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bigdarryl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 07:05 AM Original message |
Cenk: Why I quit MSNBC |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. proud of him for standing by principle, that's the kind of action I appreciate in a person |
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ewagner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'll miss watching him |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
3. To be honest. I'm not buying his story. Why? Rachel doesn't play patty cake with her guests. |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 07:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I think there's a difference between being tough on guests and being a bully |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. I completely agree with you. |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 09:06 AM Response to Reply #4 |
21. Persuading people that don't listen doesn't work. |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Why? To what end? |
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Wait Wut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. +1 |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. "Entertainment" being the operative word |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
49. 100% agree with everything you said n/t |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 07:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Rachel has a completely different style. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. What's your point? Rachel is tougher than him on guests. n/t |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #11 |
35. No, she figured out how to handle MSNBC corporation |
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Tippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 07:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. But Rachel has been doing this much longer, he was comming into his own to fast |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:02 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Oh, please |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Why didn't it work out? His ratings were increasing, and only second behind Fox News. |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. That's not true |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
52. That is not a true statment, he cherry picked ratings |
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young but wise (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
51. LMAO |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I disagree. If he took TYT seriously then he would have had the same demeanor as Rachel. |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:26 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Exactly! |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. You guys didn't listen to his video, did you? |
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John Agar (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
54. Clearly they didn't. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
60. He was offered him "a different role"---one in which he would be paid a lot of money. |
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GillesDeleuze (841 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #10 |
24. actually, cenk started on radio too. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Further proves my point...the guy is not a neonate as the poster I spoke to claimed. n/t |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Rachel hosted Buchanan, a vicious homophobe and sexist |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Wow...you're really sitting there and saying Rachel and Al are sell outs?! |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:32 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Apparently right now EVERYBODY's a sellout unless they're Cenk Uygur |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:48 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. How is Rachel Maddow 'everybody'? |
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GillesDeleuze (841 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 09:14 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Apparently, debating your opponents |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I did not say that about Al, I said he'd not do what Rachel did. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:52 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Here is a link to lots of Uncle Pat's quotes. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Can you not be patronising? You don't have to sit there and give me a link to a quote. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
46. You are putting words into my mouth and you ask me not to be |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. You make a point to say "google is your friend." |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
53. Oh, hell, folks in the 50s used to call Stalin "Uncle Joe." Are they commies? |
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Tennessee Gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
36. I agree. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
63. Rachel has more star power than Cenk |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 11:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
69. There is a difference between being tough and being rude. |
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sammytko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 07:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
70. I saw him on Keith Olberman and he was back tracking |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
5. I met Cenk at Netroots 2 years ago and was very impressed |
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NOVA_Dem (195 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
19. MSNBC didn't want Cenk as a host b/c he criticized Obama... |
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PragmaticLiberal (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Thats a possibility...... |
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NOVA_Dem (195 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #20 |
31. I'll admit Cenk can be a bit of a marble mouth sometimes but |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. No. Sorry, no way. Ed has been criticizing Obama but he states solid reasons |
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GillesDeleuze (841 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I would disagree re: Ed vs. Cenk on coherent attacks... |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
43. I think you're right. n/t |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
50. I never watched his show....I only saw some clips posted on DU and youtube |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #19 |
61. You know that's false. What about Ratigan who is always binging on Obama hate? |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
32. I don't buy it. Matthews doesn't go easy on HIS guests. Neither does Maddow-but in a smart way. |
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bigdarryl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
33. I do believe Cenk when he says MSNBC wanted him to have more rethgs on his show |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 10:47 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I don't believe him at all. He had way more Repubs. on his show than Maddow has, and she's still on |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
59. Exactly. Every bloody episode always had one Republican guest when he was on. n/t |
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jzodda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
38. Cenk is great..Long time TYT watcher |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
39. I'll really miss him - already do actually. |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
40. Way to Burn a Bridge |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #40 |
67. I know right? |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
42. MSNBC didn't really want to beat Fox? |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. That's just not true |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. They'll drop with Sharpton |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. We'll see, but so far, that hasn't happened |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. Sharpton will listen to TPTB? Really. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #42 |
57. This is not a conspiracy. The man is not that good. He's not that good on TYT, his own show. n/t |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
47. Don't believe a word of it |
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blueclown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
62. This guy really has way too high of an opinion of himself. |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. ^^ this n/t |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. I agree |
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blueclown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 08:43 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. I'd call him a narcissist, but he's worse than that. |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
64. lulz n/t |
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