Well This Should Be Fun... 'Cenk Uygur on Why He Left MSNBC' - Jane Hamsher/FDL

[WillyT]

Cenk Uygur on Why He Left MSNBC
By: Jane Hamsher - FDL
Thursday July 21, 2011 9:57 am

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I have, and always have had, tremendous respect for Cenk Uygur. His contract with his audience is that he will never put himself in a position where he cannot say what he really thinks. And in turning down MSNBC’s offer to host a weekend show so he could give his audience a fair appraisal of what happened, he honors that contract.

My experiences on MSNBC have always been positive, even when I have disagreed with the host. But there will be an enormous amount of money coming down the political pipeline in the next year and a half, controlled by the DNC. Moreover, they control access to the guests and the scoops that the cable network needs to do business. That puts a lot of pressure on management to cater to their messaging interests, whether they respond to them or not.

I have no idea if the decision to cut Cenk and go with people like Ezra Klein is a reflection of that dynamic, but it certainly exists. What I do know is that when Ed Shultz took a live poll as to whether his viewers would vote for someone who voted to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits, 94% said no:



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[provis99]

1. uh oh. Hamsher likes Cenk.

Under the bus with you, Cenk! And run over him twice just to make sure!:sarcasm:

[ellenfl]

2. yeah, not sure that's a good thing. talk about damning with

faint praise . . .

ellen fl

[OwnedByFerrets]

3. Oh my, that will make him a pariah around here

[WillyT]

4. That's Ok... I'm On Their Side...

:evilgrin:

:hi:

[YvonneCa]

5. He did interview with KO tonight...

...on Countdown. Current.com

[WillyT]

6. Yes He Did... And Bernie Sanders, And With Reporting From David Schuster...

I'm kinda liking the "outlaw" feel of Current TV.

:evilgrin:

:hi:

[YvonneCa]

12. So do...

...I. :7

[LoZoccolo]

7. Fire Dog Lake: automatic unrecommend n/t

[Raine]

9. I would expect nothing less

pretty much says it all coming from you. :rofl:

[WillyT]

10. LZ !!! - Damn... A Tad Late This Time ???

:bounce:

:evilgrin:

:hi:

[Creideiki]

11. I'll nullify your vote

Happily!

[Odin2005]

13. Yes, we know you don't like your mind bothered by facts.

[theaocp]

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