During a press conference held by House Speaker John Boehner, the Fusion network’s Jorge Ramos practiced actual journalism by refusing to allow the Speaker to deflect a question about immigration reform by talking about Obamacare. In this clip Ben Mankiewicz of The Young Turks breaks down this rare event and …
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Why Are Women Paying To Rent Men? Should It Be Illegal?
“What can’t money buy? A service called Rent-A-Gent lets women choose a male companion from a list of “smart and handsome men.” For $200 an hour, men can serve as handymen, dates, or personal chefs.” Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/rent-a-gent-hiring-dates-2014-5#ixzz32jlbnkzZ Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola and Dave Rubin discuss why they think more …
Read More »Have Dinner With A Stuffed Animal In This Japanese Restaurant
“Hate dining alone? One Japanese restaurant has a semi-awkward yet totally adorable solution for all your table-for-one woes. The Moomin Café in Japan seats solo diners with cuddly stuffed animals to make the experience of dining alone a little less lonely, Food Beast reports.” Read more here: http://www.foodbeast.com/2014/04/21/anti-forever-alone-restaurant-lets-you-dine-with-stuffed-animals/ Cenk Uygur …
Read More »Donald Sterling Spotted With New Girlfriend At In-N-Out Burger
“Hey, racists gotta eat too … which is why Donald Sterling hit up an In-N-Out burger joint in Westwood, CA this weekend … with a pretty young Asian lady in tow.” Ben Mankiewicz (http://www.twitter.com/benmank77) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/anakasparian) of The Young Turks discuss. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/19/donald-sterling-in-n-out-burger-asian-chick-photo/#ixzz32jnsRueh ********** The Largest Online …
Read More »50 US Senators Petition the NFL to Change “Redskins” Name
“Pressure on Daniel Snyder to change the name of his Washington NFL club ratcheted up significantly Thursday as a letter signed by half of the U.S. Senate was sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “‘The N.F.L. can no longer ignore this and perpetuate the use of this name as anything …
Read More »World Cup To Blame For Spike In Crime In Brazil?
“Muggings on Rio’s bus fleet, the main form of public transport in this metropolis of 12 million, doubled over the last year, the state’s ISP security statistics agency says. More than 420 incidents were reported in January alone, compared with 195 in the same month a year earlier, returning such …
Read More »Tech Giants Team Up To Fight For Net Neutrality
http://www.savetheinternet.com/ “A sizable coalition of technology companies has today taken a stand in favor of net neutrality in the form of a letter to the Federal Communications Commission. The group, led by giants including Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Twitter, and Yahoo, challenges a proposal the FCC is considering …
Read More »Heartwarming Soldier Confessions
“I’m surprising my girlfriend and proposing to her” Post to Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ki4iyf Like BuzzFeedVideo on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ilcE7k Post to Twitter: http://bit.ly/1ki4jlB Download Whisper for more anonymous soldier secrets. http://bit.ly/1m4z4sG Music: Coming Home Music Licensed Via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. Credits: Welcome Home Soldier / Blake Bodwen https://www.youtube.com/Aphrocreame LINKS! http://www.buzzfeed.com …
Read More »Do You Support The Death Penalty? Public Opinion POLL Released
“Americans claim they don’t want those condemned to death to suffer needlessly, but recent news of painfully botched lethal injections has not shaken their support for the death penalty, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll shows. Sixty-five percent of Americans — including 82 percent of Republicans, 66 percent of independents and 53 …
Read More »Was Congress Right to Cut Off Long Term Unemployment Benefits?
“Alan Krueger has a response for people, including top officials at the Federal Reserve, who question his research showing the long-term unemployed have been pushed to the fringes of the job market: More research. “Using a survey of households conducted by the Census Bureau between May 2008 and July 2013, …
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