Cenk Uygur on Useful Idiots, Interview Only

[@jeremychase7416]

They're even calling Bernie's campaign anti-Semitic at this point. You can't even make this shit up.

[@roddymcape7697]

Cenk Uygur: "If I were the benevolent ruler of the world, I would legalize bestiality in cases where you are pleasuring the animal."

[@pangea1now]

@@roddymcape7697 **Gasp**yawn** nobody cares

[@roddymcape7697]

@pangea1now You're right, it does show how much of an idiot he really is. When the audience gasped after he said it, Cenk asked, "why did you react that way, what...is that the stupidest thing I've ever said?" To which Ana Kasparian said, "yes, it is the stupidest thing you've ever said."

[@roddymcape7697]

@pangea1now You're okay with someone advocating for cruelty to animals. He also denies the Aremenian genocide. That's the equivalent to denying the Holocaust!

[@stenergut9661]

@@roddymcape7697 zzz. you rightwingers repeat yourself ad naseum. you're not clever. you're not convicing anybody. now sod off.

[@porculizador]

i agree with what matt was saying about russia and trump, but he kept saying espionage as if someone was accusing trump of being a spy, but neither cenk nor anyone i know have said trump is a spy... cenk is saying that trump is a russian asset because he owes the russian oligarchs and putin, and that is obvious.

[@porculizador]

@aaronsdavis there are 10-12 ways putin is gaining with trump themoscowproject.org/reports/putins-payout-10-ways-trump-has-supported-putins-foreign-policy-agenda/

[@ThomasRSkillman]

@aaronsdavis The Russian influence is just McCarthyite bullshit. Trump has never cared who he owes money to....it is simply part of business. They are more worried that he might default.

[@kurtilein3]

You are right, that is semantics. Lets use a different terminology: Undue influence. Does not need to be secret or fancy or using spy technology. End-goal is the person simply does what he thinks you want him to do, if possible.

[@user-bj1mx2ip1c]

Still w the Russia Russia lies..please. we didn't fall for it

[@porculizador]

@@user-bj1mx2ip1c dude that was from a year ago . Get over it

[@MrGreensweightHist]

As to Warren, yes she was wiling to call it corruption, the problem is, she is also willing to take it.

[@sohandesai4055]

As much as I dislike Warren, she is still a progressive ally.

[@MrGreensweightHist]

@@sohandesai4055 When it suits her, yes

[@Omega-fb9ji]

She is still second best candidate. Although distant second.

[@MrGreensweightHist]

@@Omega-fb9ji Far enough that I wouldn't vote for her in the general, personally.

[@sohandesai4055]

@@MrGreensweightHist Not even against Trump?

[@chazbennett8676]

Love Cenk and Bernie. Play the game and WIN. Cenk can win on His own no problem. SANDERS 2020.

[@jeremychase7416]

I don't exactly love Cenk, but I would certainly vote for him over his opponents.

[@roddymcape7697]

Cenk: "If I were the benevolent dictator of the world, I would legalize bestiality in cases where you are pleasuring the animal." This is probably the dumbest thing Cenk has ever said and everyone on Young Turks were pissed and Cenk meant it, so..........

[@roccet1365]

Agreed. People are really mad @ Bernie 4 retracting his endorsement of cenk which is crazy. But what people need 2 realize is that bernie has the establishment against him already once bernie slips up they are going 2 blitz him. We need him in office first before he starts taking risks like that because there are people who are voting 4 bernie who have a close eye on him and he cannot afford to lose voters. Let the man get in office first before we expect him to start pushing 4 controversial candidates like cenk. Cenk is the man I believe in but he does have baggage and that is cenks fault not Bernie. Bernie 2020

[@kenwood109]

Ahahaha ok 👌🐎🐎🐴🐴🍌🍌

[@minniemins2837]

Roddy McApe you keep repeating this same garbage that you’ve take out of context and taken liberties with assuming the feelings of his coworkers. So are you paid to spread these lies? Or you love corporate centrist dems? Or you just love to troll and love trying to trigger people? What’s your angle?

[@doraincoimbra8583]

After all the smears and yellow journalism by the New York Times and others on Cenk, even though I don't live in CA, I decided to support his campaign with a donation. Thanks Pelosi et al for making this possible.

[@NotThatKindaKaren]

Watch the video yourself. Bestiality. Cenk wants it legalized.

[@agnosticas3145]

You saw a clip from over 10 years ago. Everybody says somthing stupit in his life.

[@st.michaelofcigarillo2845]

@@agnosticas3145 Well Cenk has said enough stupid stuff for 1000 lifetimes then.

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

Agno Sticas That was far more recent than 10 years ago. In fact, 10 years ago Cenk was fully against beastiality, going as far as to insult and laugh at two people charged for animal abuse with a dog. It’s far more recent that he changed his mind and said he believes horses can consent to being pleasured by a human. I don’t care if that was 10 years ago, I don’t care if it was 10 minutes ago, and I don’t care if it was 10 centuries ago... You actually supported someone who believes that horses can consent and actually enjoy being assaulted by a human being. That’s not to mention his constant grandstanding and explosive temper problem. He’s not fit for any office, and if his obsession with getting a TV show (which he threw many of his friends and employees under the bus when he got a shot at MSNBC or whichever network it was) is any indication of how his obsession with being a politician is going to play out, y’all are screwed. He wanted a TV show because then, he thought he had made it. He’s doing the same thing but for a political position where he’s going to have the great responsibility of representing the people of California. He wants money, in case you didn’t know.

[@dadmezz4024]

Watching Cenk reminds me of Ed Schultz. Miss him and what he covered and supported. Cenk will continue to speak to Ed's fans and more.

[@666marquis]

Cheers to you man, I agree and also miss Big Eddie Schultz, fired from MSNBC even though he was winning his timeslot, because he wanted to cover Bernie. Eddie was the man, RIP.

[@4Zeus20]

Not even close To Ed

[@666marquis]

@@4Zeus20 Nobody is.

[@nopartyaffiliation7434]

Cenk is an establishment tool masquerading as a Left wing radical.

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

Man, y’all have no idea who you’re supporting, do you? The video title? He’s talking about you guys.

[@whss3198]

First Katie is a Intelligent and beautiful young lady.And I really enjoyed the intelligent informing Interview with Cenk good points were made all around on all sides.May the Progressive platform rise and become stronger!

[@666marquis]

What do Halper's looks have to do with anything?

[@endangeredspecies5005]

@@666marquis its just a compliment.

[@MrGreensweightHist]

Christy Smith even went so far as making a sexist attack against Cenk while smearing him for allegedly being sexist. She referred to his running as "Man-spreading" into the district

[@666marquis]

Man that is pushing it, so to speak.

[@MrGreensweightHist]

@KAOS NATION Who is "Your people"? Cenk is a progressive who said some screwed up things back when he was a conservative. Christy Smith is a corporatist. Just who is it you think my "people" are?

[@MrGreensweightHist]

@Sebastian Thor Oh look, and idiot with an elementary school insult attacking the progressive candidate. Big surprise.

[@MrGreensweightHist]

@@Make_Ukraine_Russia_Again For the corporatists, yes. For the true left, no.

[@jontraz5993]

@@MrGreensweightHist doing God's work my man #trueleft

[@MESSI-fx1ob]

Gotta say I was with Matt on Russia gate but Cenk totally changed my mind

[@swatejtripathi3083]

What?

[@MartinRodriguez-ku8fd]

We need Cenk in Congress.

[@jeffgilliland4040]

I use to watch Msnbc. All the time. Quit about a year ago. Really to late.

[@Summanininruhu]

Cenk was right about the Trump-Putin relationship. also was very patient with the guy here.

[@LolaBgcps]

I hope Cenk wins a Congressional seat. He would be an asset for the district and the country.

[@JohnSmith-gi7jw]

Let’s be real, Cenk Uygur is an Idiot.

[@randydixon1678]

Matt, thank you so much for being a journalist. It is clear that your last question wasn't meant to be a gotcha, but a chance for him to gracefully admit his mistake, but the man has no journalistic integrity or principle and is such an egomaniac that he continually claims that he is right, no matter what the evidence and reason point to. Miss Halper did us no favors by trying to save him from this uncomfortable display. We need more journalists like you and a whole lot less of those like him.

[@odzychris7996]

Cenk! Keep going! Be yourself! Anyone can heal and change, grow and become! You are a great witness!

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

Lol what

[@forogafold]

Bernie Sanders is addressing the need of taking money out of politics and for public financing of elections.

[@Cool_Calm_Cam]

Thank you, RS, for giving Cenk an honest and open platform and treating him fairly. CNN, NYT, LAT, and Daily Beast should try it sometime.

[@NotThatKindaKaren]

You forgot Fox and MSNBC.

[@ytyehyeh]

Wow, WWF, Superfriends and McLaughlin Group while growing up in New Jersey--it's as though Cenk stole my biography! :-)

[@lussonr]

Loved the Matt/Cenk debate

[@TwiztedDezign]

What Matt did at the end there is called Professional Skepticism.

[@jmf6000]

I like Matts rationalism. Very by the book. But have to agree with Cenk on Trump. If I were a gambling man. Although its fine for Matt to stick to the rules as a journalist.

[@666marquis]

Matt is a product of nepotism (see: Mike Taibbi, NBC). His "'I'm an objective reporter" line is laughable. Taibbi has an agenda, but he is hiding it. At least with Cenk, for all his flaws, one doesn't have to guess where he is coming from.

[@toobnoobify]

_"If I were a gambling man."_ Unlike Cenk, Matt is trying to do journalism where you you take the evidence then draw conclusions. Not like Cenk admits in this video where he decides who he doesn't like then he just assumes that person is guilty.

[@chrissmithdoe2100]

it's not just fine, it's important. And (@ 666marquis)where does he claim to be objective? can you link to timestamp? I only saw him talk about standards of journalism, which is something different...

[@derekdrake3952]

@@toobnoobify But you dont care about mentioning the evidence the Trump white house is refusing to give. It becomes really easy to cover up your misdeeds if you never let any info out. Especially when you take that journalistic integrity into account where you draw conclusions from the evidence provided. Its part of the big scheme to pretend no wrong doing is being done because they aren't allowed to gain the evidence to prove it.

[@toobnoobify]

@@derekdrake3952 _" the evidence the Trump white house is refusing to give"_ What evidence? Aside from his tax returns, he has been very transparent. He immediately released the transcript of the Ukraine call and he fully cooperated with the Mueller investigation. Stop believing everything you hear on the MSM, if you haven't noticed yet they've been wrong about almost everything about Trump in the last three years. _"where you draw conclusions from the evidence provided"_ WTF? Cenk admits in this video that he has no evidence but he's convinced Trump is guilty. That is the opposite of how journalism works. Trump is going to mop the floor with the Democrats in 2020 and I'm cheering him on even though I don't even like him. Only because I despise the left right now, both establishment and the woke left. When the election comes and people like you start telling liberals like me that we have an obligation to vote for the Democratic nominee, no matter how awful they may be, I can't wait to see your face while I write in "Ralph Nader" on the ballot.

[@pleaseenteraname1103]

Cenk is an expert on this topic after all.

[@smartphoto59]

Matt chooses to ignore all obvious known evidence. Ignore Trumps criminal use of leverage.

[@SovereignStatesman]

Doesn't violate any laws.

[@michaelrch]

I heard him explain his take in detail and he does have reasons for his take. Also If you subscribe to a Chomsky model of the MSM where their main job is to keep coverage off real issues and meta issues that would threaten the corporate establishment, then Russia Gate was pure gold for the likes of CNN and MSNBC. It was pure theatre that dominated news cycle after news cycle, and completely obscured real stories day in, day out,

[@user-tp4fr4ij1p]

If people that call themselves idiots are endorsing Mr. Uygur I think that says it all.

[@SteveGellerMusic]

"I mean, you can hear thunder, everyone coming inside is soaking wet and carrying an umbrella, and people on the local news are telling you that it is raining. But there's no evidence of rain, show me the evidence! Making assumptions about the most obvious things in the world is not what we do." "Ok, I just want for us to go outside and see for ourselves if it's raining." "Preposterous. You're being unfair to all other kinds of weather. You're trying to tell me that it's raining without any evidence? Give me a break." Cenk didn't even list all of the ways in which Trump, a bellowing rage-filled 6-year-old against every other country, is a little puppy dog against Russia, while screaming at the top of his lungs that he did nothing wrong with Russia, but we are all un-American and treasonous for investigating this in any way." Barr looked at the report, which evidently contained tons of evidence of crimes, and said "nope, no crimes," and Taibbi seems to believe that this vindicates the idea that Trump is innocent. When no part of anything Trump has ever done in any aspect of the rest of his life has been free of either crimes, abuse or con artistry.

[@ChrisMikeThomas]

The main argument made against Trump being a Russian asset is his policy decisions being in harsh contrast with what the Russians wanted... shit in Crimea, making trade more difficult with Russia, arming Russian enemies, etc.

[@SteveGellerMusic]

@@ChrisMikeThomas 1. There's plenty of counter-evidence, such as Trump believing the (apparently) Russian conspiracy theory of Ukraine meddling in the election, the refusal by Republicans to put any money toward ballot or voter roll security, the reluctance to implement sanctions on Russia over Crimea, the meeting where Russian officials were able to go and back pictures of the Oval Office and see classified information (which apparently is never the case for other countries), Trump congratulating Putin on an election that was obviously fraudulent, the urging of putting Putin back in the G7, the fact that Paul Manafort was put in charge of his campaign... not to mention Cenk's examples of Russian oligarchs obviously laundering money through Trump, and the fact that Trump kept ordering special opaque rules regarding translators when speaking (only) to Putin... If we're keeping score, Trump has been unusually softer on Russia more often than he has been unusually tougher on Russia. 2. We don't know the lunacy of Trump's 6-year-old brain. Maybe 6 days a week he is completely subservient to Putin, and one day a week his ego gets in the way, or he thinks "I'm such a genius that I'll throw the fake news off the trail by doing something that seems like the opposite of what they think I should do," or he thinks "Oh, really? A world leader other than Putin said I was a great leader with enormous hands? I'll listen to what he wants for a few days, because he obviously has good taste." Just because it seems absolutely obvious that Putin helped Trump win and is trying to help Trump win again, this doesn't necessarily mean that Trump is capable of keeping up his end of the bargain every single day. Just "enough of the time" to justify the situation. I recognize that sometimes our intelligence is wrong, and sometimes intentionally lying. I recognize that an over-emphasis on Russia is being pushed by the MSM and the Democrats as a way to excuse Hillary, a way to keep endless war ramped up, and a way to silence journalists that peddle a narrative which is inconvenient for our corporate overlords, by claiming they're aiding Russia. But I also recognize a preponderance of evidence that Trump's business ties to Russia are obviously crooked, and a seminal reason that Putin was obviously helping him win.

[@danemeow8]

@@SteveGellerMusic exactly, couldnt have said it better

[@keiljones2902]

Man Cenk sounded so intelligent here, until Russiagate came up. I love Matt's reaction when Cenk says he still believes in Russiagate

[@666marquis]

There is plenty of circumstantial evidence against Trump, and circumstantial evidence has put a lot of people behind bars. The reason there isn't more of the evidence Taibbi and the Trump denialist crowd are demanding is because Trump is employing his usual method of tying things, like the release of his tax returns, up in the courts. Taibbi is using the old "I'm an objective journalist" ruse, when in reality there is no such thing as objective journalism. There is only the pretense of objectivity. At least with Cenk you know where he is coming from. Taibbi has an agenda, but pretends he doesn't have one. Must be a trick he picked up from his daddy, NBC bigwig Mike Taibbi, and all his MSM journo pals.

[@keiljones2902]

@@666marquis I hear you. And I respect where you're coming from. But Russiagate has nothing to do with getting Trump on emoluments or whatever else. It was a hoax, from the beginning, to serve two purposes. Deflect responsibility from the democratic party for losing an election. And ginning up a new cold war (which includes deep state being able to target dissenters with "Russia" paint brush). Giving any credence whatsoever to Russiagate, no matter how despicable Trump is, serves those 2 purposes only, and empowers the deep/surveillance state. This is highly, highly dangerous. And the proof is already before us. Nothing whatsoever has been done about why the dems lost (electoral college, voter purges, closing polling stations in black districts, running unlikable centrist candidates), and the elevation of the intelligence community as saviors , complete with them targeting dissenters (mostly from the left)

[@MrGrahamSkelly]

Cenk is not like those people who think the Russians cost HRC the election. He thinks HRC lost the elction because she was the worst candidate. And I am sure Russia tried to hack our election equipment. But I am sure the US has done the same to other countries elections. And Trump is corrupt (Trump university, trump charities etc) and he gets money from Russian oligarchs, I think money laundering could be something Putin holds over trumps head. But Cenk and I agree it is a much smaller story then Rachel maddow makes it out to be and should he be impeached over what we know about Russia, as Cenk said "No"

[@patrickpinch2929]

Keek didn't sound intelligent. Keek never sounds intelligent.

[@stevencoardvenice]

Katie's reaction is funny. She's trying hard not to laugh

[@way2jaded1]

Wow Matt comes off as totally a little boy being schooled at the end of this interview.

[@fulcrumthebrave5715]

I disagree. He comes off a reporter who is trying to find the facts in the story. As he said, he's not supposed to start from a opinion and work backwards to find evidence that supports said opinion. Now, I'm not saying that Russia doesn't "own" Trump to a certain extent. But it's obvious that Trump isn't Putin's bitch. He just assassinated Putin's top ally in Iran for hell's sake. Being an objectionable journalist means not letting your feelings influence the facts.

[@way2jaded1]

@@fulcrumthebrave5715 That would be fine if he had clearly acknowledged the facts presented and said why they where not enough to support Cenk s opinion and why. I found the why to be missing. Attacking Cenk for making a conclusion before facts is childish when Cenk always presents the facts before his opinion. If you know any news actor that only provides dry fact well I would be interested but I don't think this child meets those standards even in just this single interview. Now I am not saying that Russia definitely owns Trump but I am saying that the failure to investigate implicates congress and ineffectual, negligent criminals guilty of all the same crimes committed by Trump. I also do not believe that just because Russia owns Trump that he is anyway competent for there interests just like he is not anyway competent for the interests of america anymore than a stopped clock is right 2 times a day.

[@SEAL341]

@@fulcrumthebrave5715 *objective , not objectionable, lol

[@felixwinkler6450]

I loved the goal post shifting in that: The theory is that Trump is an unknowing asset of Putin, completely passive, he just stumbled into it and is not even an important factor, the Russian government would have done what it did anyway, with or without Trump. Matt shifts from 'asset' to 'agent' to 'espionage relationship' within a minute. That's a nice big strawman, if I ever saw one. I almost thought he'd end it with claiming that the allegation was that Trump is a high ranking member in the KGB for 55 years now and basically the inspiration for the tv series 'The Americans'. No one thinks that, Matt. But I think Matt read the Steele dossier in early 2017, didn't like that it also wrote that the "educated youth" was also influenced by making Bernie Sanders someone to 'Bernie or Bust' over and dismissed everything because of the implication that Bernie Sanders might not have been purely a victim in 2016. (Don't get me wrong, I'm a Bernie supporter, I can just accept certain realities about how brainwashing works - multiple things can be true at the same time...) And he then bet on the wrong horse - namely that it is just a conspiracy theory and that there is nothing there - and now he can't accept that that horse died years ago. And his take on what journalists do: Yes, journalists don't just speculate, but journalists also don't ignore leads and evidence, just because they don't have a video tape showing Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in front of the Kremlin, Trump giving a bag with a dollar sign on it to Putin and Putin saying into the camera, 'Yes, my good old KGB-friend Donald, I will destroy the American democracy for you in exchange for that big bag of money." That's not what is alleged, that's not what happened, that's not a form of proof that will ever come out. Because, again, that's not what happened and no one says or even thinks that. So, no, Matt, it's not that everyone else in the world is crazy, you're just a bad journalist here. (Again, big fan, just with this he's risking his good name...) Everybody should just read the Mueller report and maybe the Steele dossier for themselves - they are available with a quick google search - and read into the context, learn more about all of it and make up their own minds. All of this is not really about Trump (or Bernie for that matter), it's about disinformation and chaos and the weakening of democracy. And Matt is not really helping with sorting through the chaos.

[@way2jaded1]

@@felixwinkler6450 Wow Dude essay much? Nice take though. Once my sleep deprived mind could actually tackle something not in the format of a tweet. lol.

[@anonymoussource7999]

Sorry. I can’t support Cenk if TYT smears Tulsi, a fellow Progressive.

[@brianmolloy9393]

You guys are getting caught up on the technical definitions of "agent" and "espionage" as well as a fundamental philosophical debate on the role and methods of journalists. Your not directly talking about either issue. It's a proxy war when you guys would agree if handled directly.

[@talkblocked3434]

Who broke Matt Taibi's brain-spot?

[@666marquis]

All that smack Taibbi did in Yeltsin's Russia left him addled.

[@Unclejamsarmy]

Talk Blocked yeah yeah yeah he’s a Putin puppet, Russians are genetically predetermined to lie and take over the world, Matt’s an anti American traitor, and joe McCarthy was a great man we got it

[@666marquis]

@@Unclejamsarmy Talk about straw manning,

[@Unclejamsarmy]

666marquis Chances are i was right overall obviously lol, and you’re the person who brought up him doing heroin in Russia.... wow how crazy of me!! My apologies

[@666marquis]

@@Unclejamsarmy Well, Taibbi was a smack addict during his years in Russia and the paper he wrote for and edited did piss off Putin, those are facts not strawmanning. He seems very incurious toward Russia these days for some reason.

[@Stephanie-tj2ws]

Russiagate: Chenk: That’s a whole other debate. Matt: Let’s go!

[@BlackhaloZ]

Cenk's word salad defense of "Russia!" was hard to watch.

[@dystopiagear6999]

@@BlackhaloZ Cenk's always hard to watch. Especially when he rears back and unleashes that gawdawful fake-ass guffaw of his. You *know* he practices that in the mirror in an attempt to seem like "just a regular guy."

[@markhaus]

Still like Cenk, and I will still donate to his campaign, but goddamn. This is silly, don't let this screw up a very important congressional race. Trump is a proven criminal in a hundred different things that aren't Russiagate, go after those, the Russian asset thing is getting ridiculous and getting in the way of holding him accountable for the fraud is actually easily proven to have done.

[@666marquis]

@Dan Matt "nepotism" Taibbi has an agenda while accusing others of having agendas. He's a joke.

[@bruceniblett959]

Jimmy Dore is the only person from TYT with a brain. And he left..

[@frankmaitland2569]

Cenk really did win the Logic argument with Matt yesterday.

[@666marquis]

Yes, and it's much easier to play the game Taibbi is playing, the fake role of chin-stroking skeptic, when he used to be one of Putin's biggest detractors and was run out of Russia because of it. Whatever happened to Taibbi, and to Eduard Limonov, it must have been drastic to cause such a 180 degree shift in opinion.

[@chrissmithdoe2100]

how is it good logic to equate espionage/foreign government asset with run of the mill financial corruption/conflicts of interest? Cenk repeatedly showed that he makes a huge logical leap from the latter to the prior when Matt asked him to explain that.

[@frankmaitland2569]

@@chrissmithdoe2100 I think Cenk is using Logic and Matt is making certain that he protects Rolling Stone.

[@frankmaitland2569]

@@666marquis exactly

[@thanes69]

I have never understood what the hell is wrong with Matt Taibbi understanding this issue with the Russians

[@fulcrumthebrave5715]

Did you watch the interview? Matt said what his problem was pretty clearly. He doesn't deny that Trump is connected to Russia but he's not willing to say to what extend without evidence. You know, like any objectionable reporter ought to do. After what just happened to Soleimani, I'd think you Russiagate people would realize that Putin doesn't control Trump. At least not as much as you guys think he does.

[@thanes69]

FulcrumTheBrave Watching the interview is what made me comment. Cent is absolutely right here. There is smoke like crazy and serious other evidence to suspect a fire, and watching Taibbi repeatedly and awkwardly express astonishment that anyone has any reason to suspect a fire is why I made this comment. Any idiot would know the financial records are hiding something serious, and I’m dying to see what weird hijinks Taibbi will put on when he has to act surprised that rubles bailed out Trump’s stupid ass over and over for the last 15 years.

[@fulcrumthebrave5715]

@@thanes69 he's a professional reporter. He can't just jump to claims like Cenk can. You know that, right? Matt said very clearly that he wants concrete evidence and, so far, there isn't much of that. Matt not being willing to say that Trump is Russia's bitch (like the rest of the mainstream media) is a good thing because it shows he has journalist integrity. Unlike a lot of "journalists". If you notice, Katie is also sceptical and weary to say that Trump is a Russian asset because she knows what's at sake. If everyone just starts slinging bullshit without any evidence then we can't trust anyone, can we? It's better to wait and be objectionable. And, once again, it's obvious that Matt thinks there's a connection between Russia and Trump. However, saying such without evidence isn't the job of a reporter. It's the job of someone like Cenk, a political pundit who doesn't have to right under threat of lawsuits or worse. You might think that some statements by Trump and Trump jr and business connections with Russians is enough to hang your convictions on but that's obviously not the case for everyone and it shouldn't be the case for a journalist. Stop trying to make Russiagate a bigger deal that it is. We already had an investigation done and, reminder, it went no where. That's what happens when you decide a verdict without knowing the facts. As Matt said, give us Trump's tax returns and we'll know for certain how much money Russia gives him. Until then, you are just guessing and making noise about something that you don't know for certain. Maybe you're okay with that but don't expect journalists to just fall in line because it's what you think. It's their job to challenge preconceived notions like this for a reason.

[@NessOnett8]

That ending was just weird. Feels like Matt has a dog in this fight...

[@peytonrose8787]

Katie, the wise one, so well done.

[@nancysherry9088]

THANK YOU FOR HAVING YANG AND CENK ON. I LOVE YOU INTERVIEWS ONLY. Also loved the Michael Moore session. Good job on all three. I subscribed today as a result

[@amypowell6249]

Matt has been relentlessly logical and sane concerning Russiagate...One of the few. Thanks Matt!!!

[@666marquis]

Matt puts his hands over both ears and yells whenever he starts to hear anything negative about Trump and Putin. Evidence, what evidence?

[@666marquis]

Matt has been relentlessly obtuse on the issue, not hearing what he doesn't want to hear and then issuing blanket denials of any corruption on the part of Putin and Trump.

[@arun3000ad]

I agree with Cenk.

[@666marquis]

Taibbi's chin stroking skepticism gets ridiculous when you realize that nothing short of an actual smoking gun is enough for him, and even that might not be enough. What's YOUR agenda Matty boy? Quit pretending you don't have one.

[@hochsung7431]

My question has three parts: 1. Does Matt not have the mental faculty for logic? 2. Does he secretly like Trump? 3. Does he secretly like Putin? I get that he's concerned about getting in trouble with his employer. But Cenk said TYT presents news in three parts: 1. Present facts 2. Something something 3. Give their reasoned logical OPINION in their analysis of the facts presented. Matt must think he's the BBC or a thoeretical journalist who's only suppoosed to present facts and not his opinions. Get a grip. At least instead of attacking Cenk with the attitude of 'I do declare! We are NOT that sort of people! We don't do such things!' you give your off camera opinion of what you think is happening. If you were standing on a plank and had to answer about what YOU think is happening with Trump and the only two choices were (1) he's innocent or (2) he's guilty, and the wrong logical answer means you get dropped into shark infeated waters, which do you choose? Be aware of your own bubble!

[@shanemcgonnell9910]

Not believing in the worlds stupidest conspiracy theory, russiagate means you like Putin and Trump. If you don’t believe a guy, Trump, who could mess up a cup of coffee somehow pulled off the Lufthansa heist of elections your a useful idiot!!

[@guysmiley7289]

Matt is correct though. Detectives don't start with a conclusion and then work backwards to find evidence to support it.

[@shanemcgonnell9910]

Exactly Guy. Russiagate started out at the conclusion “Trump colluded with Dastardly Ivan’s!!” And they worked their way backward

[@severalwolves]

Ho Chul Sung cool thoughts dude. Also the Wu Tang Clan killed Kennedy, but the Space Force edited them out of the Zapruder film. It’s nuts man

[@666marquis]

@@guysmiley7289 Taibbi has other reasons for his bullsh*t "objecitivity" pretense.

[@NotChillin]

Damn this interview spiraled but it was good.

[@yao052]

OH Yeh! He doesn't support beastiality you disingenuous piece of crap

[@shaynagonzales7692]

Love you Cenk!!

[@perbear8570]

And he loves your money

[@UndergroundPrimate]

I`m a sound engineer and after hearing the evidence, It sounds like either there was a mic pointed at someones ass or it was overdubbed later in a studio. And I don`t think someone could`ve clipped a mic to Swalwell`s butt without him knowing it.

[@Dani68ABminus]

steve castleberry I agree. Remember Howard Dean's scream in 2004?

[@UndergroundPrimate]

@@Dani68ABminus IDK. His mic is so distorted & his voice is hoarse from speaking. The input from that line is turned up too high, then he totally pegs it by screaming one inch from the mic. Listen to it again: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKjOf6GDp9irbbM

[@lucypedrana7852]

This is a great interview. Really enjoyed it.

[@joevigil2]

Great video until the end where follow the money was road blocked how could you not see it from a mile away.

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

“Useful Idiots” Hey man, that’s not a nice thing to say about Cenk Uygur’s supporters!

[@SchutzBoysband]

When Cenk talks about Russiagate it reveals how unimpressive a thinker he really is. I wouldn't bother voting for him.

[@reddymon]

Scott Covert Yes, it is different. If you are unable to distinguish the difference you are indeed too stupid to ingage in an argument.

[@samc4531]

@Scott Covert it's different because if you deviate from what that one guy wants, or if you don't take his phone call, you are out of office. Also you dont see the difference between serving the general interests of millions of people is different than serving the interests of a couple people? One is democracy, the other is plutocracy.

[@The0nionKnight]

Scott Covert your example is completely wrong. One millionaire should not be represented the same as one million people.

[@MrHeretic187]

The horses in his district won't either.

[@4Zeus20]

@Khaled Rapp While he asks for donations every day lol

[@penhdog2207]

Cenk, yelling something and shaking your head over and over doesn't make it true.

[@siouxz8744]

It was clearly Swallwell. You can see a slight pause as he's pushing it out. #fartgate

[@dystopiagear6999]

I don't trust anyone who doesn't own up to their own farts. It's a sign of utter weakness and I have nothing but contempt for them.

[@666marquis]

It was Taibbi.

[@jeffgilliland4040]

Love what your doing. I agree with almost every thing you say. Great Job. Great interview.

[@munchkinteeth]

#CENK2020

[@AsifIcarebear3]

Go Cenk. I have many issues, but his intentions are good and he'd fight like hell for the people.

[@thatcutebird5213]

I love Cenk!

[@Ready4R]

35:35 The host are so real in their self assessment. i applaud their honesty and comedy, i chuckled. I always wondered, When The Hell Did RollingStone care about progressive / real political info?

[@shortstuff780]

they don't. I highly doubt they realize this is a segment ;)

[@Ready4R]

@@shortstuff780 haha

[@dweingast]

Cyank is going to be great in Congress but I got to tell you Matt Taibbi totally owns Cynk Youger when it came to pressing him on russiagate in the last 15 minutes of the interview. Cynk just gets hysterical and goes on with emotional feelings and Taibbi very well grounded in logic and facts and journalism completely schools Cynk.

[@666marquis]

"Grounded in logic and facts?" All Taibbi does is affect a chin stroking blanket skepticism that any half-competent faker could pull off. Unless Cenk brings him the literal smoking gun he isn't interested, and even then he likely wouldn't be interested. The Devil's biggest con is to convince you he doesn't exist -- Taibbi's biggest con is to convince you he is "objective" and has no agenda......

[@NotThatKindaKaren]

Cenk, not Cynk.

[@dweingast]

Troll, not troll

[@virgilgreen3108]

Wow, great show. Glad I watched it all the way through.

[@NotThatKindaKaren]

Wow, just listened to Cenk fighting for beastiality to be legalized and I wouldn't ever give him my vote. Animals cannot say no.

[@chemicalcastration]

I thought "useful idiot" was in reference to Malcolm Nance's stand toward Trump.

[@truthwisdom]

Just as Cenk smears anyone, it’s come around to him.

[@billrogers1122]

Jonathan H He doesn't smear everyone just anyone white and on the right. Amazing how much he back pedals and uses that was when he was republican. Leopards don't change spots political beliefs might shift but the makeup of a mans character doesn't alter that much. Cenk has to drop the attitude on how smart and important he is.

[@smogfood]

Matt taking Genk to task. Awesome!

[@treesurgeon5561]

I have watched hundreds of Young Turks clips which have shown they are who they say they are. Whether I agree with every host whether they agree with each other I never feel like they're being disingenuous. I do wish they'd been cursing back but that's my own thing lol just like Bernie and AOC I feel Cenk will look at his opponent and say " I know you're fucking lying and here's the proof" " facts matter"

[@st.michaelofcigarillo2845]

Because Cenk always relies on the facts and not Political correctness to justify his logic. tree surgeon did someone drop you on your head like 50 times when you were a child?

[@treesurgeon5561]

Yes that's exactly what I'm saying. I'm saying that tyt always relies on facts. if they get something wrong they're big enough to come on air and admit their mistake and correct their mistakes without fail. You obviously watch their videos so you believe it as well it's not what are you doing here? Do me a favour look up the definition of politically correct. You might actually learn its true meaning

[@st.michaelofcigarillo2845]

@@treesurgeon5561 come on now tree. Let's not pretend reality doesn't exist. Has Cenk admitted to the Armenian Genocide yet? Let's start with that one. TYT has called Trump a white nationalist even though he is the most Pro Israel president America has ever had and his daughter is married to a Jew. Have the corrected that mistake yet? Nope. Your worldview seems to be controlled by what you are told by Mainstream Media and people like TYT. I would suggest puling your head out of your ass and doing the research for yourself if you don't want to sound like such a fool.

[@st.michaelofcigarillo2845]

@@treesurgeon5561 Also please tell me what "Political Correctness" means as I am from Ukraine and we don't have that here. In Ukraine we look at America and it's political correctness and think that it is all about demonizing white people and uplifting non whites at the determent of whites. My question is when whites become a minority in America will they be getting all the "Affirmative Action" and public assistance programs like the non whites aka minorities do now?

[@st.michaelofcigarillo2845]

@@treesurgeon5561 In California they are saying that the SAT is racist because blacks do so poorly on it. In New York City they are saying that the "Gifted" program is racist because blacks don't qualify to be in the program. Do you agree with those things?

[@toddschwab4483]

Wow, Looking back on this from December 2021… You people are such a joke…Don’t you ever get tired of being wrong?

[@ramonalfaro3252]

#Cenk2020 #ThePeoplesElbow #BernieSanders2020 #BernieOrBust

[@1isgrl88]

The People's Elbow!!! I like that.💙💙💙

[@ramonalfaro3252]

@@1isgrl88 I read it in a comment. Thought it would make a great #

[@1isgrl88]

@@ramonalfaro3252 I just went and posted that over on the full 2hr debate video for CA25 on Canadian Progressive's channel. It's the only place it's posted. He was on 🔥🔥 🔥.

[@leroya160]

I so Cenk and Jimmy Dore talking yesterday and today it said it was private use. What's that about?

[@666marquis]

Jimmy likely using some of it for pay only content.

[@MrDayinthepark]

Good job on asking the one thing Chenk has completely screwed up, Russia collusion.

[@chuckecheese5251]

As the first The single first person to finish reading the Podesta leaks and 1 of the first people to finish reading all of the DNC leaks words for word every page i was with the "anti russia collusion" narrative and most of these guys got my like literally from the guy right mow typing on this phone compilations of information most of the info Tiabi Greenwald Dore used to build thier case thier are 4 points in which they 100% lied and i would like to state then #1 Greenwald Tiabbi and Dore Mate lied 100% about the Peter Strok stuff they also 100% have admitted each of them on different occasions as much #2 the timeline of the "Dirty Dossier" #3 the transfer speed of the files #4 Chalupa this woman read the info from Ukrainian mainstream jews sources Tiabbi speaks Russian and knows this for a fact hes just a liar im sorry probably without my trolling they never would have even attached themselves to these stories and i am partly responsible for the lies though thousands of hours i spend trying to clean it up dont matter best of luck

[@Gmex_ONE]

I wish Matt pressed further. Cenk squirreled when Matt asked him about specifics in piss dossier, and got away with changing the subject. That was the best moment of the interview 😃

[@arscheerio]

the one thing? isn't he for fucking horses?

[@PigglePigSwillbucket]

he's also inspired a man to kill 3 cops in cold blood and leave a 4th with permanent brain damage.

[@ronglenn919]

This is why we DO need Cenk in Congress!

[@perbear8570]

😂😂😂😂

[@novacaesar9303]

Go Cenk!

[@BrookD195]

What Matt is saying is "We don't know alot. So for all the media and Trump's sake. Ignore everything and make sure you don't look!"

[@Milanvaneijk]

Amazing to see the mental gymnastics at the end from Cenk. Just so odd to watch..

[@nathanscottshoemaker2554]

Milan van Eijk I would argue same with Matt.

[@sleepyfish]

"How do you know?" "It's just so obvious!"

[@rantsinpatwa]

Which parts of the sd were right

[@danceswithcritters]

go get em Cenk .

[@ronlikhar5506]

WE THE PEOPLE CAN FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION. PURE AND UNSELFISH UNCLE BERNIE, YOU DON'T STOP, DON'T LET ANYONE STOP YOU, WE THE PEOPLE ARE WITH YOU. And We're With Cenk - The Pahalwan

[@NSgrunchpeople]

#SaveUyghur

[@Petrov3434]

Anything about smearing Tulsi???? How asking Tulsi to show up and help your campaign? Just keep poor Anna away ;-))

[@NotThatKindaKaren]

I don't like her either.

[@emgo2467]

I was on Cenk's side until the russian BS. He went full Alex Jones on tha topic

[@63rambler66]

You really should be reconsidering any point of agreement you had with him.

[@dalemareew3144]

I have to say, I believe Matt's pushback against the Russia agent rubbish, and enjoyed his journalistic integrity.

[@kevintrye7605]

I was a little concerned about Cenk, mainly because of his falling for the Russiagate scam. But he seems to have turned a corner.... Hope he wins..

[@markgreen4612]

Great interview, guys. Thanks.

[@catalot]

Matt is speaking as an impartial journalist and is talking about the principles of journalism. Cenk is talking about his internal convictions. Neither of them seemed to figure that out. -->

[@beatmanbeatman498]

Vote for Cenk. We need him in congress.

[@perbear8570]

California disagreed 😂😂😂

[@beatmanbeatman498]

@@perbear8570 obviously johny come lately

[@beatmanbeatman498]

@@perbear8570 take it easy big gay bear

[@itsnotup2u]

What if government was like jury duty and you got a letter through saying you're called to government duty?

[@sietuuba]

As I understand it, this was, essentially, at the heart of the debate in ancient Greece about how to organize a democracy. The other option was voting and an argument against it was that if governments are formed via elections then the people that are good at getting votes get to make decisions instead of, say, random people who later have to live with the results of the decisions when they're inevitably no longer in power. I suspect the wrong choice may have been made...

[@gregmarsh8697]

#5Million4Bernie #Bernie2020only

[@tecnoblix]

A great interview. I can't wait to see Cenk in Congress stirring the shit pot!

[@chiharuai8000]

Cenk totally won the debate with Matt!

[@perbear8570]

Yeah, like he won the Congress bye a landslide 😂😂😂

[@jonathancale2545]

Thanks for pushing back on Russiagate ....

[@Mockracy]

Take a shot every time Cenk said “the Russians” you will be in the ER.

[@edfou5]

Until Cenk apologizes to Tulsi Gabbard for the way TYT has treated her for the past 18 months, I'll keep donating to his opponents. Also, please, someone get Cenk a Valium prescription. More and more as the years go by he's become a melodramatic overacting hand wringing blustering carnival barker. I'm a lifelong Progressive but can't handle listening to this cartoon character oaf for more than two minutes. Calm the blank down, man, you're chewing up the scenery.

[@ashura3313]

Swalwell could not clench his butt? Lol

[@joemaynard4840]

This guy belongs in politics. He only hears every 5th word of what Matt says and has prescriptive answers based off what he wants to hear and outright ignores what he doesn't want to hear.

[@hayleylewis1458]

That crap that went down between Tulsi Gabbard and Anna Kasparian hurt the young turks.

[@calilifestyle]

wtf no link

[@efratmargalit8168]

I really love and appreciate your show. It's super intelligent, coherent and fascinating.

[@DrewLytle]

Same stuff that's happening to Bernie is happening to Yang too - such a yikes for the country. Also, on the saving journalism - Yang has policies for that. And on government corruption - look into Yang's Democracy Dollars. And on Drug prices, Yang's healthcare policy has a piece that literally says we can manufacture drugs publicly when drug companies don't keep costs competitive with other countries

[@wearenotamused6455]

On the topic of Bloomberg running for POTUS... How many businesses will he have to disolve his stake in to keep from violating the emmoluments clause?

[@Tyler-co8li]

None because billionaire oligarch Trump is completely getting away with it, so if billionaire oligarch Bloomberg becomes president (which he wont) he will as well.

[@NotThatKindaKaren]

Bloomberg hasn't got a prayer to win.

[@dystopiagear6999]

@@NotThatKindaKaren never say "never." Everyone said the same about Trump. And Bloomberg probably actually IS a real billionaire with a great deal of his own money backing him up.

[@Gaiafreak6969]

Cenk and Bernie 2020

[@perbear8570]

You fell for this scam too? Sad....

[@TheLofiDragon]

Matt Roasted this Guy

[@ContagiousRepublic]

Pile up the anti-endorsements, Cenk. Try to get at least half those Bernie has!!

[@chekchamon]

BRILLIANT INTERVIEW... apart from the Russia-gate part. CENK SANK!

[@GreenRuled]

Here’s the uncut version; kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXWbomOBpMhorZY

[@spyder2782]

Thanks for trying to hold his feet to the fire on the Russian stuff