What the Flick?!, August 27, 2013

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Ben, Alonso and Brett discuss Season 5B of Breaking Bad, Episode 3 "Confessions."

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The Young Turks, August 27, 2013

The Young Turks: August 27, 2013

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Bill O’Reilly. Martin Luther King. Syria.  An analyst for an institute that studies war outlined a way that we could carry out a war with Syria if we wanted to.  Advocates for another war have jumped onto the plan without thinking, causing the author of the analysis to explain it wasn’t something we should do.   Bill O’Reilly and Karl Rove discussed how Obama has to go through Congress before carrying out any action in Syria.  Cenk points out that this is a setup to 1st force him to go through Congress asap, then tell him he won’t get support, only to hopefully force him to not go through Congress so that the President can solely receive blame for any negative repercussions. Cenk vs. Wonkette.  The crazed impeachment advocates of the Republican Party are coming forward with no case.  Videos of Rep Bentivolio telling town hall attendees that he’d love to impeach the president, but he was notified that he needs evidence and a reason. http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/gop-congressman-would-be-dream-come-true-to-submit-obama-imp  An all impeachment store is selling shirts, bumper sticker, and other paraphernalia to idiots.  http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/08/impeachment_store_wnd.php Louie Gohmert is obviously considered an idiot and shouldn’t be taken seriously here in America when he spews Muslim Brotherhood conspiracy theories, but his words are being taken seriously in Egypt as an American congressman.  Egyptian opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood are being fooled to believe crazy conspiracies about the WH working against them. http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/08/louie-gohmert-fueling-anti-american-conspiracy-theory-egypt.php  The intern that helped save Rep Gabby Giffords’ life is being attacked by Conservatives that oppose his position on a school board in Arizona.  They went after his stance on guns and questioned his sexuality as reasons they can’t trust him, claiming he’s not a real man. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/daniel-hernandez-gay_n_3819884.html  Twitter Storm with Jenny Huang.  

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Upcoming TYT Meetups.  Pat Robertson came to the revelation that HIV is transmitted through sex and admitted that it would be a bad idea to have sex with an elderly man that has the virus.  He went on to say that some gays in SF wear a ring that will cut others in order to spread the virus. http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/video-pat-robertson-says-san-francisco-gays-deliberately  Financial lending companies are looking into a potential customer’s Facebook friends’ credit with them to decide whether or not to approve a loan. http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/26/technology/social/facebook-credit-score/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 At least 54 abortion providers have shut down across the country since Conservatives have launched their attack on clinics that support women’s rights. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/abortion-clinic-closures_n_3804529.html  The Air Force has banned a particular flavor of Chobani Greek yogurt because it contains hemp seeds, which containes very small traces of THC. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/air-force-hemp-yogurt_n_3819257.html   A female reporter was interviewing the mayor of a town and as she asked about laws against topless, she went topless. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/topless-journalist-lori-welbourne_n_3817402.html Member Thanks.  An African American student at the Univ of Texas was the victim of a “bleach bomb” where someone threw a balloon full of bleach and chemicals at him, burning his leg.  He thinks it was racially motivated. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/university-of-texas-bleach-bomb-bryan-davis_n_3818280.html  NJ has alimony payments that last forever, no matter how much the man makes.  One former financial industry professional/millionaire still has to pay his ex-wife over $100K/year even though he can’t afford it anymore, forcing him to be thrown into jail many times in the past few months. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-26/jail-becomes-home-for-husband-stuck-with-lifetime-alimony.html

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