Does a former SEAL Team 6 member’s book answer all the questions about Osama bin Laden’s death?
Cenk and BuzzFeed’s Michael Hastings take a closer look at former SEAL Team 6 member Mark Owen’s book and “60 Minutes” interview about the raid that lead to Osama bin Laden’s death. Cenk raises questions about the vague description of the actual killing, though Hastings says, “I think you could account some of this to the fog of war.” Cenk still wonders why even President Obama was kept in the dark as to bin Laden’s actual killer. “You just told the whole country, albeit in a very unclear way if you ask me, and you wrote a whole book about it. So why not just tell the President when it happened?”
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Cenk on the Chicago teachers’ strike: ‘Of course teachers need to be evaluated, the question is how?’
Cenk and Ana Kasparian break down the different factors in the Chicago teachers strike. “There’s so much that is heaped on the teachers unions,” Cenk says. “Partly because the Republicans have lead this crusade, because the teachers unions are actually one of the biggest donors to the Democratic Party…and often times conservative Democrats like Rahm Emanuel, who often rely on donor money, do the same exact thing.” Teacher evaluation is also one of the key issues that lead to the strike. Kasparian says, “It’s very unfair for the teachers, because it seems like the teachers don’t want to be evaluated and I think that’s far from the truth. They are willing to be evaluated, but it’s unfair to evaluate them based on standardized testing.”
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Can a company with a product called “Karamel Sutra” really be mad that they have a porn knock-off?
Ana Kasparian reports on a story that ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s is suing hardcore porn producer “Ben & Cherry’s” for using their likeness in such titles as “Peanut Butter D-Cup” and “Boston Creme Thighs.” Seemingly a simple copyright case. “But you know,” Kasparian says, “Ben & Jerry’s has also experienced a rocky road when it comes to their own names,” citing controversial flavors like “Karamel Sutra” and “Schweddy Balls.”
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[WEB EXTRA] Can anyone at the DNC say something nice about Mitt Romney?
Michael Shure took to the halls of the Democratic National Convention to see if he could get delegates and guests to say anything nice about Mitt Romney. The results were (unsurprisingly) mostly style over substance.
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