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134. Except that was taken out of context...and if I recall Cenk was calling for her to be fired...

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So Cenk Uhgur is a sexist jerk... [View all] all american girl Dec 2017 OP

I dont go near cenk or tyt anymore Fullduplexxx Dec 2017 #1

Me either...His Hillary hate was way too much for me. all american girl Dec 2017 #3

That's what drove me away too....... nt Fullduplexxx Dec 2017 #88

"His Hillary hate was way too much for me." LenaBaby61 Dec 2017 #92

There are a lot of sexist jerks we don't know about...yet. MineralMan Dec 2017 #2

And every single one of them need to be called out,especially if they are a supposed ally. all american girl Dec 2017 #5

I agree completely. MineralMan Dec 2017 #14

All men at some point in life are sexist IMnotU Dec 2017 #72

That's a rather broad generalization. MineralMan Dec 2017 #75

Maybe IMnotU Dec 2017 #78

Actually, no, I never did. MineralMan Dec 2017 #81

So I was wrong IMnotU Dec 2017 #89

I don't know that more men do that, actually. MineralMan Dec 2017 #93

Most men I know IMnotU Dec 2017 #94

As I said, you choose the company you keep. MineralMan Dec 2017 #95

And you think that somehow excuses men who are adults from ehrnst Dec 2017 #108

What I am concerned about is that we not fight each other IMnotU Dec 2017 #117

Relative privation fallacy ehrnst Dec 2017 #174

No, I am not saying it is an excuse IMnotU Dec 2017 #179

That is a sterling example of Relative Privation fallacy.... (tn) ehrnst Dec 2017 #187

OK, as I say in my signature line we all have viewpoints IMnotU Dec 2017 #188

Why do you think we can't do both? (nt) ehrnst Dec 2017 #193

As a gay kid. Nope. Not once dbackjon Dec 2017 #119

Our culture is sexist Ghost Owl Dec 2017 #113

It was a part of growing up? mcar Dec 2017 #86

In any locker room in High School IMnotU Dec 2017 #91

Not in the high school I attended. MineralMan Dec 2017 #96

Thank you. Tipperary Dec 2017 #178

It's the truth. I don't remember "locker room talk" in the MineralMan Dec 2017 #180

What part of holding adult men in public life to higher standards than teen boys escapes you? ehrnst Dec 2017 #106

Not all men are sexist jerks, however. Only the ones that want to be.(nt) ehrnst Dec 2017 #103

I am 70 and you are so right. But for me, it was a different definition of assault........ JimBeard Dec 2017 #104

No question... no excuse for that. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #131

The Young Turds are not our friends or allies. comradebillyboy Dec 2017 #4

Spot on. all american girl Dec 2017 #6

He personally declared war on the Democratic Party on election night. parkerMcDavis Dec 2017 #73

"The Young Turds are not our friends or allies." Tarheel_Dem Dec 2017 #172

People here defend hm. cwydro Dec 2017 #7

Yep, and when us Hillary supporters tried to call them out all american girl Dec 2017 #9

Those who excoriated Joy Reid for her long-ago blog posts are oddly silent now... NurseJackie Dec 2017 #56

Great minds think alike. Further down I posted about Joy... all american girl Dec 2017 #60

... sheshe2 Dec 2017 #77

The level of self censorship that we must engage in is comradebillyboy Dec 2017 #79

I know. It takes a lot of discipline and self-control for me. It's most challenging... NurseJackie Dec 2017 #84

+1000 (nt) ehrnst Dec 2017 #109

Another guy who blames mens violence on women... WTF. Its a variation on the Quiverfull school of bettyellen Dec 2017 #8

He didn't seem to get it...women don't want to have sex with you...you are owed. all american girl Dec 2017 #10

He thinks he is "owed"..That's called Male Entitlement. whathehell Dec 2017 #36

Hmmm... Could it be he's Phoenix61 Dec 2017 #11

+1000 all american girl Dec 2017 #12

A man who looks at women and only sees a sea of tits in his own words... amazing entitlement. bettyellen Dec 2017 #13

It's even more..It's being a de-humanizing Pig. n/t. whathehell Dec 2017 #37

Oh my dear god. paleotn Dec 2017 #66

Cenk and TYT have always had their good moments and bad. aikoaiko Dec 2017 #15

I noticed it all american girl Dec 2017 #16

It's been years since I have seen a good moment from them. comradebillyboy Dec 2017 #80

well, he did endorse HRC...eventually. aikoaiko Dec 2017 #87

Yes... in that damning her with faint praise ehrnst Dec 2017 #175

Which is exactly what some independents and Democrats needed to hear from someone like him. aikoaiko Dec 2017 #189

And many used it as a reason to vote for Jill. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2017 #190

Did anyone read this actual link? theaocp Dec 2017 #17

Hes not a different guy ismnotwasm Dec 2017 #18

We are on the same page... all american girl Dec 2017 #20

Okay. theaocp Dec 2017 #28

Do you watch him? ismnotwasm Dec 2017 #29

Yes. theaocp Dec 2017 #31

Why yes, yes I did... all american girl Dec 2017 #19

Nice to know you're a republican-whisperer. theaocp Dec 2017 #30

I HAVE REPUBLICANS IN MY FAMILY all american girl Dec 2017 #40

Yawn. theaocp Dec 2017 #46

You literally told me what I should have put in my OP all american girl Dec 2017 #48

I gave you a suggestion because I disagree with you. theaocp Dec 2017 #150

You've been offered "clarity of voice". lapucelle Dec 2017 #181

Theaocp, you mansplain very good. Yawn, yourself. Nitram Dec 2017 #68

Ah, I'm a mysogynist. theaocp Dec 2017 #148

Yes, Yawn. Nitram Dec 2017 #185

I hereby grant you the Xmas Last Word. theaocp Dec 2017 #192

Of course no one read the post! The OP opinion of faux outrage has created the desired effect of Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #21

So you think calling teenage girls whores in training is just satire...cuz that's what he said all american girl Dec 2017 #23

then why were the GOP paying for such a "liberal gem"? robbedvoter Dec 2017 #26

I bet they don't answer... all american girl Dec 2017 #27

Do your research on that background of that money and its use. theaocp Dec 2017 #35

The money comes from republicans and Cenk goes after Dems...that's all I need to know all american girl Dec 2017 #42

Head, meet theaocp Dec 2017 #44

Here ya go: Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #99

Doesn't his Justice Dem fund things... all american girl Dec 2017 #101

From the article IMnotU Dec 2017 #76

A conservative gave the Turd $4,000,000 - $8,000,000 because lapucelle Dec 2017 #182

He's about as bad as Jill Stein in my eyes nini Dec 2017 #90

What GOP? Did you even read your own posted article? Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #98

"Liberals are fact lovers I hear. Not seeing that on this thread." lapucelle Dec 2017 #183

Liberal "gems" don't demean grown women, let alone teen age girls. whathehell Dec 2017 #38

OMG! "Liberal gem" ??? GMAFB! NurseJackie Dec 2017 #57

I spit my drink xmas74 Dec 2017 #112

My eyes popped out of my head and rolled under the table when I read that. betsuni Dec 2017 #120

"Liberals are fact lovers I hear. Not seeing that on this thread." lapucelle Dec 2017 #184

Yeah I read it wryter2000 Dec 2017 #25

He is a different guy. He's now a guy who thinks this way and who got caught. Squinch Dec 2017 #32

Whichof us haven't said things we wish we didn't in the past -the point is the hypocrisy. JHan Dec 2017 #149

So many things I disagree with here, but it's really academic. theaocp Dec 2017 #151

Their reasoning for calling her conservative was absolute tripe. JHan Dec 2017 #153

Again, this is boringly academic, but fine. theaocp Dec 2017 #156

"boringly academic" to you seems to mean "facts I don't like" JHan Dec 2017 #157

And "ratfucking" is akin to fill-in-the-blank sexism theaocp Dec 2017 #167

Ratfucking has a meaning.. pretty specific. JHan Dec 2017 #168

Nooo! The guy who mocked Raif Badawi being tortured by Saudis? robbedvoter Dec 2017 #22

What the hell all american girl Dec 2017 #24

Yes? whathehell Dec 2017 #39

OMG lol, I'm crying with laughter!!!! all american girl Dec 2017 #43

Always happy if I can do that! whathehell Dec 2017 #45

I never thought much of him, and found him useless after about 5 or 10 minutes. NNadir Dec 2017 #33

I am not surprised. PragmaticDem Dec 2017 #34

I wonder why Franken accusers worked for him so long? Nevernose Dec 2017 #41

AlterNet also has a problem - DURHAM D Dec 2017 #47

I saw that...why am I not surprised. We need more women and less men all american girl Dec 2017 #51

What a holier then thou pure leftist male is sexist? nycbos Dec 2017 #49

Indeed. Every man over maybe 40 years old will need to be destroyed. PatrickforO Dec 2017 #50

Did you, as an adult, look at teenage girls and thought they were whores in training all american girl Dec 2017 #52

lol Are you really not sure? DURHAM D Dec 2017 #58

I now. all american girl Dec 2017 #61

Look like we have some mansplainin' going on here - DURHAM D Dec 2017 #62

These dude just can't seem to understand all american girl Dec 2017 #63

Cenk was 29, not in high school. He published his thoughts. Nitram Dec 2017 #69

Perfect summary. Nt spooky3 Dec 2017 #110

When People Tell You Who They Are, Believe Them the First Time dlk Dec 2017 #53

People Can Change - I Used To Be A Republican - We Need To Look At Acting Like Grownups - Me Too SeaDoo77 Dec 2017 #54

He called teenage girls whores in training. That's not a misunderstanding. all american girl Dec 2017 #59

Did you read your link? druidity33 Dec 2017 #173

And let us not forget, Cenk went after Joy Ann Reid, to have her fired, of a writing all american girl Dec 2017 #55

He's come a long way from his "roots"? saidsimplesimon Dec 2017 #64

Bannon is the more honest of the pair. comradebillyboy Dec 2017 #83

Just because he was a republican doesn't mean he had to act like that. all american girl Dec 2017 #97

Doesn't surprise me in the least. He always had that frat boy vibe. Nitram Dec 2017 #65

Hes crap but 10 year old blog posts Loki Liesmith Dec 2017 #67

18 years ago and he said he was wrong. Cant people change? Pepsidog Dec 2017 #70

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You don't see a pattern of male media reporters, their sexism and how Hillary was portrayed all american girl Dec 2017 #100

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I'm "fixed" on the fact that men behave like this. When it comes out there are all american girl Dec 2017 #137

Also want to point out all american girl Dec 2017 #105

Yeah, cenk isn't our friend.. he's Cha Dec 2017 #111

Thank you Cha, when you're right, you're right!!!! all american girl Dec 2017 #114

It's like.. Cha Dec 2017 #115

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All you have are personal insults. Cha Dec 2017 #128

That's all you got...calling names. all american girl Dec 2017 #138

lol.. yeah, I Cha Dec 2017 #171

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Anyone who's been paying attention knows it's Cha Dec 2017 #129

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What do you "change your opinion?" all american girl Dec 2017 #139

I've read your stuff here...you can tell me you're really Cenk aren't you... all american girl Dec 2017 #143

I always wanted to like Can I, but Cary Dec 2017 #74

Cenk Uygur is a hate filled Republican enabler 4now Dec 2017 #82

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All these misogynistic media types mcar Dec 2017 #85

And there are people defending him all american girl Dec 2017 #107

Some seem to think people they like can do no wrong mcar Dec 2017 #116

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Yep...seems as if dudes can do no wrong. all american girl Dec 2017 #135

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Well, I can honestly say that I've never called teenagers whores all american girl Dec 2017 #136

Oh, really? You don't say... ehrnst Dec 2017 #102

Did everybody forgive Joy Reid for her homophobic blog posts? NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #118

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Nothing but seism in this post all american girl Dec 2017 #133

Wave that post bye-bye. marble falls Dec 2017 #161

I should hope so... Hekate Dec 2017 #162

Thats two hides on one thread. MIRT will be on it PDQ. marble falls Dec 2017 #163

Except that was taken out of context...and if I recall Cenk was calling for her to be fired... all american girl Dec 2017 #134

Cenk's comments about teenage girls are even worse in comparison. alp227 Dec 2017 #144

Apparently, some here didn't read the article. OilemFirchen Dec 2017 #132

Are you saying that particular tweet is sexist? oberliner Dec 2017 #140

Yes. OilemFirchen Dec 2017 #142

If the tweet had said: "Wow, there are a lot of attractive women in Miami" oberliner Dec 2017 #146

Obviously. theaocp Dec 2017 #154

Well... OilemFirchen Dec 2017 #164

That tweet adds context oberliner Dec 2017 #165

I saw your post down thread and was about to edit mine. OilemFirchen Dec 2017 #166

objectifying women all american girl Dec 2017 #147

Anyone who is surrounded by attractive people tends to notice that situation oberliner Dec 2017 #152

Seriously...I just can't with giving a sexist jerk the benefit of the doubt. all american girl Dec 2017 #159

Only referencing that one tweet oberliner Dec 2017 #160

I'm with you on that. all american girl Dec 2017 #169

What...I've been told that this all happened in 2000's...mmmm all american girl Dec 2017 #141

Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Dec 2017 #145

You don't say. MrsCoffee Dec 2017 #155

Made it thru 2 minutes and then baled all american girl Dec 2017 #158

I've not forgiven his butt for . . . DeltaLitProf Dec 2017 #170

Do we all understand the difference GaryCnf Dec 2017 #176

Interesting how many of these "hard-core" "Progressives" turn out be nothing of the sort. honest.abe Dec 2017 #177

Exactly! PragmaticDem Dec 2017 #186

K&R Scurrilous Dec 2017 #191