The Young Turks, May 31, 2013

The Young Turks: May 31, 2013

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The Arms Trade Treaty is about to be agreed to by Obama.  One Republican Congressman, Stockman, sees this as the time for the U.S. to withdraw from the UN. Republicans in some think tanks are pushing for the party to appeal to Whites even more, including Phyllis Schlafly. Bill O’Reilly and Alex Jones catfight.  O’Reilly called his talk hate speech, causing Jones to respond by challenging him to a fight.  His extreme reaction made Ben remember Cenk’s days of losing his mind on air.  Video of old school Cenk going ballistic on Michael Shure.  Adam Kokesh, the organizer of an armed march on Washington DC, has decided to call off the event after the government warned him that he’ll be greeted with an armed response. CNN has just hired the two campaign managers for the Obama and Romney campaigns.  A Tea Party Conference Call wondered how they could get Sen Susan Collins to listen to them, and one person on the call answered, “Shoot her.”  The SS and Medicare Board of Trustees came out with their assessment of the status of the two programs’ trust fund.  Social Security is just fine, and Medicare is good until 2026, which is further along since the passing of ObamaCare.

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Gay man who married a woman and had kids with her because he loves her.  Cenk is worried that this relationship could be used to tell gay people that they can live in a straight relationship without giving in to natural desires.  A 14 year old black kid was beaten and restrained by Miami police for giving them a “dehumanizing stare.”  A high school yearbook worker replaced one student’s name with “masturbate” and is now potentially facing felony charges.  Ben and Cenk talk about the high school pranks that they pulled back in the day that would receive criminal charges today. Government officials in Istanbul are planning on eliminating a park and were greeted with a peaceful protest that they’ve decided to eliminate, very forcefully.  An OH State Univ study showed that men and women both lie, but they lie in different ways when it came to sex.  Amanda Bynes is having a public meltdown and is very open about it on Twitter.  She’s been caught doing drugs by police and threw her bong out of her apt on the 36th floor in Manhattan.  She’s also gone after other celebrities.

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TYT Sports, May 31, 2013

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Brian Urlacher retirement. Incredible finish to a soccer match. Off-season European soccer moves. Best NHL goal celebration. Copa Libertadores. Ben Heisler.

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