What the Flick?!, May 15, 2013

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This week in Mad Men Season 6 Episode 7, "Man with a Plan" we see some big moves from Don, or as Alonso says, "asserting his Don-ness."

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The Young Turks, May 15, 2013

The Young Turks: May 15, 2013

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The IRS scandal.  Obama has tried to come out in front of this to avoid more blows from Republicans. Boehner wasn’t happy with simply a few firings; he wants jail time.  Despite the GOP’s outrage over this tactic, the reality is that Administrations have been doing things like this, and worse for decades, all the way back to President Roosevelt.  Schumer is reintroducing a Media Shield law. Pat Robertson gave a female viewer advice on how to forgive her cheating husband.  After telling her to focus on what she loves about him, he went on to point out that men cheat sometimes with all that nudity on the internet.  The House Republicans plan on voting to repeal ObamaCare for the 37th time.  Harry Reid took to the Senate floor to call them crazy.  GOP Rep Mick Mulvaney pointed out that he wants in on the senseless votes.  CBO turned down the Republicans’ request to reassess the cost of ObamaCare for yet another time, since they have many other important things to do.  More positive aspects of ObamaCare are coming out, like a database that shows consumers where the same medical procedure is done for less money in their area. NC State Senate is considering a bill that would ban Tesla from existing in the state over the fact that they don’t operate with dealerships.  Richard Sheridan, recent loser for an elected official in Dallas, left a curse-filled voicemail for a reporter that he felt lost it for him.

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Angelina Jolie double mastectomy and ovary removal.  More details about the 3 women that were held captive for 10 years in Cleveland.  The CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch is under more fire and criticism for its lack of larger sizes for bigger customers.  One critic decided to buy their clothes and give them to homeless people so that their perceived, holier than thou clothes would be on people that don’t fit the stereotype. The government has made $51 billion only on student loan debt in just one year while the rate is set to double to nearly 7%.  The Admin is working with JPMorgan to chase down these former students over their debt.  A twitter map showed what parts of the country generate the most hateful tweets.  A new app scans products and lets the customer know if the Koch Brothers or Monsanto are tied to it, so that they can avoid it. Lowering the legal BAC to .05 for drunk driving.  In European countries that implemented the law, drunk driving incidents dropped.  A naked painting of Bea Arthur has been auctioned off for $2.8 million.

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Bonus Episode, May 15, 2013

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