Just who exactly is to blame for the U.S. government shutdown, Republicans or Democrats? The Young Turks hosts John Iadarola and Cenk Uygur discuss recent statements from Senators Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid. Tell us who you think is the blame in the comment section below. Follow John: http://www.twitter.com/jiadarola Follow …

“Marina Shifrin quit her job in a video, so it’s fitting that the viral star’s new job offer was caught on video, too. The 25-year-old, who posted a clip titled “An Interpretive Dance for my Boss set to Kanye West’s Gone,” featuring herself dancing around her empty Taiwanese office to …

“A woman in the Boston suburbs served up some rough justice to a would-be rapist by striking him in the head with a frying pan. According to CBS News, the suspect allegedly threatened the woman with a knife after luring her to his room at an Extended Stay America hotel. …

Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks discusses Bill O’Reilly’s recent interview on ’60 Minutes’ in which the Fox News host admitted interesting things about who he perceives himself. Bill also discusses who inspired him to write his latest book ‘Killing Jesus’. Tell us what you think of Papa …

After another terrific college football week (other than anything Charlie Weis did), Dan Rubenstein runs down the week’s bests. Photo Credits: Melina Vastola/USA Today Sports Cary Edmondson/USA Today Sports Randy Sartin/USA Today Sports

Is Bilal Powell useful? How many yards can Julio Jones get with Dee Milliner out? And why does Roddy White’s ankle hate us so much? Nick Stevens and Matt Ufford preview the fantasy implications of the Jets-Falcons game on Week 5 of Monday Night Football.

The Houston-San Francisco matchup looks like the better Week 5 Sunday night game on paper, but don’t sleep on Chargers-Raiders for fantasy reasons (actually, DO sleep — that game starts way too late). Matt Ufford and Nick Stevens preview the unusual Sunday night doubleheader.

A congressman went to the World War II memorial and had a confrontation with the National Park Ranger and the crowd. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) also discusses comments from Representative Louie Gohmert. Are the Republicans playing politics on the backs of Veterans, tell us what you think …

“Governor Jerry Brown announced this week that he had signed a bill that would outlaw the publication of “revenge porn,” a subset of online pornography comprised of graphic images or videos posted to the web without the subject’s consent. With its passage, Calfornia becomes the second state following New Jersey …

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) were caught on a hot mic Wednesday discussing talking-points for the shutdown by local news station WPSD 6. Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks discusses. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Read more: …