Discussion of the SCOTUS oral arguments regarding same sex marriage. Justice Scalia’s ridiculous arguments get torn apart. Flashback of Scalia’s most homophobic quotes. One of the attorneys fighting for equal rights pointed out that no one argued for the constitutionality of Prop 8, but begged for states to decide. The attorney that defended Prop 8 simply proved the opposition’s point with his weak rationale. The CEO of Starbucks came out completely in favor of same sex marriage, causing Tea Partiers to start a petition to boycott the coffee company.
Jim Carrey’s anti-gun song on Funny or Die has caused conservatives on Fox News to lose their minds. Video of the song. Reaction mashup created by TYT. After Rand Paul’s filibuster to discuss drones, he is threatening a new filibuster to oppose the gun control bill that includes background checks. This time, he plans to conduct the cowardly silent filibuster instead of the real one he conducted a couple of weeks ago. Rand Paul’s position on pot is actually spot on, though. After the back and forth between agreeing with and disagreeing with Paul, Cenk figures that he’d rather have him in office, with only 20% that he agrees with, rather than a corporatist Democrat that does nothing in office.
Story of a man that accidentally shot and killed his son while he was cleaning his gun. 501(c)(4) are popping up more, which allows political groups to be formed and funded at large amounts without tracing where the money is being spent politically. This “Dark Money” is now being investigated in California and several groups have been exposed in this illegal activity. One of the groups involved is a Koch Brothers group formed to defeat ObamaCare.