Cenk and John host TYT. Despite the challenges to his leadership, Rep Boehner has retained his speakership today. Video of him accepting the gavel for the 3rd time and crying a bit. His two loudest challengers, Gohmert and Yoho received 3 and 2 pathetic votes. Video of Hannity and Palin voicing their support for Gohmert to take over as Speaker. …
The Young Turks January 5, 2015 Hour 1
Cenk hosts TYT. Chris Christie was in Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ box at the playoff game on Sunday. Video of Jones rejecting Christie’s high five attempt after the Cowboys won. Cenk dives into the potential political ramifications of Christie’s move to cozy up with Jones. In the past, he shut down state officials from gaining access to sky boxes and …
The Young Turks Dec 31, 2014 Hour 1
Cenk, Ben, Ana, and John Iadarola hosting for the year end special. The panel recaps the rise and scare from ISIS. Videos of the “Doom Brothers” McCain and Lindsey Graham attempting to scare the country over the terrorist group. Video of a Texas sheriff that pointed out ISIS is crossing the Mexican border as Hasselbeck asks if they are poised …
The Young Turks Dec 30, 2014 Hour 1
Cenk hosting. Rep Michael Grimm has finally resigned from his position after he was charged with 20 counts of tax evasion. Video of Grimm threatening to throw a reporter off of a balcony after being asked about his campaign finance scandals. Video of him admitting that he broke the law with tax evasion, but vowing not to resign. Today, Michael …
The Young Turks Dec 29, 2014 Hour 1
Cenk hosting. Another airplane is missing from Air Asia, based out of Malaysia. Although this accident will most likely scare people out of flying, a chart shows that airplane crashes are always going down as last year there were only 265 casualties out of 31 million flights. There were 1.24 million deaths via car accidents. Despite these numbers, some cable …
The Young Turks Dec 24, 2014 Hour 1
Cenk hosting. Awards are handed out for the 2nd Annual Turks and Jerks of the Year for 2014 with runners up and honorable mentions. Jerks include Mark Pryor,Alison Lundergan Grimes, with the winner for Jerk of the Year:St. Louis Prosecutor Robert P. McCulloch. Turks include Sen. Elizabeth Warren,The Innocence Project, Afsha Ahmed, with the winner for Turk of the Year:Dr. …
The Young Turks Dec 23, 2014 Hour 1
Cenk hosting. Sen Tom Coburn gives President Obama some love on 60 Minutes saying “he loves him as a man”. New York Rep.Michael Grimm is now weeping for being convicted in a 20 count indictment and has pleaded guilty for tax evasion and faces three years in prison. Rush Limbaugh is now furious over the possible casting of Idris Elba …