mormon Voters http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/anti-trump-group-runs-facebook-ads-seeking-to-rally-mormon-v#.os4410zxV 6-Year-Old Girl Taken From Longtime California Foster Family for Being 1/64 Native American http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/6-year-old-girl-taken-longtime-california-foster-family-being-n542971 Olivia Newton-John: Missing Former Boyfriend Found In Mexico http://www.inquisitr.com/2913375/olivia-newton-john-missing-former-boyfriend-found-in-mexico/

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