{"id":9964,"date":"2013-04-11T16:49:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T23:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=9964"},"modified":"2013-04-16T11:38:37","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T18:38:37","slug":"desi-and-brad-guest-hosting-the-young-turks-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9964","title":{"rendered":"Desi AND Brad Guest Hosting &#8216;The Young Turks&#8217; [VIDEOS]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/DesiDoyen_BradFriedman_JimmyDore_YoungTurks_041013c_420.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;funny thing. After <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9962\">yesterday&#8217;s <i>BradCast<\/i> on KPFK<\/a>, I drove the delightful Desi Doyen (of our <a href=\"http:\/\/GreenNews.Bradblog.com\"><i>Green News Report<\/i><\/a>) out to <a href=\"http:\/\/theYoungTurks.com\"><i>The Young Turks&#8217;<\/i><\/a> studio where she was scheduled to guest host once again last night.  Two minutes or so before airtime, the third guest-host had yet to arrive. Guess who was drafted into last-minute duty?<\/p>\n<p>Unshaven, jacket-free and prep-less, the show went on. With Desi, myself, and the great <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jimmydorecomedy.com\/\">Jimmy Dore<\/a> on board, it was an all-KPFK\/Pacifica Radio episode of <i>TYT<\/i>, to boot!<\/p>\n<p>We discussed, among other things, the mass stabbing in TX yesterday (where nobody died!); Rand Paul&#8217;s claim that Republicans and he are civil rights champions; Obama&#8217;s attempt to slash Social Security; and the plan for a vote in the U.S. Senate on a gun sale background check bill.<\/p>\n<p>Below are a few short edited video segments with the three of us on last night&#8217;s lively hour of <em>The Young Turks<\/em> [<em>Update 4\/16\/2013 &#8211; The Turks have posted a few more clips &#8212; including our discussion about Pat Robertson and climate change denier extraordinaire Rep. Joe Barton &#8212; so I&#8217;ve also now added those below as well<\/em>]&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><b>Mass stabbing in TX&#8230;<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WcUa4bQ40Rw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><b>Rand Paul: Republicans are civil rights champions!&#8230;<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vKRmGnAZaBg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><b>Obama budget proposes slashing Social Security&#8230;<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jNLL9sL2V6w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><b>Background check bill <i>may<\/i> finally get a vote&#8230;<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LYd4g2jXo5M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>UPDATE 4\/16\/2013:<\/strong><\/em> The Turks have posted a few more clips over the weekend. So, here they are&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><b>Pat Robertson predicts doom in the Middle East!&#8230;<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HcWFYnHf4YI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><b>GOP Rep blames Noah&#8217;s flood on climate change&#8230;<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lLM6L9MYpkE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So&#8230;funny thing. After yesterday&#8217;s BradCast on KPFK, I drove the delightful Desi Doyen (of our Green News Report) out to The Young Turks&#8217; studio where she was scheduled to guest host once again last night. Two minutes or so before airtime, the third guest-host had yet to arrive. Guess who was drafted into last-minute duty? 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