The Young Turks, July 6, 2015

The Young Turks: July 06, 2015

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Cenk hosting today. Bernie Sanders’ latest success has Hillary Clinton’s camp worried. After the unexpected success, he was asked what his economic cabinet team would look like, and he named Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz, and Robert Reich. Cenk calls it the biggest Lib Dream Team ever. Donald Trump continues to feel the burn of many companies parting ways with him after calling Mexican immigrants rapists. He wrote to the President of Univision, calling him a Mexican when he’s American. He lashed out at Jeb Bush’s Mexican wife on Twitter, and he vowed that he parted ways with Macy’s. Videos of Trump telling Fox and Friends that he didn’t know the backlash would be this severe, and that this is bad for his brand and his businesses. Ted Cruz appeared on MTP and claimed that he salutes Trump for bringing the subject of illegal immigration up, and refuses to attack a fellow Republican. Video of Cruz saluting Trump. Video of Cruz avoiding the question of what to do with the 11 million illegal immigrants several times with Chuck Todd. Although Lindsey Graham is a huge warmonger, he stood up against the idea that we should outlaw Islam in the country. He told a potential voter that he doesn’t want them to vote for him with that stance. Greece had a referendum on whether or not to go along with austerity measures as the EU put forward, and the response was a resounding “no.” Although there are bankruptcy consequences, they’ve been through a similar number of them as other large European countries. Texas AG Ken Paxton has spoken out vehemently against gay marriage, citing morality, and vowed to not follow the SCOTUS decision. It has been discovered that he’s been investigated of securities fraud charges, punishable by up to life in prison. Upset Conservatives are pushing The First Amendment Defense Act, to allow Christians and churches to continue to openly discriminate against gay couples in services like adoption and keep their tax exempt status. While this is happening, the entire staff of 3 at a TN county clerk’s office decided to resign en masse, rather than giving any marriage licenses to gay couples. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Greek 'No' Vote Finds Chilly Reception In Europe http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/05/europe-reaction-greece-referendum_n_7732060.html Trump says his presidential campaign is 'bad for my brand' http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-interview-on-fox-and-friends-2015-7 ‘For the glory of God': Entire staff in Tenn. county clerk’s office resigns over same-sex marriage http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/for-the-glory-of-god-entire-staff-in-tenn-county-clerks-office-resigns-over-same-sex-marriage/ KEN PAXTON, TEXAS’ TOP LAWYER, IGNORES THE LAW. AGAIN. http://www.houstonpress.com/news/ken-paxton-texas-top-lawyer-ignores-the-law-again-7568249 'Bernie Sanders Can Become President' Has Replaced 'I Like Him, But He Can't Win' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/bernie-sanders-can-become-president-has-replaced-i-like-him-but-he-cant-win_b_7733476.html Does Ted Cruz Want To Be Donald Trump's Running Mate? http://crooksandliars.com/2015/07/does-ted-cruz-want-be-donald-trumps

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Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Breaking news on Bill Cosby’s 2005 testimony about drugging a Temple Univ employee. He admitted that he bought drugs to use on women he wanted to forcibly sleep with. He also admitted that he had done it in the past. Cenk sounds the gavel on whether or not Cosby is a rapist. A 22 year old man in Maine was killed after firing a fireworks mortar off the top of his head. NY Giants Defensive End Jean Pierre Paul severely injured his hand while playing with huge fireworks over the weekend. Video of JPP’s Instagram video getting hyped up for the lighting of fireworks. Video of a fireworks plant blowing up. Rihanna’s new video Bitch Better Have my Money is causing an uproar with feminists since it depicts the torture and murder of a woman. Ana isn’t a fan of the violence, but doesn’t think it should be shot down. Cenk and Ana talk about how sick they are of bloodbaths. An Oregon bakery has lost a lawsuit for refusing to make a cake for a gay couples’ wedding. They had to shell out $135K to the couple. An NYPD official has been arrested several times in a few months for a variety of serious crimes, including robbery and illegal driving, but still has her job. NYPD is also under fire for issuing false summons for quotas, then destroying the proof that they did it. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Rihanna's video puts a black woman in control – no wonder there's a backlash http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/06/rihannas-bitch-better-have-my-money-feminism-misogyny-race APNewsBreak: Cosby said he got drugs to give women for sex http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6d90b1f473f147ed9f0048f9e9ac2287/apnewsbreak-cosby-said-he-got-drugs-give-women-sex Oregon bakery that refused same-sex couple owes $135,000 in damages http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/04/oregon-bakery-same-sex-marriage-lawsuit "Little Miss Dangerous" NYPD Officer Arrested 3 Times In 8 Months, Still Has Job http://gothamist.com/2015/07/02/little_miss_dangerous_nypd_officer.php

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Bonus Episode, July 6, 2015

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Cenk and Ana. Talk about how her boyfriend plays basketball with the TYT guys and wins with Cenk’s team. Talk about his appearance on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show and behind the scenes stories. Talk about his appearance on Al Jazeera and the heated debate he unexpectedly got into.

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