. >> we should follow the example of the north miami woman named desilene victor. when desilene arrived at her polling place, she was told the wait to vote might be six hours. as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or abing feet, but whether folks like her would get to have their say. hour after hour, a throng of people stayed in line to support her. because desilene is 102 years old. and they erupted in cheers when she finally put on a sticker that read "i voted." . >> the room gasped at that reveal in the anecdote, right, where the president reveals how old desilene victor is. and then the crowd stood, democrats and republicans, everybody in the room, and they gave desilene victor, 102 years old, a standing ovation. they stood and they cheered her patriotism, the heroism that she showed by waiting all that time in line, by willing to be able to go back. today back home in miami, look at this, desilene victor got another hero's welcome. her friends and her family turned out to meet her at miami international airport with hand-made signs and ball

the example of a north miami woman named desilene victor, when desilene victor arrived at her pollinghe was told the wait might be six hours. the time ticked around her concern was not her tired body or acre aching feet, her concern but whether people would be able to vote. she was able to 2039 on the sticker that said i voted. >> cenk: that was a special story. everybody liked that story--wrong. fox news did not like that story. they yucked it up about december lean victorier. >> that 102 woman should not be online. >> why not. >> what's the big deal. >> what else is she doing? >> she was happy. she waited in line. she was happy she was this to vote. >> hey helder up as a victim. what was she a victim of? >> cenk: they're making fun of the rashes on the bottom of her feet and she's 102 years old and she just wants to exercise her right to vote. fox news guys are unbelievable. now how much people have to wait. they said it has 95% accuracy. you see there, there was about 90-minute wait in four different places in the country and it tapers off. there was significant waits throughout th

i just came from the white house where they had a celebration for black history month and desilene victorre. ms. victor was there along with other heroes from the civil rights movement. our work is not done and we need to do what we can. people can go to color of change.org and we'll put up more information about how people can raise their voices and ensure that the american public is not willing to turn bag the clock. >> cenk: thank you for joining us on "the young turks." we really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> cenk: why is the pope actually resigning? and a priest who was kicked out of the catholic church by pope benedict. why and what pope benedict is really up to. >> one of two journalist who is have reported on allegations of vatican corruption and blackmail of clergy members by male prostitutes. (vo) it's a vanguard world premiere event. >> go ahead! (vo) current's award winning original series is back, with a world premiere episode. it's a pretty, little town, with an ugly reputation. >> you just google harrison, what will come up is the klan. i'm all for that. >> the kkk doesn'

the president's state of the union address, president obama had a guest a woman by the name of desilene victor who waited six hours in florida to vote, she was 102 years old. this is simply unacceptable and unfortunately, long voting lines have become all too common place, particularly in urban and minority-rich areas. . the big question i get asked from my constituents, why wouldn't we want everyone who is eligible have the opportunity to vote? the answer is simple. would more americans vote, they tend to vote for democrats. regardless of someone's political persuasions, every eligible american should have the fair opportunity to cast their ballot. whether they be white, black, asian, latino, man, woman, gay, straight, protestant, catholic, atheist, or agnostic. because of the simple fact we are all americans and voting is a fundamental right in this contry. this is about preserving democracy and eliminating section 5 would undermine that right upon which this country was founded. this past year, 37 state legislatures shamelessly passed laws that oftentimes targeted minorities and attempted t

we should follow the example of a north miami woman named desilene victor. when desilene arrived ahead her polling place, she was told it might be six hours. at time ticked by, her concern wasn't about her tired body or aching feet, but whether folks like her would get to have their say. hour after hour, a group of people stayed in line to support her. because desiline is 102 years old and they erupted in cheers when she finally put on a sticker that said i voted.3 f1 there is desiline. we should follow the example of the police officer named brian murphy. when a gunman opened fire on a sikh temple in wisconsin, brian was the first to arrive, and he did not consider his own safety. he fought back until help arrived and ordered his fellow officers to protect the safety of the fellow americans worshipping inside. even as he lay bleeding from 12 bullet wounds. and when asked how he did that, brian said that's just the way we're made. that's just the way we're made. we may do different jobs. and wear different uniforms and hold different views than the person bes