Bonus Episode, February 27, 2013

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Post Game Show Ana and Ricky talk about his family trip to Mexico where his sister had passport issues at the airport.  

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The Young Turks, February 27, 2013

The Young Turks: February 27, 2013

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Cenk hosting today.  The Supreme Court is hearing a Voting Rights case and indications are that the Court might rule parts unconstitutional.  Justice Scalia called the act a perpetuation of racial entitlement.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/voting-rights-act-supreme-court_n_2768942.html Justice Roberts asked if the government is saying that people in the South are more racist than in the North.  Cenk has an answer for him.  He dives into the inequality of opportunity between Black and White Americans.  The wealth gap between the two groups got 3x larger since 1986. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/racial-wealth-gap_n_2772840.html  Videos of Rep Keith Ellison going to town on Sean Hannity’s show last night. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/keith-ellison-sean-hannity-worst-journalist-fox-news_n_2772687.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics  Cenk points out that Hannity’s and O’Reilly’s incredibly old audience has dropped 35% and 26% in the key demo. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/26/fox-news-ratings-february-oreilly-hannity_n_2768265.html   In reaction to Republicans’ big losses lately, Erick Erickson thinks the problem is simply that their messaging is off.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/erick-erickson-conservative-media-failing_n_2772781.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics Rep. Walter Jones has come out and admitted that he was wrong about the Iraq War.  Video of him telling a group that he thinks Dick Cheney will end up in hell over his part in starting the Iraq War.  He’s also pushing for an amendment to get money out of politics. http://www.mediaite.com/online/gop-congressman-dick-cheney-will-probably-go-to-hell-for-the-iraq-war/  Louie Gohmert spoke with NewsMax about how immoral our debt is for the country.  He went on to compare it to slavery and abortion as some of the most immoral things the country has done. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/louie-gohmert-debt_n_2773639.html?utm_hp_ref=politics  Bob Goodlatte is the most influential Republican in the House Judicial Committee and recently said that he is totally against a pathway to citizenship.  After the rest of the Party told him how devastatingly bad this puts them with Latino voters, he changed his mind and modified his message. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/bob-goodlatte-immigration_n_2773662.html Encouraging poll on gun control.  Video of Bloomberg’s attack ad on the Republican trying to take Jesse Jackson Jr’s vacated seat.  Despite how devastating this was to her campaign, we’re still not going to pass on in Congress.  Video of the grieving father of a Sandy Hook student speaking for his son.

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Ana and John Iadarola hosting.  More on the Onion tweet on Quvenzhane Wallis and the apology.  The question of why the word "cunt" sparks such outrage in people.  Ana gives a short history of the word.  A study asked if Americans are willing to pay more for fast food if it means the employees will get health insurance.  43% of Republicans think that Olive Garden is authentic Italian food.  Video of Pat Robertson giving some advice to a caller that is worried about demons residing in some Goodwill clothing. Some parents in SD are suing their child’s school for teaching them yoga in gym class.  Some Yahoo employees are complaining about not being able to work from home when the commute to the office is extremely long. Study showed that parents being honest with their kids about their past drug use shows that it causes a curious child to try drugs instead of shying away.  A fisherman in NJ caught a huge sea lamprey, one of the most scary looking creatures in the water.

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