The Young Turks, April 27, 2015

The Young Turks: April 27, 2015

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Johnny Pie and Jimmy Dore hosting. Deadly earthquake in Nepal over the weekend with a magnitude of 7.8 along with over 100 aftershocks as of today, making it difficult for relief workers to get to those who need help. Looking to cash in on the tragedy in Nepal, tweets from evangelical Christians are mentioning a life without Christ for causing the earthquake. Family and friends of Freddie Gray gathered over the weekend for his funeral, Freddie suffered a spinal injury from police brutality, some protesters caused property damage, along with the assault of a few journalists from the protesters. The White House Correspondence Dinner happened on Saturday with some highlights of jokes delivered by President Obama and some controversy with the appearance of a anger translator, courtesy of Key of Key & Peele. George W Bush appeared at a closed door fundraiser over the weekend with leaks criticizing President Obama’s foreign policy from George W Bush. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Freddie Gray funeral draws White House officials, Eric Garner's family http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/27/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-funeral/ Nepal Villages Cut Off by Earthquake Wait for Aid as Death Toll Passes 4,000 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/world/asia/nepal-earthquake.html?_r=0 Obama Brings Out Luther, His Anger Translator, During White House Correspondents' Dinner Speech http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/25/obama-anger-translator_n_7144676.html George W. Bush Bashes Obama on Middle East http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-04-27/george-w-bush-bashes-obama-on-middle-east The controversy over President Obama’s Correspondents’ Dinner speech is ridiculous http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/04/27/the-controversy-over-president-obamas-correspondents-dinner-speech-is-ridiculous/

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Ana Kasparian & Karamo Brown hosting. Keith Olbermann has called for a boycott on the NFL Draft and the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight in regards of ethical concerns relating to domestic violence and sexual assault. Charlie Hebdom was given the Pan American Award amid controversy regarding his drawings of the Muslim community. Bruce Jenner has identified himself as transgender from an 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer last Friday along with negative tweets from Perez Hilton about Chris Jenner. Three Russian women were sentenced up to 15 days in jail, for their hooliganism, by dancing near a WW2 memorial. Two Christian bakers in Oregon started a Go Fund me page in order to pay a fine for refusing to serve the LGBT community, they have raised up to $100,000. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Bruce Jenner's Special With Diane Sawyer On ABC's 20/20 Sets New Bar For Reporting On Transgender Issues http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/25/bruce-jenner-diane-sawyer-media_n_7141434.html Three Russian Women Sentenced To Jail For Twerking Near War Memorial http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomnamako/three-russian-women-sentenced-to-jail-for-twerking-near-war#.vmyZL5E2v8 Keith Olbermann Calls For Boycott Of NFL Draft And Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/26/olbermann-boycott-nfl-dra_n_7146928.html PEN Award For Charlie Hebdo Prompts Writers Protest http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/27/pen-writer-protest-charlie-hebdo-award_n_7149656.html

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