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Young Turks' Cenk Uygur: Ted Cruz is 'Dangerous' Demagogue, 'A Maniac'

By Jack Coleman | November 17, 2015, 8:21 PM EST

Yes, some things never change. According to ex-MSNBC pundit Cenk Uygur (pronounced Jenk U-gur),  that ... as a badge of honor. Uygur, creator of the The Young Turks, which claims to be the "largest ... "filibuster" of Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court in 2005, Uygur said this about Hillary ...

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 ...

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 ...

Al Sharpton Rendered Inane During Tussle with GOP Congressman

By Jack Coleman | July 26, 2011, 4:55 PM EDT

Cenk Uygur is smiling. Taxes MSNBC Cenk Uygur Mick Mulvaney ...

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 ...