Bonus Episode, July 18, 2014

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On this edition of In the Flesch with Malcolm Fleschner, Steve Oh, and Dave Koller,the TYT San Francisco comedy show is discussed along with a new iteration of Totally True or Totally Bullshit where topics include: A South Carolina mother was arrested for letting her 9 year old daughter play in a nearby park unattended while she was busy working. Were the police in the right? A 17 year old boy in Manassas, VA was arrested on child pornography charges for sexting his girlfriend. As part of the investigation, the boy was planned on being subjected to an injection in his penis to induce an erection for comparison to provided photos. Was this overkill? An Australian man with the unfortunate condition of micropenis is mortgaging his house in order to afford a second round of plastic surgery to lengthen and widen his member.Too much?

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The Young Turks, July 18, 2014

The Young Turks: July 18, 2014

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Gina and Ana join Cenk and Ben in the second hour. Another case of police brutality comes to light, this time in Staten Island. Eric Garner tries to break up a fight between two civilians, and police attempt to arrest him. When he resists, one officer puts him in a choke hold, which kills him. Witnesses say that Garner was a gentle giant and had no intention of causing violence. Police chief Tim Kelemen has been dealing with a lawsuit because of his attempt to regulate Tea Party protests along a certain bridge. Kelemen received threats and was harassed by Tea Party members. He responded by signing Tea Party leaders up for porn sites, gay dating sites, and Obama Care among other things. Kelemen is being charged with a misdemeanor. FedEx is dealing with a government indictment over the delivery of illegal drugs from less than reliable “pharmacies”. FedEx claims that they are not law enforcement and they only deliver the packages. Will the CEO of FedEx be held responsible? Probably not. 51 year-old Thomas Thorpe is dealing with an attempted murder charge. He was provided with a public defender, but refused to accept his help because he was black. Despite his racism and lack of foresight, he is being given a new attorney. University of Oregon officers are under fire after they compiled a list of people they want to “eat a bowl full of dicks”. The police officers had time to kill during the night shift, and used this list to entertain themselves. The list includes Comcast, campus bicyclists, and “mouth-breathers in general” among other things. A lawsuit regarding wrongful termination is currently underway. Show notes by Bart Kyle

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Ben Mankiewicz, Michael Sure, Cenk Uygur, & John Iadarola hosting. Ground invasion of Gaza has begun, and air strikes from Israel continue. CNN International’s Diana Magnay was pulled from Israel when she called Israelis cheering for air strikes scum. Did she respond appropriately to the situation? During the ongoing ground invasion, approximately 230 Palestinians have been killed. Is coverage of the situation slanted towards Israel? Some people are calling for an end to the financial aid given to Israel. The point is brought up that Israel does not need our financial aid anymore. Republicans are worried that Obama’s support of Israel is giving Obama too much “leverage” against them. US financial aid to other countries is analyzed. A Malaysian airliner was shot down in Ukraine. Evidence came in that Russian rebels in Ukraine shot down the flight. Russian rebel conversation about the plane crash is analyzed by the panel. Russians have not explicitly denied shooting down the plane, they have only placed the blame on Ukraine. Evidence seems to stack up against the Pro-Russian rebels and Russia itself. Discussion of why a civilian transport plane was flying over an active war zone ensues. Most of the passengers were AIDS researchers going to an HIV conference. Summarization of John McCain accusing Obama of being AWOL during the Ukrainian plane crisis is given. RT Anchor Sara Firth resigns because of their biased coverage of the Russia Ukraine situation. She accuses RT of working for Putin and their “Ukraine is always wrong” stance towards the situation. Show notes by Bart Kyle

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