The Young Turks, August 27, 2014

The Young Turks: August 27, 2014

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Gina Grad joins Ben and Ana for SCS. One of the stars of the reality show Sons of Guns has been arrested for raping his daughter for a long period of time. Talk about the oversaturation of bad reality TV shows. Sexual Jihad includes Malaysian women that travel to Syria and Iraq to have sexual relationships with members of ISIS. Some women from the UK and Australia have also joined the effort. Actor Kevin Sorbo is back in the news after appearing on a Christian radio show to attack Atheists.  Audio of his annoyed rant is played. A 9 year old girl accidentally shot and killed her gun instructor while learning to shoot an uzi. The accident was caught on video. Clothing retailer Zara pulled a shirt from the shelves after people complained that it looked like the clothes Holocaust victims wore. Beverly Hills police detained and arrested a Black producer that was walking to his car. The PD claimed that he fit the description of a bank robber. They never read him his rights nor told him what he was being arrested for before he was detained for 6 hours. Ben talks about his influence to change the description process his local news channel used to identify Black and Latino suspects. A study found that domestic violence between marijuana smoking married couples happens much less than others. Several Silicon Valley innovators are planning on going to Burning Man to work together and create something new and useful. Show notes by Jayar Jackson Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Police Mistake Black Producer in Town for Emmys as Bank Robber http://goo.gl/J96wfV ‘Sons of Guns’ reality show star Will Hayden arrested for rape of 11-year-old child http://goo.gl/Ja0Uzh Firing range instructor dies after 9-year-old girl shoots him with Uzi http://goo.gl/oTDJ9C Ideate This: I’m Living at Burning Man’s Tech Innovation Camp http://goo.gl/rtJfRT Kevin Sorbo: Atheists are angry because they secretly know God exists and is judging them http://goo.gl/vXpPfX

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Ben, Ana, and Jasmyne Cannick hosting today. Cannick is a Political analyst and communications strategist. Audio of Mitch McConnell speaking to a Koch Brothers sponsored event where he laid out his plans to make Obama go through a government shutdown fight for every Democratic idea comes to light. When asked about it, McConnell’s campaign stood by the comments by misdirecting and targeting Alison Lundergan Grimes. Discussion about the effectiveness of the Obama Administration. Audio of McConnell lamenting about how Congress wastes time talking about min wage is played. Ben asks Jasmyne why Democrats can’t simply take advantage of the obvious disconnect Republicans have with Americans and be champions of the majority of the country. At the same conference that McConnell spoke about shutting the government down, some GOP newcomers like Joni Ernst and Tom Cotton, attended and spoke about how grateful they are to be included on the gravy train.  Jasmyne talks about the level of influence the Kochs have on politics.  Ben stresses the importance of the outcome of the races these newcomers are involved in. Russian tanks have crossed into more parts of Ukraine, further solidifying reports of an invasion into the country.  Discussion about what the U.S. should do regarding this situation.  Fox News’ The Five had a discussion about ISIS, and Kim Guilfoyle said she wants Netanyahu or Putin in control of America for 48 hours to swiftly take care of these terrorists. Show notes by Jayar Jackson Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Ukraine Reports Russian Invasion on a New Front http://goo.gl/U6LbAh Fox’s Guilfoyle Wishes Putin Were President For 48 Hours To ‘Get It Done Right’ With ISIS http://goo.gl/RSPftF AUDIO: McConnell Explains How He'd Force A Shutdown War With Obama http://goo.gl/b5VIq2 GOP candidates credit Koch brothers for their success http://goo.gl/vKZyan

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