The Young Turks, February 7, 2014

The Young Turks: February 07, 2014

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Do u mind posting on members content page: We are aware of the audio/video syncing issues. We are working on resolving it and will repost this video as soon as it's complete. Sorry for nah inconveniences! As always, thank you for your support. Email me at [email protected] with concerns. Thanks! - Jeni, TYT Community Ambassador Cenk, Ben, David Rubin, and Jimmy Dore hosting.  Drama surrounding the Opening Ceremony at the Olympics in Sochi included protesters outside of the ceremony being arrested promoting gay rights.  Talk about whether Russia should’ve gotten the Olympics in the first place.  Cenk declares that he’s on the way to hating the Olympics.  A potential airplane hijack took place on a plane that left the Ukraine.  The hijacker threatened with with a bomb to send the flight to Sochi, but it landed in Turkey, as planned. Audio of the phone conversation between the Asst Sec of State and the Ambassador to the Ukraine revealed her saying, “Fuck the EU” in dealing with the conflict in the country.  She was hoping that the UN could help the situation better than the EU is currently doing.  Discussion over whether or not this conversation was a big deal if not for the colorful language.  82,000 tons of coal sludge has spilled into the water in North Carolina from Duke Energy’s plant.  Story of the breakdown of trickle down economics and how its really b/s. Look for TYT Announcements from Ambassador Jeni here: http://bit.ly/TYTForum Please help us improve the TYT membership experience by filling out our informal, but informative Member survey: www.tinyurl.com/tytmembers

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A Black man in Texas was found dead with his throat cut, missing teeth, and ear cut off.  The authorities ruled it a drug overdose.  Tatu performed at the Sochi Opening Ceremony.  Its strange that they were performing considering their faux lesbian past.  The leader of the anti-gay group Occupy Pedophilia has been extradited from Cuba back to Russia where he will face charges from his assaults on gays in Russia.  Researchers conducted a study on lotto winners that revealed the majority of them switch political views to more Conservative. Utah’s idea to eliminate homelessness is to house them for free until they get on their feet.  They came to this conclusion after comparing the cost of jailing and hospitalizing the homeless to simply putting them up.  CVS is banning all tobacco products from their stores so that they can be known as a store that helps people with their health.  This decision will cost them billions of dollars every year.  Leonardo DiCaprio spoke about how he’s never been tempted by the drug culture of Hollywood.  Discussion about why this is possibly the case. Please help us improve the TYT membership experience by filling out our informal, but informative Member survey: www.tinyurl.com/tytmembers

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