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Journalists Freak Out on Twitter: Pro-Life 'Extremists 'Want to Kill' Women

By Kristine Marsh | December 1, 2015, 4:34 PM EST

(@JamilSmith) November 29, 2015 Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks claimed that “pro life’ terrorists” had killed ... infinitely more cops than Black Lives Matter activists (zero). What's wrong with their culture?! — Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) November 29, 2015 At the same time, Amanda Marcotte echoed that “anti-choice” people ...

Entirely Serious Ex-MSNBC Host Claims Network Was 'Never Left Wing TV'

By Jack Coleman | February 25, 2015, 12:06 PM EST

laugh only when he's not kidding. You might remember Cenk Uygur-- pronounced "Jenk ... wrong, he was simply looking in the wrong direction. Anyway, things didn't work out for Uygur at ... that had he launched in 2002. The site's offerings have nothing to do with Uygur's Turkish ...

It’s Not Just a Tweet: MSNBC’s Despicable Record of Smearing Republicans, Conservatives, and Tea Party as Racists

By Rich Noyes | February 3, 2014, 11:50 AM EST

They might as well hang a sign around their neck saying, ‘I hate myself.’” — Fill-in host Cenk Uygur on ...

Republican VP Short List = Nasty Media Hit List

By Kyle Drennen | August 8, 2012, 5:04 PM EDT

Pawlenty's tax plan with MSNBC's Cenk Uygur, June 8, 2011.   "Let's talk about, you know ...

YouTube: New Channels Cater to Lefties

By Lauren Thompson | April 11, 2012, 8:05 PM EDT

former MSNBC host Cenk Uygur to lefty new age author Deepak Chopra, liberals are commonplace figures in ... channel hosted by the George Soros-backed Young Turks and Cenk  Uygur. Uygur, who was formerly affiliated ...

Apparent Teleprompter Failure Leaves Sharpton Flailing

By Jack Coleman | August 11, 2011, 4:13 PM EDT

the network gave Cenk Uygur the bounce. John Hudson at The Atlantic Wire wrote an interesting post on ...

Sharpton Pushed for Comcast/NBC Merger- And Now Is In Line for Own Show on MSNBC

By Jack Coleman | August 1, 2011, 4:50 PM EDT

Sharpton. All of which makes former MSNBC anchor Cenk Uygur's claim that he was eased out to make way ... & Democrats MSNBC Cenk Uygur Wayne Barrett ...

Van Jones Calls Fox News 'Stalkers' After Challenging Glenn Beck to Debate

By Alex Fitzsimmons | June 23, 2011, 4:41 PM EDT

Wednesday's MSNBC Live with left-wing pugilist Cenk Uygur. Despite challenging Glenn Beck to a debate while ... can be found below: MSNBC MSNBC Live June 22, 2011 6:55 p.m. ET CENK UYGUR: Now to a man who has seen ... a conspiracy theorist pushing liberal solutions to public policy issues. For his part, Uygur echoed Jones, ...

GOP's Jon Huntsman Gets MSNBC Seal of Approval

By Alex Fitzsimmons | June 21, 2011, 10:40 AM EDT

edition of MSNBC News Live with Cenk Uygur, Newsweek's Jonathan Alter touted Huntsman's ...

Cenk Uygur: 'Republican Vision Of Jesus--Tell Poor And Needy To Pound Sand'

By Mark Finkelstein | June 14, 2011, 10:29 PM EDT

a certain welfare program. View video after the jump. CENK UYGUR: The House began debating a spending bill ... MSNBC MSNBC Video Cenk Uygur ... I'm going to sit back and let our readers run with this one.  On his MSNBC show tonight, Cenk ...

Caught Up in Own Hyperbole, MSNBC Host Says Obama Has 'The Worst, Most Clownish Enemies of All Time'

By Jack Coleman | June 13, 2011, 2:49 PM EDT

Remember the movie "Say Anything"? Same can be said for Cenk Uygur's approach to criticizing Republicans. Chatting with his MSNBC colleague Rachel Maddow on her show Friday night, Uygur ... perspective. Liberals & Democrats Rachel Maddow Show Cenk Uygur Rachel Maddow ...

MSNBC Union Guest: Republicans 'Literally Deny Clothing To Foster Kids To Give Rich People Tax Cuts'

By Mark Finkelstein | May 21, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT

AFL-CIO honcho Damon Silvers made the hysterically hyperbolic claim on Cenk Uygur's MSNBC show this ... Economy Taxes Political Groups Conservatives & Republicans MSNBC Other MSNBC Video Cenk Uygur Damon ...

Ratings-Starved Uygur: The Devil Makes Me Cover Donald Trump

By Mark Finkelstein | April 30, 2011, 8:21 AM EDT

Even at MSNBC, which gets crushed of course by Fox News in every prime-time slot, Cenk Uygur ... for doing for what he knows will play to his liberal audience--minute as it might be.   CENK UYGUR: Good evening everybody, I'm Cenk Uygur.  I'm going to be honest with you guys: we had an ...

Uygur Urges Dems To Be More 'Vicious', Like Republicans

By Mark Finkelstein | April 27, 2011, 12:10 PM EDT

career ambitions of succeeding to the Miss Manners slot, Cenk Uygur issued his recommendations last night ... effort with Republicans. CENK UYGUR: I disagree. BLUMENAUER: I don't think name-calling actually ... Political Groups Oil & Gas Prices Economy Other MSNBC MSNBC Video Cenk Uygur Earl Blumenauer ...

Alter: With Ryan Plan, Republicans Voted 'To Throw Granny Into The Snow'

By Mark Finkelstein | April 17, 2011, 8:33 AM EDT

On Cenk Uygur's MSNBC show this evening, Jonathan Alter claimed that in proposing to issue ... reasonable as possible. Nobody's trying to be Robin Hood here... CENK UYGUR: You know what?  We could ... Medical Insurance Health Care Congress MSNBC Video James Moran Cenk Uygur ...