The Young Turks, August 14, 2015

The Young Turks: August 14, 2015

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Cenk, Ben, Iadarola, and Richard Eskow hosting today. The outside possibility of Al Gore jumping into the presidential race is being leaked, despite the fact that his spokesperson denied it. Cenk doesn’t believe that it's completely out of the question. Discussion of who would be hurt the most by Gore entering the race. Video of Donald Trump’s clownish moments from the past, that weren’t very presidential. Ben points out that the answers given by the GOP candidates at the debate were measured to not exceed a 5th grade level. Talk about how Rand Paul should’ve responded to Trump’s trash talking about their golf game. Sec of State John Kerry visited Cuba and raised the American flag at the new US embassy in the country. Videos of Marco Rubio bashing the strength of the Admin based on these moves with Cuba. Cenk talks about how Rubio has zero chance of winning the nomination. Jeb Bush called the embassy opening a birthday gift for Castro by the Obama Admin. Ben details the ins and outs of the Canadian PM election and why we as Americans should be paying attention.

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Comedic actor Rob Huebel and Ana Kasparian join Cenk and Ben for SCS. A Louisiana man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for being busted with 2 joints worth of marijuana. He’s receiving this many years despite the state’s new law to lower sentences for nonviolent offenders. A high school student in Minnesota is suing his school after being suspended for 2 months for jokingly tweeting “Yeah, actually” when asked if he made out with a 28 year old teacher. A breathable bar in London allows patrons to take in their alcohol via the mist in the air filling the bar. The humidity is set at 140% and a moody pop electro soundtrack playing. The LA Reservoir will use 96 million reflective balls to sit on top of the water there to prevent much of the water from evaporating. Ball jokes throughout.

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Bonus Episode, August 14, 2015

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Steve, Jayar, and Ben band together for todays Post Game!

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