the young turks!

[british?]

talking about all things youngturks

 

[Clark-Kent]

ehh

 

[hippie_hunter]

Not a big fan. To me they're nothing but left-wing versions of the talk show radio blowhards that dominate conservative radio.

 

[Golgo-13]

Ana Kasparian

 

[Thundercrack85]

Oh, I thought you meant the people behind the Armenian Genocide.

 

[Incredible Hans]

Fox News for the left.

 

[KevanG]

I thought he was talking about the guys from FF7.

 

[herakles]

Fox News for the left.

Isn't that MSNBC? Of wait MSNBC if FAR worse than Fox.

 

[herakles]

2x post

 

[DeadPresident]

Just ideologically dogmatic sheep cut from a different cloth.

 

[Horhey]

Just ideologically dogmatic sheep cut from a different cloth.

Sheep would be Obamabots, which they are not. Unlike the hosts on MSNBC, which is a pseudo progressive news network. A facade.

 

[Horhey]

Why Cenk Uygur Left MSNBC

[YT]5x7o0sNrulg[/YT]

According to Cenk Uygur, MSNBC pulled his show because he was critical of the Obama administration and the democratic leadership. An MSNBC executive told him:

I was just in Washington and people in Washington tell me they're concerned about your tone. Hey listen Cenk,...I'd love to be an outsider, outsiders are cool, but we're not. We are the establishment.

So he had Cenk talk to one of MSNBC's top contributors who told him:

Hey, listen, just take it easy, you know, tone issues. You're a little too hard on the guests.

MSNBC is an establishment propaganda network.

 

[Incredible Hans]

Isn't that MSNBC? Of wait MSNBC if FAR worse than Fox.

TYT isn't much better.

I'm with them as far as gay rights, minority rights, women rights etc. is concerned, but when it comes to Armenian genocide denial, misrepresenting other people's views (= lying), spreading propaganda, double standards...

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Ana Kasparian

Why I watch it.

I like a few of their presenters (The dude from TCM is pretty great), but man do they not fact check and Cenk has an ego almost as big as Trump's.

 

[DeadPresident]

Sheep would be Obamabots, which they are not. Unlike the hosts on MSNBC, which is a pseudo progressive news network. A facade.

Speaking of facades...

 

[SV Fan]

Isn't that MSNBC? Of wait MSNBC if FAR worse than Fox.

Only difference between MSNBC and FOx, is MSNBC doesn't act like they somehow fair and balanced.

Beyond that

http://www.mintpressnews.com/pants-...-60-of-fox-news-facts-are-really-lies/205563/

Analysis of Fox News suggests that the TV news network is a leader in lying to the American public, beating out CNN and MSNBC for the amount of falsehoods broadcasted.

The analysis comes from Punditfact, a partnership between the Tampa Bay Times and Politifact.com, which maintains scorecards on the accuracy of major TV news networks. As of January, about 60 percent of facts reported by Fox News were false.

 

[Napoleon]

Yeah I don't like these guys.

 

[Horhey]

TYT isn't much better.

I'm with them as far as gay rights, minority rights, women rights etc. is concerned, but when it comes to Armenian genocide denial, misrepresenting other people's views (= lying), spreading propaganda, double standards...

Do they really? Can you provide a link?

 

[Incredible Hans]

Do they really? Can you provide a link?

Okay, to be fair, it never happened at TYT. Cenk Uygur did it before he founded TYT.

However, years later when he was asked to clarify, he just didn't. He avoids talking about the Armenian genocide entirely.

Keep in mind: it's the year 2015 - one hundred years after the genocide happened. TYT even has an Armenian co-host. And still no word about the genocide? Really?

Obviously, Ana Kasparian was not allowed to talk about it on the show. She did it on her private youtube channel.

Cenk never really became a liberal and atheist. Deep inside, he's a Turkish nationalist.

 

[Slushy]

I thought he was talking about the guys from FF7.

Nice! ^_^

 

[Zar25]

I don't always agree with TYT but they are very honest with where they stand and the opinions that they have and I actually appreciate that.

They're also not shy and afraid to admit when they've made mistakes and apologize for misreporting on air.

In any case when it comes to American politics, I find Cenk Uygur is very astute in his commentary and observations. He's an old pro at deciphering the double speak and the motivations that politicians go through.

Personally I'm very supportive of TYT's recents effort to remove the influence of money from politics (via Wolf PAC and like minded groups for campaign finance reform)

A movement to "add a 28th amendment to the Constitution, thereby overturning multiple Supreme Court cases including Citizens United v. FEC and Buckley v. Valeo, which cumulatively have made it impossible to achieve Wolf PAC's campaign finance goals through simple legislation. Wolf PAC believes that Congress is too corrupt to pass such an amendment itself, and therefore advocates a convention of the States, which is a procedure outlined in Article V of the Constitution. As of July 2015, four out of the necessary thirty-four states have passed resolutions calling for such a convention."

Thus far I believe they've successfully passed Wolf PAC backed resolutions in two states Vermont and California. It wld be very interesting to see how their work in other states fare in the future.

Regardless of how TYT is viewed, I believe that effort is a worthy one.

 

[Midnyte_Sun]

If MSNBC fired Cenk, then Cenk said something right.

 

[kedrell]

Not a big fan. To me they're nothing but left-wing versions of the talk show radio blowhards that dominate conservative radio.

Exactly. I can't stand them. Problem is I enjoy WhatTheFlick which has a lot of their guys on it so I have to put up with the commie stench to get the reviews I like(especially Game of Thrones).

 

[kedrell]

Fox News for the left.

Isn't that MSNBC?

Edit: Dammit, herakles beat me to it.

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

I like tyt. They are absolutely biased but in general they will usually admit this and try to adjust accordingly. Doesn't always work out though lol

They are clearly the natural response to establishment journalism. Just like fox news came about because msnbcnn are owned by democrats, progressives who hate both ****** corrupt news stations flock to these guys.