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Cenk Uygur: "The List" of Journolist Participants is Fake

July 26, 2010
By Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur: "The List" of Journolist Participants is Fake

If the liberal media is so strong, as the right claims it to be, then how come all of the liberals in the country don't have as much influence as just Glenn Beck? That's really painful to write, but clearly true.
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Cenk Uygur: Why Does Fox News Have More Power Than Any Progressive in the Country?

July 22, 2010
By Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur: Why Does Fox News Have More Power Than Any Progressive in the Country?

Is there anyone Obama won't fire or throw under the bus if Fox asks him to? What if they ask Obama to fire himself? Would he do it? Or would he just fire Biden and say he met them halfway?
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Cenk Uygur: Why Our Nobles Betray Us

June 21, 2010
By Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur: Why Our Nobles Betray Us

It's profoundly naive to expect politicians and mainstream media to fix things. Why is a television anchor making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year going to look to change the system? He loves the system. The system pays the bills.
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Cenk Uygur: Discovery Channel Insider: Sarah Palin’s Show Is “a New All Time Low for Discovery”

April 14, 2010
By Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur: Discovery Channel Insider: Sarah Palin’s Show Is “a New All Time Low for Discovery”

According to an inside source at Discovery Channel, people who viewed the promo for Sarah Palin's new show were "rolling their eyes, snickering, and even laughing."
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Cenk Uygur: YouTube vs. TV

April 5, 2010
By Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur: YouTube vs. TV

It'll be awhile before the advantages of the television networks are worn down. And in the short run, there is still so much more money to be made there. But in the long run, YouTube's strengths will win out.
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Cenk Uygur: Jesse Ventura: MSNBC Tried to Shut Me Up

March 9, 2010
By Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur: Jesse Ventura: MSNBC Tried to Shut Me Up

We had Jesse Ventura on the show yesterday to talk about his new book, American Conspiracies. He had a lot of interesting theories, such as...
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Cenk Uygur: Rahm’s Parting Shot at Obama Insiders

February 21, 2010
By Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur: Rahm’s Parting Shot at Obama Insiders

Dana Milbank transcribed an article written by Rahm Emanuel today in the Washington Post. Never has an article been more clearly written to support a political benefactor.
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Cenk Uygur: The Media’s Billion Dollar Ad for Evan Bayh

February 16, 2010
By Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur: The Media’s Billion Dollar Ad for Evan Bayh

Bayh masked his craven capitulation to corporate lobbyists with a veneer of bipartisanship and moderation. If he sold out to enough special interests, he could claim that he was on both sides.
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Cenk Uygur: Why is Fox News Leaving Geithner Alone?

January 8, 2010
By Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur: Why is Fox News Leaving Geithner Alone?

The right-wing media in this country have no interest in attacking big money, big corporations or big banks. So, while they'll call for Napolitano to be fired just for misspeaking, Geithner is bullet-proof.
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Cenk Uygur: Gross Failure of the Media

November 20, 2009
By Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur: Gross Failure of the Media

A new poll by Public Policy Polling shows that 52% of Republicans believe that Obama did not really win the 2008 election. You think that's...
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