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TYT: Demanding An Apology From Obama Over Selfie Controversy
"Everyone seems to have an overreaction to the non-troversy surrounding President Obama taking a "selfie" with several world leaders during the Mandela memorial this week. Several MSNBC contributors called the coverage of the photograph "sexist and racist," with Media Matters echoing similar sentiments. On the other side of the proverbial aisle, conservatives began calling Obama "president selfie" and blasted him for lack of decorum at a solemn event. New York Post conservative columnist Andrea Peyser went one step further on Thursday morning by demanding that Obama apologize to everyone for his "flirty" behavior and for Selfie-Gate™ in general...".* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
