Cenk tackles advocacy group Common Cause filing an IRS complaint against the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Salon’s Alex Pareene weighs in on the media coverage of President Obama and Mitt Romney as the general election revs up, and the Power Panel — USA Today’s Raul Reyes and comedian Dean Obeidallah — debate: should Obama take Bill Clinton’s lead for his 2012 campaign?
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Even Mitt Romney’s arrest record reeks of rich people’s problems
Cenk talks to Alex Pareene about his Salon.com ebook, “The Rude Guide to Mitt Romney,” including his demands that his grandkids call him “Ike” (after his favorite president), why “weird” isn’t code for “Mormon” and his shocking — shocking!!! — [...] watch video
No matter what Romney and Republicans say, ‘liberal bias’ isn’t real
Though Mitt Romney and other Republicans are constantly complaining about a “liberal bias” in the media — but the numbers just don’t bear that out, especially when compared to coverage of President Obama. watch video
ALEC’s ‘stealth lobbying’ does not deserve non-profit status
As major corporate sponsors of the American Legislative Exchange Council continue to drop out, watchdog group Common Cause has filed a challenge with the IRS about ALEC’s use of 501(c)3 non-profit status, which bars most lobbying. watch video
From the show: George Zimmerman makes bail and disappears, and Roseanne runs for president
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