Bonus Episode, April 3, 2015

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Steve talks about his visit to the Hearst Castle. Talk about deification of American heroes.  

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The Young Turks, April 3, 2015

The Young Turks: April 03, 2015

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John Iadarola, Ben Mankiewicz, and Steve Oh hosting. Indiana governor Mike Pence accepted the fixes to the Freedom of Religion law to quell the outrage over their legislation to allow discrimination against gays. Indianapolis went into disaster mode by trying to welcome gay and lesbian supporters and their businesses for tourism. The huge gamer convention GenCon goes there annually, generating $50 million for the city. Twitter activity from Iranian residents show gleeful selfies in front of the TV as Obama spoke about the the framework of a deal with Iran over their nuclear program. Happiness from Iranian residents will surely annoy Conservatives in America. U.S. Sugar in Florida wanted to show grassroots support for their desire to avoid the state from buying land for environmental purposes, so they sent out an ad for actors to play protesters on their behalf. The Tea Party and U.S. Sugar teamed up to get these “supporters” on board for $75. It is projected that Islam will be the largest religion in the world by 2070. The Twitter hashtag #ThingsJesusNeverSaid has taken off to mock people that believe Jesus was all about violence and exclusion. Karl Rove was confronted by an Iraq War vet that asked him to apologize for taking them into a senseless war that would negatively affect them for life. Video of his question and Rove’s indignant answer, refusing to apologize. Hour 1 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Selfies And Joy In Iran Over Nuclear Deal http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/03/middleeast/iran-celebrations-nuclear-deal/ Karl Rove Is A Dick To Iraq War Veteran http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/03/karl-rove-iraq-veteran_n_7000158.html Mike Pence Signs Changes To Religious Freedom Law http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/02/politics/indiana-religious-freedom-law-fix/ Twitter Loves Hilarious Things Jesus Never Said http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/trending/thingsjesusneversaid-trends-as-twitter-users-get-hilariously-blasphemous-31113472.html  

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Ana replaces Iadarola on the panel for SCS stories. Georgia is considering its own version of discriminatory legislation towards gay citizens. Videos of a flower shop owner that vows to discriminate, even if the law tells them not to. The florist even said she would serve and adulterer because its not the same kind of sin as being gay. Steve explains the logic of Jesus dying on the cross to excuse everyone’s sin. Missouri State Rep is proposing legislation that would not allow food stamp recipients to buy steak or seafood with the governmental assistance. Ben rants about how this Rep decided to go after the least powerful people in society by trying to control them to make their lives even worse. Rapper Killer Mike spoke to HuffPost about how prosecutors are using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases with no real evidence to convict them. A Texas St Trooper was reprimanded by the force after he posted a picture he took with Snoop Dogg. They said his appearance with a known violator of drug laws was unbecoming of an enforcement officer. Deion Sanders’ son tweeted about loving doughnuts, but having to get ‘hood doughnuts.’ His father responded and pointed out that he’s got a $1 million trust fund, so stop with the hood stuff. Ben tells the story of separating his GI Joe’s racially. Hour 2 Source Articles: Sign up for The Young Turks daily source articles email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/PLlqD Texas state trooper punished for Snoop Dogg Instagram photo http://news.yahoo.com/texas-state-trooper-punished-for-snoop-dogg-photo-193811657.html Georgia florist’s religious hypocrisy: She’ll serve adulterers, but gay couples are ‘a different kind of sin’ http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/georgia-florists-religious-hypocrisy-shell-serve-adulterers-but-gay-couples-are-a-different-kind-of-sin/ Deion Sanders reminds son of a $1 million trust fund after tweet about 'hood stuff' http://finance.yahoo.com/news/deion-sanders-reminds-son-1-133552960.html Missouri Republicans are trying to ban food stamp recipients from buying steak and seafood http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/03/missouri-republicans-are-trying-to-ban-food-stamp-recipients-from-buying-steak-and-seafood/?tid=sm_tw

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