Episode

3/5 Matt Taibbi: A Whistleblower’s Horror Story & Brian Beutler: Will SCOTUS Save Obamacare?

March 5, 2015

Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi tells us the disturbing story of Countrywide whistleblower Michael Winston. Michael Winston’s role in a Frontline documentary exposing Countrywide’s systemic corruption. How Bank of America has targeted Michael Winston with the help of the Court system. The Frontline documentary the Untouchables and the failures of the Obama Administration to hold accountable a criminal financial industry. Why Loretta Lynch will not improve the Justice Department in corporate wrong doing. Also what will happen to Michael Winston?

The New Republic’s Brian Beutler explains the Oral arguments in the King V Burwell hearings. The aggressive questioning by the four liberal justices to Michael Carvin the lawyer for the Plaintiff. How the Plaintiffs case would destroy the law. Also will Kennedy or Roberts end up saving Obamacare?

On The Fun Half: Ben Carson launches an incredibly awkward Presidential run and says prison proves that being Gay is a choice. Chris Matthews rips Benjamin Netanyahu and the Republicans for trying to hijack US foreign policy from President Obama. Louie Gohmert says Obama says Obama won’t support Nigeria in fighting Boko Haram because Nigeria does not allow Marriage Equality. We theorize that Pat Robertson writes Nigerian scam emails. Also your calls and IMs.

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