Bonus Episode, May 7, 2014

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Cenk talks about his trip to NYC.

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The Young Turks, May 7, 2014

The Young Turks: May 07, 2014

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Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Ben Affleck was busted for counting cards at the Hard Rock Casino. A Republican candidate is obsessed with gay sex, comparing the anus to a one way street for a garbage truck. Researchers in the UK found that 1 in 5 people are willing to have sex with a robot. A Japanese restaurant is offering diners eating solo an oversized stuffed animal to be their companion. Cenk wants Japanese to interact more. In a new book about Michael Jordan's life, it is revealed that Jordan considered himself racist when he was young due to the way he was treated by White people in North Carolina where he grew up. A murderous White Supremacist couple that went on a killing spree has been convicted of their crimes and when they heard their fate in court, they showed absolutely no remorse. An Indonesian woman that was accused of having an affair was raped by several men, and due to that violence, she is set to be caned. Ashley Madison study showed that more women cheat in the month of May, especially right after Mother’s Day. Speculation ensues. Cenk and Ana doubt the motivations behind the study’s results. Hour 2 Source Articles Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Michael Jordan says he was racist in new book http://news.yahoo.com/nba-michael-jordan-racist-book-185554673--nba.html Ben Affleck accused of card counting, may be banned from blackjack http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-ben-affleck-counting-cards-blackjack-casino-las-vegas-20140502-story.html Anti-Anal Sex Lawmaker Steve Hickey Makes His Crudest Analogy Yet (VIDEO) http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/steve-hickey-anal-sex-dump-bed Neo-Nazi couple regrets they didn’t kill more ‘pedophiles’ as they’re sentenced to life http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/07/neo-nazi-couple-regrets-they-didnt-kill-more-pedophiles-as-theyre-sentenced-to-life/

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Cenk hosting. Monica Lewinsky is back in the news with a piece in Vanity Fair to clear air about her reputation. Republicans, including Lynne Cheney and Greg Gutfeld are assuming this is a conspiracy by Hillary Clinton to put the story out well before the 2016 elections so that it will be an old story before it will hurt her in that election. Cenk gives some credit to this theory. TYT Supreme Court over reasons she’s coming out now. Rep Trey Gowdy has been appointed the chairman of the GOP’s special committee on Benghazi and he’s declaring that this is not political and he won’t be fundraising on this issue. He said this as the NRCC is fundraising off of the backs of 4 dead Americans. Gowdy responded to that info by saying they shouldn’t do it. MSNBC host Thomas Roberts and his producer apologized for making jokes about Cinco de Mayo by drinking tequila and wearing sombreros. A candidate for Michigan state senate has been busted for an old tweet where he went after Melissa Harris Perry, telling her to keep her stinking paws of his kid, you damn, dirty ape. Republican candidate Ryan Zinke in Montana has begun his own personal Super PAC. He formed it to help his campaign, and stepped down right before he announced his run. Bad news on the Net Neutrality front. Obama’s appointee, Tom Wheeler has succombed to the money given to him by internet providers that want the control over which websites can exist at the same speed as others. A large majority of Americans polled said that they don’t trust the opinions of SCOTUS Justices based on their political biases. New chart shows how much each major cable news network covers income inequality. The most interesting number showed that the reason CNN was behind both Fox and MSNBC is because they mention the Malaysian flight once every 6 minutes on their air. Wild Card Wednesday. Establishment Republicans have been kicking Tea Partiers asses in primaries. Beverly Hills has become the 1st city in Los Angeles to ban fracking. Sarah Palin claimed that Hillary’s upcoming grandchild will cause her to realized that babies are real and need to be protected from abortion. Hour 1 Source Articles Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Exclusive: Monica Lewinsky Writes About Her Affair with President Clinton http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2014/05/monica-lewinsky-speaks MSNBC Apologizes for Tequila-Chugging Cinco De Mayo Segment http://gawker.com/msnbc-apologizes-for-tequilla-chugging-cinco-de-mayo-se-1572482754 Gowdy Tells GOP Not to Fundraise Off Benghazi Just as GOP Fundraises Off Benghazi http://www.mediaite.com/tv/gowdy-tells-gop-not-to-fundraise-off-benghazi-just-as-gop-fundraises-off-benghazi/ CNN Mentions Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Once Every 6 Minutes http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-mentions-malaysia-airlines-flight-370-once-every-6-minutes/ Stern Talk From Chief of F.C.C. on Open Net http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/business/media/fcc-chairman-says-broadband-competition-is-lacking.html

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