Cenk Uygur of 'The Young Turks' Files to Run for Congresswoman Katie Hill's Seat...

[babylonsister]

Not quite sure where to put this

https://www.newsweek.com/cenk-uygur-young-turks-files-run-congresswoman-katie-hills-seat-one-day-after-endorsing-1471638?fbclid=IwAR2CISxSF_6DoujcitzjiuqHkSJR-jt0Bn6kquGXkbxNZiIyijS7TNYtnvM

Cenk Uygur of 'The Young Turks' Files to Run for Congresswoman Katie Hill's Seat One Day After Endorsing Sanders
By Marika Malaea On 11/13/19 at 6:53 PM EST


Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, a progressive online news channel, filed for Congress on Wednesday to replace resigned former Congresswoman Katie Hill.

The 49-year-old, alongside his co-host, Ana Kasparian, also endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for president on their show, praising his approach to "completely and utterly challenge the system," reports The Washington Times.

Uygur also said the Sanders' strategy will be quicker and more effective in passing major, progressive legislation.

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The Young Turks was created in 2002, launching from the Sirius Satellite Radio network with the goal of starting a liberal-leaning political and entertainment show. This morphed into a daily news video show on YouTube in 2015 which then expanded into more networks and shows.

[Me.]

1. Did He Have A Hand In Discrediting Her?

[efhmc]

2. With the misogynistic attitude he has, I would not be surprised.

[HerbChestnut]

4. Without an ounce of proof, this is a pretty nasty thing to say.

Btw, The Young Turks defended Katie Hill throughout this whole controversy.

[TwilightZone]

12. His past misogyny is well-known.

He was kicked out of an organization he founded because of his prior sexist comments.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/justice-democrats-ousts-cenk-uygur_n_5a3eb4d1e4b025f99e178181

[efhmc]

17. Thank you for making my case. All I had for proof was listening to him.

To this feminist, that was all it took.

[HerbChestnut]

20. I wasn't talking about his past behavior.

I was referring to the accusation he helped to discredit her.

[Me.]

15. My, My, My

Now it seems that one cannot ask a question regarding a misogynist and his attitude towards
a rep who was being mentored by Nancy Pelosi...who by the way, he has issues with.

[Cha]

26. This is Christy Smith who's running for #CA25..

Link to tweet

[BlueMTexpat]

48. I personally would have lots of

reservations about Cenk in public service. I'm not sure that he really understands what a pubic servant must do.

Glad to see that there are other alternatives. Thanks for posting this.

[Cha]

69. I loathe cenk.. so

there's that.

You're Welcome, BlueMT

[Me.]

60. All Right

Such nice news, thank you Miss Cha

Aloha...

[Cha]

70. Aloha and A'ole pilikia,

Me!

[NurseJackie]

6. He's written some pretty bad things...

... that forever disqualify him from any public office, imo.

[Cha]

5. I know cenk discredited himself..

Cenk Uygur: Forced to quit (along with another, less known founder) less than a year after they started:

December 22, 2017 ·

Justice Democrats Executive Director Saikat Chakrabarti and Campaigns Director Alexandra Rojas have issued the following statement concerning Cenk Uygur and David Koller.

“Yesterday, blog posts written by Cenk Uygur and David Koller surfaced in which they both made extremely disturbing sexist and racist statements. The entire staff and leadership of Justice Democrats was horrified by these posts. After hearing Mr. Uygur’s side of the story and talking with our candidates, our staff came to the swift and unanimous decision to demand Cenk Uygur’s and David Koller’s immediate resignation from their positions at Justice Democrats.

The words and conduct in Mr. Uygur and Mr. Koller’s posts degrade what it means to be a Justice Democrat. We do not feel that Mr. Uygur is fit to lead or participate in an organization that truly believes women’s issues and the issues of black and brown people are all of our issues. Mr. Uygur decided to resign from the Board yesterday at 11 PM E.T. and he has agreed to remove himself from any and all involvement with our organization. David Koller has also resigned as treasurer of our organization.

Kulinski: quit the next day because he thought Uygur was treated unfairly!! Freely uses words like "faggot", "cuck", "retard", "commie pinko fag"

Chakrabarti: proudly sports a t-shirt with the portrait of a Nazi collaborator who headed up a small army that attacked and killed American soldiers during WWII

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212278289#post

[NurseJackie]

49. Interesting timing that all this comes to light on the same day as a state visit.

And that's all I have to say about that.

[vsrazdem]

13. No he did not.

The RedState.com blogger behind most of the Hill exposés was revealed by Mediaite to be a Republican campaign consultant who worked for two politicians who attempted runs against Hill, even serving as a campaign manager for a GOP candidate running for Hill’s seat as recently as September.

[Me.]

16. THank You

[TwilightZone]

19. I can't imagine that he did.

His past is well-known, but he seems to have at least made an effort to atone. I don't think there's any link between the two.

[JoeOtterbein]

3. K n R

Also, Katie never should have resigned after the evil smear revenge she suffered at the hands of the Repubs.

[The Valley Below]

7. Fat chance

[TSIAS]

8. I am for Cenk in this race

He does have a history of being a conservative Republican, but that hasn't seemed to hurt Elizabeth Warren in the eyes of Democratic primary voters.

It would be truly amazing if Cenk were actually elected to Congress. This will provide a great test of the idea that progressive policies and fighting the Establishment will work in a competitive district. Uygur has some name recognition and shouldn't have trouble raising grassroots money. He could be helped if America's Dad, Bernard Sanders, comes in and campaigns for him in the primary.

[Cha]

10. cenk has a history of sexism, too..

Progressive Group Ousts Cenk Uygur Over Past Sexist Writing

The Justice Democrats ousted Cenk Uygur, one of its founding board members and a creator of progressive online network The Young Turks, following the Thursday revelation that Uygur had authored sexist blogposts in the early 2000s.

The left-leaning political organization, which Uygur and others established this year to support progressive primary challenges against Democratic incumbents in Congress, made the announcement Friday. The group also severed ties with David Koller, who co-founded The Young Turks with Uygur and served as Justice Democrats’ treasurer. A 2004 blogpost in which Koller used degrading language about women he and Uygur met on a road-trip surfaced this week as well.

“The words and conduct in Mr. Uygur and Mr. Koller’s posts degrade what it means to be a Justice Democrat,” Justice Democrats executive director Saikat Chakrabarti said in a Friday evening statement announcing the board’s decision to demand Uygur and Koller’s resignations. “We do not feel that Mr. Uygur is fit to lead or participate in an organization that truly believes women’s issues and the issues of black and brown people are all of our issues.”

The Justice Democrats board reached its decision to call for their departures after hearing Uygur’s “side of the story” and consulting with the political candidates the group has endorsed, Chakrabarti said.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/justice-democrats-ousts-cenk-uygur_us_5a3eb4d1e4b025f99e178181

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210020159

[Me.]

18. FRankly Nothing Is Beyond Him When It Comes To Many Dem Women

HRC anyone? Good grief even the JDs know he's poison.

[Cha]

21. Exactly, Me.. can you believe it.. " known sexist" wants to

to run for Katie Hill's seat in Congress.

That's not all I abhor cenk for, either..

[Locrian]

58. umm.... so does Joe Biden - n/t

[Cha]

71. Ummm NO Biden Does NOT.

[RandySF]

34. We don't need a genocide denier in Congress.

[BannonsLiver]

44. That makes a lot of sense.

[MrsCoffee]

52. How the hell you compare Cenk to Warren?

She has walked the walk for decades now. Cenk has been taking Republican money quite recently.

It would be truly regressive to have this misogynistic idiot anywhere near a public office. I will 150% support his Democratic opponents.

[MrsCoffee]

53. America's dad?

You mean America’s Great Grandad?

I just don’t get the ridiculousness.

[awesomerwb1]

77. Was your post satire?

"History of being a conservative republican"

"fighting the Establishment" (the same "Establishment" Sanders joined to run for President as a Dem?)

"America's dad"? (Maybe your dad but definitely not mine )

[EveHammond13]

9. ugh

[Cha]

11. Progressive Group Ousts Cenk Uygur Over Past Sexist Writing

The Justice Democrats ousted Cenk Uygur, one of its founding board members and a creator of progressive online network The Young Turks, following the Thursday revelation that Uygur had authored sexist blogposts in the early 2000s.

The left-leaning political organization, which Uygur and others established this year to support progressive primary challenges against Democratic incumbents in Congress, made the announcement Friday. The group also severed ties with David Koller, who co-founded The Young Turks with Uygur and served as Justice Democrats’ treasurer. A 2004 blogpost in which Koller used degrading language about women he and Uygur met on a road-trip surfaced this week as well.

“The words and conduct in Mr. Uygur and Mr. Koller’s posts degrade what it means to be a Justice Democrat,” Justice Democrats executive director Saikat Chakrabarti said in a Friday evening statement announcing the board’s decision to demand Uygur and Koller’s resignations. “We do not feel that Mr. Uygur is fit to lead or participate in an organization that truly believes women’s issues and the issues of black and brown people are all of our issues.”

The Justice Democrats board reached its decision to call for their departures after hearing Uygur’s “side of the story” and consulting with the political candidates the group has endorsed, Chakrabarti said.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/justice-democrats-ousts-cenk-uygur_us_5a3eb4d1e4b025f99e178181

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210020159

[NurseJackie]

50. Any candidate who writes sexist "essays" like that should be forever shunned...

Any candidate who writes sexist "essays" like that should be forever shunned. In my estimation, something like that is a permanent disqualification for ever holding elected office.

“We do not feel that Mr. Uygur is fit to lead or participate in an organization that truly believes women’s issues and the issues of black and brown people are all of our issues.”

Wow! What a stinging and embarrassing rebuke. Actually, I wonder if he was honestly and genuinely embarrassed or contrite at all. In any case... it's like deja-vu. I've seen it all before.

[Cha]

68. "We do not feel that Mr. Uygur is fit to lead or participate in an organization.."

Exactly, Jackie..

[PhoenixDem]

14. I'll support his Democratic opponent in the primary. n/t

[Blue_true]

22. There is a really good one. She is currently a California Assemblywoman and before that a

school board member for around 8 years. She is well known in the district.

Honestly, I want to see Cenk in elective politics, he will see firsthand that some of the fairies and magic dust ideas he loudly scream daily don't play well in the real world.

[Cha]

23. What's her name, Blue_true..? I hope she wins.

[Blue_true]

25. Christy Smith. nt

[Cha]

27. Thanks.. yes I found her.. see #24, please..

[Cha]

24. I found her, Christy Smith!

Link to tweet

[PhoenixDem]

54. What's her name? Has she announced yet? n/t

[Blue_true]

81. Christy Smith.

She has announced. She currently represents the area in the California Assembly. She is a relatively young but longtime democrat who sat on her county's school board for about 8 years before winning the assembly seat from a repugh.

[PhoenixDem]

94. Just donated to her .. thanks n/t

[enid602]

28. party

I've read a lot about this today, but I just haven't seen anything that says under which party he's running.

[Blue_true]

82. He is running as a democrat according to a summary of the special election. nt

[sheshe2]

29. Cenk.

No thanks. I have read his misogynist writings, I can't vote in CA, yet say hell no. His funding is questionable and frankly he is not a progressive in my book.

[RandySF]

30. He denied the Armenia Genocide up until 2016

In 1991, Uygur wrote an article in The Daily Pennsylvanian in which he promoted Armenian Genocide denial.[23] He reiterated his position in a letter to the editor of Salon in 1999.[24] In a blog post in April 2016, he rescinded the statements. He went on to claim that he did not know enough then to comment on it.[25] In a segment in 2017, he affirmed the Armenian Genocide.[26] In 2019, he reaffirmed his acceptance of the Armenian Genocide.[27]




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenk_Uygur

[OldRed2450]

32. Yep. Disqualifying.

He's a conspiracy theorist. We are seeing more and more of them on the left.

This is what I am doing on payday https://www.christyforcongress.org/

[RandySF]

33. I did that a couple weeks ago.

[OldRed2450]

36. High five!

[Cha]

42. Thank you, OldRed!

[OldRed2450]

31. After years of denying the Armenian genocide, Cenk Uygur now says he doesn't know enough about it

He was a genocide denier for years. Now he says he doesn't know, which is still not good enough! Yuck! How can you call yourself a progressive and deny the Armenian Genocide? Honestly, we have enough conspiracy theorist on the republican side, we don't need them on the left.

https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/after-years-of-denying-the-armenian-genocide-cenk-uyguar-now-admits-he-doesnt-know-enough-about-it-to-say-anything/

[OldRed2450]

37. At least he has a pair?

Is that how you determine qualification?

[RandySF]

38. I guess it takes a pair to deny the Armenia genocide.

[Cha]

39. Bull.Progressive Group Ousts Cenk Uygur Over Past Sexist Writing

The Justice Democrats ousted Cenk Uygur, one of its founding board members and a creator of progressive online network The Young Turks, following the Thursday revelation that Uygur had authored sexist blogposts in the early 2000s.

The left-leaning political organization, which Uygur and others established this year to support progressive primary challenges against Democratic incumbents in Congress, made the announcement Friday. The group also severed ties with David Koller, who co-founded The Young Turks with Uygur and served as Justice Democrats’ treasurer. A 2004 blogpost in which Koller used degrading language about women he and Uygur met on a road-trip surfaced this week as well.

“The words and conduct in Mr. Uygur and Mr. Koller’s posts degrade what it means to be a Justice Democrat,” Justice Democrats executive director Saikat Chakrabarti said in a Friday evening statement announcing the board’s decision to demand Uygur and Koller’s resignations. “We do not feel that Mr. Uygur is fit to lead or participate in an organization that truly believes women’s issues and the issues of black and brown people are all of our issues.”

The Justice Democrats board reached its decision to call for their departures after hearing Uygur’s “side of the story” and consulting with the political candidates the group has endorsed, Chakrabarti said.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/justice-democrats-ousts-cenk-uygur_us_5a3eb4d1e4b025f99e178181

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210020159

trump is in the wh because of racist fucks, Russian interference, and the LIES of jill fucking stein.. to name a few..

[Me.]

61. You Are So On This

[Eliot Rosewater]

64. yep

[Cha]

74. Mahalo, Eliot.. and Aloha!

[Cha]

73. So are all of you

Peeps!

Mahalo nui loa, Me!

[Me.]

85. ...

[Cha]

86. Katie Hill and Christy Smith tweets..

Link to tweet

For more context..

Link to tweet

Alohahoa

[Me.]

88. I Have A Feeling Girl Power Will Win Out Here

Fingers crossed


Hoa, Hoa, Hoa....

[Cha]

89. This is another time I absolutely hope

it does.. just desserts for cenk.

Hoa!

[Me.]

90. Sooner Or Later

It comes around for all of them...I'm waiting

[Celerity]

40. how can AOC run in 2024 unless Rump wins? Or are you saying Biden will be a 1 termer?

I do not see that (at least willingly from his end).

AOC makes it (the 2024 election) by 99 days age-wise. If she were 100 days younger, then she would not be 35 years old on the mandatory January 20th, 2025 swearing in date.

If Pete is getting blasted for young age (and he could be exactly 4 years YOUNGER and still qualify for the January 20th, 2021 swearing in date as he was born on January 19th, 1982, so if he was born the same day in 1986, he would turn 35 the day before he was sworn in) at what would be 39 years old when he takes office, what makes you think that AOC can overcome being 33 and 34 for most all of the campaign? Like I said, she only makes it by 99 days.

If Biden runs in 2024 and AOC primaries him, she will start a civil war in our Party. It will get really really ugly IF Biden truly runs for reelection. He will be into his early mid 80's by then, and will be the oldest mainstream, legit candidate (and sitting POTUS) ever. AOC will be basically the youngest even possible to run, unless you find a person born later in the year or into January that synchs up with turning 35 right before a POTUS January 20th swearing in year. That almost 50 YEAR age disparity will cause massive inter-generational conflict, and could tip the election to the Rethug if enough of the loser's supporters (by far more likely to be AOC's) get pissed off and do not vote in the general.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

65. It's POSSIBLE, though doubtful, if President Sanders steps aside for AOC... perhaps becoming her VP?

Better though if Bernie serves out his second term before AOC seeks the presidency.


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[Celerity]

66. tell me how Sanders gets to 50% +1 on a first ballot

We all know that the super-delegates (who come into play after the first ballot) will NEVER flip to Senator Sanders.

As I have previously stated, I simply do not see a trajectory wherein even Warren plus Sanders combined get to that (50% + 1) point, but even if they did, it will be Warren with more delegates than Bernie, and she will not step aside in that case. Also, there is almost no chance that either's delgates will make an even remotely close to 100% clean break flip to the other. Every single poll that documents 2nd choice candidates show this to be true. They each have different bases of support, with SOME overlap, but certainly are not mirror-imaged.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

67. Counting Bernie out is always a dangerous proposition.

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[Celerity]

78. I do not buy into non-documented positings that are just based off vague generalities

show me a realistic path

if you believe in the bloke, surely there must be one that you can map it out

[Skittles]

43. male body parts are not required for courage

[MrsCoffee]

51. Screw that misogynistic pig running for her seat.

How much Republican money will be backing him? It’s no secret where he gets his funding. I will be supporting any Democrat running against him.

[ehrnst]

56. "Paranoid establishment Dems?"

"at least he has a pair" - that's your definition of courage?

Are you sure you're on the right board?

[Cha]

75. lol.. "a pair" of what?

what an idiot thing to attribute to cenk.

[Jewls2]

41. Democratic? Republican? Libertarian?

[Eric J in MN]

46. Cenk Uygur is running as a Democrat. NT

NT

[Jewls2]

47. Hm.

[Blue_true]

83. The primary will be a jungle primary.

Every democrat there should back Christy Smith and pull her through to the general.

[Gothmog]

55. From Katie Hill

Link to tweet

[MrsCoffee]

62. That tweet is perfect.

[Cha]

72. Wow.. This Is Perfect.. Mahalo, Goth!

Link to tweet

[Jewls2]

76. Thank you Hill. Women taking on misogynist Cenk. Works for me.

[ehrnst]

57. Opportunistic, corporate-backed vulture. (nt)

[BootinUp]

59. If I were to create a sentence using words

Bernie Sanders and effective at passing legislation it would not mean the same thing as Cenk’s quote.

[Blue_Tires]

63. Ugh...

So now *TWO* Trump-loving Republicans will be fighting for what was once a blue seat...

[Cha]

79. Brawawaaaa! From Christy Smith..

Link to tweet

[betsuni]

80. He did his part to get Trump elected.

In the summer of 2016 he asked his TYT audience if in the general election they'd vote For Hillary or Never Hillary. 20,000 votes, 83% Never Hillary.

He said he was "borderline shocked" it was that high. OF COURSE (said in a Cenk voice) most of his audience hated the fictional criminal warmonger Hillary he'd been frothing at the mouth about since the year before. She was more dangerous than Trump! For him it's a show, entertainment. Who knows if he believed any of the propaganda, but gullible people did, and they thought he was honestly reporting facts and not conspiracy theories and lies. He voted for Hillary.

Now he's running to join the "establishment" after all the anti-establishment "entertainment." I assume his fans think he's "authentic." That's show business.

[Skidmore]

84. Yes. Don't follow him.

Too much like Limbaugh or Beck and just as destructive in his tapdancing people off the proverbial cliff.

[Cha]

87. Thank you for Highlighting Cenk's part in trump

being in the WH, NOW!

[betsuni]

91. He has an awful lot of baggage.

[Cha]

92. Yes cenk does.. and so arrogant

he doesn't think it will hurt him.

[TidalWave46]

93. I'm sure he is proud of himself. NT

[Gothmog]

95. Christy Smith seems to be doing well

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

96. Special election is set for March 3/Super Tuesday

Link to tweet

[Cha]

97. cenk Whines about getting kicked off msnbc bc President Obama!

Link to tweet

boo hoo

[micDROP]

98. Rudnick for CA25

I live in Santa Clarita and Im voting for David Rudnick. I met him outside Ralph's a couple weeks ago and he got my attention by saying that he wants to setup immigration centers on the border for new immigrants. He also talked about being a homeless vet at one time and wants to pass legislation for a new Homestead Act for vets. He has his own ideas and all of them I liked.