Cenk Explains Why He's A Progressive

[Charleston Chew]

Run time: 02:03 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQDLF-RM7-0   Posted on YouTube: April 08, 2011 By YouTube Member: MoxNewsDotCom Views on YouTube: 27   Posted on DU: April 08, 2011 By DU Member: Charleston Chew Views on DU: 2169

 
Cenk Uygur is host of The Young Turks, the first ever live, daily web television talk show. The show has partnership deals on the web with You Tube, AOL, Airamerica.com and TidalTV.com. The Young Turks is one of the Top 100 You Tube Partners, with over 8 million views a month on their You Tube Channel.
The Young Turks premiered on Sirius Satellite Radio in the first quarter of 2002 as the platform's first original program before moving to XM Satellite Radio in 2006.

Cenk Uygur is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School of Business and Columbia University Law School. He worked as a lawyer, television writer and television host before starting The Young Turks. Cenk also blogs on Huffington Post, Daily Kos, Politico, AirAmerica.com and AOL's Hot Seat.

Cenk has appeared on CNN dozens of times and also had numerous appearances on MSNBC, CNN Headline News, E! Entertainment Channel, Al Jazeera, ABC News, Voice of America, NPR and even Fox News Channel.


http://www.theyoungturks.com/pages/About_TYT.html

[JTFrog]

1. A progressive votes

for Bush and against Clinton... twice.

Indeed.

:eyes:

More Republican bashing, less blaming Obama for everything please, kk, thanks.

[davidthegnome]

2. I was unaware that Cenk voted for Bush (Senior, I assume)

Still, the old Bush wasn't anywhere near as terrible or as stupid as the young Bush.

I don't really care who he voted for in the past - he's a progressive now. I think he does a lot of good work and I like him.

[JTFrog]

4. Indeed.

I've noticed he has started to pick up the slack on attacking republicans over a sitting Dem president.

Like I said, more of that please.

[GillesDeleuze]

5. Your right! Its not like the Obama admin has anything to do with

the Sec. Treasury, SEC, the FBI, etc.

Its the congressional republicans in the senate we hear so much about that are tying the presidents hands on executive competence.

[Stuckinthebush]

6. I voted for Reagan

Glad I grew up and started critically analyzing my world.

Cenk seems to have done the same thing. Good for him.

[democracy1st]

15. so did big Ed

[Siouxmealso]

3. huh?

I've heard republicans spouting those same talking points for why they're republicans.

When I saw the photo of his dad driving a truck, I thought he was going to say his dad was a union truck driver. That's what MY dad was, and along with that came his and my life-long record of being a democrat.

[ecstatic]

8. Cenk still has the temperament of a republican

Whiny, "I want everything my way now" etc. I wouldn't be surprised if he switched back to repubs soon, I think he'd fit in well on Fox News.

[savalez]

9. +1

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[ProfessorPlum]

11. you haven't been paying attention

[ejbr]

7. k & r n/t

[JDPriestly]

12. I totally agree with Cenk.

It all starts with some little kid growing up on a farm somewhere in the world getting an education. That's the story of my family growing up in the Midwest of the US. That is the story of Cenk's family growing up in Turkey. Two countries. Two cultures. Two corners of the world. That liberal, public education made all the difference.

Thanks for stating it so well, Cenk.

It isn't about envy. It is about fairness and respect for all.

[Amonester]

13. The "American Dream" is a LIE, unless you believe....

Unless you believe that ALMOST everybody will win the lottery.

The "American Dream" is a concept that CANNOT be sustainable.

But, I agree about everybody must have access to a free education (of quality), AND a right to a decent life (and all that entails).

[democracy1st]

14. kick

[knixphan]

16. K