Bonus Episode, January 5, 2016

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Cenk and Ana. More on the disbelief of Fox News panelists when it comes to Pres Obama’s tears when talking about Sandy Hook. Specifically about how Meghan McCain has fallen into the mold of a Fox News Conservative. Ana is also worried about being caught up in her bubble. Cenk talks about a revelation he had yesterday about a stomach virus that starts in preschool’s and goes to each family, one by one. Realized that vomiting is the worst thing in the world. Cenk talks about his plan while in Vegas this week and weekend, sports betting vs Blackjack.

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The Young Turks, January 5, 2016

The Young Turks: January 05, 2016

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Cenk and Iadarola hosting. President Obama spoke about his plans to launch executive actions for gun control measures. The plan includes enhancing background checks in multiple channels where people purchase firearms. Talk about how the NRA advocates for criminals to have guns. Video of Obama talking about how stats and studies show gun control lowers the number of killings, but that Congress blocks this kind of research. Video of Obama crying while talking about the rights denied to the many citizens killed by guns, including the 1st graders at Sandy Hook. Videos of Fox News hosts Tantaros and Meghan McCain disputing the validity of his tears. The NRA released a story in their newsletter alerting supporters about gun control measures being supported by local NYC politicians. The imagery of the story had polaroid pictures of the women on a table with bullets rolling around near their faces. John remembers Sarah Palin’s target map where Democrats across the country were given targets to pinpoint where they are. Ben Carson’s wife has also written a book that details more stories of grandeur. She wrote that Ben delivered their 2nd son on the floor of the bathroom and cut the umbilical cord with a hair clip. Other stories include him trying to poison himself and stopping a car jacking when the criminals recognized him as the famous doctor from Johns Hopkins. Donald Trump’s 1st TV ad has been debunked over its footage of “Mexicans running across the border.” Video of the ad that used people crossing the border in Morocco as immigrants crossing into America. Politifact pointed out this falsehood, prompting members of the Trump camp to explain themselves. Video of Donald dismissing the false images to Bill O’Reilly. Bernie Sanders unveiled his plan of how he’d dismantle the big banks and their criminal behavior. Outline of the extremely sensible proposals and opposition to current ridiculous policy. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD In Wall Street speech, Sanders will pledge to break up big banks within first year in office https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/04/in-wall-street-speech-sanders-will-pledge-to-break-up-big-banks-within-first-year-in-office/ President Obama cried in public today. That’s a good thing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/05/why-men-should-cry-more-in-public/ Ben Carson's Wife: Ben Delivered Our Son With a Bobby Pin http://gawker.com/ben-carsons-wife-ben-delivered-our-son-with-a-bobby-pi-1751165182 President Obama's boldest action on guns yet, explained http://www.vox.com/2016/1/4/10708324/obama-gun-control-executive-order Trump Lawyer: Using Morocco Vid In U.S. Border Ad Was A 'Mistake' http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/michael-cohen-trump-morocco-ad

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Ana replaces John for SCS. Opioid addicts that overdosed on the painkillers were able to obtain the drugs again from pharmacists and a very large number OD’ed again. After the Netflix documentary series, Making a Murderer has come out, large numbers of people are signing petitions to have the subject of the story released. A video of UFC fighters weighing in has gone viral because of a young female UFC employee that oogled the fighters as they disrobed. Pictures of the funny scene. A small grouping of people online complained that if the gender roles were reversed, people would be calling the male UFC worker sexist and filthy. Chris Brown is responding to new assault allegations after a Brazilian model said he punched her when she tried to take a picture of Brown in his hotel suite. He responded to her claims in an IG post, calling her old, and dusty. Video of the response. Cenk tends to believe his story since he’s being so absolute about it, and Jason Derulo has similar complaints about this woman. British officials have shut down a BDSM site that focuses on men being the target of the spanking and punishment. Female ejaculation on the guys is one of the things being banned in the pornos. A new gadget called Belty is a belt version of a FitBit. It vibrates and monitors your activities throughout the day, notifying the wearer about activity and to drink more water and how much they’ve eaten. Cenk is extremely annoyed by this product. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Video of UFC weigh-in girl sparks sexism row online http://www.news.com.au/sport/ufc/video-of-ufc-weighin-girl-sparks-sexism-row-online/news-story/d8d019551351048ebb841451ff8f63c4 Chris Brown responds to assault allegations by labelling accuser 'ugly' and 'old-looking' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/chris-brown-responds-to-assault-allegations-by-labelling-accuser-ugly-and-old-looking-a6797201.html Thousands Sign Petition Seeking Pardon For 'Making a Murderer' Subject http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pardon-sought-for-convicted-murderer_568ae8b5e4b06fa688833f97 It’s Easy to Get Opioid Prescriptions After an Overdose http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/01/its-easy-to-get-opioid-prescriptions-after-an-overdose/422574/?utm_source=SFTwitter

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