Cenk hosts TYT today. The police officer that killed Eric Garner with a chokehold will not be indicted as a NY Grand Jury and prosecutor let him off the hook. Video of the police confrontation and killing of Garner. IN 2013 cops were involved in 461 “justifiable homicides,” but the actual number is much higher as police shift the numbers to hide the fact that the number was actually over 1000. In other countries like Canada there were 12, Germany-8, Great Britain-0. Cenk gives the very low numbers of cops that were killed in the line of duty, the majority of which were in traffic accidents. Christian Bale did an interview about his new movie Moses and said he was a freedom fighter & terrorist in the eyes of Egypt who would have drones unleashed on him in modern times. Videos of Elizabeth Hasselbeck talking with Father Jonathan Morris about how wrong Bale is with his comparison, linking America’s drone use to Egypt’s empire. Cenk lists all of the plagues that Moses unleashed on Pharaoh’s people that would qualify him as a terrorist. Fox & Friends hosts were talking about how little people know about our Civics. Doocy proposed that citizens should be forced to pass the citizenship test before being allowed to vote. This idea harkens back to the literacy tests that were forced upon Black Americans in the ‘60s. Glenn Beck is being sued by the 21 year old Saudi man that Beck went on an extended conspiracy theory against regarding involvement in the Boston bombings. The judge has allowed the lawsuit to go on for defamation. Video of Beck’s constant attacks on his character over several days. The TPP Trade deal between President Obama and Mitch McConnell that will give more power to corporations above American laws. There are even some Conservatives like Phyllis Schlafly that are openly against this. Video of an old Mitch McConnell ad that claims he fights against giving these protections to corporations in order to protect American jobs. TYT is promoting a series called “We the Economy.” One of the latest videos from them is about the difference between deficit and debt. Cenk details the recent history of deficits under GW Bush and Obama.
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Wave of Protests After Grand Jury Doesn’t Indict Officer in Eric Garner Chokehold Case
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What America’s police departments don’t want you to know
http://goo.gl/tktLyo
Christian Bale Says Moses Was ‘Terrorist,’ ‘Freedom Fighter’; Fox & Friends Reacts
http://goo.gl/MkS8Mw
Glenn Beck must face Saudi’s lawsuit over Boston Marathon bombing
http://goo.gl/virBpj
Comments
I was surprised he never mentioned Iceland. They had the first cop killing a civilian in their entire history last year, and the whole country mourned.
Unfortunate choice of words… Germany is way smaller than Canada (Canada being 28x the size of Germany). But i guess you meant “larger” in a sense of more inhabitants.
That’s how I took it. More in population. I think everyone knows , as in The Arrogant Worms, song Canada’s Really Big
gonna add my fav line from the goofy Canada song I referenced. “Its not what you do with it, its the size that counts”
Great song, thanks for sharing
This was one of the best episodes of all time regarding the police, I had to download it for future reference, love Cenk’s analysis! keep it coming
I love that intro song when I have my sound hooked up to my bass! otherwise the song just kind of annoys me lol
Man “Cop Killer” is going to be playing on my Android all this week.