The Young Turks, April 29, 2015

The Young Turks: April 29, 2015

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John Iadarola & Mark Sovel hosting. The Democratic Primaries will get interesting with VT (I) Senator Bernie Sanders expected to announce his candidacy, along with changing his party affiliation to Democrat, to challenge Hillary Clinton’s ties to Wall St. and foreign policy. The usage of the word “thug” is examined regarding the riots in Baltimore from President Obama, the Mayor of Baltimore and Erin Burnett. Arrest numbers are also looked at with comparisons between Baltimore and Furgeson. The disappearance of activist Joseph Kent from Ferguson is in question with footage from CNN showing what happen to him. Video of Wolf Blitzer interviewing community organizer Deray McKesson, trying to get Deray admit that the violence is coming from the protesters, but Deray counters with a legitimate observation on the cops who killed Freddie Gray. Hillary Clinton delivers another speech with positive reception regarding reforms in the criminal justice system, the historic injustice towards minorities, the prison system and the militarization of police departments, along with former President Bill Clinton, admitting some fault for his policies in the increase of the prison population. Republicans are beginning to open up towards the LGBT community from a recent Reuter’s poll, showing that 56 percent Republicans would attend a gay wedding. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Where is #JosephKent? Prominent Ferguson activist snatched by police live on TV in Baltimore http://rt.com/usa/254277-joseph-kent-disappeared-police/ Activist smacks down Wolf Blitzer: ‘You are suggesting broken windows are worse than broken spines’ http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/activist-smacks-down-wolf-blitzer-you-are-suggesting-broken-windows-are-worse-than-broken-spines/ "Just Call Them Niggers," Exasperated CNN Guest Tells Erin Burnett http://gawker.com/just-call-them-niggers-exasperated-cnn-guest-tells-e-1700812536 Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders set to announce formal presidential run http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/4/28/vermont-sen-bernie-sanders-to-run-for-president.html

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Ana Kasparian, Karamo Brown and Becca Frucht hosting. Some children have been rescued from Bookum Harum. Anheuser Busch is apologizing for an ad campaign that may encourage sexual assault. Mattel has decided to discontinue a Barbie doll that is dressed as a Seaworld trainer, which lead some to speculate Mattel’s decision resulted from the documentary Blackfish. A response to the obesity crisis has made a teacher from The Children’s Academy of Colorado to deny a student, to eat Oreo cookies that was packed in the student’s lunch. The salary of Hoover City High School Football Coach Josh Niblett, of Alabama, has come into question with Josh making up to $125,000 a year. A street artist by the name of Wanksee has spray painted penises around potholes in the UK. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Bud Light Is Sorry for Slogan That Critics Say Endorsed Rape http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-28/bud-light-apologizes-for-message-that-critics-said-endorsed-rape Mystery Artist Wanksy Paints Penises Around Potholes To Get Them Fixed (NSFW) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/27/artist-penis-potholes-wanksy_n_7149810.html Girls rescued from Boko Haram camp not from Chibok, Nigerian military says http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/28/africa/nigerian-troops-rescue-women-girls/ Alabama’s high school football coaching salaries soar past $120,000, search for how much your coach makes http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/-6555916786341812140/alabamas-high-school-football-coaching-salaries-soar-past-120000-search-for-how-much-your-coach-makes/#incart_river

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Bonus Episode, April 29, 2015

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Ana, Karamo, & Becca reflect more on the Bud Lite story with a discussion on sexual abuse in current society.

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