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Kal Penn Takes Call From President Obama

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September 5, 2012

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"The Obama campaign released a new video on Monday featuring the president imploring actor and former White House staffer Kal Penn to take his job seriously when he hosts coverage of the Democratic National Convention this week -- and Penn appearing to be too stoned to care. The video shows President Barack Obama making a phone call to someone to remind him of the stakes of his hosting duties on Thursday night, when Obama is scheduled to deliver his speech at the convention...".* Is this a way to get voters in favor of marijuana legalization to vote for Obama? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Jennifer Bendery in The Huffington Post

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