Bonus Episode, May 19, 2014

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Ana and Ben discuss how men and women approach dating.  Phone calls vs text messaging in the dating world.  Ben sees a text message as an immediate homework assignment.

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The Young Turks, May 19, 2014

The Young Turks: May 19, 2014

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Ana joins Ben for SCS.   The largest democratic election in recorded history took place in India with the Bharatiya Janata Party gaining a majority for the first time since 1984. Affluenza strikes again in the state of Washington, with the case of  businessman Shaun Goodman who was involved in a high speed chase and received his 7th DUI. Update on the female Occupy protester that was assaulted by the police and then prosecuted for elbowing the cop after he grabbed her breast.  The judge sentenced her to 90 days in jail.  A young man has been sentenced to 5 years to life for selling pot brownies.  The official weight of the illegal drugs factored in the weight of the brownie cake ingredients.  Video of Elizabeth Hasselbeck discussing the NFL’s consideration to loosen the clamps on marijuana use with former player Shawn Stuckey.  A woman dropped out of college and never told her parents, but kept taking their money, so when graduation finally rolled around, she panicked and called in a bomb threat 2 times to try to scrap the ceremony.  After she was easily busted, she was arrested and busted in more than one way. Hour 2 Source Articles Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD China Can Expropriate Alibaba's Business -- And It Just Might http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonchang/2014/05/18/china-biggest-loser-in-indias-modislide-election/ Affluenza alert: Rich Ferrari-driving businessman gets work release after 7th DUI http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/18/affluenza-alert-rich-ferrari-driving-businessman-gets-work-release-after-7th-dui/ Cecily McMillan’s Guilt: Injustice at Its Most Basic https://news.vice.com/article/cecily-mcmillans-guilt-injustice-at-its-most-basic Fox Panic: Elisabeth Hasselbeck looks dumbfounded as guest says pot isn’t that scary http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/19/fox-panic-elisabeth-hasselbeck-looks-dumbfounded-as-guest-says-pot-isnt-that-scary/

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Ben and John hosting. Tensions are beginning to lessen with Putin saying that he is moving his troops away from the Ukraine border. A reported 162,402 deaths has occurred in the latest civil war in Syria as an upcoming election is nearly at hand. The Balkans is undergoing record flooding with water reaching up to 2-3 meters in some areas with the possibility of unexploded land mines being forced to the surface. In Libya, Gen Hifter has defected from the military along with the suspension of the Libyan parliament. In Mississippi  Political blogger, Clayton Thomas Kelly,was arrested after allegedly trespassing   at a nursing home where Senator Thad Cochran’s wife lives and posted a picture of Cochran’s wife. Cochran’s wife is bedridden and suffering from dementia. In Georgia the latest ad from Republican ,Phil Gingrey, says that his opponent, Karen Handel, supports gay couples and that Phil will repeal Obama care. Senator Ted Cruise’s father gives tips from the Bible on how to vote and says to make sure you don’t “vote for the village idiot.” President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia gives violent anti-gay statements making the African country the latest in anti-gay rhetoric. Video of conservative candidate Jody Hice of Monroe Georgia tries to find the correlation of gay marriage and civil rights. Hour 1 Source Articles Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Kremlin again says Putin has ordered troops from Ukraine http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/19/us-ukraine-crisis-russia-military-idUSBREA4I04I20140519 Death Toll in Syrian Civil War Tops 160,000: Human Rights Group http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/death-toll-syrian-civil-war-tops-160-000-human-rights-n108831 Floods affect over 1 million in Balkans, destruction 'terrifying' http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/19/us-balkans-flood-idUSBREA4H04B20140519 Ted Cruz continues to be outcrazied by his dad: ‘The Bible tells you exactly who to vote for’ http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/19/ted-cruz-continues-to-be-outcrazied-by-his-dad-the-bible-tells-you-exactly-who-to-vote-for/ Activist arrested after photographing Thad Cochran’s bedridden wife http://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/activist-arrested-photograph-thad-cochran-wife-106793.html

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Pop Trigger, May 19, 2014

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Naming your kids after Game of Thrones characters The Boyfriend Log App gives you color-coded hints when you're in an unhealthy relationship Guest Interview 7 Things That’ll Make Anyone More Attractive Michael Jackson Hologram Sings, Moonwalks at Billboard Music Awards Host: Samantha Schacher Co-Hosts: Bree Essrig Brett Erlich Harvey Guillen

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