The Young Turks, August 21, 2014

The Young Turks: August 21, 2014

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Gina Grad and Cenk hosting. William McDaniel of Montana felt like he got ripped off by a stripper and decided to call 911 to seek justice. 16 year old Alex Stone of Summerville, South Carolina got suspended from school and arrested by the cops for writing about shooting a pet dinosaur. Dr. Patrick Johnson, Director of Personhood in Ohio, claims that boobs of topless dancers from the Foxhole dance club causes homosexuality. Kevin Arcola of the American Family Association, has urged his followers not to participate in ice-bucket challenges for ALS claiming that it encourages abortions. A study out of the University of Kentucky has found an interesting correlation between religiosity and aggressive behavior attributed to alcohol consumption. A research study published in the journal Anthrozoös examines if people look like their dog or cat and why that may be the case. Crop production of hazelnuts in Turkey are dwindling, with panic over price increases on the horizon for Nutella. Show notes by Bart Kyle Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD AFA Jumps the Shark: ‘ALS Challenge Kills Babies’ http://goo.gl/tvbTod Police, lawyer release statements on student's alleged dinosaur killing http://goo.gl/5t8ZiQ Butte man feels stiffed by lap dance, calls 911 to complain and gets arrested http://goo.gl/uzVcDe Ohio anti-abortion leader: Ban public nudity, breastfeeding because boobs promote Gay Pride http://goo.gl/tIoh7U

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Cenk hosting. With the collapse of the cease fire, the incursion in Gaza continues  with one of the founders of Hamas, Saleh al-Arouri, admitting responsibility for the abduction of the three Israeli teenagers that started the bombing of Gaza. The St. Louis Police Department releases a video of the shooting of Kajima Powell, showing that there were 9-10 shoots fired, with police on the scene handcuffing Powell after his death and another officer raising his gun on the deceased. St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson states, “the officers did what I think you or I would do, they protected their life in a situation.” Attorney General Eric Holder goes to Ferguson, Missouri sharing sympathy with the family of Michael Brown and will stand with Ferguson, along with relating from his personal experiences saying, “I am the Attorney General of the United States, but I am also a black man.” Bank Of America has been required to pay a settlement of 16 billion dollars to the federal government becoming the largest corporate settlement in US history, for the sale of toxic mortgage-backed securities that fueled the 2008 financial crisis. Sean Hannity talks to Committeewoman Patricia Byrnes of Ferguson, MO with Sean on the side of the cops and being obnoxious towards Patricia saying, “you don’t know if it's about police brutality.” Wolf-Pac update: Maine, Montana, and Minnesota have introduced legislation for a constitutional convention in the pursuit of 28th Amendment to get money out of politics. Twitter Storm with Frances Maxwell: how Cenk named his son Prometheus, ghosts, ass-kicking, Scottish independence, voting Republican, TYT Book Club, and wedding planning with George R R Martin. Show notes by Bart Kyle Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Video emerges in St. Louis fatal police shooting http://goo.gl/Oq7GHp Hamas official admits group murdered 3 Israeli teens http://goo.gl/4NzGFY Ferguson Official Is Having None Of Hannity's 'Education' On Police Brutality (VIDEO) http://goo.gl/8NSWoM Eric Holder: Justice Department will “continue to stand with” Ferguson http://goo.gl/DWUWfS

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Bonus Episode, August 21, 2014

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Cenk considers different names for his cat. Gina goes through the list her cats' names and one of her first jobs in Los Angeles. Cenk comes to terms with his weight during an interesting breakfast. 

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