Hour 1

Segment 1

Cenk hosting today.  Eric Bolling declared on Fox News that going into Iraq was the smartest thing Bush ever did.  Cenk sifts through the many stupid things Bolling said in that one minute.  Update to the Steven Crowder Union “thug” tape.  The union member that punched him has been cleared of all charges.  The prosecutor wondered why Crowder submitted an edited version of the tape, as it was pretty clear he was acting in self-defense. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2013/03/union-protester-punched-fox-steven-crowder-not.php  Donald Rumsfeld sent out a congratulatory tweet for himself in starting the Iraq War. http://www.mediaite.com/online/donald-rumsfeld-gets-absolutely-pummeled-on-twitter-for-his-10th-anniversary-iraq-war-tweet/  Letter from a badly injured Iraq War veteran to Bush and Cheney to show how terrible the decision was to go into this war.  http://www.truthdig.com/dig/item/the_last_letter_20130318/

Segment 2

The special election for the SC Congressional seat has Colbert’s sister taking the Dem ticket, and Mark Sanford leading the Republican field. http://www.mediaite.com/online/elizabeth-colbert-busch-wins-south-carolina-dem-primary-mark-sanford-advances-to-gop-runoff/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/19/mark-sanford-teddy-turner_n_2911915.html  In response to Harry Reid’s collapse on Feinstein’s assault weapons ban, Michael Moore told Piers Morgan that Reid wouldn’t take this route if his grandkids were murdered like the kids at Sandy Hook.  Colorado just passed a gun control law that limits high capacity magazines.  On the same day, the head of the CO Dept of Corrections was shot and killed at his front door.  President Obama is on a Middle East trip, currently in Israel, but is keeping expectations low for getting anything accomplished. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/20/obama-mideast-trip_n_2912715.html

Segment 3

Full video of the racist CPAC attendee discussing the usefulness of slavery and segregation while complaining about the disenfranchisement of Southern White males.  The footage shows that the claims that the Black woman was the disruptor are false.  Video of a Tea Party Patriots’ clownish movie trailer that was played at CPAC.  Mary Jo White, who infamously said she didn’t prosecute big banks in her SEC hearing, will continue to be paid $500,000/year for the rest of her life from her former employer, a big law firm. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-14/mary-jo-white-s-latest-conflict-of-interest.html  Carnival Cruise Lines’ troubles have been subsidized by the taxpayers to the tune of millions of dollars just over the past 5 years.  They’ve also only paid 1.1% in taxes over that time, as they’ve made $11 billion.