“Matthew Cordle, the Ohio man who videotaped himself confessing to killing a man while he was driving drunk has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison and a lifetime loss of driving privileges. Cordle, 22, had pleaded guilty to killing Vincent Canzani of suburban Columbus in a wrong-way crash on June 22. In his video, which has drawn …
White House Insider With Secret Inappropriate Twitter Account Fired
“In his day job at the White House, Jofi Joseph was known as a generally collegial guy, a junior but experienced staff member working on some of the nation’s most serious business — specifically arms proliferation, and especially involving Iran. But after hours? That is when he became @NatSecWonk: “I’m abrasive and I bring the snark,” he wrote anonymously …
NYPD Arrested Black Teen for Buying $350 Belt
“A young black man is suing both the NYPD and Barneys for wondering how in the world he could afford a $300 product, then harassing and arresting him. Trayon Christian, who was 18 at the time, bought a Ferragamo belt he’d been coveting from the department store after receiving a paycheck from his work-study job. “I wanted to go …
Pope Francis Suspends ‘Bishop Of Bling’
“Pope Francis suspended Germany’s infamous “Bishop of Bling” today after learning that the bishop spent as much as $55 million renovating his official residence, including a Bloombergian-$20,000 on his bathtub. Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst met with Pope Francis earlier this week to discuss the cost of his home’s renovation, which includes $20,000 on a new bathtub, $35,000 on a …
Obamacare Part Of ‘Socialist-Communist Vision’, Says Bill O’Reilly
“Bill O’Reilly opened his show Tuesday night claiming that Obamacare is just an element of the ideal society liberals have in mind for the U.S.: a socialist state where money is taken from the rich to provide the poor with multitudes of services they cannot afford on their own. O’Reilly cited various clips of Democratic congresspeople and one MSNBC …
The Young Turks YouTube Playlist October 23, 2013
Hosted by John Iadarola, Ana Kasparian, and Ben Mankiewicz, and Cenk Uygur, featuring Jayar Jackson, David Koller, Jesus Godoy and Steve Oh from YouTube Space LA.
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