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Cenk is an ex Right winger[edit]
https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014748/http://www.questia.com/library/1G1-299257454/cenk-uygur
From the link
Q: You began as a Republican. What accounts for your transformation?
Cenk Uygur: The Republican Party. [Laughs.] My favorite quote is from Charles Barkley, who said: "I was a Republican until they went crazy." That about sums it up for me.
I was a liberal Republican in New Jersey, back when such a thing existed. I was socially liberal, economically conservative. Several things went wrong. Number one, I realized that the Republican Party is not at all fiscally conservative. Then there was the issue of foreign policy and there they went nuts: They invaded Iraq, when it made no sense whatsoever, then they started torturing people and engaging in warrantless wiretapping. All of this was insanity, and I had no interest in being stained by being near a party like that.2607:FB90:DD2D:3C35:AC39:89F1:4DC8:58BC (talk) 22:59, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
Uygur and TYT is in fact Russian propaganda.[edit]
Lots of people have studied them for a long time, and they are absolutely transparent once you understand their game and what issues are important to the Russians. The JFK conspiracy theories are a common Russian trope. Note how they spin wild, yet seemingly plausible stories, yet fail to mention simple facts like Lee Harvey Oswald defected to the Soviet Union, married a Russian woman, and was in communication with the Soviet embassy in Mexico, and their intelligence people who specialized in assasinations shortly before he killed JFK. Well beyond that, they all worked hard to irreparably damage Clinton’s reputation among the people they target to influence: American liberals. They are effectively undercover as liberals trying to undetectably weaken liberals from the inside. The evidence is overwhelming on all of them, including a very cozy relationship with Russia Today. Yes, lots of appearances on RT by these phonies up until RT became a more broadly known as propaganda. — Unsigned, by: 108.168.239.90 / talk
- If the evidence is indeed plentiful, then would you be so kind as to back your claims up with relevant links? RoninMacbeth (talk) 04:49, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
- If they are Russian operatives, their coordination with Moscow must suck, because they are way off message. Maybe get Kushner to set up better back channel comms. Millennium Scallion (talk) 17:32, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
- This is absolutely right, Cenk himself has taken millions in republican and venture capitalist money to fund his "anti-establishment" network. The whole thing is rotten to the core. He makes money off of democratic infighting. Its so blatantly dishonest. — Unsigned, by: 47.28.82.50 / talk
- How tho. ikanreed 🐐Bleat at me 00:52, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
- This is absolutely right, Cenk himself has taken millions in republican and venture capitalist money to fund his "anti-establishment" network. The whole thing is rotten to the core. He makes money off of democratic infighting. Its so blatantly dishonest. — Unsigned, by: 47.28.82.50 / talk
- If they are Russian operatives, their coordination with Moscow must suck, because they are way off message. Maybe get Kushner to set up better back channel comms. Millennium Scallion (talk) 17:32, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
"Progressive"?[edit]
Try Communist, far-left, anti-american. 80.131.48.185 (talk) 02:08, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- What drugs are you on and where can I get some? ☭Comrade GC☭Ministry of Praise 02:09, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- Technically none of those labels are mutually exclusive with the term progressive.
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- @DuceMoosolini "Anti-American" can be, after all just look at folks like Caleb Maupin and The Grayzone. ☭Comrade GC☭Ministry of Praise 13:31, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
Categories[edit]
TYT are listed as both "Leftists who turned right with age" and "Rightists who turned left with age". Which is it? — Unsigned, by: 216.5.116.70 / talk / contribs
Cenk running for president[edit]
Despite not being a natural born citizen, he seems to think he could win a case at SCOTUS[1]. Has he finally gone off the deep end, or is this just a grift? Knight CommanderIn ServiceTo HerGoatness 04:24, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
- I think he may legit have gone off the deep end, checkout the clogs. He wants to get to 20-25% support so he can force Biden to drop-out. Rabbitseatcarrots (talk) 08:40, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
- Wouldn't surprise me if he and The Young Turks have been paid off, with their general shift towards the right and electoral ineffectiveness. (っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ Natsuki Marx ♥ (talk) 09:07, 13 October 2023 (UTC)