August 21, 2012

Today on The David Pakman Show / August 21, 2012

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On the Show:

–Luke Muehlhauser, Executive Director of the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence, joins us to talk about the future of AI, whether the fiction-based idea that robots and AI will eventually turn against each other is based in any reality, and more.

–Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin offers up a bogus apology to his claim that victims of legitimate rape don’t actually get pregnant, and speculation rises over whether he will drop out of the Senate race. We also confirm that VP candidate Paul Ryan signed on to Akin’s House bill redefining rape.

–Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that Israel will soon be destroyed, and also that their nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.

–Israel’s Channel 10 is reporting the Benjamin Netanyahu is “determined to attack Iran” before thh US elections, and we discuss how this might affect the election’s outcome.

–A new poll indicates that President Obama holds a huge lead among unlikely voters.

–A New York Times article suggests there really are very few undecided voters for the upcoming Presidential election.

–Virginia Republicans are calling for an armed revolution if President Obama wins in November.

–University of Colorado is set to have separate dorms for students with guns.

–A new poll shows that 55% of Tea Partiers believe in carrying guns to church.

–A new poll finds that the Tea Party is the political group that is most anti-gay.

–Pat Robertson suggests people not adopt sexually abused or mentally challenged children because they could grow up “weird.”

–The Eggman sends in a picture of himself taken while he was in prison, but we can’t figure out which person in the picture is the Eggman.

–Voicemail and email on David’s talking points, Crossroads Generation, Mitt Romney’s campaign, and more.

–On the Bonus Show: Advertising on toilet paper, the dumbest house money can buy, TV reporter tied to lamppost during typhoon, more.

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