The Young Turks, May 30, 2014

The Young Turks: May 30, 2014

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Ana Kasparian and Dave Rubin hosting. Police raided a house in Georga while executing a search warrant for crystal meth complaints and injured a toddler from the use of a stun grenade in the process. A bipartisan agreement from the House of Representatives will establish that the DEA will no longer raid homes that grow medical marijuana. New stats show a comparative look of heroin use from the 1960’s to present day. A wheelchair bound student from Oakland, CA was beaten by a security guard for not hurrying up for class. In Tulsa Oklahoma, a policeman shot teenagers who were making out in a car before driving away from the cop. A father from Hawaii received one year probation for abusing his son by walking a mile for punishment. The Department Transportation Department goes after Southwest airlines for it advertising $59.00 seats when in reality no seats were sold at that price. Hour 2 Source Articles Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Toddler injured by police flash grenade in drug raid http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/2014/05/29/toddler-injured-flash-grenade/9751475/ Student In Wheelchair Beaten By School Security Guard In Oakland, Police Say (VIDEO) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/30/student-in-wheelchair-beaten_n_5415867.html?&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067 House Blocks DEA From Targeting Medical Marijuana http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/30/dea-medical-marijuana-house-vote_n_5414679.html Campus cop fires gun at teens he caught making out in car parked at OK school http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/30/campus-cop-fires-gun-at-teens-he-caught-making-out-in-car-parked-at-ok-school/

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Jimmy Dore, Michael Shure & Dave Rubin hosting. President Obama has accepted the resignation of General Richard Shinseki due to the political firestorm over the VA scandal. Sarah Palin talked to Sean Hannity and offered her observations on the VA scandal saying that “illegal aliens get better healthcare than our vets”. Press Secretary Jay Carney resigns after three years of dueling with the White House Press Corps. National Security Advisor Susan Rice appears on CNN and counters Edward Snowden's claims of spy training in a recent NBC interview by stating that he was working as a “national contractor” for the NSA. Rice also mentioned that if Snowden returns home, he will have his day in court with a “fair hearing” and the full legal protection of the United States. People Magazine accidentally released tweets of Hillary Clinton having a “secret meeting” with President Obama. The tweets were later deleted and it turned into a “secret lunch” instead. Iowa Senate candidate Joanne Ernst of Iowa defends her campaign ad and her endorsement from the NRA in protecting the 2nd amendment in light of the shooting of UCSB students. Hour 1 Source Articles Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD White House press secretary Jay Carney leaving http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/30/politics/obama-carney-leaving/ Sarah Palin on Veterans Affairs: 'Illegal aliens' get better care http://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/sarah-palin-veterans-affairs-va-scandal-illegal-aliens-better-care-fox-eric-shinseki-107241.html#ixzz33FWHWQEu Shinseki resigns amid VA scandal over veterans’ health care http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/shinseki-apologizes-for-va-health-care-scandal/2014/05/30/e605885a-e7f0-11e3-8f90-73e071f3d637_story.html Obama & Hillary Clinton's Lunch Was A Secret Until People Magazine Spilled The Beans http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/29/obama-clinton-lunch_n_5413485.html

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Bonus Episode, May 30, 2014

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Malcolm Fleschner, Dave Koller, and Steve Oh on this edition of In the Flesch. Dave discusses the recent David Sirota expose regarding New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's misuse of state pension funds to pay off political favors. The segment Totally True or Totally Bullshit returns. Should negotiations be sought over the kidnapping of Nigerian girls by terrorist organization Boko Haram? Is Cliven Bundy's departure from the Republican party positive for the GOP? Toni Braxton believes that her autistic child has that condition as punishment from God. Is the criticism she's received fair? A wealthy man is hiding envelopes of money around San Francisco as part of a twitter game for his amusement. Are there better ways for him to spend his money?

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