Bonus Episode, December 4, 2014

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Cenk talks about Wolf PAC's recent win and his plans for writing a book. Ana tells a story about meeting her boyfriend's friend's girlfriend who happens to be wealthy. She was throwing a holiday party at her lavish condo which floored Ana and made her a bit jealous. When Ana told her what she did for work in conversation, she responded by saying she'd like to "get in to that" which struck a nerve with Ana. Cenk talks about the pitfalls of coming from wealth. Ana talks about how bitter and angry the exchange made her before her boyfriend reminded her how lucky she is. Cenk talks about a similar conversation Hassan had with his father over Thanksgiving. Cenk and Ana talk about what instills a sense of accomplishment in people.

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The Young Turks, December 4, 2014

The Young Turks: December 04, 2014

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Cenk hosts TYT. Bill O’Reilly has launched his annual War on Christmas segments. Videos of his Agnostic psychotherapist telling him why Atheists hate Christians and Christmas so much. WolfPAC has taken its 3rd state to call for a Constitutional Convention to take money out of politics, in Illinois! Eric Holder has announced that the DOJ will investigate the killing of Eric Garner by NYPD police. Audio of one of the witnesses to Garner’s death lamenting the killing, and wondering what the future holds for his son. Peter King spoke to CNN about how much he supports the non-indictment of the NY cop that killed Garner. He blamed his death on obesity and questioned the racial motives since no one used a racial epithet during the attack. Protesters in St. Louis were preparing to protest the Eric Garner decision, but an angry motorist drove through the crowd and waved an automatic handgun at the people involved. After a car chased by police, he was pulled over and arrested, not shot to death. St. Louis County police tweeted a letter that questioned the innocence of Tamir Rice in Cleveland, blaming him for taking the orange tip off of the toy gun. They also elaborated that they have to assume the gun is real before figuring anything out. Catfight between the Koch Brothers and Santa Claus. A city in Alaska named North Pole has the largest oil refinery, which is leaking into the water supply. The city is suing the two companies that are responsible, one of which is Koch Industries. Show notes by Jayar Jackson Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Illinois is 3rd state seeking amendments convention for free and fair elections http://goo.gl/BPNRv8 Pete King: Garner's obesity, medical condition led to death http://goo.gl/j9r2ZF Missouri man plows minivan through pro-Eric Garner protesters, waves handgun at them http://goo.gl/zHdF9k St. Louis County Police slammed for insensitive post on Tamir Rice http://goo.gl/kDYdj3 Attorney General Eric Holder To Launch DOJ Investigation Into Eric Garner’s Death http://goo.gl/wOV7qU

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Ana joins Cenk for SCS. A local news report recorded the heartless reaction of some NYC residents of the Garner decision as they were waiting for the Christmas tree lighting. Two hashtags have popped up on Twitter to illustrate the double standard of police treatment of Black Americans. #CrimingWhileWhite and #AliveWhileBlack. The Cleveland cop that murdered Tamir Rice has a history of anger and instability while handling firearms at a training. California has convicted its first criminal in violation of the new revenge porn law. He’s getting 1 year in jail, and 36 months of probation for posting nude pictures of his ex on her company’s Facebook page with disparaging comments. Discussion about the length of the sentence. The number of military personnel that report sexual assault has risen in recent years. This is a good sign, considering many wouldn’t speak out even though the high number of assaults were always happening. A female employee for Zillow reported the many instances of sexual harassment by the male employees that turned the workplace into a frat house environment. Details of the extensive harassment. An Arizona pastor spoke out against gay Americans by claiming he can cure the AIDS epidemic by murdering all of them by Christmas. Show notes by Jayar Jackson Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD 'Revenge Porn' Law Sees First Conviction In California http://goo.gl/E5F4en America's Worst Couple Mocks Eric Garner's Chokehold Killing on Live TV http://goo.gl/Tw28FE White People Confess To Crimes They’ve Gotten Away With After Eric Garner Decision http://goo.gl/fdyoT7 Timothy Loehmann, Cop Who Shot Tamir Rice, Deemed Unfit For Policing 2 Years Ago http://goo.gl/GkVy4o

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