The Young Turks March 30, 2015 Hour 1

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A SMALL PORTION, IN THE BEGINNING, OF HOUR 1 IS MISSING.

Cenk hosting today. News broke that Trevor Noah has been named to replace Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. Cenk thinks that every other comic is feeling some bitter feelings about this no name getting this huge job. Further damning evidence that Bill O’Reilly was lying about his war coverage in the Falklands War from his cameraman. The alleged cameraman came forward to point out he has no memory of being knocked down and bleeding, only to be saved by Bill. Syrian president Assad told 60 Mins that ISIS has grown since airstrikes have begun against them. A Reuters poll showed that

Republicans think President Obama is a bigger imminent threat to the U.S. than Assad, Putin, or Ayatollah Khamenei. N Korean dictator Kim Jong Un tied Obama as a threat.

Indiana governor Mike Pence comedically defended his signing a bill into law that would allow businesses to discriminate against gay citizens based on religious views. Many big name athletes and public figures have spoken out against the law. Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller, and Tim Cook of Apple responded strongly. Videos of Pence dodging the question of whether or not discrimination is legal in Indiana over and over again on This Week. In Pence’s private signing of the bill, 3 anti-gay lobbyists stood all around him in support. GLAAD’s exposing this showed that Pence fully knows the objective of the law is to allow religious people to discriminate against gay citizens.

Final Judgment on the Hands Up charges related to Michael Brown and Ferguson shooting. Cenk goes over the forensic findings of Brown’s movements and shots fired. He also gives his conclusions based on all the evidence.

 

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