Media Argues Obama Shouldn't Listen to Liberals

[Asylum709]

Liberals = Losers

[frank0067]

progressive = conservative

why calling progressive liberal ?

[treid100182]

The MEDIA is full of shit...

...Dean shares beliefs with the majority of Americans, but not politicians...

...Obama is a failure.

[GravyStress]

Madness? THIS-IS-SPAR-TA!

Or that's what most of the morons in this country think. Never mind the Spartans were a bunch of militaristic savages, "Real Americans™" loves them some homoerotic propaganda like 300.

[0emk1]

By all means.... let's put everyone on the government payroll. We need more Czars! Progressive my ass... USSR tried this kind of government for a looonnng time

[Omadus]

Equating Czars with the USSR shows your level of education perfectly.

[EdgardoJustice]

Nice work. keep it up.  hfhg

[KofiBoadu]

angry cenk rules

[LatinKingProductions]

The jobs that will be provided will be government jobs. The problem with government jobs is that as soon as the job is done (example: fixing a building) There are no more jobs. We do need jobs just not what is being provided in this stimulus. If you read the stimulus then you'll understand

[carboy101]

So I guess all the money generated from those jobs just goes away, right? Fucking dummby the money floats into things like retain and other parts of the market and keeps working. Alos the stimulus isn't just about Govn. jobs its also about breathing life into other parts of the market that IS the future i.e. Green energy, and more Sci & Tech. Your so dumb I bet you never read it or if you did you didnt make it pass page one. Lol.

[ntlc23]

This message is precisely why TYT has no chance of getting the MSNBC gig. "Media argues [nobody] should[] listen to liberals." You need to continue catapulting the message over the MSM gates.

[franksnow79]

The Progessives would sell their wares on Capital Hill a lot better if they had better quality control on the ideas that actually make it to being serious policy proposals. Let's be honest, a lot of things blow up in their face.

[filthyfun]

conservatives are going to die! why? time is going forward and what do you have to do with changing times? Evolve ! since the old white republicans just bitch and whine about shit, but don't have any plans except the same tryed and failed theories of dumbass Regan. When the democracts finally start to punch back republicans will get their ideas, theories and what they want to do... nothing... gotta go dinner time peace.

[yellowdart6666]

dont worry dude most of em are old as shit and will die soon anyway

may they rest in peace (lol)

[ExplosiveMuddButt]

Did we just enter.....

...."THE TWILIGHT ZONE OF POLITICS " ???

....or have we been here all this time?

[ThoughtRipple]

We'll get a new Washington when we get things working again with progressive policies that we can start putting to work. Sure it might take proving that they work (at least after some fine tuning in some cases), then pointing to some people on the other side of the isle and say "well we fixed THEIR mess despite them fighting us the entire way" to ruin a few political careers (that should've ended with McCarthy's anyways) to clear out the old ideas, but game on.

till then, keep the truth coming

[exceladventures]

To all: Personally, I could care less what party someone's affliated with. This country needs help and NOW! How about great ideas and less bitchin'! The depression train has been barrelling at us for a few years. Lack of action hurdled us to this point. We need action now. We need to make great quality products (again) to sell to ourselves and the world.....AND it'd be nice if America owned the companies, too. What do you think?

[random0815]

not to invoke doom and gloom here but it is peculiar: the nazi party rose out of the poverty of the great depression and unexpectedly after its political moment had already passed and the party was in decline, america will have a severe depression and the republicans are down as well

in this sense it could be dangerous to lock out the republicans now and louldly proclaim the progressive revolution because it might end up as a scapegoat

[LatinKingProductions]

Hopefully before it gets to that. the stimulus plan will just blow up in his face. As long as the Republicans Stand their ground and don't support the bill, Obama will remain responcible.

[NSU224]

lol SO you want the economy to go bad and people to continue losing their jobs because you want to see things blow up in Obama's face. Go tell that to the people who lost their jobs. Some people, man...

[random0815]

lol and considering my statement even that the country descents into a kind of fascism!? nice to see the base is as devious as the party itself, already forgotten these eight little years of "stimulus" for the superrich which led to this point?

[J8g1]

lol

[Carolab]

This is madness. You've got that right.

[cellardoor70]

u said it urself " why should u give a damn when ur strong?". Since Obama IS giving a damn, what does that mean? it's not difficult really, just a simple logic conversion. It means he's not strong.

[xVin89x]

LOLL this guy blames EVERYTHING on Republicans.. like wtf obama can nominate anyone he wants but unfortunately about half of obamas cabinet has withdrawn due to corruption and tax fraud, thats the REAL issue we should be talking about not other peoples opinions. richardson, daschle, killefer, and even tim geithner has been involved in tax fraud. lol and DA holder on ethical issues. lol obama has been clearly incompetant in terms of creating a cabinet free of corruption.

[upabittoolate]

can't win for losing. damn

[MrDeppness]

The stimulus plan is quite outrageous and all it does is indebt this country EVEN MORE. I can't say I respect Republicans, they are no against it for principle, only for a fight to pretend they stand for something after being the more undignified group of representatives we've have for nearly a decade. So I agree with the Republicans, but still disrespect them for being phony and only NOW acting conservative. Bastards.

How about Dems and Reps bend to the Constitution for a damn change??????

[carolynnmi]

While gov. of VT, Dean brought near-universal healthcare to children & pregnant women. The uninsured rate in VT dropped from 12.7% to 9.6%, & child abuse & teen pregnancy were cut roughly in half. Under his tenure, the state also paid off much of its debt while lowering income taxes twice. Dean pioneered internet politics, & as DNC Chair, his 50-state strategy deserves much of the credit for Dems' election wins during the last two election cycles. Dean can make H&HS work.

[speciesamused]

Best show ever by The Young Turks.

I live in Fl. It appeared the other day - for just a short time at least - that a freshman Florida legislator from Polk County was about to make a difference and had developed a grasp of the state's financial quandary. ..but she was promptly hushed up.Oh, Kelli, you nearly redeemed yourself at least for a moment for your anti-choice, anti-gay views....then you had to talk about all the fat in the government that could still be cut.

Keep it real guys. One

[flyingtorpedo]

The liberal media is definately not a myth. Most all journalists are liberal and attended liberal colleges. News is so effed up anymore you can't watch anything without getting your info slanted and biased. News is either on one side or the other and it blatenly shows in reporting.

[DaHonestAbe]

People should look up the myth of the left/liberal media by Michael Parenti. Its an excellent video.

[pezcore64]

yah, God forbid we actually do something thatd make sense... like put someone with tons of health care related experience into a health care related position... how horrible that would be!

[PizzaGod]

The Republican Platform was not being followed. Bush and those that supported him were acting like Democrats in the way they were running this country.

It is going to take quite a bit to return the party back in the Right direction.

[rybpo7]

Hey, how's the MSNBC show thing coming along?

[Smackdown5]

I agree. Fuck the right wing crap. The Democrats are in power. That means Republicans need to shut the fuck up. I am sick of them whining and complaining. all the republicans need to make a retirement club and join it cause I am sick of what they have to say. Obama can do whatever he wants. Bush never listened to the left. Why should Obama listen to the right? He has a MANDATE. Something Bush never had. So Obama can do whatever the hell he wants and republicans can kiss his ass.

[PlayT0E]

Bring it down a notch Cenk. Obama has this one.

He listens to the Republicans ... but has already rejected their "more tax breaks for the rich" mantra that they keep suggesting ... they have no reasonable ideas. He now makes sure that the really DUMB Republican ideas get out to the media along with an explanation of why they are dumb.

I think he is a step ahead on this one.

[Dradeeus]

I love how the icon of this story was him going "RYAAAH!!"

[avitiltal]

I don't think democrats want to be democrats. If they're not going left - what's the difference between them and republecans? Why don't they get it that this is EXACTLY what they were elected for? TO GO LEFT. TO BE LIBERALS. TO BE DEMOCARTS!

They continue being democrats in name only, next time - Ralph Nader.

[Xerxes4242]

A centrist party is much more likely to win. With only 2 parties, you can't really have any "extreme" parties - that's the GOP's downfall

[avitiltal]

First - an apology: It was me who gave you the thumb down by mistake. Wanted to press "Reply" and instead pressed on the thumb down. I'm sorry. How do we define "center"? Because if the democrats in the 60's would have acted they way democrats act now there would still be legal segregation. I think the word "center" is used as an excuse not to do anything, and thus maks things worse. Action is needed, immediate. And it isn't the kind of action right wing folks like.

[ArcticSledgeTank]

theres no hope for america-it will remain right wing for ever and ever and ever no matter what

[johnedwards1968]

The problem is Americans are not right wing. The American people are probably center-left if you're honest about it. Loud-mouthed commentators continue to try and brainwash them to believe otherwise, but there's just no evidence for their claims.

[YasharMJ]

yes, because Americans are too pre-occupied to really care!

[cg66079]

America is left of center by US standards, but center of right by the world's standards

[johnedwards1968]

That's a very good point. I didn't mean to mislead anyone. :)

[saadasim]

Obama has the ability to use logic and reason rather than fear and threats to defuse a situation. He understands that you can influence someone just as easily, if not more easily, by sitting down with them and understanding them as threatening them. The best way to influence someone is from a position of mutual respect. Then if that doesn't work he should shove his boot up their ass.

[crowdaddy13]

i say obama fucks the republicans off and puts in a democrat in every fucking position that is open........thats what the repubs would do, who gives a fuck, it would be better than anything else that has happened so far

[sisforshayla]

it makes me want to pull my hair out how it looks like dean isn't even being seriously considered! this is the perfect post for someone with his passion and experience (and results!) heaven forbid we actually get results! damn!

[YOELTHEKING]

shouldn't matter at all this fool Obama has Republicans in his main cabinet

[nnamdi247]

Why the fuck does Obama have to listen to Republican-george bush- sarah palin-fucktard advice? I say fuck them. The reason Obama won is because the country wants some change and more progressive policies. Fuck the right... let them sit in timeout for 8 years.

[klard]

Cenk is absolutely right. These politicians all act like junior high kids playing a bunch of silly mind games.

[TheMann2000]

So, left wingers cannot get anywhere? Bush put John Ashcroft in charge of the Justice Department! Bending to the demands of the left? It shoulda been done four fucking years ago, maybe America would be better off now!

[cheddyrod]

Cenk you suggested putting Rush L. as head of health. I think Rush should be head of DEA because he knows about drugs. He has taken about all of them

[soularimus]

FUCK IT

[pinochet222]

I support Howard Dean and I won't shut up LOL

[YOELTHEKING]

How bout Congressman Ron Paul for that position. He's a practicing Dr.

[nunurox]

non of the politicians like ihm cause he is too smart for them and too honest

[albinoshira]

Liberal is an incorrect term for a progressive person. Americans are the only ones who still believe they are synonymous. In Canada and elsewhere, the Liberal parties are the center-right parties.

I agree about the normalizing of democrats leaning right. However, Obama is a capitalist, not a socialist. No one should be surprised he is doing this. He wanted to "compromise" with the Republicans, after all. Too late now to save ourselves.

[phoenixofthepyre]

OMFG what is the media's problem!?!

I did not spend hours upon hours volunteering for the Obama campaign for this shit. I hope to God that Obama listens to progressives far more than he does to conservatives. I'm so sick of the whole "center-right" myth- this election and even the 2006 election prove that, at this point in time, we are NOT a center-right country. When will the media get that through their thick skulls?

Thanks Cenk- love the show :)

[dem2222]

Not their problem...it's their job to play to the conservatives. It's in their corporate interest.

[blindboi801]

love the way this dude talks bad in a good way lol

[whoo689]

Can't progressives just use the term "liberal" and be done with that silly term "progressive"? Sounds to me like liberals still are afraid to just openly admit it instead of having the balls to say "I'm a liberal" because of the way the right has made it a dirty word.

Plus, the term "progressive" nowadays is so interchangeable with liberal on views it's ridiculous. So why even use the term?

[raughn3]

yea i know the same way how republicans call themselves conservatives and say there from the grand ol party or GOP

[Richardgwm]

Clearly the American people voted for Obama to make our government more conservative.

[gabe0083]

can we please see a video that isn't about politics. I am not underscoring the importance about politics but this is getting a little overwhelming

[mrbadguysan]

TYT makes videos concerning entertainment all the time; mostly gossip though.

[gabe0083]

yeah, I hate those too.

I like TYT overall, but I think its really stupid for ppl to get wrapped up in celebrities. I mean, they do it because it brings in views, so thats okay.

but when average ppl are always watching TMZ and all this other celebrity stuff, about celebrities they don't know personally, it just seems like they having nothing else better to do.

However, I do have a mild interest in celebrities, so I am not a party pooper. in fact I did do a video on my profile about chirstanbale

[ShitSmear69]

dude, the young turks is a political show. if you want to watch something that's not political, watch something else

[jsg103]

You realize the young turks in primarily a POLITICAL COMMENTARY talkshow? Go watch hot for words or lisa nova if need a break from politics.

[gabe0083]

why would I watch those stupid shows

[jsg103]

If you don't want politics apparently something lighter is in order, hot for words is alright, just mute it and observe

[gabe0083]

haha I have before, but she honestly isn't htat hot.

however with a bag over her head....

[nunurox]

you love it

[gabe0083]

haha

[nunurox]

:)  .

[me213516]

I think you might be a little confused about what TYT is. At it's core, it's a political talk show. It's whole basis is political commentary.

[megamarsvin]

I think Cenk may be on to something with that reverse psychology thing ^^

[therealcharismatron]

Google the definition of Turk--enlightenment awaits.

[tvaddictman]

lol Cenk,

"Now why the hell that would even begin to make sense"

[tico8007]

it looks like washington is run by a cult where the conventianal wisdom is the equivalent of koolade

[Adam080]

Whys this show called the young turks?

[usmcstrong]

I think he's Turkish.

[tico8007]

check wikepedia

[troyontime]

bush wasnt a conservative....he was a million things but not a conservative

[Unekwu89]

no he was a conservative. dont use that 'he wasn't a conservative bull'

Whenever conservative politicians mess up the rest of the party says that individual was not a conservative, instead of admitting the platform is flawed.

find a new excuse for Bush.

[meccaturbo]

@Unekwu89 your platform is flawed, you cheap motherfucker

[blingbling65943]

don't kid yourself, bush followed the conservative line right down the middle

[ajc06]

troyontime, then why were all the conservative politicians, organizations and voters treating him like a divine sovereign for seven solid years? "To question Bush is to question AMURRRCA" was the mantra.

Y'all only tossed him aside when his popularity really took a nosedive, and the shit that his, yes, CONSERVATIVE fiscal and defense policies created for the US and world as a whole.

Anyway, you need to go and look up the "No True Scotsman" fallacy.

[TheDalinkwent]

I always found it perplexing that the media was worried if Obama was going to use liberal ideas, and they kept repeating how important it was for him to stay in the middle.

[EQuestionmark]

No. THIS IS SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[vixvix801]

ahhhhhhhhh shit this is madness!

[aztec005]

man i say that the people should be voting for how does what in the white house, not these asswholes. i mean shit how long is it gonna take for the people to come as one and go up against these asswholes i mean really

[dralavant]

I hope Obama listens more to the Liberals than the Conservatives.

[Propagandhi900]

Obama isn't a liberal...He is a conservative.

[Propagandhi900]

Democrat is not equal to liberal.

Obama is a conservative. Not a hardcore one like Cheney, Bush, Rove, Palin or Mccain. But he is conservative nonetheless.

Most Dems are conservatives. Most republicans are ultra conservatives.

[pepsitime101]

Internationally he is a conservative.

Nationally he is a liberal. Your scope is far too broad for classifying politicians in American government.

[Propagandhi900]

I'm a Canadian so Democrats to me represent Conservatism (even though there are a few centrists in there)

[tuor1984]

I can agree with that.

[icecreamaddict94]

naaa dude all consevitives are like anti gay but obama is pro gay

[Propagandhi900]

Not all conservatives are anti gay. They are anti gay marriage (like Obama). Most dems are against gay marriage.

[Cheespuffs45]

Lol you're funny.

[icecreamaddict94]

ok ok you win goshhhh

[tuor1984]

hahahahah please tell me that's a joke.

[Propagandhi900]

Let me put it better.

On American standards he is a liberal.

In International standards he is a conservative.

[Cheespuffs45]

Exactly. What the hell was the point?

[Propagandhi900]

The point is that America's got a retarded way of grading people on being cons or libs.

[verdantforce88]

obama is one of americas most liberal senitor voting records.

[vzdabade]

Your spelling of senator is as accurate as your claim.

[Propagandhi900]

Doesn't make him a liberal.

[Cheespuffs45]

You realize its all relative? American liberals may be less liberal than Canadian liberals or even the same as Canadian conservatives, but that doesn't mean a damn. We're talking about America here, and what is relatively liberal for the times and what is relatively conservative.

Now why the hell are you bothering to make this point? Its utter bullcrap.

[zbambam5]

I dont understand why he would think washington would change. It's still run by the same corrupt motherfuckers. I mean really, if you want to go into poitics today, you better be prepared to lie your ass off. Then lie even more when you get caught. DENY DENY DENY!

[skingrafts]

3.25 hunhhhh

[gatewy2hevn]

did The Young Turks get the 10 o clock time slot yet?

[TehNarrator]

Lol. At the ad that pops up about how to get free videos of Ann Coulter

[ap03at]

Obama was voted in by the left. If the promises made to them are broken, they wont show up to vote in 2012, and obama will lose.

[ptsmmrs]

obama...more of the same you can believe in.

[DrakeMagnum]

great video TYT!

I feel the anger too.

[08Dariana]

Holy shit never seen Cenk so pissed of before

[moneyshot911]

lol watch "cenk goes ballistic"

[SquallCloud]

To be fair the it was just one dem's assessment and he seemed rueful when he said it. The other side of that quote was something like "The administration wants to look like their listening to the republicans because they ARE listening to teh republicans." I'm not ready to give up just yet but it is frustrating as hell.

[ramone2185]

that's hilarious that obama cant listen to the people who represent his own ideals. politics is funny man

[burntonion05]

I hear what you are saying, but also look at where we are today because a President only took views from the extreme right. IMO it is not a good idea to only take views from either extreme and that also include the left. It has to be some form of balance or it will never work out for the better of our country.

[PharaohessSetsume]

"God forbid you bend to the needs of the left." EXACYL CENK! They don't want to listen to reason because the ONLY THING the "left" wants is more money for themselves. But THE NATION WAS BUILD ON THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE! GOP must have been sleeping during the consitution discussion in there classes-_-. THey say they are "Country First" but in reality those they were talkin about were those that made money.

[ridaq]

media, the dems and republicans are all in the same boat, you want real change get a third party

[rodman332]

Yup...with the exception of Ron Paul though.

[PyroAnarchist23]

and maybe mike gravel or dennis kucinich

[Encyclopeteia]

Awesome video.

[MythomanicJef]

I like that the haters sub just so they can hate.

[ClockworkChristmas]

First, Great video love these guys.

[roobux]

Cut him/her some slack, at least "First" wasn't the only thing they wrote.

Good video though. :)

[jessieheartsyou]

He didnt have to say first at all

[roobux]

Agreed, but saying "first" doesn't make one a "fuckin faggot" - I mean, who really cares if he says it?

I wouldn't do it, but that's my choice.

[Tyler1337Admin]

Amen. Whoever says 'first' should be banned from the Internet for incompetence. This is PRECISELY why I am half liberal, and half for a meteor wiping out the stupid 80% (to 99%) of our species. Pathetic, I tell you.

[seamoremonster]

Spot on. Since when should we apologize for having a brain?

[DRDNIBOY]

What planet are you from calling a person a "faggot". Its 2009 dude. And what we have learned is most people who call people names are usualy the exact name that they are calling the other person.

[sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

You're retarded.

[TheSchimmi]

random question, how do you log in? did you just memorize the number of h's?

[seamoremonster]

I thought people wanted change. They voted that way. When are liberals going to stop apologizing for being intelligent and progressive? The crazy conservatives ignored us for 8 years while they almost destroyed the country and now we are pandering to them? Bullshit. Dean is an excellent choice, not because he's liberal but because he is eminently qualified. So whose permission do we need? Limbaugh's? Get real!

Dean would have been an excellent choice because he is eminently qualified.