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(296,875 posts)Justice Democrats.. Oh, and a 3rd.. David Koller..
Looks like Kyle Dulinski resigned because he didn't agree with the board pressuring Cenk to resign because of "past sexist writing"..
Progressive Group Ousts Cenk Uygur Over Past Sexist Writing
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The left-leaning political organization, which Uygur and others established this year to support progressive primary challenges against Democratic incumbents in Congress, made the announcement Friday. The group also severed ties with David Koller, who co-founded The Young Turks with Uygur and served as Justice Democrats treasurer. A 2004 blogpost in which Koller used degrading language about women he and Uygur met on a road-trip surfaced this week as well.
The words and conduct in Mr. Uygur and Mr. Kollers posts degrade what it means to be a Justice Democrat, Justice Democrats executive director Saikat Chakrabarti said in a Friday evening statement announcing the boards decision to demand Uygur and Kollers resignations. We do not feel that Mr. Uygur is fit to lead or participate in an organization that truly believes womens issues and the issues of black and brown people are all of our issues.
The Justice Democrats board reached its decision to call for their departures after hearing Uygurs side of the story and consulting with the political candidates the group has endorsed, Chakrabarti said.
snippet from Cenk's writing..
"Obviously, the genes of women are flawed, Uygur wrote in a 1999 post lamenting the inadequate amount of sex he was having while living in Miami, Florida. They are poorly designed creatures who do not want to have sex nearly as often as needed for the human race to get along peaceably and fruitfully.
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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/justice-democrats-ousts-cenk-uygur_us_5a3eb4d1e4b025f99e178181
There was always something very distasteful about Cenk.