Additional reading, graphics, and video related to tonight’s episode:
DECODING OBAMA
President Obama spoke out against the House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget plan, calling it “a Trojan horse.” Cenk and Michael Shure broke down Obama’s speech on the plan and Republican reaction to it.
Think Progress -
President Obama Calls Republican Budget ‘Thinly-Veiled Social Darwinism,’ ‘A Prescription For Decline’Washington Post -
Introducing Obama’s opponent in 2012: Paul RyanSeattle Times -
The fraudulent loophole in the ‘pink slime’ House Republican budgetThe Washington Post -
The Ryan budget’s priorities in two graphsThe Progressive Pulse -
Two weeks later, Ryan budget not wearing any better
CONTRIBUTOR
Michael Shure – @MichaelShure
Read more from Michael Shure on the Epic Politics Blog.
RACE FOR PRESIDENT
NY Times -
Wisconsin Votes After Fiercely Fought BattleWashington Street Journal -
GOP Rivals Put Focus on WisconsinThe New Yorker -
Primary day in Wisconsin, Maryland, and DC
GUEST
David Shuster – @DavidShuster
Find more of David Shuster’s appearances on “The Young Turks.”
THE HEAT IS ON
CBS News -
Tornadoes roll through Dallas areaDenver Post -
Photos: Tornado hits Dallas-Fort Worth Texas
GUEST
Kevin Gurney – @carbonczar
Atmospheric scientist and ecologist
Learn more about Kevin Gurney at The Gurney Lab.
GOVERNMENT FIASCO
Rapper Lupe Fiasco stops by the TYT studio to discuss why he challenges Obama and consistently includes political criticism in his music.
Huffington Post -
Lupe Fiasco: Obama ‘The Biggest Terrorist (June 2011)The Colbert Report -
Lupe Fiasco on “The Colbert Report” (May 2011)
GUEST
Lupe Fiasco – @LupeFiasco
lupefiasco.com
CRACKING DOWN ON MARIJUANA
BoingBoing.net -
Oaksterdam ‘Cannabis’ University raided by DEASF Weekly -
Oaksterdam University Pledges to Re-open After Federal Raid on Marijuana LeaderRolling Stone -
Obama’s War on Pot
