“The day after the first presidential debate, it wasn’t Barack Obama or Mitt Romney getting the most attention. It was the maker of colorful kitchen appliances. KitchenAid spent much of Thursday trying to repair the damage from a wayward tweet about President Obama that whipped up social media outrage faster …
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President Obama Debate Breakdown
Who won the first 2012 Presidential debate, President Obama or Republican candidate Mitt Romney? Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and John Iadarola (host of TYT University, and Common Room). Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://bit.ly/TYTonYouTube Like Us on Facebook: Follow Us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/OkX87X Buy TYT Merch: http://theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com/
Read More »Jim Lehrer Debate Performance
*The new format for the presidential debate prompted plenty of partisan debate online — as did the performance of the moderator, Jim Lehrer. Mr. Lehrer’s light touch was widely criticized during and after the debate on Wednesday night, particularly by Democrats who felt that President Obama’s Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, …
Read More »Mitt Romney Lies About Obama Medicare Cuts At Debate
What were some of 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s most egregious lies in his first Presidential debate? How did President Obama respond? Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and John Iadarola (host of TYT University, and Common Room). http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-fact-check-romney-medicare-cut-20121003,0,3111207.story Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://bit.ly/TYTonYouTube Like Us on Facebook: Follow …
Read More »Mitt Romney Vs Big Bird
Will 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney kill Big Bird? Mitt talked about cutting funding for PBS in the first Presidential Debate with President Obama but how much money would that really save taxpayers? Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and John Iadarola (host of TYT University, and Common Room). http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2012/10/04/romney-promises-to-cut-taxpayer-funding-for-pbs-but-says-he-still-loves-big-bird/ Support …
Read More »Obama ‘Angry Black Man’ Attack
“Appearing on MSNBC’s NOW on Tuesday, Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson claimed that, in his opinion, President Barack Obama was overly deferential to Mitt Romney during the debate because he was concerned he may come off as an “angry black man.” Dyson said that a tape released by The …
Read More »Romney & Obama Tell Jim Lehrer: “Shut The F*** Up” (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)
During the first presidential debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama found common ground on a basic idea: shutting Jim Lehrer up. Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Weeknights 11:35/10:35c Get more Jimmy Fallon: Follow Jimmy: http://Twitter.com/JimmyFallon Like Jimmy: https://Facebook.com/JimmyFallon …
Read More »Facebook’s 1 billion, Windows 8’s launch party, and CliffyB’s goodbye – 90 Seconds on The Verge
“If we shadows have offended, / Think but this, and all is mended, / That you have but slumber’d here / While these visions did appear. / And this weak and idle theme, / No more yielding but a dream, / Gentles, do not reprehend: / if you pardon, we …
Read More »Sony Xperia TL hands-on demo
Dante takes a look at the Sony Xperia TL. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/verge Read More: http://www.theverge.com
Read More »LG Optimus G for AT&T hands-on demo
Dante checks out the LG Optimus G for AT&T. Check out the full article here: http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/4/3457322/lg-optimus-g-att-hands-on More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/verge Read More: http://www.theverge.com
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