The Young Turks, December 19, 2013

The Young Turks: December 19, 2013

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Obama has commuted the sentences of 8 inmates, one of which includes Stephanie George. A majority of Americans do not trust the clergy, or believe they have high moral standards. Trust is instead placed in nurses, pharmacists, and educators. On Bill O’Reilly, we learn from a pastor that Satan is behind the war on Christmas. The media is the biggest supporter of the establishment. At a press panel, several big media figures including Jake Tapper are asked whether or not the news is left leaning, and they all agree that it is. Cenk proceeds to tear them apart on how wrong they are. Iran sanctions are discussed, specifically the right wing opposition to the new US-Iranian diplomacy.  Fox News talks about income inequality with Bill O’Reilly and Krauthammer. They blame it on educators and not privatizing schools instead of tax breaks and bank deregulation. Twitter Storm with Tim Frisch.  Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum

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Ana and Cenk hosting today. Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty has been indefinitely suspended from A&E for his homophobic comments. He also made ignorant comments about black people in the same GQ interview. Republicans were not happy with the suspension, in particular Sarah Palin, who went tweeting about it. Washington Post piece about how the FBI can control your computers webcam and spy on you without you even knowing. They do this by downloading malware onto your computer, after obtaining a warrant. 3 LAPD officers shot and killed a mentally ill man after a car chase. He has his back turned, yet cops open fire, as shown on KTLA. Kate Middleton was among the people who had their phones hacked during the News of the World scandal. Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum

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TYT Sports, December 19, 2013

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Rick Strom, Drew Carter, and Dave Brand recap the Pacers vs. Heat game and discuss whether a crazy father trains his son in a cruel manner.

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Bonus Episode, December 19, 2013

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Cenk attended a party where only vegan food was served. His impression: not good, food tastes like sawdust. He made the mistake of going to a vegan restaurant for lunch today, also. He got mozzarella stick that were NOT mozzarella sticks and he hated them.  Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum  

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