Cenk and Epic Politics Man Michael Shure examine how the Obama campaign is marking the Osama Bin Laden raid anniversary. Rodney King joins to discuss the LA Riots 20 years later, director John Singleton talks about the influence the LA Riots had on hip hop culture, and the Power Panel — Mother Jones’s Andy Kroll and comedian Jimmy Dore — debate about how tough a campaigner President Obama really is.
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John Singleton on the L.A. riots: ‘Hip hop was the precursor and the voice’
Director John Singleton talks to Cenk about his new documentary “Uprising: Hip Hop and the LA Riots” and how rap music paved the way for the resistance.
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Cenk to Rodney King: ‘Do you ever think ‘Maybe it was worth $3.8 million’?’
Rodney King, victim of the police brutality scandal that sparked the 1992 L.A. riots, shares his views on the chaos and whether the money he won ever made the violence feel worth it. watch video
CIA official Jose Rodriguez is ‘stupid’ for torturing terrorists repeatedly and ‘should be in jail’
Cenk responds to the CBS “60 Minutes” interview with CIA agent Jose Rodriguez, who oversaw the “enhanced interrogation” tactics used against terrorists under the Bush administration. watch video
From the show: Rodney King reflects on the L.A. riots, and President Obama campaigns on Bin Laden
Cenk and Michael Shure debate how much the Obama campaign should run on the success of the Osama Bin Laden raid. Plus, Rodney King and director John Singleton reflect on the L.A. riots 20 years later. Get articles, videos, and [...] read post
