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.
Show notes by Jayar Jackson