Matt Taibbi: The GOP Killed Itself, Democrats More Smug Than Ever

[@TheSpiritOfTheTimes]

Taibbi's one of the best journalist-writers in America today. Brilliant, honest, no-bullshit, great writer.

[@GraeHall]

The Hunter S. Thompson comparison at the start felt quite apt. I agree with you.

[@BeornBorg]

He's into taking massive amounts of drugs too? Who knew?

[@dariofontana6040]

ALEX JONES IS A CLOWN.

[@Mari0Wari0]

and cenk is a cry baby

[@whatsuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

+MuscleAlphaMale how?

[@Codech64]

Standing up to himself after Alex crashed on his set without his permission makes him a crybaby? You're so stupid rofl

[@TheInfiniteSheldon]

Interesting fact: court jesters in the Dark Ages were most often mentally ill. I think Alex Jones is just mentally ill---him being a total clown merely conforms to historical precedent.

[@bobboblaw123]

Lizard people are bad. Jade Helm took my uncle and put him in a FEMA Camp. Alex Jones is the only one who understands. Leave him alone!

[@joey5821]

We need a Taibbi interview.

[@Diatonic5th]

Taibbi has taken some huge risks to expose the truth. He's a role model for all journalists.

[@utterlyviolet]

Nothing against Ana, Cenk, John, Jimmy and Ben, but I think Jordan might have the toughest job of all the "faces" of TYT. This interview might not be the best example of that, but having to go toe to toe with the unfriendly to the downright dangerous people that are in Cleveland right now, Eeek. I know I'm a coward in public, but, Jordan Chariton, if you are a coward too, you are awesome for overcoming that.

[@khimeraQ]

Always respect the on scene reporters.

[@MrGrinderman13]

Jordan is the best

[@Hypemre]

I think you should also consider how hard being a "face" could be. People act way more brazen online, and lets say Cenk for example, gets literally thousands of hate comments every day. Therefor being on the spotlight more than everybody else is a much greater strain on the psyche. Even more so than physically interacting with people.

[@HarryS77]

I'm a complicated man: I see Matt Taibbi and I hit the like button.

[@shanegorman812]

The irony of the title is so thick right now it's about to start twerking.

[@joshpord]

I would 100% tune in to a "Complicated Stories" series by Matt. On TYT would be extra nice, since I'm already here getting news.

[@justinm2697]

I'm not even from the US and I'd love to see that.

[@redplayer89]

Wow, at last, an educated individual!

[@firepawl23]

Jill Stein for President. Vote the Green Party

[@firepawl23]

There is sometimes third parties on out ballots but that differs from state to state. They often must over come an unconstitutionally high number of petition signature requirements to get on the ballot. Until this election in Pennsylvania, because of a law suit by third parties, third parties needed ususally at least around 21000( it can be much higher) signatures while the 2 main parties only need 5000. But those signatures can be challenged so they need about double that to be safe. North carolina this year needs 90000 signatures for third parties as well

[@firepawl23]

No a vote for Jill is a vote for Jill, and if the only reason to vote for a candidate is to stop another because you are scared that is a terrible system. And if everyone voted their conscience than the two party system would end

[@jayforeman5299]

This guy knows what he´s talking about and always presents an interesting perspective.

[@junialstudios]

Didn't think I could love Taibbi any more and then he goes and compares Zhirinovsky to Trump. Yes! Yes, yes, yes.

[@kenwayne8101]

This guy is really smart. I would like to hear more from him. An interview is in order.

[@mst3k751]

Check Democracy Now's youtube page. He's been their guest many times.

[@mst3k751]

Matt is bad-ass! Whistle-blowers are mankind's last chance...

[@Ocean_Jack]

Very smart and informative short interview. The best journalist are always objective and somewhere in the middle of the popular consciousness.

[@hyperboreean]

So the 50/50 establishment media is the way to do journalism? "somewhere in the middle of the popular consciousness" !!! FFS

[@Trom5464]

That's what a true patriot looks like.

[@xithappens]

Well done Republicans, you declared Trump your nominee and Clinton our next president in the same act. Thank you!

[@eatmorenachos]

Hillary lies some of the time, but Trump lies ALL of the time. He claims his net worth is based partly on "how I feel at the time" --- um, no it's supposed to be based on actual facts, which is why he won't release his taxes, since he's not nearly as wealthy as he claims.

[@Mlogan11]

+Endless Gaming - Which politician is well known for telling the truth? Certainly neither of the two main Prez candidates can nake that claim.

[@davidstewart8906]

I certainly don't. But the nomination of Trump ensures that she will be president.

[@eatmorenachos]

Endless Gaming, Trump does have money, but not nearly as much as he claims. Some estimate it's less than half of what he says. He's not self funded either. He loaned his campaign a big chunk of cash, but also did fundraising. He claims he's going to just write that off as a donation to the campaign, but hasn't actually done so. I doubt he'd be running a scam "university" if he was as rich as he claims---and you know damn well he'd release his tax returns if they proved he was a billionaire.

[@warprat]

Matt Taibbi is one of my personal heroes, thanks so much for the interview. Don't agree with him about his take on the Republicans destroying themselves. More like reinventing to me... But he sure is tuned in, and makes many great points. Enjoy reading his articles immensely! Go Bernie, go Jill, go Trump!

[@GraeHall]

I've always been interested in Taibbi's perspective, he's an interesting character, with interesting experiences. I never know what to expect from him, which I like, but I expect to be interested.

[@maryrodger5130]

Taibbi can be counted on to focus on what's really important, the issues.

[@pattijohnson9257]

Love Matt Taibbi. Truth teller.

[@sogghartha]

Yes, do get him on TYT, do a TYT interview!

[@tilapiastew6784]

California has one party control right now and is doing very well. Balancing their budget reducing debt from republican administrations with big job growth just from a little hike in taxes on very high incomes.

[@denyslightbow6200]

Are you seriously touting California as a success?!!?! LOL

[@unsc2060]

As a Californian I find that very offensive.

[@BearHawkful]

+Denys Lightbow our economy is better than France. One state in the US has a bigger economy than France. I would say we are quite the success.

[@ApeRiderr]

+_BearHawk we also have the highest population of any states and France isn't a very high bar considering that Europe is fucked

[@marius712000]

This guy underestimates Trump and his populist appeal

[@coolcat5714]

This guy Matt is a sharp ,insightful political writer ...he talks I'll listen....

[@Asubatsu]

I'm not smug at all. Hillary and Trump are both awful.

[@TheSpiritOfTheTimes]

That's not how politics works. We're not electing an absolutist despot, but a person subject to pressure. If you think both Trump and Hillary are equally 'awful' you're pretty much an idiot- one's voters and donors are racists, nativists, xenophobes, insane religious people, ultra-right win fanatics, the other has, among others, urban liberals, blacks, left-wing activists etc.

[@cloudofthought]

"When people thought the earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the earth was spherical, they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together." - Isaac Asimov

[@cloudofthought]

robert66michel The quote was in response to the notion that both candidates are equally "wrong." The relativity of wrong applies to humans as it does to anything else. One candidate believes Climate Change is a conspiracy, promises to repeal environmental protections, and back out of treaties encouraging international action - this would exponentially hasten warming. One candidate proposes creating a federal system of torture, denying Human rights, the Geneva Convention, and punitively killing civilians for the crime of being related to potential terrorists. One candidate proposes spending billions on an ineffective, needless border wall which will require further billions to maintain, while essential infrastructure is crumbling. One candidate has a history of encouraging violence, demonizing ethnic and religious minorities, and proposes bringing "law and order" when they protest against injustice. I could go on all day...

[@mikelander6128]

+cloudofthought when did trump ever denounce climate change? not saying he didnt but a lottttttttttttttttt of people lie. I've heard people say he has said he doesn't support gay rights which was a lie, he didn't support transgender rights, which was a lie. just a lot of lies

[@cloudofthought]

Mike Lander Just read his own words that he's tweeted. "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive." -Trump "Ice storm rolls from Texas to Tennessee - I'm in Los Angeles and it's freezing. Global warming is a total, and very expensive, hoax!" -Trump

[@CONNORCONDORJOHNSON]

Most intelligent discourse I've seen throughout the whole campaign

[@progKansas]

We should read any Matt Tabbi's writings. The news media is delinquent on its job for the organizations are paying attention to the coming bubble.

[@johnnysunshine7589]

DON'T MIND ME, I JUST SWALLOWED A BEACH BALL!

[@hipsnblues]

Matt Taibbi - great writer.

[@twentyarms]

I love Matt Taibbi. I really wish his thing with the Intercept people (don't remember the name of the dumb tech billionaire off the top of my head) had worked out. He's one of the few American journalists I trust.

[@NextNate03]

Was Esinhower was the last great Republican? Back when Esinhower was president, Republican party had the same beliefs as the Democratic party (Warren, Sanders).

[@benjaminritchey6640]

It's crazy how far right we've gone. Nixon tried to enact the foundations of universal healthcare...

[@moto2kx2]

Keep up the awesome work Matt! :-)

[@thecyberseer]

GOP is stronger and bigger than ever. These people are sad

[@cdk3law]

I think if Bernie runs again in 2020 he will win and make Hillary a one term president. I think if he took Jill Stein's spot on the green party ticket he would win this election...

[@TheQualityrkc]

Bernie is clearly a sell out. Just stop.

[@TheQualityrkc]

D Mc Of course he is a sell out. He is running in favor of a corrupt warmongering politician that represents the interests of the financial elite who happens to be running against a self funded populist campaign run by Trump which is against the current political establishment. It does not get more hypocritical or corrupt. None of this even mentions the fact that the DNC rigged the elections against him and he doesnt even seem to give a shit.

[@hbhollybuchanan76]

Bernie will be dead by then dummy

[@hbhollybuchanan76]

Chigozie Nwachukwu nobody is electing a pres that old. not gonna happen

[@_Deputy_]

I like Matt Taibbi

[@IMortage]

+

[@storm4710]

would love to see him on TYT

[@nnomed1975]

excellent interview

[@davidluna7237]

Jill before Hill

[@nismokid2533]

DNC / RNC , both clowns shows. Jill Stein..! ✊☺️

[@Johnlewis0876]

Entertaining interview. You should definitely invite him to the show.

[@MrBumbaclyde]

"melania trump MAYBE plagiarized a piece of her speech" they try so hard to avoid reality its hilarious

[@Robfenix]

@4:25 That guy in the background with he huge beer belly misspelled "Infidel". His shirt says "infibel".

[@mrvoorhees96]

I think that's actually a capital D like the rest of the word. It's stylised in Arabic to make it ironic, you see the downward curl on the F? The D has a little dot or squiggle in the center if you look hard enough.

[@TCt83067695]

I love jordan's reporting style. he knows his stuff so he's able to put his guests on check whenever he needs to e.g. no disrespect to Matt but his point @ 0:33 is great but he should have been able to back it up @3:44 I'm no economist but surely having several million ppl in a state helps the state economically like tourism does. is that really a bad thing?

[@StrangerHappened]

*FEW CORRECTIONS: the transition between Yeltsin and Putin was fully legal and transparent*: initially Putin was a deputy to a liberal mayor of Saint-Petersburg, then he has moved to President's administration in 1996, then to the FSB in 1998, and then in 1999 he was assigned to be the prime minister. Once Yelsin has resigned by 2000, Putin has automatically become acting President, and then he has easily won the popular support during elections. Yelsin's own legality is different thing though since by the most reliable accounts of pollsters he has lost elections in 1996, but they were rigged in a way to keep Yeltsin President. Not unlike what has happened in the USA in 2000, though in less convoluted way. Also, The eXile newspaper was not really banned. The issue was with the publications of leader of a Nazional Bolshevik party that was banned in Russia for extremism, the agency was investigating those publications, but did not release any decisions. This has scared off the investors, however.

[@mpbrainwave]

putin was placed without any elections or what so ever, elections in russia is a joke term anyway

[@StrangerHappened]

Prime minister is not elected in Russia; Putin was elected in 2000 as President.

[@maryrodger5130]

At least try Google Denis.

[@StrangerHappened]

Google it yourself; the points I made are correct, so no one could present a counter argument.

[@StrangerHappened]

Mary, you seem to be nice person, so I am sure in a time you will be able to check the things I point out and see that my correction to Taibbi is accurate.

[@cooper712]

I don't want the democrats to be too confident though. They should play it safe

[@christon0123]

Alex Jones owned your clowns.

[@disorderrgv]

Nick Jackson tell me why. Go ahead, tell me.

[@nnveepathlight9528]

Ana beat his ass and his cameraman's ass, so who got owned.

[@TheBlazersfan22]

alex jones is a goof.

[@GeddensGC]

give that man a job!!!

[@moiriv415]

Once in a while I come to this channel to check up on some new leftist delusions and it never disappoints me.

[@classic287]

who cares.....

[@moiriv415]

***** Leftists are delusional and their only arguments are straw-man fallacies. I pity them how easy they are manipulated.

[@classic287]

Righties are neanderthal hypocrites...

[@moiriv415]

***** Lefties are so funny. The other day when I was talking to one, he said that women should be paid equal as a man. Then I told him that paying a woman less because of her gender has been illegal for over 70 years. He ran away like a girl and started crying.

[@classic287]

Righties are even funnier, making up stuff all the time. Because they have nothing constructive to say

[@kwijung]

Does the cameraman have ADD or what

[@ChristlicherKrieger3]

Is Matt Taibbi standing on something, or is he freaking tall and I never knew?

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

The collapse of the GOP would mean the rise of a more vigorous three-party system.

[@dsnodgrass4843]

We have a better chance with 4, two on each side. That obliviates the "spoiler" slur the Duopoly has been crutching on since ever.

I hope he's right.

[@joepeeler34]

Whoever gets elected gets to preside over the bursting of huge bubbles in equities and the bond market that the Fed blew up. If people think the burst stock and equity bubbles in 2008 was bad, they are in for something much, much worse. We need a new monetary system.

[@arbazsiddiquiWITHINADVERSITY]

I'm afraid the same thing is happening on the Democratic side as well(we all know what I mean)!

[@whitedeion598]

am i the only one here who thinks trump is going to win and the smug democrat issue will be a moot point?

[@damionjackson1743]

That could possibly happen.

[@bobby-ov9qn]

Nope . . . a lot of people think TRUMP will win. With the lying Clinton, and Mr.Wall Street Kaine, how can he loose?

[@nukkyakya]

I only 'liked' after I watched. The title is misleading, but it it gets more people to listen... okay.

[@lamp007]

Hire him

[@TitanicSubGoBoom]

complete the circle Matt.

[@seanmeehan5955]

Great interview!

[@michaeldunson2531]

Did Sander retire or something because his supporter seems to think that he will just go away. The last time I checked he is still a senator and if Hillary is elected she will need his vote in order to get anything passed the senate so he still will have sway over her policies.

[@sogghartha]

No, the Democratic party thinks Sanders is no longer a problem. That's not the voters, that's the elite and their donors.

[@lordtigranes9877]

HahaaaTrump took it!)👊🇺🇸

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

I'm glad someone is making fun of all the mania over that speech (someone ANTI-Trump, I mean).

[@hustler3of4culture3]

great get Jordan! yes have him be on tyt.

[@davidhernandez7654]

4:23 was that a Hillary C. mask ? :P

[@stichy420]

Answer to the donors? How one sided can they be? lol How much and whom has been donating to Clinton? lolololololol

[@hooliganbubsy7298]

He was talking about the democrats when he said that....

[@youngeagle5953]

democracy of lesser evil.

[@boots4yew]

DarkMatter2525 on TYT! Yay! Could this day get any better? Only if Cenk was part of a DarkMatter2525 video... just saying... how awesome would that be?

[@GabrielSparkletits]

Oh Taibbi, buddy, listen they'll find come November, they haven't put down jack shit.

[@reginaldwilliams169]

Google it

[@blueballsexotics8596]

long live the DP!

[@reginaldwilliams169]

including women

[@markkilian1859]

Johnson/Weld 2016!

[@dabebaby87]

was that the same girl from the vox video lol

[@MrYodeezy]

Umerica

[@jalexoneschanel1356]

Jordan is so tiny.

[@mortystraphouse5077]

my nigga matt taibbi

[@dmc8092]

So great to see Matt. It's been a while.

[@pattijohnson9257]

Love Matt Taibbi. Truth teller.

[@andyclarkable]

excellent interview.

[@dabebaby87]

was that the same girl from the vox video lol