Dick Morris Interview with Cenk Uygur on The Young Turks

Cenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) interviews author, columnist, political commentator and former presidential consultant Dick Morris. Dick famously operated as a friend and advisor to President Bill Clinton back in the 1990s but then switched teams and became a prominent critic of the Clintons, a Fox News commentator and supporter of Republicans. His latest book is “Armageddon: How Trump Can Beat Hillary.”
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[@pds002]

I'm a big fan of Dick Morris and this is the first interview by Cenk I have ever watched. Excellent; and he has my respect. Both sides listened with respect, no interruptions, agreed to disagree, found areas of commonality and parted amicably. I'm ready to view some more of this channel. Much can be learned from an interview like this.

[@kevinareson2148]

I'm surprised by how well Dick Morris comes across in this interview. Cenk seems hung up on whether they agree or disagree on various points, but Morris provides really fascinating and well-informed analysis of a wide range of issues. So much better than the usual point-counterpoint kind of squabbling.

[@debtpeon]

I agree with you. I was totally impressed with Morris. Cenk is too stuck in his ideological bigotry to examine his positions. The Left fears national populism as they are stripped of their populist veneer to attract and persuade the working class.

[@adelezierler1547]

A very fair and civilized conversation between 2 people with diffrent opinions .

[@lopezb]

Just when I am convinced I can vote for Hillary and sleep ok at night, I see this... Man does it make her look bad.

[@brianhaley4719]

Cenk, how about reunion interview with Dick Morris for 2020? It would be great because things have changed so drastically since 2016.

[@ltlewis445]

Dick Morris is absolute genius. I very much enjoy listening to him.

[@lucypetriv9566]

Dick Morris has wonderful knack of clear explanation of issues. Thank you!

[@bernlin2000]

Cenk is too quick to try to "defend progressivism". Dick Morris comes off really well here, and far more reasoned than I have ever heard from him on Fox. Great interview overall, glad it was civil.

[@Someguy676]

Cenk did a great job. This is one of the best interviews I've seen.

[@zenasbergen7156]

Amazing Interview. Back when Cenk had an open mind. Dick Morris is a good man.Sure wish the dialogue could be this way today.(6/2/2017)

[@GilgameshEthics]

Damn. A republican who isn't despicable.

[@MrCantstandliberals]

Dick morris is a brilliant man. Love him

[@JonWhitener]

An excellent interview! A good example of the value of respectful dialogue between smart people with different backgrounds. Would love to see Dick Morris regularly on TYT.

[@steveprellwitz1710]

Cenk, this interview was you at your best, calmly disagreeing where appropriate, humorously engaging throughout, pressing for answers and clarity in an illuminating way. This was a fantastic examination of one of our time's greatest political operators. Quality content like this is why TYT rules!

[@bongoredd1]

morris is a lot more civil than i expected

[@TedApelt]

Glad to see at long last Cenk interviewing someone who really understands what is going on.

[@kyronwalsh]

Dick Morris is a really neat guy... really smart, 70yrs old... a sage of our time!

[@kapa1611]

i disagree with some of the things he said.. but he s sincere and i respect that! good conversation!

[@amberhiggins6327]

Wow awesome interview? Glad you got it! Thumbs up to TYT! Thanks for getting Dick Morris on.

[@ShadowHauk]

Dick Morris has always been one very smart cookie and does a really good job of explaining how things are actually working. Cenk's disagreements with him are more a matter of semantics that real differences.

[@jockoadams3377]

And whether he likes to believe it or not... Cenk is still a partisan. No one who supported Bernie and acknowledges how bad the Clintons are can then flip and support her is not being partisan. Including Bernie himself.

[@justgivemethetruth]

Smart, yes, but in the service of evil.

[@navigadhri2338]

When a real progressive and real conservative talk without all the monied interests. Might be hope for the American system yet. #wolfpac

[@elijahpickens]

Cenk is the "real conservative", right?

[@joeydrummer7929]

@@elijahpickens obviously not

[@Cold4ged]

Where are these intelligent, rational republicans in the party? Great interview.

[@joeruiz4010]

Cold Forged: The GOP wants to be the Party of Bush, through and through. They would never tolerate someone like Dick Morris as a candidate for any office.

[@justgivemethetruth]

There is no Republican party ... there are these rich people and smooth operators that flatter and kowtow to them (ie Morris)

[@kabirkalyan]

Wonderful civilized debate. No shouting , No name calling !! I wish our politicians could do that so that we the people can benefit from it. Please have such debates more and more. Agree to disagree is the the essence of democracy. Congratulations to both you for giving us some sanity back!

[@sam4soph1]

I don't know if I agree with Dick Morris but he did provide an interesting perspective.

[@peterhoffman5616]

This is the single best interview you guys have ever done

[@josephstanick8395]

Excellent give and take between Dick Morris and Cenk Uygur. A civil discussion of competing issues between a progressive and a conservative which is well worth watching.

[@lilylittlemonster5]

Interesting conversation. Dick Morris is so insightful.

[@shahadsadeq5454]

This interview is by far one of the best discussion about this election year that i have listened to.

[@epaulk1969]

The big Turk was obsessed over alerting his guest on where they agree and where they disagree. How many times did he say "we agree about this and we disagree about that"? We get it chubby boy. The intellectual superior that sits beside you will not influence your beliefs!

[@therationalnational]

Fantastic interview

[@KnightofGascogne]

Call Batman! The Penguin is back!

[@awsumpossum1]

I just choked on my coffee LOL

[@isamilkshake]

Definitely one of the best interviews I have seen...bring him back after the election to do another interview

[@john-paulmathieu7195]

Excellent interview! I wish not only more interviews were conducted this way on other media outlets, but people in general were able to have these types of discussions. Being able to analyze what the other says and seeing the good and the bad as opposed to just flat out disagreeing without any thought would make much of our world a better place.

[@TheLegend644]

After the two debates and the current news cycle, this has been a refreshing conversation regardless of who you're backing in November

[@rocr62]

Great conversation. Dick Morris was his usual self and Cenk showed a ton of class.

[@Origen17]

The disparity of intellect and political understanding in this interview is profound.

[@tallflguy]

Do I dare to say I mostly agreed with.....Dick Morris??? I might need to take a shower and cry myself to sleep.

[@schlafanzyk]

Yeah similar thing with me haha Except I just can't have someone who talks like an out-in-the-open fascist be elected POTUS. At least Hillary is the devil we know how to fight, and with powers being more and more decentralized in the face of big money, her influence will become more and more manageable. Trump possibly turning the U.S. into his own personal 3rd Reich is just not an option. Even the thought of him appointing a judge or giving a SOTU address makes me shiver and physically sick. If this astonishingly reasonable conversation couldn't sway me, nothing can.

[@justinrossman3255]

Fantastic interview! He was shockingly insightful and progressive, and I think Cenk did a very nice job with the interview. Bravo!

[@paultrauzzi5360]

I would love to see people like Morris not only with a journalist asking "tough" questions but also in a debate with a contemporary that may have a different opinion ready to find the right or wrong paths.

[@TheNadiabear]

really, really good interview, so rare to leave a political conversation in a better frame of mind, than when I pressed play >

[@davidbowser3181]

Such a good interview. I'm surprised that it turned out as well as it did. I firmly believe that a substantive argument, actually listening to one another's grievances, and having a little empathy for the other person is the best way to make progress. This was just that, and I hope it can be used as a template for having a political debate in our government. Great job!

[@remisansfamille7071]

Cenk Uygur is five levels down.

[@MCSilver]

And i wrote it in 1999. BOOM! Lol. Perfect, Dick. :-)

[@RealJackHQ]

This was a great interview Cenk. Don't listen to these trolls, you did just fine. This was my first time I heard about the importance of earned income tax credit (EITC) and how much we pay into our own Social Security accounts. I also liked how Dick mentioned that we ought to pressure, rather than subsidize, against bad management in colleges. I actually had the same idea with welfare reform. Encourage rather than cut off folks on welfare (who are proven to be in stable condition), to leave resources for those who are not in stable condition. We both learned new political and economic strategies in this interview. You did great Cenk, don't let anyone tell you different.

[@chetzmom65]

VERY interesting interview! I've been working with this as background noise, and damn if I don't have to now listen to the interview again. As someone who has been made fun of, Morris shows a much more intelligent & nuanced character than the cartoon clown I use to think of ... not that I agree with him on everything, but at least you get his perspective better!

[@SusieDeckerSnoozieSusie]

I saw this interview as an intelligent conversation on some of the issues facing this country, THANKFULLY without a bunch of arguing and posturing. I loved it. Definitely worth watching !

[@SinAsTheTic]

"We never concede when we're wrong." (Dick Morris) Yes indeed! a GREAT DISCUSSION, very rarely seen and heard through political media outlets.

[@hildormuthafo]

Wow, more interviews like this please. Super informative.

[@daygon128]

A biased, racist, young libertard vs a seasoned pro that has been behind both enemy lines that states facts. I'll take the pro.

[@MichaelSmith42]

hilarious hearing Cenk presenting himself as being on the same level as Morris. Talking about polls, predictions, etc... Morris gets people elected.. including a US President.. Cenk should be asking questions like an actual interviewer instead playing the "commentator"..

[@karlmarx809]

Cenk gets people elected too actually

[@emotionscomeandgo]

who lmao. hes an immature fool

[@retop56]

Holy shit I'm surprised at this. Actually a decent interview.

[@tripp3468]

I never knew Dick Morris had this much depth.

[@Mrdachs88]

That guy knows what he's talking about

[@stompbuilds5416]

I have a whole new respect for Dick Morris. God has touched him, he's infected with truth.

[@himmura]

Wow. What a great conversation.

[@mikeallard263]

Here is the important take away for me. One full hour with no editing (it seems) and no interuption between two well educated and respectful participants in a quiet setting and with the ability for the listener to pause or rewind or save as desired. Does anyone think that you would see this on TV? We can agree or disagree on some or all of what we heard here and that's great! Just because you don't agree with someone does not mean they are wrong, stupid or "a slime bucket". The times they are a changing, thank God!

[@jsmallsawe]

That was an absolutely extraordinary interview! Thank you Cenk. I so appreciate the grace with which you treated Dick Morris when he talked about his mind changing on Iraq. I wish that more interviews and discussions could go like this.

[@freddiejones9713]

This interview was _far_ more interesting that I expected it to be. One of the best TYT interviews I've watched.

[@ChillsWithSloths]

i normally disdain the toe sucker but honestly this was a pleasant interview, good to see some common ground reached

[@CMO5569]

Cenk is humiliated by Morris. Completely outclassed. It’s like watching a Bengal Tiger play with a ball of yarn.

[@akburst510]

(2nd viewing) This made me respect Dick Morris almost infinitely more.

[@Harkness78]

Was pretty good, definitely made Dick Morris seem 10x more reasonable than any of his Fox news appearances I have seen. Maybe he just trys to play to the audience, knows he is on a lefty show so he agrees military spending is outrageous, admits Iraq was a mistake etc.

[@contemplate-Matt.G]

Get real....Trump or no Trump....Hillary is the real whore.

[@אדמונדאדמונד]

Cen it's about time you have someone worth listening to. This interview is the best. #HillaryKills

[@Soggytiri]

Very enjoyable interview! Like this type of easy discussion and I've ended up having a greater appreciation for Dick Morris...

[@cenauge]

Dick Morris is one of those guys who gets like 85% of it right, but the 15% of it that he gets wrong is so wrong that it is horrific.

[@contemplate-Matt.G]

The man is a political genius....What did he get wrong?

[@StefenTower]

His 2012 election prediction was wrong -- and that is covered in this video.

[@contemplate-Matt.G]

Steve Magruder That's a prediction....not a stance. Try again

[@cenauge]

--His belief that money is ultimately going to naturally lose out to the freedom of the internet is dangerously naive. Money is currently being outmaneuvered by the internet on the national level, that's all. Political money is old and conservative (in that it works a specific way and is slow to change) but once it figures out where and how to direct its efforts online, suddenly you're fighting a battle of paid professionals versus part time amateurs again. Dick Morris looks at this like he is looking at the evolution of man chart, not realizing that not only was each step along the chart a bitter struggle, but that there were a lot of evolutionary dead ends along the way. --Dick Morris's belief that immigration is the *leading* cause of income inequality? Preposterous. Immigration of unskilled workers hits low-educated Americans (highschool dropouts) the hardest, having cost them between 7-8% in terms of average, annual income decline up to the year 2000. Immigration doesn't explain income inequality unless you're in the least-skilled or least-educated categories, and even then it only accounts for a small amount of that inequality (actual economists put it at around 5%). Also, he conveniently leaves out Agriculture (the industry which has the largest number of illegal workers, proportionately) out of his rebuttal against the jobs we don't want to do. When it comes to agriculture, where about 16% of the workers are illegal immigrants, those *are* jobs we don't want to do, with actual evidence to that effect in the form of produce rotting in the fields of states that cracked down on illegal hiring practices. --Dick Morris's attempts to draw a distinction between corrupt and personally corrupt presidents is a meaningless word salad. He essentially tries to make the point that Hillary Clinton is out to enrich herself and, if given the highest position in the land, she will continue to do so to the detriment of the US. What he fails to realize (or intentionally ignores) is that even if Hillary Clinton were the most self-serving politician in history, her acts of personal enrichment are amateur hour relative to the actions taken by businessmen in the private sector. Donald Trump is not only more likely to abuse the United States for personal gain as president, he is likely to do so freely and uninhibited, and would bring with him the most complex web of conflicts of interest of any president, ever. --Less important: Dick Morris's insistence on his good track record of predictions. No one botched the 2012 race like Dick Morris. He barely got the 2008 election right; he was correct with Obama but he botched pretty much every detail of the race. He has very selective memory of what predictions he considers his track record. Looking at the actual record shows a guy whose positive hit rate took a nosedive in the 2000s and never recovered. 2010 and 2014 are his broken clock successes. I could keep going on and on, but there are really two important facts here: First, Dick Morris is ethically compromised (to put it nicely.) You can't be sure of whether the position he is holding is intellectually honest, or if he is giving intellectual cover to people or groups who are paying him--something he is famous for. Second, Dick Morris can't take himself out of the subject; which is to say that his bias colors his position to a large extent and blinds him to some very obvious contradictions. Frankly, he shouldn't be supporting Trump if he actually believes what he says, but the fact is that he will support someone who will almost certainly do everything he fears Clinton will do--and to a greater degree--simply because Trump is not Clinton and Dick Morris's experience is with the Clintons.

[@contemplate-Matt.G]

cenauge Fine, disregard Dick Morris and search the wiki leaks yourself. Read "clinton cash" and find out how corrupt Hillary is from someone else. Watch the hours of congressional hearings with Hillary lying through her teeth and everyone involved pleading the fifth. Witness Hillary being either protected by these people or these people merely trying to protect their own hide from the Clinton machine. People like intern Seth Rich conveniently dying in a "robbery" with his wallet left in his pocket. Come on now, this woman is pure evil and I don't need Dick Morris to tell me

[@PeterSserwangaShow]

Wow, 2 things: Dick Morris had some interesting things to say. Cenk, this is great, but we are largely aware of your point of view , would like to hear your guests point of view?

[@bobsters34]

Skipped all of cenk's input, he really did not do a good job on this interview. He was trying to debate him the entire time and kept trying to forward his own talking points.

[@leonscott543]

This was a great interview with Penguin

[@Xaphnir]

One of the best interviews I've seen on here.

[@luigit2341]

Cenk let your guest speak! The interview is about your guest!

[@alcobia09]

outstanding interview... Morris knows his stuff...

[@paigecat9104]

I got to admit this is one of the best political interviews I've watched in awhile and it is refreshing. Dick Morris really knows what he is talking about with 40 plus years in the business of politics and I like the fact he owns up to his mistakes which you just don't see with politicians today! They both are very intelligent men with mild disagreements but they both behaved like gentlemen and how many people can we say today will behave like a gentlemen or a lady?

[@pedrozorza8457]

Damned good interview and dialogue...this is how a change in our politics begins and not the dogmatic unbending polarity of the last twenty years..

[@freethinkerrr2897]

Nobody exposes the Clintons like DM. His insider knowledge of Bill and Hillary is unmatched. You get what you vote for America.

[@hemangpandya1474]

Another great interview at TYT!

[@billsteinback7512]

Wow, I never thought I would agree so much with Dick Morris Very good interview. Morris has a lot to say.....

[@djc1234]

Thanks for your help with Brexit, Mr Morris.

[@mattm3729]

Wow, Dick Morris seems ... well, really pleasant and lovable at the end.

[@aloebear]

Cenk shut up I'm trying to listen to what Morris has to say.

[@issahaddad6228]

Very good interview. It seems that when people are on TV they just try to get as much attention as possible. I thought Morris was kind of nutty whenever I saw clips of him but he definitely makes sense on things and you can have honest disagreements with him.

[@leonmaliniak]

Speaking as a trial lawyer of thirty years who appreciates well spoken and well informed expert witnesses, DICK MORRIS is the most well informed and expert political commentator that there is. Because of his INSIDER position he knows everything and also knows where the skeletons are located. Everyone else is just " guessing " and their statements are tainted by political partisanship. BRILLIANT GUY

[@jennyfromtheblock8438]

Great interview! This is what we need more of, other people's ideas shouldn't be feared. I disagree with a lot of what he said but I also believe that there are a lot that we can come together on. This was exactly what Bernies message was, that we try and bring people together. Bathe real " enemy " is the establishment and the corporate takeover of all of our democracy.

[@HardcoreGamer101508]

I'm sorry, but Cenk really gets obnoxious and annoying with his smug look and demeanor throughout these interviews. Doesn't make you look any better.

[@StefenTower]

But that's what we love about Cenk -- his visual skepticism.

[@musicsheddcom]

Great interview! Good job Cenk and I was surprised at how reasonable Dick was.

[@0tedaCecapS]

This is a new high, a very well paced interview, well done to the both of them.

[@CathyJCross57]

OUTSTANDING interview!

[@viking7084]

One day when Cenk grows up he will become a conservative. I think he will agree.

[@godofthisshit]

He was republican the majority of his life.

[@cmbsoldja]

This is the guy who famously ended an interview with David Pakman after being caught in a lie. Anyway, kudos to him for being an intellectual and manning up to past mistakes.

[@drbyrom3]

cenk defense of clinton pathetic. morris knows the clintons worked with them for decades, yet cenk refuses to listen when morris keeps saying 'public interest to sell' which is what the clintons do

[@alexjaybrady]

hence supporting bernie

[@SusieDeckerSnoozieSusie]

Brilliant! This interview was more informative than anything I've ever seen on the news. Keep up the great work!!!

[@BrianSaady]

@ 28:20 Morris was absolutely spot on.

[@kyronwalsh]

The Trump mandate which Dick Morris represents is not a big bad monster as the mainstream media has painted it as and when you listen to Dick you can see this all makes sense… Folks, you got to give Trump a chance… We have never had a person like him as president and I think he's going to do really well, he aims to please and I think that is a good thing… He wants to make the average American proud of him!

[@Savior20061]

I get what your saying. On the other hand: WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE! HE'S A SECRET MUSLIM! HE'S THE ANTI-CHRIST! And so on.

[@armitage5855]

+Savior20061 He is not a Democrat so no one will ask those things from him

[@armitage5855]

It makes sense because he frames it that way. Trump's cabinet is as establishment as it can get, it even feats some of the worst in some areas, like energy and education, have you bothered googling them?

[@myriadcorp]

Great Interview. Dick Morris is really coming around and I agree with a lot of stuff he said. I am really surprised. There is a left right convergence and when we decide to drop the labels and focus on the issues that hurt the working class we can make some needed changes.

[@jimfinigan1779]

Excellent interview. There have been so few discussions/debates in this election. This one stands out.

[@army193]

What a great interview cenk enjoyed it. Keep up the good work its nice to here different perspective from others with the no commercials and the Fucking music.

[@kellyprosnier3629]

We need more of this type of dialog. I do believe that patriots and progressives have way more in common than not in terms of issues.

[@acedredayz]

Great interview! I see Dick in a whole different light.

[@diankreczmer6595]

wonderful conversation. thank you

[@joeydrummer7929]

Really awesome conversation. I obviously tend to agree with Cenk more than Dick here but I was pretty shocked at how reasonable Dick Morris sounded here . I didn’t know much about him prior to this interview and I always assumed he was an establishment figure becuase he supported the highly establishment candidate Romney in 2012 (not to say Obama wasn’t an establishment candidate). but clearly he’s not. I’m glad to hear there’s conservatives out there that understand the extreme corrupting influence of big money and corporations over our government . The difference comes when someone like me , a progressive, want to get money out of the political system and take away power from corporations but then I want the government to do what it does NOW for corporations and the wealthy for regular people! I want the government to do quantitative easing that helps working people! If the government can afford to bailout wallstreet, give out giant corporate subsidies, etc , then it can ABSOLUTELY afford to provide healthcare to every citizen , make public colleges ,universities , and trade schools tuition free, and do UBI. These things would be a giant help for average working people and the poor and would be a ladder to climb out of their socio-economic situations and become more likely to start businesses , have more money in their pockets and therefore spend more money into the economy , and would lower crime rates because the number 1 cause of crime is being in low socio-economic situations . So the government currently works for the wealthy and corporations , and it does it quite successfully for them! Why not get rid of their power by changing the way the system functions and using the government to do that for the 99% instead!

[@luisa.melendezalbizu4459]

Great interview. Cenk I congratulate you. This is one of the best interviews TYT has made. Dick Morris is right. There are many issues were the left and the right can converge. That should be way to a new political party that can undertake real change.