Hour 1
Segment 1
Cenk hosting today. Video of Michael Moore asking President Obama what he’d say if it really were his children that were killed at the theatre shooting. Video of Obama speaking to the Urban League, voicing his support for tough gun laws in the wake of the Colorado shooting. This comes after poll numbers overwhelmingly support reasonable gun control. Mitt Romney spoke with Brian Williams and declared that we don’t need stricter gun laws despite the fact that he’s said he doesn’t line up with the NRA’s points of view. Video of Pres Obama telling the crowd that since they’re competing with people in China that aren’t playing around, that they shouldn’t be playing video games and watching Real Housewives. Ice-T made a case for Americans to have guns, but Rush Limbaugh disagreed with him on his point about protecting yourself from the police. Limbaugh condescendingly said that he was impressed that Ice-T knew the word tyranny. Mitt Romney ad portraying his visit to the NAACP as a warm, welcoming, and supportive experience. Video of what Conservatives were saying about the NAACP that day.
Segment 2
Video of Mitt Romney criticizing how London is running the Olympics. The Prime Minister responded by calling out the fact that Romney ran the ‘02 Games in the middle of nowhere. More on the “you didn’t build that” line that Republicans continue to run with. Video of Romney’s attack ad taking the quote out of context, featuring a small business owner mad at Obama for it. The star of the ad actually got tons of monetary help from the government to get his business going. He went on Fox News and admitted that he actually agrees with Obama; that no one does things on their own. A pro-Obama Super PAC released an ad connecting Romney to his outsourcing background and offshore accounts with an Olympic theme.
Segment 3
A Tea Party official railed on Muslims. The defense of Michelle Bachmann is down to Louie Gohmert and Rush Limbaugh.