John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, and Steve Oh hosting. Talk about Cenk’s trip to New Hampshire to walk 18 miles to bring attention to the cause of getting money out of politics. Gov Bob McDonnell of Virginia and his wife have been charged with fraud for taking money and gifts from a CEO for political favors. Republicans are targeting ObamaCare by going after a provision called “risk corridors” and rebranding it as a bailout. If they eliminate this portion, all premiums will go up and they can blame ObamaCare for the higher costs. After Nancy Grace’s rants against the legalization of marijuana, World Star Hip Hop put together a mashup of her previous argument claiming that pot doesn’t make someone violent directly against her argument that it does.
Claudio Smith chased after a man he noticed on his front lawn with sagging pants. When he went to confront him, the man ran and Smith chased him down, and eventually shot him to death. He is now claiming Stand Your Ground. A man that is concerned about drones flying overhead in Colorado is advocating an ordinance that would allow residents to fire shots at drones if they fly close enough to them. In anticipation for this passing, he has begun selling licenses to hunt drones. GOP Rep Kevin McCarthy has come out in favor of allowing legal status for immigrants already in America, but not for a pathway to citizenship. This could be an indication that the Party is beginning to realize that they must soften up on their hardnose position against immigrants. Another instance of voting rights being limited in Tennessee. One Republican legislator proposed to disallow college identification as a valid ID for voting.
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