The Young Turks, November 5, 2015

The Young Turks: November 05, 2015

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Ben Carson and black people. Carson's theories of the Egyptian pyramids. "Death to America." Republican payouts to big banks. Cenk hosting today. Ben Carson released an ad where a rapper tries to appeal to Black voters with a rap song about Ben. Video of the ad. This reminds Cenk of Herman Cain’s old ad that depicted two Black men talking about snuffing out their seeds and getting in trouble with one of their “hos.” Jayar talks about the disconnect Black guys like Herman Cain and Ben Carson have with everyday Black people. Ben Carson’s old comments claiming that Joseph built the pyramids instead of Egyptian slaves has resurfaced. Video of him telling a Christian university his theory back in 1998. Video of Carson reaffirming these same beliefs just yesterday when asked about the old video. The Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei spoke to a group about the well known chant, “Death to America” and claimed that it means death to the policies of America and its arrogant reign. The Senate has agreed to pay for the Highway bill by getting the Feds to halt $17 billion payouts to big banks, but in a last minute move, Senate Republicans reversed the move and gave the billions to the banks anyway. In southeast Washington DC, Alonzo Smith was found handcuffed and not breathing then later die. He was working in private school assisting students. Smith was a great worker because he helped special needs kids. Right now no one knows why Alonzo died in custody.  In Penn., David Kassick was killed from running away from cop because he was high.  The officer Lisa Merlick caught David.  Then the officer Lisa Merlick taze him and while try to handcuffed him, David tried to get something from his pocket however the cop shot him in the back and it killed him to death.   There was a video tape, however the tape will not be released. Yet the family of Kassick saw the tape and they want justice. Another St. Louis community has been issuing ridiculous municipal citations to citizens which has given the local government a 495% increase in funds from the tickets. In the largely African American community, they’ve been giving tickets for bbqing in the front yard, drinking beer too close to the grill, and sagging pants. In a new book, President George HW Bush described Dick Cheney as an Ironass and was influenced to be more of an ass by his wife and daughter. He also railed on Donald Rumsfeld, calling him arrogant and lacking perspective. Video of Dick Cheney talking about how he and his family laugh about the comments, saying that he takes the Ironass name as a mark of pride. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill that would end the federal ban on recreational marijuana. It would still allow particular states to ban the drug on their own, but it wouldn’t have the Feds hanging over their heads. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Ben Carson: Archaeologists Are Wrong, The Pyramids Were Built To Store Grain http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-pyramids Bernie Sanders Just Introduced a Bill to End the Federal Ban on Marijuana http://www.vice.com/read/bernie-sanders-just-introduced-a-bill-to-end-the-prohibition-on-marijuana-vgtrn-927 House Republicans Seek $17 Billion Favor For Banks In Highway Bill http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/highway-bill-banks_563b7897e4b0411d306fda2d George H.W. Bush Settles Old Scores With Cheney and Rumsfeld http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/george-hw-bush-dick-cheney-donald-rumsfeld-iraq-jon-meacham/414343/ Iran's Ayatollah clarifies that 'death to America' slogan refers to policies http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/03/ayatollah-khamenei-iran-death-to-america Pennsylvania jury acquits Lisa Mearkle, the first police officer tried for a 2015 on-duty shooting https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/11/05/pennsylvania-jury-acquits-lisa-mearkle-the-first-police-officer-tried-for-a-2015-on-duty-shooting/

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Brett Erlich and Grace Baldridge join Cenk for SCS. There is a new clothing line called Balmain that opened up at H&M stores that caused a bunch of people to barge into stores to get the items ASAP. Serena Williams chased down a man that swiped her phone at a restaurant. Video of the heist and her eventual chase. The new Canadian PM has chosen his cabinet and it's 50% women. Chemsex is a thing where users take multiple drugs and take part in prolonged sexual activity for days with multiple partners. It is more prominent in male gay relationships. Some psychologists think the reasoning some men do it is because they are trying to escape homophobic experiences in their past. Cenk isn’t buying this assessment. Chick-Fil-A is being accused of reneging on its promise to hate the gay community from Conservative voices after one Nashville franchise owner supported some local gay events. Another local franchise in Iowa donated 200 sandwiches to a gay pride event.  Some Senators are accusing the military of wasteful sports tributes at sporting events. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Balmain for H&M's Collection Is Completely Sold Out Just Hours After Launching, Twitter Is Not Happy http://www.eonline.com/news/713296/balmain-for-h-m-s-collection-is-completely-sold-out-just-hours-after-launching-twitter-is-not-happy Here's Video of Super Hero Serena Williams Chasing Down a Phone Thief http://jezebel.com/heres-video-of-super-hero-serena-williams-chasing-down-1740748329 'Paid Patriotism': Senators Accuse Military of Wasteful Sports Tributes http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/paid-patriotism-senators-accuse-military-wasteful-sports-tributes-n457246 Canadian PM Justin Trudeau says cabinet is half women 'because it's 2015' http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/05/prime-minister-canada-women-cabinet-justin-trudeau/75207820/

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Behind the scenes of an assistant for Hollywood stars and agents. Brett and Grace talk about the horror stories and the dirty.

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