The Young Turks, May 2, 2014

The Young Turks: May 02, 2014

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Ana and Dennis Trainor join Cenk and Ben for SCS. Update on Boko Haram and their latest kidnapping of over 280 school girls. The U.S. has decided to aid Nigeria in finding the girls. KY police refuse to investigate the killing of a 19 year old girl at the hands of one of their police officers. A Montana man is up on murder charges after luring someone into his garage by leaving his wife’s purse there and waiting for someone to show up. Once a 17 year old Turkish exchange student from Germany showed up, the owner shot into the garage without warning, killing the kid. Meanwhile, a Minnesota man that brutally shot and killed a teenaged boy and girl in his basement once they broke into his house has been convicted of 2 counts of premeditated 1st degree murder. A small British study showed that 98% of men have shared a bed with another man. 93% admitted to spooning or cuddling with another man. The sample group was White, straight athletes. Some of the quotes from the respondents were so ridiculous that Ana questioned whether they were just trolling the researchers. Hour 2 Source Articles Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Friends, witnesses dispute KY deputy’s account of teen’s fatal shooting after field party http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/28/friends-witnesses-dispute-ky-deputys-account-of-teens-fatal-shooting-after-field-party/ 93 Percent Of Straight Men In This Study Said They've Cuddled With Another Guy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/01/straight-men-cuddle-guys-study_n_5241953.html Nigeria says more schoolgirls held by Boko Haram Islamic militants than thought http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nigeria-says-more-schoolgirls-held-by-boko-haram-islamic-militants-than-thought/

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Cenk, Ben, Michael Shure, and John Iadarola hosting. WolfPAC accomplished passing the first Constitutional amendment in the state of Vermont. Video of a Republican in VT that spoke about why she voted in favor of the bill. She spoke about how her Iraq War veteran son was killed defending voting rights for Iraqis. Ukrainian forces have launched an offensive against the Russian-backed rebels that have been slowly taking over eastern cities in the country. One clash has ended in 3 deaths. Cenk believes the war has begun. Positive unemployment numbers have been released after over 288K were added in April. Video of Fox’s Bret Baier grilling a fmr NSC Spokesman about the edits he made in the talking points before Susan Rice went on Sunday Shows about the Benghazi attack. The Alabama Chief Justice spoke about how he believes America should acknowledge Christianity over other religions because the country was founded on that religion. Hour 1 Source Articles Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD VERMONT FIRST STATE TO CALL FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICS http://vtdigger.org/2014/05/02/vermont-first-state-call-constitutional-convention-get-money-politics/ Ex-NSC Aide On Benghazi: 'Dude, This Was Like Two Years Ago' (VIDEO) http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/former-white-house-spox-fox-news-host-spar-benghazi Ukrainians Strike Rebel-Held City as Fighting Spreads http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/world/europe/ukraine.html U.S. job growth jumps, but shrinking labor force a blemish http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/02/us-usa-economy-idUSBREA3T03420140502

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Bonus Episode, May 2, 2014

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Cenk talks about the experiences with fans while he was in Toronto for the premiere of the TYT documentary Mad as Hell. Cenk, Ben, and Ana talk about their comedy show at the Troubador last night in Los Angeles.

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