May 17, 2013 Hour 1

Republicans outrage over Benghazi, although evidence doesn’t show much.  Emails leaked to ABC were doctored by a Republican source.  The IRS scandal testimony.  Fox News guest compared the IRS drama to Nazi Germany.  Video of Glenn Beck’s comparison of the Administration to a scene from Untouchables. Michael breaks down the IRS scandal, uncovering the actual validity of their scrutiny of certain Conservative groups.  Allen West is joining Fox News as a contributor.  John goes over some of West’s most ridiculous statements.  A Media Matters study showed the media’s coverage of the economy and the severe inequalities within. Scientist confirmation of climate change.  Only .7% had some doubt that humans drive climate change.  Toronto mayor Rob Ford has been taped smoking crack.

May 17, 2013 Hour 2

A single mother tried to put her 3 year old son up for adoption on Craigslist.  She is also pregnant again. Ana gives financial figures behind raising a child.  A Florida man is facing murder charges for tricking his girlfriend into taking the abortion pill at 6 weeks pregnant.  Discussion over whether or not this should be considered a murder.  Poop foam is being produced in hog farms.  It develops on top of manure, and causes explosions at the farms. The phenomenon of sniffing women’s panties and business behind selling them.  John tries defending the men that find this sexy.  Porn studios are planning on using Google Glasses to shoot POV porn for customers.  A study showed that electrical currents being sent to a certain part of the brain can help people learn math more effectively.  A student was convicted of drug charges after he was caught using his university’s lab to press cocaine.

May 16, 2013 Hour 2

After Charles Ramsey found and rescued the three kidnapped women, action figures have been made of him, and some people are getting tattoos of him. The homeless hitchhiker with a hatchet that saved a woman from an attacker is now wanted for murder.  He left an online note on his Facebook page claiming that the man drugged and raped him.  VP Joe Biden spoke to an evangelical group about taxing violent video games, and seemed open to doing so. A Robin Hood-like group in NH walk around the streets of Keene and put more money in parking meters that are about to expire, to keep people from getting tickets.  The city is now suing them, claiming that they are harassing parking enforcement…but there’s no evidence.  Ana isn’t buying the city’s accusations.  A private video collection agency is grabbing tons of surveillance on citizens to sell it to the police, under the guise of keeping everyone safe.  KFC is being smuggled into Gaza from Israel.  Some are willing to pay up to $27 for a chicken meal deal. Prostitution and drug arrests at an elderly home in NJ. The high school student that was arrested for her science experiment gone wrong has had the charges dropped, but her school won’t allow her back in.  A Bronx woman is facing charges for pretending to be a family member of one of the Sandy Hook victims in order to profit.

May 16, 2013 Hour 1

Triple scandals – Benghazi, AP and IRS.  Media coverage and administration response.  Obama has fantasized about “going Bullworth” and just speaking his true thoughts at every turn. Newt Gingrich says cell phones should be called something else since they do so much more.  Despite the outcry from Republicans over Benghazi, Hillary Clinton’s approval rating has risen by 1 point.  According to the Daily Mail, a study showed that physically weaker men are more likely to be Liberals, while bigger, stronger men tend to be Conservatives.  A man accidentally shot himself in the leg while bowling. The younger Boston Bombing suspect left a note written along the side of the boat he was hiding in as the police searched for him.  One of his points was that they attacked Boston in retribution for America’s war policy.  He claimed that when you attack one Muslim, you attack all Muslims, calling the dead in Boston collateral damage.

May 15, 2013 Hour 2

Angelina Jolie double mastectomy and ovary removal.  More details about the 3 women that were held captive for 10 years in Cleveland.  The CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch is under more fire and criticism for its lack of larger sizes for bigger customers.  One critic decided to buy their clothes and give them to homeless people so that their perceived, holier than thou clothes would be on people that don’t fit the stereotype. The government has made $51 billion only on student loan debt in just one year while the rate is set to double to nearly 7%.  The Admin is working with JPMorgan to chase down these former students over their debt.  A twitter map showed what parts of the country generate the most hateful tweets.  A new app scans products and lets the customer know if the Koch Brothers or Monsanto are tied to it, so that they can avoid it. Lowering the legal BAC to .05 for drunk driving.  In European countries that implemented the law, drunk driving incidents dropped.  A naked painting of Bea Arthur has been auctioned off for $2.8 million.

May 15, 2013 Hour 1

The IRS scandal.  Obama has tried to come out in front of this to avoid more blows from Republicans. Boehner wasn’t happy with simply a few firings; he wants jail time.  Despite the GOP’s outrage over this tactic, the reality is that Administrations have been doing things like this, and worse for decades, all the way back to President Roosevelt.  Schumer is reintroducing a Media Shield law. Pat Robertson gave a female viewer advice on how to forgive her cheating husband.  After telling her to focus on what she loves about him, he went on to point out that men cheat sometimes with all that nudity on the internet.  The House Republicans plan on voting to repeal ObamaCare for the 37th time.  Harry Reid took to the Senate floor to call them crazy.  GOP Rep Mick Mulvaney pointed out that he wants in on the senseless votes.  CBO turned down the Republicans’ request to reassess the cost of ObamaCare for yet another time, since they have many other important things to do.  More positive aspects of ObamaCare are coming out, like a database that shows consumers where the same medical procedure is done for less money in their area. NC State Senate is considering a bill that would ban Tesla from existing in the state over the fact that they don’t operate with dealerships.  Richard Sheridan, recent loser for an elected official in Dallas, left a curse-filled voicemail for a reporter that he felt lost it for him.

May 14, 2013 Hour 2

A Japanese mayor defending sex slaves in WWII.  Angelina Jolie double mastectomy. A poll of European countries on attitudes toward other countries. The NY Post reports that rich Manhattan families hire a disabled person to accompany them to Disney World and bypass the long lines. A biopic of the life of Hillary Clinton is being created that focuses on her sex life in some parts.  Elizabeth Warren has proposed a student loan rate of 0% so that students can pay off their debts and the economy will thrive.

May 14, 2013 Hour 1

The AP phone surveillance scandal.  Jay Carney and Eric Holder dueling press conferences.  Rand Paul questioning the outrage Obama expressed over the IRS scandal.  David Sirota wrote about how this is a valid thing to be upset about, but that we should hold the Republicans just as accountable as we are holding Obama.  He harkened to the many times the Bush Admin blatantly used the IRS to attack its political enemies.  Julian Bond feels that the targeting of the Tea Party was legitimate, as they are the “Taliban Wing of American Politics.” President Obama pointed out that Republicans will continually work against him because they’re afraid of talkers like Rush Limbaugh criticizing them.  Video of Barbara Boxer blaming the GOP’s blocking of funds for embassy security for the attack in Benghazi.  Ben points out that ABC’s anchors and reporters are spouting Republican talking points straight from Rep Issa, claiming Obama “can’t have it both ways.” The GOP’s State Director for Hispanic outreach in Florida joined the Democratic Party.  Russian officials claim that they have captured a CIA spy looking to recruit one of their members.  Its hard to believe that this guy is an actual CIA spy. Candidate for mayor in North Miami, Anna Pierre claims to be endorsed by Jesus.

May 13, 2013 Hour 2

New male birth control that requires injections in the penis.  A Saudi student in Detroit was arrested after a neighbor reported seeing him carrying a pressure cooker.  It turns out he was simply going to a friends house to cook some rice.  A 14 year old girl was bullied to the point of getting her hair set on fire. Oklahoma high school has posted the 10 Commandments in the school, forcing a student to complain and threaten to sue.  A woman wasted 7 hours in taking her son to the hospital after he was shot in the thigh while she searched WebMD for the solution.  A student posted a mugshot of his principal on Instagram, claiming she was arrested for a DUI and got suspended for 4 days for lying about the reason for the arrest. Paralyzed woman recently wrote a book using technology that allows her to look at a keyboard to write what she wants.  Chris Brown is getting complaints from neighbors for cartoonish monsters painted on his house, that are scaring kids.  A study of Sports Illustrated covers revealed that only 5% were female athletes. Who’s to blame?

May 13, 2013 Hour 1

Department of Justice spying on the AP.  Benghazi scandal.  Dennis Kucinich falls for Republican talking points on Fox News.  Both Martha Raddatz and Jonathan Karl on ABC parroted the GOP talking point that the White House wanted to have it both ways.  Darrell Issa broke down the difference between an act of terror and terrorist attack.  Video of American Crossroads ad going after Hillary Clinton for the Benghazi scandal.

Robert Gates responded to the criticism over the Benghazi response by calling their reactions cartoonish. List of the multiple acts of terror carried out under Reagan and George W. Bush that they didn’t respond to, and Republicans didn’t seem to mind.  An IRS office in Cincinnati has been targeting groups that have the words Tea Party in them for their tax-exempt status.  President Obama responded harshly to these allegations.  Rand Paul made a video with CBN called “At Home with Rand.”  Video of Michelle Bachmann calling for prayer on 9-11 to prevent more of God’s Wrath on our country.  May 13, 1846 was the day that America went to war with Mexico and took territory that became several American states.  Ben talks about how now we go ballistic about these portions of the land, crying about the borders when we took much of our land from others that owned it first.