Cenk hosting. Vladimir Putin participated in a hockey game where he was obviously the star of the game against the Sochi team. His team won 21-4 and Putin had 6 goals and 5 assists. Colonel Rob Maness is running for office in Louisiana and released an ad that had him wrestling alligators. New Jersey’s pay to play statute tries to keep corruption from running amok. One organizer put together a fundraiser for Chris Christie, but his company received a $25 million contract from the Christie Administration. He’s now running for office in Massachusetts. Louie Gohmert spoke on the House floor about how gay advocates are like Nazis, wanting to burn the books of religious people that just want the best for their country. He defines projection, right before projecting. Poll out of KY about ObamaCare popularity shows that it is losing. Oddly, the Democratic Senate candidate that touts Kentucky’s version of ObamaCare for the state is polling very well. This shows that simply based on the name, people came out against the law, but when the name is gone, the same people love it. Openly gay Mizzou football player Michael Sam has been drafted to the NFL and upon hearing the news, he cried and kissed his boyfriend on camera. Outrage from some ensued. A few NFL players took to social media to voice their opposition and disgust. A female transgender artist with a beard won EuroVision, a musical competition. Some people in several countries disputed the showing of the artist on TV. Video of Chuck Hagel addressing the military’s problem with not providing the right amount of opportunities to transgender soldiers. Apple is buying Beats by Dre for $3.2 billion and a video posted by Tyrese showed him and Dre celebrating. Marco Rubio told Jonathan Karl that he doesn’t believe in “the notion” of man made climate change, no matter what scientists say. Donald Sterling has done an interview and apologized for his comments to his fellow NBA owners, but nothing toward the players and fans.

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Apple Close To Buying Beats Electronics For $3.2 Billion: FT
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/08/apple-beats-electronics_n_5291412.html

Video: Putin hits the ice to compete with legendary hockey players
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUdYCzdpzdY

Michael Sam Reacts to Being Drafted by the Rams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW-_fFdkegs

Donald Sterling Tells Anderson Cooper: ‘I Made A Terrible Mistake. I’m Here To Apologize’
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/11/donald-sterling-anderson-cooper_n_5306814.html

EXCLUSIVE: Christie officials gave millions in public funds to VC firm, despite “pay to play” rules
http://pando.com/2014/05/08/exclusive-christie-officials-gave-millions-in-taxpayer-funds-to-major-tech-vc-in-apparent-violation-of-pay-to-play-rules/