The Young Turks, January 7, 2016

The Young Turks: January 07, 2016

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TYT reporter interviews Jeb Bush. Ted Cruz citizenship. John McCain comments. Rand Paul's joke. Rubio's pandering. Trump rally protestors. Ben and Iadarola hosting. TYT’s field reporter Jordan Chariton questioned Jeb Bush about his tax policies that help the rich. Video of the series of questions that forced Jeb to ask if Jordan is a reporter or someone there to debate him. Questions about Ted Cruz’ qualifications to be president have been brought up by Trump, so other Republicans are wondering if this is a problem. Video of John McCain questioning the rule. Video of Rand Paul telling Kilmeade that Cruz is definitely qualified to be Prime Minister of Canada. Marco Rubio released a new ad that touts his Christian beliefs and how he follows them in all aspects of his life. Video of the pandering ad. This kind of ad reminds Ben of Mark Pryor’s Bible ad. Video of Pryor looking to score religious points against Tom Cotton in Arkansas. Ben talks about Trump’s political ad that had falsely depicted immigrants crossing the southern border. Video of a “new” version. A Trump rally tossed out a couple of protesters for holding signs that read, “America’s Already Great.” Videos of the disruption and expulsion.

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Ana replaces John for SCS. Gov Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in Porter Ranch over a methane gas leak that has been going since October due to SoCal gas company’s broken pipe. Regulations are being proposed to lower the chances of this happening again. Ana points out that they should’ve implemented these regulations before disaster struck. Ohio’s Att General has dropped his lawsuit against PP over disposal procedures of their medical waste, which wasn’t conducted by the organization. The AG backed off of the lawsuit because Planned Parenthood went after him first, knowing they had legal ground to stand on. Bristol Palin is in the middle of a child custody and child support battle with her latest baby’s father. He’s asking for joint custody and child support now that the newborn is here. In response, Sarah Palin has lambasted the military veteran, questioning his heroism. Texas zoos are grappling with a decision over whether to allow patrons to carry guns while visiting. The problem arises because firearms are allowed on gov’t property, but private businesses are allowed to ban it at their facilities. The zoos fall under to both scenarios. PETA challenged a photographer’s rights over a book that shows pictures taken by one primate that used his camera to take selfies. The court ruled against PETA, who wanted the picture rights to be given to the Macaque. A 31 year old cancer survivor is speaking out against internet ridicule of his picture that compared him to Steph Curry, on meth.

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Bonus Episode, January 7, 2016

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Giving back massages to your co-workers. Is this appropriate? Ana talks about teaching her journalism class and the grades she turned in. Ben's story about getting an F in one of his college class.

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