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Read More »Monthly Archives: December 2013
Terrible AIDS Tweet Gets PR Exec Fired Before Her Plane Lands
“The communications director for the Internet giant that owns popular websites like Match.com, Dictionary.com, and Vimeo has been fired over “hateful statements” in a tweet that came from her account. The tweet Friday from the account of Justine Sacco read: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. …
Read More »Carlos Santana’s Reunion With Homeless Former Drummer
“Guitar legend Carlos Santana says he plans on entering the studio with his old drummer, Marcus Malone, after a California news host recently reunited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee with the now-homeless percussionist. Malone performed as a member of the Santana Blues Band up until 1968 when …
Read More »Cracker Barrel Heeds Call To Bring Back Duck Dynasty Products
“Cracker Barrel has heeded to an old adage: The customer is always right. Late Sunday, the Tennessee-based restaurant chain, which has 625 locations in 42 states, reversed course and said it would resume selling “Duck Dynasty” merchandise. Customer outcry, the company said, forced it to reevaluate its decision to stop …
Read More »Pussy Riot Members Freed – Putin’s Latest Stunt?
“Vladimir Putin was named the most powerful person in the world earlier this year by FORBES, but even he has his limits. Two members of the music collective Pussy Riot, who in 2012 were sentenced to two years in jail for performing an anti-Putin song in Moscow’s main cathedral, were …
Read More »Should The Festivus Pole Be Included In Public Holiday Displays?
“A self-described “militant atheist” is threatening to sue a Florida town after it put up a Nativity display at the fire station even though it had banned them earlier this year so that a Festivus pole would not have to be given equal consideration.” Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/23/florida-town-erects-last-minute-nativity-after-ban-to-keep-out-festivus-pole/ Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) …
Read More »Terrorists Apologizing For Attack In Yemen
“In a rare public apology, the military leader of al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen has said that one of his fighters disobeyed orders and attacked a hospital attached to the Defense Ministry during a December assault that killed 52 people.” Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/22/al-qaeda-apologizes–yemen-hospital-attack_n_4488733.html Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks …
Read More »Who Funds Climate Change Deniers?
“A study by Drexel University has identified the major sources of funding for climate change denial. Some of the names are all too familiar such as the Koch and Scaife families while some have done their best to remain obscure and have yet to get noticed.” Read more: http://news.firedoglake.com/2013/12/23/study-major-funders-of-climate-change-denial-identified/ Cenk …
Read More »Unemployed Screwed By Politicians – The Storm Is Coming!
“The left-leaning Public Policy Polling surveyed voters in four key congressional districts, as well as House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) district, to gauge support for extending unemployment benefits. The poll, funded by the liberal advocacy group Americans United for Change, showed that voters across party lines were overwhelmingly in favor …
Read More »Wolf PAC, Sound Board, Regrets, US Greatness, Corny Jokes, Abortion – Twitter Storm
In this weekly segment, Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) responds to viewer questions from Twitter– both personal and serious. You can join in by using #askcenk and #tytlive on Twitter! This week: What if Wolf Pac succeeds? How did the sound board start and what was the first clip? What’s Cenk’s biggest …
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