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Blue Kentucky, Crisis Actors, and Porn Dangers

Blue Kentucky, Crisis Actors, and Porn Dangers

FromThe Young Turks


Blue Kentucky, Crisis Actors, and Porn Dangers

FromThe Young Turks

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Feb 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from February 21, 2018. For more go to http://www.tytnetwork.com/join.Hour 1: Cenk & John. Democrat Linda Belcher wins Kentucky House seat.Hour 2: David Hogg has become a strong voice among survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The attention has given him a powerful platform -- but it has also made him the subject of smear campaigns and demonstrably false conspiracy theories. Either he has been "coached" by his father, a former FBI agent; or he is a "pawn" for anti-gun campaigners; or, the most far-fetched, he is not a victim but a "crisis actor," paid to travel to disaster sites to argue against stricter gun laws. "I'm not a crisis actor," Hogg told CNN's Anderson Cooper on "AC360" Tuesday. "I'm someone who had to witness this and live through this and I continue to be having to do that." "I'm not acting on anybody's behalf," the 17-year-old added. As the false theories continued circulating Tuesday, US Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, came to the student's defense on Twitter. Texas school district suspending students who walk out to protest gun laws. The same day Florida's House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to reject gun control measures demanded by survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School school shooting, the Republican-controlled chamber approved a measure declaring pornography a public health risk. The resolution, approved by a voice vote Tuesday, says the Internet is exposing children to pornography at an alarming rate, which could lead to low self-esteem and deviant sexual behavior. It also says pornography contributes to mLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 22, 2018
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