BuzzFeed’s Michael Hastings helps Cenk dissect the campaign strategy behind comments Mitt Romney recently made about Israel. Journalists Tim Pool, Amber Lyon and Andrew Gumbel have updates on the protests in Anaheim over the weekend during which nine people were arrested, and strip club owner Don Kleinhans talks preparation for the Republican and Democratic national conventions. Plus, the latest Reddit thread about sexual assault asks rapists why they do it.
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Cenk’s Commentary: Romney faulting Palestine for lower GDP is like blaming African American slaves for making less money than whites
Cenk tracks Mitt Romney’s mess of a foreign trip to Israel, where he managed to anger both that country’s officials and Palestinian leaders. Most outrageously, he seemed to compare the GDP of the two countries. watch video
Latest Romney attack ad features another small businessman who received government contracts #TheseHands
The Romney campaign continues to find small business owners for ads attacking President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” comment — but they seem not to care that many, including one from Ohio, actually received government contracts. watch video
Should @Reddit pull its ‘I am a rapist’ post or can it help raise awareness about sexual assault?
Cenk, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz and producer Hermela Aregawi weigh in on a post at Reddit that asked people who had committed rape or sexual assault to share their experiences. watch video
From the show: Romney’s world tour takes him to Israel
Check out additional articles, video and graphics related to today’s show. Romney heads to Israel, where he makes it clear once again that he would support bombing Iran. read post
