Bonus Episode, March 11, 2014

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Vanity Fair and Gawker report about Putin’s plastic surgery.  Ana questions if vanity is really a bad thing.  Talk about why plastic surgery is so hated on by people that don’t do it.

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The Young Turks, March 11, 2014

The Young Turks: March 11, 2014

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Cenk hosting today.  After the Koch Bros backed Americans for Prosperity ad portrayed the story of a woman with leukemia losing her insurance and her costs skyrocketing was aired, the Detroit Free Press looked into it and found that she actually would save thousands of dollars under ObamaCare.  When the newspaper told her about their findings, she said, “I personally do not believe that” and “It can’t be true.”  Video of Bill O’Reilly questioning Russell Simmons about how Beyonce’s latest sexy video is a really bad influence on minority girls.  Video of O’Reilly and Bernie Goldberg discussing why Obama keeps getting a pass by the media over the IRS hearing.  They came up with the conclusion that its because Obama is Black.  Obama and Zach Galifianakis did a comedy show that ended up touting ObamaCare.  Video of Fox & Friends asserting that it's inappropriate for the president to advertise a new law.  Elisabeth Hasselbeck overlooked the fact that President Bush advertised Medicare Part D in 2006.  Cenk thinks that Chris Christie quite possibly may finally be done.  It looks like $25 million of Sandy Relief funds were misused for political purposes.  The NY Times explains that Christie gave memorabilia from the ruins of 9-11 WTC buildings to politicians that endorsed him.  In order to pay for tax cuts for the rich, he raised toll prices, shut down very necessary projects like bridges and tunnels, and took that money to fill the void left by giving more money to the rich.  Video of Sen Dianne Feinstein strongly supporting the NSA practices of spying on Americans.  Now that she’s discovered that the CIA was spying on the Senate investigating their torture tactics, Feinstein is extremely pissed.  The CIA director completely denied her allegations.  A prof of literature at Yale University wrote a piece about why Obama does the erratic and conflicting things he does when he talks about doing the opposite.  Obama works in preferences rather than in convictions.  When his preference runs into opposition, he’s willing to easily go to another.   Hour 1 source articles Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/18e820ec3f/between-two-ferns-with-zach-galifianakis-president-barack-obama Bill O’Reilly and Russell Simmons Clash over a Beyoncé Video http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-o%E2%80%99reilly-and-russell-simmons-clash-over-a-beyonce-video/ Revealed: Chris Christie gave pieces of 9/11 wreckage to his cronies as gifts http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/11/revealed-chris-christie-gave-pieces-of-911-wreckage-to-his-cronies-as-gifts/ Dianne Feinstein’s CIA charge scrambles Senate http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/dianne-feinstein-cia-senate-104539.html

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Ana joins Cenk for SCS.  Update on the missing Malaysia flight.  The two Iranian men on board that had stolen passports are not believed to be terrorists.  An Asian airline is carrying out a promotion that makes their female flight attendants wear sexier, shorter skirts.  An opposition group claims that this move may invite sexual harassment.  Nancy Grace is being sued by an accused murderer for having a guest on her show that asserted there was DNA evidence that tied him to the murder.  This turned out to be untrue, so the alleged murderer is suing her, the guest, and producers for defamation.  Cenk is leaning towards defending Nancy Grace since she couldn’t control the claims her guest made.  Disney has decided to stop giving money to The Boy Scouts since they are not supportive of gay rights.  Conservative Christian talk show host creepily ranted about how the Devil controls Disney to the point to claim that the movie Frozen is indoctrinating kids to be lesbians.  A commenter on the website Philly.com is facing defamation charges from the head of an electrical workers’ union that read the comment calling him a pedophile.  A judge is forcing Philly.com to hand over the commenter’s identity so that he can face the charges.  The Senate has approved the Military Sexual Assault bill that would prohibit “the good soldier defense” when a man is accused of sexual assault.  This bill was passed because this change is extremely minimal, while Sen Gillibrand’s failed bill on this called for real, effective change that the military doesn’t want.  New updates to Jake’s Law, which punishes drivers further if they cause an accident while texting.  Authorities are going to be able to check a driver’s texting log to see if they were texting leading up to the accident.   Hour 2 source articles Judge Says Libel Lawsuit Against Nancy Grace Can Proceed http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/10/nancy-grace-libel-lawsuit-skakel_n_4934921.html Disney To End Funding For Boy Scouts Over Gay Leader Ban http://time.com/11731/disney-to-end-funding-for-boy-scouts-over-gay-leader-ban/ Senate Passes Bill Tightening Regs on Sexual Assault in the Military http://time.com/19262/sexual-assault-military-bill-passes-senate/ Malaysia Airlines MH370: Stolen passports 'no terror link' http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26525281

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