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Showing Original Post only (View all)Why Did Bernie Sanders Endorse the Extremely Gross Sexist Cenk Uygur [View all]
It has long been a narrative online and on Twitter that the Bernie Sanders campaign has a sexism problem. Namely, that some of his supporters, the oft-cited Bernie Bros, have a sexism problem. And while his campaign counts an equal number of women among its supporters as it does men, and young women in particular flock to his campaign, the Sanders campaign has struggled at times to overcome the perception that it has done too little to address the issue.
Which makes Sanderss decision to throw his support behind Cenk Uygur, the founder of the Young Turks now running for Congress in Californias 25th Congressional District, all the more perplexing. According to the Los Angeles Times, Sanders described Uygur as a voice that we desperately need in Congress and someone who has shown enormous courage in standing up to the greed and power of the corporate elite, and has spent his entire life fighting for justice and the needs of the working people of our country in making his endorsement. The problem, as the Times noted, is that Uygur has a long history of making wildly sexist comments, which is all the more infuriating given that hes running to take over former Representative Katie Hills seat. Hill, as you probably recall, stepped down after nude photos were published of her in rightwing media outlets, part of a smear campaign likely orchestrated by her estranged husband.
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Heres some of what Uygur, who was in his late 20s and early 30s at the time he authored these blogs, wrote (per HuffPost):
Obviously, the genes of women are flawed, Uygur wrote in a 1999 post lamenting the inadequate amount of sex he was having while living in Miami, Florida. They are poorly designed creatures who do not want to have sex nearly as often as needed for the human race to get along peaceably and fruitfully.
In a 2002 entry in which Uygur described the rules of dating, he specified that there must be orgasm by the fifth date. And in a 2003 column, he described drunken revelry at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he kissed over 23 different women, saw and felt countless breasts.
Which makes Sanderss decision to throw his support behind Cenk Uygur, the founder of the Young Turks now running for Congress in Californias 25th Congressional District, all the more perplexing. According to the Los Angeles Times, Sanders described Uygur as a voice that we desperately need in Congress and someone who has shown enormous courage in standing up to the greed and power of the corporate elite, and has spent his entire life fighting for justice and the needs of the working people of our country in making his endorsement. The problem, as the Times noted, is that Uygur has a long history of making wildly sexist comments, which is all the more infuriating given that hes running to take over former Representative Katie Hills seat. Hill, as you probably recall, stepped down after nude photos were published of her in rightwing media outlets, part of a smear campaign likely orchestrated by her estranged husband.
(snip)
Heres some of what Uygur, who was in his late 20s and early 30s at the time he authored these blogs, wrote (per HuffPost):
Obviously, the genes of women are flawed, Uygur wrote in a 1999 post lamenting the inadequate amount of sex he was having while living in Miami, Florida. They are poorly designed creatures who do not want to have sex nearly as often as needed for the human race to get along peaceably and fruitfully.
In a 2002 entry in which Uygur described the rules of dating, he specified that there must be orgasm by the fifth date. And in a 2003 column, he described drunken revelry at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he kissed over 23 different women, saw and felt countless breasts.
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Why Did Bernie Sanders Endorse the Extremely Gross Sexist Cenk Uygur [View all]
George II
Dec 2019
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Bernie's beholding to Cenk because of his support. I guess he's just not beholding to corporations.
Skya Rhen
Dec 2019
#3
He wasn't a conservative when he spoke about bestiality in 2013, and he didn't write it....
George II
Dec 2019
#66
I don't know--ask all the people who thought "Goldwater Girl" was cool
Starry Messenger
Dec 2019
#44
Clinton was a "Goldwater Girl" 55 years ago; Uygur was talking bestiality 6 years ago
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2019
#89
Do a search on Sanders supporters here attacking Biden all the way back to 1972
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2019
#85
I wish I could have posted more of the article. He's expressed similar sentiments as recently....
George II
Dec 2019
#8
Cenk is toxic. It reflects poorly on the judgement of anyone who would endorse him.
NurseJackie
Dec 2019
#7
Yes. I believe you're correct about that. This will hurt BS for a very long time...
NurseJackie
Dec 2019
#41
Because Cenk Uygur has a "a voice that we desperately need in Congress" according to Sanders.
The Valley Below
Dec 2019
#9
Not sure, but he certainly hasn't disavowed it. That was only six years ago, not a long time.
George II
Dec 2019
#13
The thought of it makes me want to vomit! Disgusting! Bernie made a BIG mistake...
NurseJackie
Dec 2019
#30
Are we sure it was a mistake? Has anyone asked Bernie his position on bestiality?
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2019
#90
I was expecting him to be saying it as a joke or just to be shocking/trollish
Sapient Donkey
Dec 2019
#130
standing up to the greed and power of the corporate elite, and has spent his entire life fighting fo
treestar
Dec 2019
#15
Cenk is a disgusting liar. He defends/advocates bestiality (as long as the horse is satisfied)
NurseJackie
Dec 2019
#88
It was all over when cenk got Kicked out of jd..BS knew of cenk's past lewd serial
Cha
Dec 2019
#104
Wolf PAC is a Super PAC. By law they're prohibited from contributing to any candidates....
George II
Dec 2019
#69
Since weinstein never ran for office I would be surprised if Clinton endorsed him
booley
Dec 2019
#34
One of the big differences is that Clinton became aquainted with him years before anything....
George II
Dec 2019
#38
He has never apologized for some of the things he's said in the past, and some of them....
George II
Dec 2019
#32
Did Weinstein endorse Clinton for President, or did Clinton endorse Weinstein for Congress?
George II
Dec 2019
#37
Not denouncing it was another misstep. Taking the easy way out reveals much.
NurseJackie
Dec 2019
#49
A group who called themselves "The Young Turks" perpetrated the Armenian genocide....
George II
Dec 2019
#54
The idiom traces back to The Young Turks who were a revolutionary group in the Ottoman Empire.....
George II
Dec 2019
#57
You asked for an explanation about why The Young Turks is considered in a negative light....
George II
Dec 2019
#59
I didn't "come at you like this"! I very clearly answered your question about the notoriety....
George II
Dec 2019
#61
I've lost count of how many times I've been told we want a "purist" candidate.
brutus smith
Dec 2019
#53
"Bernie Sanders endorses bestiality advocate" Picture that commercial running in every market.
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2019
#86
Didn't Cenk get millions in seed money from a firm headed by a Republican billionaire?
lapucelle
Dec 2019
#82
Convincing his audience not to vote for the Democrat in 2016 is worse, in my opinion.
betsuni
Dec 2019
#76
I like how Cenk doesn't insinuate like "corrupt forces in our politics" but comes right out
betsuni
Dec 2019
#92