Cenk hosting today. Story of the three kids who shot to death the Australian baseball player. Fox News Channel is trying to claim Obama is being a hypocrite by not speaking out on the case when he did on the Trayvon Martin case, but Cenk points out that in the baseball player case, the killers were arrested so there is no injustice to speak out on. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/22/fox-friends-demand-president-comment-on-allegedly-racially-motivated-thrill-kill-murder/ Fox News changing its tune with respect to Ted Cruz, Barack Obama and their citizen status. Birtherism. Brian Lewis was an Ailes subordinate, he left Fox News and might reveal some secrets, so Fox PR is trying to minimize and discredit him already.
Bradley Manning wants to change his gender, and wants to be Chelsea. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/bradley-manning-woman_n_3794324.html The government is really interested in Assange more than Manning. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/21/bradley-manning-plea-deal_n_3791647.html#slide=2822820 The government essentially gave immunity to the criminals in the government (torturing and killing) that Manning exposed. http://www.globalresearch.ca/obama-doj-asks-court-to-grant-immunity-to-george-w-bush-for-iraq-war/5346637 Comparing Manning’s sentence to the sentences handed down to actual spies; all of the spies received much less prison time than Manning. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/21/shorter-sentences-than-bradley-manning_n_3789754.html
Republican hypocrisy on Obamacare. Governor Chris Christie spoke out against the Affordable Care Act, but will implement it. Rick Perry, Jan Brewer and Rick Scott. http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/08/republican-governors-shhh-obamacare-medicaid.php Gun saftey expert shoots people by accident. http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/firearms-instructor-accidentally-shoots-someone-wasnt-first-time Harold Hamm, rich oil guy, speaks out against alternative energy. He’s against energy subsidies except for oil subsidies. He’s a hypocritical Republican donor. http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/20/2494801/harold-hamm-wind-energy/ Scary Chart Time –http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/median-household-income-dropped_n_3794191.html