Hour 1
Segment 1
Cenk hosting. Fiscal Cliff. VIDEO of John Boehner talking about fiscal cliff. He is not budging on the tax rates. Democratic Senators, according to Cenk, said that they support the Mitt Romney plan for taxes. Framing of a Politico article about new liberal Senators. Mainstream conventional wisdom enforcing discipline to make sure progressives don’t push for progressive principles. Israel and Gaza conflict escalating. VIDEO of father of 10 year old kid, and a BBC report. Pathway to two-state solution. VIDEO of Gazans reacting to civilian deaths – this policy will be counter-productive for Israel. Many American so-called progressives support the pro-war Netanyahu.
Segment 2
John Metz runs franchises. He says now that Obamacare is coming he is adding a 5% surcharge to his menu.
Segment 3
Promotions. Cenk at Money Out, Voters In. Republican Tea Party Congressman DesJarlais from TN is a pro-lifer, but he told his mistress to get an abortion. He’s a hypocrite. Four mistresses, including one he slept with at a Christmas party, and he had two abortions with his wife. Louis Gohmert nominates Newt Gingrich for Speaker of the House, which is actually allowed even though he’s not in Congress anymore. Charlie Webster made baseless voter fraud allegations in Maine.