2016 Postmortem

One of the 99

(2,280 posts) Wed Oct 12, 2016, 07:45 PM Oct 2016

Are the Young Turks rightwing now?

Just read a Jordan Chariton of the Young Turks parroting the old conservative lie about the "liberal media". They seem to be taking a turn to the right of late.

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Are the Young Turks rightwing now? (Original Post) One of the 99 Oct 2016 OP

They are a solution looking for a problem right now. The_Casual_Observer Oct 2016 #1

Don't know. They were big Bernie supporters during the primary Peigan68 Oct 2016 #2

Right wing lol. I get it that people don't like them but that doesn't make them right-wing. RAFisher Oct 2016 #4

It does when they parrot a right wing talking point. nt One of the 99 Oct 2016 #10

+1 baldguy Oct 2016 #16

Except they are consistent about parroting RW smears and talking points obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #19

So what's this garbage about the "liberal media"? pnwmom Oct 2016 #21

This elections just "not cool enough" for the Turks ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2016 #5

Hey, I resemble that comment (except I was Hillary) all american girl Oct 2016 #25

Woman nominee. grossproffit Oct 2016 #6

They are so angry about not being able to win elections that they want Clinton to lose alcibiades_mystery Oct 2016 #7

No. n/t demmiblue Oct 2016 #8

They want Trump to win so by definition the Young Turks are right-wing...you Demsrule86 Oct 2016 #12

absolutely not rumdude Oct 2016 #9

They still haven't gotten over the primary results still_one Oct 2016 #13

They are pinebaggers workinclasszero Oct 2016 #15

+1 obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #20

Not now -- have always kinda been obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #17

Cenk Uygur was a Republican who became "progressive" to make money. BobbyDrake Oct 2016 #18

You got it. This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ lillypaddle Oct 2016 #23

Exactly nini Oct 2016 #31

I have never lillypaddle Oct 2016 #22

They basically are. I stopped following them on twitter Thrill Oct 2016 #24

Wha....... all american girl Oct 2016 #26

Their enormous ego's have taken a hit. NCTraveler Oct 2016 #27

Stopped watching/listening deathrind Oct 2016 #28

Post removed Post removed Oct 2016 #29

Cenk is a misogynistic pig, so he might as well just go back to calling himself a Republican. nt JTFrog Oct 2016 #30

Its "The Yelling Turds." Please get it right. fleabiscuit Oct 2016 #32

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The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)

1. They are a solution looking for a problem right now.

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 07:50 PM

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Peigan68

(137 posts)

2. Don't know. They were big Bernie supporters during the primary

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 07:50 PM

Oct 2016

And they aren't big fans of Hillary, but they seem to despise Trump even more (at least most of them do).

Then again I haven't even watched them in a few months. Their constant Hillary bashing got to be too much for me.

RAFisher

(466 posts)

4. Right wing lol. I get it that people don't like them but that doesn't make them right-wing.

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 07:58 PM

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One of the 99

(2,280 posts)

10. It does when they parrot a right wing talking point. nt

Reply to RAFisher (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 08:28 PM

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baldguy

(36,649 posts)

16. +1

Reply to One of the 99 (Reply #10)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 07:34 AM

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obamanut2012

(26,142 posts)

19. Except they are consistent about parroting RW smears and talking points

Reply to RAFisher (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 07:38 AM

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pnwmom

(108,995 posts)

21. So what's this garbage about the "liberal media"?

Reply to RAFisher (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 07:39 AM

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ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)

5. This elections just "not cool enough" for the Turks

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 08:12 PM

Oct 2016

A bunch of aging GEN Xers still trying to rage against the machine, man.

all american girl

(1,788 posts)

25. Hey, I resemble that comment (except I was Hillary)

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 10:23 AM

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grossproffit

(5,591 posts)

6. Woman nominee.

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 08:16 PM

Oct 2016

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

7. They are so angry about not being able to win elections that they want Clinton to lose

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 08:19 PM

Oct 2016

They have lost any vestige of integrity or decency.

demmiblue

(36,890 posts)

8. No. n/t

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 08:23 PM

Oct 2016

Demsrule86

(68,685 posts)

12. They want Trump to win so by definition the Young Turks are right-wing...you

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 08:49 PM

Oct 2016

can't support Trump and be liberal.

rumdude

(448 posts)

9. absolutely not

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 08:27 PM

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still_one

(92,403 posts)

13. They still haven't gotten over the primary results

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 08:54 PM

Oct 2016

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

15. They are pinebaggers

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 06:35 AM

Oct 2016

Useful only to Trump and his damn party...deplorable.

obamanut2012

(26,142 posts)

20. +1

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #15)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 07:39 AM

Oct 2016

obamanut2012

(26,142 posts)

17. Not now -- have always kinda been

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 07:37 AM

Oct 2016

I've never understood the lauding of them. They have said some horribly misogynistic stuff, and were huge BoBers, and still are. They usual MO is parroting long-discredited RW smears against Hillary and other Dems.

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)

18. Cenk Uygur was a Republican who became "progressive" to make money.

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 07:38 AM

Oct 2016

He and Glenn Beck share a business model, which is basically, "A fool and his money are soon parted."

Beck had the conservative fool market locked down, so Cenk targets progressive fools instead.

lillypaddle

(9,581 posts)

23. You got it. This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Reply to BobbyDrake (Reply #18)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 08:48 AM

Oct 2016

nini

(16,672 posts)

31. Exactly

Reply to BobbyDrake (Reply #18)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 11:16 AM

Oct 2016

This fact many did not do their research on that opportunist is pathetic.

Same with Ed Schultz - Never trust the motives of those types.

lillypaddle

(9,581 posts)

22. I have never

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 08:48 AM

Oct 2016

been able to stand them, especially Cenk. He's an obnoxious know-it-all. Glad some others are finally coming around to seeing him/them for what they are.

Thrill

(19,178 posts)

24. They basically are. I stopped following them on twitter

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 08:53 AM

Oct 2016

Because they only post good news or good polls for Trump. It's pathetic.

Cenk claimed Trump won both debates. That's all you need to know

all american girl

(1,788 posts)

26. Wha.......

Reply to Thrill (Reply #24)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 10:25 AM

Oct 2016

dude thinks because little Donnie didn't shit on himself, he won, I guess...now that is a low bar. I can't believe that Ana liked the way that little Donnie was stalking around Hillary, but who know

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

27. Their enormous ego's have taken a hit.

Reply to One of the 99 (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 10:27 AM

Oct 2016

It's about self and not community to people with ego's like that. They are just lashing out like children still fighting the primary. They need more time to heal than the adults among us.

They have now transitioned to speaking to the lowest common denominator.