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TYT on Current TV March 16 Highlights
Meet Ilya Sheyman, 25, a true Illinois progressive on track to win primary for CongressCenk talks to Ilya Sheyman, one of four "bold progressive" picks for Congress that Adam Green told us about in Janaury. Sheyman, running in Illinois' densely Democratic 10th district, is a 25-year-old community organizer who is polling at 45 percent to mainstream Democrat Brad Schneider's 27 percent for the primary on March 20. "What's happening in Washington isn't working," Sheyman says. "We need Democrats who are willing to stand up for the progressive values that actually built the middle class." http://bit.ly/Ao8pwW
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock on Superman's politics and who wins GOP primary -- in a comic book
Cenk talks to documentary-maker Morgan Spurlock and costume designer Holly Conrad about "Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope," designing outfits for TYT's heroes, Superman's politics and who would win the GOP primary in a comic book. http://bit.ly/FOeBqx
Santorum's gay porn obsession, Cenk goes fist-pumping with `Jersey Shore' & more from `The Young Turks'
The dumbest criticism of the president ever, Cenk meows over the GOP cat-fight, and the cast of "Jersey Shore" invites us all to Jenk's, their favorite party place of the year. "I have done some fist pumping back in the day in Jersey," he admits. http://bit.ly/zZKAfe
[BLOG] From the show: Lobbyists and tea party freshman resort together and Morgan Spurlock talks Comic-Con
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TYT on Current TV March 15 Highlights
Cenk says boldly that Santorum will win Illinois, but Romney's rich friends will keep him in the raceIn the showdown between Mitt "RoboCorp" Romney and Rick "Church Lady" Santorum -- nicknames suggested by our viewers -- Cenk is ready to boldly go where no other commentator will: "I believe Rick Santorum is going to win [in Illinois]. There, I said it. You know if I get it right I'll brag about it. If I get it wrong, we'll do a 'fail.'" But there's no way RoboCorp is out of the election yet. (Cenk even does a little dance.) "Look how much money Romney raises from the rich," Cenk says, pointing to the fact that 97 percent of donors to the Romney-supporing super PAC gave over $25,000. "Who's got $25,000? The only person who can give a politician $25,000 is someone who is mega-rich and thinking, hey, it's a good investment." http://bit.ly/x7CMnx
Obama campaign still grappling with how to 'evolve' on gay marriage while Democrats have moved forward
Michelangelo Signorile, Sirius OutQ radio host and Huffington Post Gay Voices editor-at-large, joins Cenk to talk sexual politics -- from a lawsuit from Ugandan activists against an American evangelical leader to President Obama's slow work to "evolve" on gay marriage. "Why can't he simply be with the rest of the country with this?" Signorile asks. "I think there's an irrational fear in the campaign and the White House. I think he got himself in a box here with this evolution thing, and he's really grappling with how to get out of it. The rest of the political world and the Democratic Party has moved on, and it is going to be really tough for them to clamp down on this movement to put it on the platform. The base of the party is really completely behind the issue of full civil rights for gay people." http://bit.ly/zCzn5i
1st ever 'King Con' goes to TownHall.com's John Hawkins for his childish, cheap shots at liberals
In our first-ever "King Con," we award the crown for most neanderthal commentary to John Hawkins, a TownHall.com blogger who recently wrote about "Five Things Children Know That Liberals Have Forgotten." Hawkins argues that liberals say "if it's a 'good idea,' then it should be funded, regardless of what it costs." Tell that to Bill O'Reilly, who on the eve of the Iraq War said on his show, "You don't fight a war on terror with a price tag!" Cenk says, "Those 'children' are actually conservatives." http://bit.ly/wTBrNr
[BLOG] From the show: Santorum vs. Romney in Illinois and Cenk takes on `King Con' John Hawkins
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TYT on Current TV March 14 Highlights
Gingrich is on his way out, and Cenk gets 'Newtstalgia' with BuzzfeedAfter getting hammered in his own Southern territory, Newt Gingrich is looking more and more like he's over. Buzzfeed's Zeke Miller and Rosie Gray talk to Cenk about what they'll miss most if and when Gingrich actually goes. They also uncover what has to be the worst possible campaign job in 2012: Dressing up as "Ellis the Elephant," the star of Callista Gingrich's patriotic children's book. http://bit.ly/xLgIp4
Trayvon Martin's death is an all-too-familiar fear for many black parents
Professor Rashawn Ray talks to Cenk about the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was killed in his father's gated community while walking home from a local convenience store. "I keep thinking about my own son," Cenk says, "and -- then you can't even get any justice!" Ray says, "People think that we live in a colorblind century. In the 21st century, my sons are going to have to deal with racism and discrimination in this way... [Trayvon] was a good kid, and it was just extremely, extremely unfortunate. It just hurts my heart." http://bit.ly/yxUkxk
Is the gap between Candidate Obama and President Obama too big for voters?
Cenk asks his Power Panel -- Dean Obeidallah and Laura Bassett -- whether Arianna Huffington was correct to write that there are two Barack Obamas at war with each other, the campaigner and the president. "Everyone wishes he could have done all the things that he said he was going to do," Bassett says. "He was an idealist, and I think he was really naive." http://bit.ly/wYF0MQ
[WEB EXTRA] We'll miss Newt 'I'm going to be the nominee' Gingrich
Inspired by Buzzfeed's "Newtstalgia" roundup, Cenk and Jayar Jackson celebrate Newt Gingrich's greatest hits -- or at least the moments they'll most miss making fun of, especially how many times he says "I'm going to be the nominee." http://bit.ly/wONBS7
[BLOG] From the show: Buzzfeed says goodbye to Newt and Goldman Sachs gets exposed...again
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TYT on Current TV March 13 Highlights
If Afghanistan shooter is insane, he's a product of an insane policyMichael Hastings, author of "The Operators," joins Cenk to talk about an expedited exit strategy for getting the U.S. out of Afghanistan and the role in that decision played by the massacre in Khandahar of 16 Afghans by a solider. "They say [the shooter] has a traumatic brain injury," Hastings says. "But what we see on a weekly basis is...Afghans being killed. It happens because we have 100,000 troops in Khandahar who know that we're leaving... If he's insane, he's a symptom of an insane policy." http://bit.ly/wIUgCg
Lack of arrest in shooting of teenage Trayvon Martin is an outrageous display of racism
Cenk is outraged by the death of Trayvon Martin, a black 17-year-old who was shot by George Zimmerman, a self-appointed "neighborhood watch" advocate, while walking home from a local store with a pack of Skittles. Yet Zimmerman, who is white, has not been arrested. "I think this story is outrageous," Cenk says. "Zimmerman should be arrested immediately." http://bit.ly/wzGUrR
Lawyer: If Trayvon Martin killed a man, he would have been arrested and held without bail
Cenk talks to Benjamin Crump, Trayvon Martin's family's attorney who is pressing for shooter George Zimmerman to be arrested and charged. "Race is the elephant in the room," Crump agrees. "Had Trayvon Martin been the trigger man, he would have been arrested day one, hour one, and wouldn't have been given bail. And yet this guy who ignored police instructions...got out with a 9mm gun and confronts the kid...and he says self-defense and the police take his word for it." http://bit.ly/yGi9io
[WEB EXTRA] Epic Exit Polls: Michael Shure asks Alabamans what the hell they were thinking
Michael Shure conducts his own exit poll in Montogomery, Ala., where he finds that GOP voters are incredibly angry at President Obama and, at the very least, not likely to fall for grits-eating stunts by the candidates. http://bit.ly/wgBfCI
[BLOG] From the show: Getting out of Afghanistan, seeking justice for Trayvon Martin, and Obama's approval ratings
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TYT on Current TV March 12 Highlights
Cenk and Newt Gingrich agree: It's time to get out of AfghanistanEven Newt Gingrich agrees that the U.S. should get out of Afghanistan -- right now. But he's still hawkish on Iran, prompting an unsurprising outburst from Cenk: "They never learn!" Cenk points to a poll done of men ages 15-30 in Afghanistan's southern provinces, where 92 percent said they were totally unaware of 9/11 or why the U.S. had originally invaded the country. http://bit.ly/wI4WU4
Power Panel: Is market pressure on Limbaugh fair or infringing on his free speech?
Cenk asks his Power Panel -- Tina Dupuy and David Sirota -- whether Bill Maher is right to say Rush Limbaugh shouldn't be driven off the air for his comments about Sandra Fluke. "You do not have the right to have your free speech syndicated and broadcast," Dupuy says. Sirota argues that Maher is protecting his own offensive comments. "Nobody has right to consequence-free speech," Sirota says. "If you are confident that you are speaking the truth and you are speaking truth to power, then you put it out there and you deal with the consequences." http://bit.ly/zVxwA1
Many Ala. and Miss. GOP voters still question whether Obama is a Muslim, oppose interracial marriage
Cenk takes a look at a couple terrifyingly ignorant poll results from Alabama and Mississippi, where as many as half of Republicans think President Obama is a Muslim and about a third of Republicans think interracial marriage should not be allowed. "You don't like it? Stop being racist!" Cenk says. http://bit.ly/As0tGi
TYT on Current TV March 8 Highlights
Cenk: 'Anything that President Obama has done wrong, the Republicans would double, maybe triple'"When you look at President Obama in his entirety, it's a complicated picture," Cenk says, highlighting the biggest wins and fails of the Obama administration. "You can go along without bowing your head," Michael Shure says. "Anything that President Obama has done wrong, the Republicans would double, maybe triple," Cenk agrees. "But what drives me crazy is...that he constantly goes to the right, and I don't even think it helps him politically." http://bit.ly/zUVitR
Fox News and Darrell Issa lead the right-wing war on the Chevy Volt, an American-made car
Why do the GOP and Fox News hate the Chevy Volt -- an American-made electric-gasoline hybrid from GM -- so much? "These people are absurd," Cenk says. "It's political. They're attacking relentlessly on this." http://bit.ly/zRTldi
Most popular #GingrichCodeName suggestions are 'Moonbeam' and 'Fat Bastard'
You sent in hundreds of suggestions for Secret Service code names for Mitt "RoboCorp" Romney, Rick "Church Lady" Santorum and now Newt Gingrich. Among the most frequent submissions for Gingrich: "Fat Bastard" and "Moonbeam." But Cenk's favorites are "Stay Puft" and his ultimate winner: "Nutty Professor." Tune into "The Young Turks" to see all three nicknames in heavy rotation. http://bit.ly/xw5BJq
[BLOG] From the show: Newt's cheap gas pipe dream, the war on women, and Playing for Change
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TYT on Current TV March 5 Highlights
Cenk to Bain Capital-backed Rush Limbaugh: I'll give you $10k to show me your so-called 20 million listenersCenk challenges Rush Limbaugh to prove his suspiciously high radio show ratings are even close to true. "I'll make a Mitt Romney-like wager," Cenk offers. "$10,000 if you can show me your 20 million listeners a day." If those advertiser and rating problems weren't enough, one of the not-so-surprising backers behind Limbaugh broadcaster Clear Channel is none other than Bain Capital. "Those venture capitalists -- Mitt Romney's buddies, who Mitt Romney still gets a paycheck from -- sign the paycheck of Rush Limbaugh." http://bit.ly/xLxhl6
Koch brothers aren't just buying elections -- they're investing big in anti-science think tanks
Koch Industries spent $40 million in the 2010 election cycle, but they've vowed to spend $100 million this year. That's not counting the money that goes to think tanks such as the Cato Institute or Americans for Prosperity to engineer research -- such as making voters and decision-makers "suspect of science" -- that could then help elect Republicans. http://bit.ly/wPRUZq
Obama-Geithner economic plan is 'for the 1 percent, by the 1 percent'
The Obama administration's economic plan is engineered "for the 1 percent, unfortunately by the 1 percent," Cenk says. "Is it a real progressive plan to get us all back economically healthy? I don't think so." Noam Scheiber, author of "The Escape Artists" and a senior editor at "The New Republic," joins Cenk to talk about whether Tim Geithner's influence on the economic plan was too generous to the banksters. http://bit.ly/Ae7hmG
[BLOG] Rush Limbaugh is terrible -- but what's worse is the real War on Women
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A Challenge to Rush: Prove Your Ratings
How many listeners does Rush Limbaugh have? Well, in the press there are only two numbers you'll ever see - 20 million or 15 million. Those are large numbers, so that is why Limbaugh is taken seriously and is believed to be influential.I've got news for you - those numbers are a total fabrication. They're made up out of whole cloth. You want to know where the 20 million number came from?
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