From the show: The ‘summer of hate’ and nonathletic Olympic controversies

The Young Turks Staff
August 6, 2012
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SUMMER OF HATE

CNN –
Gunman, six others dead at Wisconsin Sikh temple

BuzzFeed –
A Tragic History of Hate Crimes Against Sikhs in the U.S.

Gawker –
Fox News Viewers Think Sikh Temple Shooting Is ‘Inspiring’

The Progressive –
Sikhs, Muslims, Drones and Guilt by Association

CBS News –
Joplin mosque destroyed by 2nd fire in a month

Southern Poverty Law Center –
FBI: Dramatic Spike in Hate Crimes Targeting Muslims
Terror From the Right

 

GUEST
Heidi Beirich
Southern Poverty Law Center- @splcenter
http://splcenter.org/

 

 

IS IT TIME TO TALK ABOUT GUN LAWS YET?!

ABC News –
White House: No new gun laws push after Wisconsin rampage

Mother Jones –
A Guide to Mass Shootings in America

New York Daily News –
Sikh temple shooting is Wisconsin’s 5th mass killing in 7 years

The Huffington Post –
Scott Walker Reacts to Wisconsin Shooting

 

 

ED RENDELL

The Huffington Post –
Ed Rendell: ‘I’m for Michele Bachmann’ as Mitt Romney VP Pick

CBS News –
Face in the News

San Francisco Examiner –
Romney July fundraising reveals 75% of $101.3 million came from 6% of donors

 

 

GUEST
Gov. Ed Rendell
Former Governor, Pennsylvania

 

 

 

OLYMPICS #FAIL

USA Today –
Ryan Lochte’s parents face foreclosure in Florida

CBS News –
Gymnast Gabby Douglas’ mom filed for bankruptcy

NBC Olympics –
U.S. Judoka Expelled for Marijuana

The Huffington Post –
Fox News Says Gabby Douglas’ Leotard, Other US Olympic Uniforms Not Patriotic Enough

 

 

 

THE REAL ‘NEWSROOM’

The Huffington Post –
‘The Newsroom’ Recap: ’5/1′

Entertainment Weekly –
‘The Newsroom’ review: Killing Osama bin Laden, committing screwball comedy and bullying a flight attendant

The Hollywood Reporter –
Mandy Stadtmiller: I Dated Aaron Sorkin, Became ‘Newsroom’ Character Inspiration

 

GUEST
Alonso Duralde- @ADuralde
Film Critic, The Wrap, TYT’s “What the Flick?”
http://www.alonsoduralde.com/

 

 

AGGRESSIVE PROGRESSIVE: BIG GOVERNMENT SPENDING

The Washington Post –
NASA’s Curiosity rover lands on Mars after 352 million-mile journey

Business Insider –
Obama Is Using the Curiosity Landing to Push Government Spending

The Huffington Post –
Air-Conditioning the Military Costs More Than NASA’s Entire Budget