We Must Hold Democrats Accountable

[mandy26lez]

obama is a cancer on the usa time to cut him out!

[StoogeWatcher]

Democrats should admit they have the most dishonest, unopen, and corrupt Congress in history. Just read about Pelosi supporting Rangel.

[illmagnified]

Sorry folks, you have been had, peed on, scammed and lied to.

WallStreet is rigged and bailouts a fraud, market manipulations,

high freqency trading, flash orders, naked short selling, on and on

Goldman and Govt are in bed, they set the rules to benefit the few

Jobs been exported, your labor devalued to Zero to screw you into debt

Get ready, walk away from your CC cards and mortgage. FICO scores are a

scam to enslave you and keep you in debt. Break away don't be a sheeple

Protect Yourself

[vennstressssssss]

Democratic are Republican. I think we all need to ban together . to change government corrupt government and yes its all of are jobs all of us.

[tragictravisty]

@vennstressssssss two factions within the one business party that has ruled america for the last century

[vennstressssssss]

Democratic people right now are fighting this good fight and really people money has all-ways talked in Washington and this goes for both sides they are one in the same

[09geauxtigers]

Obama will destroy america. Secession NOW! God bless the south. And Alaska too!!! Fight the Fascist left and the new Hitler= BHO!!!

[MoonbladeMatt]

Whoa, nice bro.

Castrate yourself.

[NoEoAoRo]

Obama mania will prevent enough on the left from seriously challenging the Democratic party. I hope the first months of this Democratic administration has taught most of you that it is foolish to put your faith in a single party. Obama has not gotten the troops out of Iraq, he has committed to escalating the war in Afghanistan, he has defended the previous adminsitration against prosecution for war crimes, etc.

[cheekieweekie]

anna, you are lit, more than the protagonist, during act 2 of the short. - you are not interested in the conversation, looking at your emails... why should us viewers be interested?

Here's some free advise from a director - focus the light and the interest on your protagonist and get out of the way. How hard is that... (don't read your emails in the light in front of cenk). :-) You guys rock - outstanding work.

[jpro57]

What a smart man you are Turkey needs such intelligence; there's a plane leaving tonight...be on it.

[metcalfracing]

dude, what the fuck? I'm not sure what that was about.

[jpro57]

watch your language.

[metcalfracing]

wait, so you can spout your ignorant shit, but I can't cuss?

[hogger129]

I think they're all stupid. Haven't you people realized, politicians are all the same. They say one thing and do another. It doesn't matter if it's Bush or Obama, one is just as bad as the other in some way, shape or form. They do the same old song and dance because anybody that grows a conscience in office gets removed from power.

[flyingpig319]

Great points by Ana. Why do TYT-ers not have more respect for her?

[jrizos]

She's great. I've got nothing but respect for her opinions.

[LORDOFMUFF]

Money Talks and Bullshit walks!!! NWO4LIFE!!!

[The1stPoster]

You are right, I stopped watching the news years ago, it's all the same old regurgitated shit.

I'd prefer just to be happy.

[tomitstube]

i'll say something about the indigenous indians of lima peru trying to keep oil exploration off their land. a protest lead to a major dispute about the dead. the government say it's 5 indian deaths, the tribe says it's 25. who do you believe?

why were there any?

fuck the oil companies. they/you pollute my air, my water, my land. there has to be some right of the land owner to protest companies that pollute.

[grahamkeithtodd]

quite right..keep the buggers honest!

remember these elected officials are yours, there to do YOUR BIDDING! not the lobbyists!

[Magnumanxxl]

Your lunges, kinneys, brain, liver, eyes need to fail. 1/5 (ur brain) is just the begaining.

[donottake]

0bama Must Fall!

[tomitstube]

you again, lol, for once you avoided your biggest problem. what? are you going for softer approach? no mention of hitler or africa? lol, you are too fucking much cracker.

[dthorn616]

if your gonna do OB's guys try and get the sound a little better.

[OBZRV82]

Left n Right both work 4 the Banks n Corp.

[paganiniGOGO]

He's making it sound like Dems are actually different than Reps.

[InModiasWeTrust]

I agree. We have to keep them in line somehow or there will be no change!

-Modias

[foospecial]

Cenk, it's a nice pipe dream, but no one is going to be held accountable. Otherwise EVERYONE has to be held accountable. Republicrats are just puppets for international and domestic bankers, period. If one goes down, so does the other.

[Hopeful71]

"Cenk, it's a nice pipe dream, but no one is going to be held accountable"

That is the point. They can be held accountable if the people want it enough. All the money in the world cannot change the will of the people if they are actually committed to a goal. The problem is people 'blog,' people vote, people complain, but few actual engage their representatives

Every time I write my representative I have gotten a personal reply. And when people band together they get even more attention

[jxsilicon9]

Tell us something new. Of course you have to put pressure on politicians. Or they will always screw you. Its a story as old as time. First people need to stop worshiping Obama. Put his shit to the fire. I like Obama but he is getting too comfortable as a politician.Which isn't good.

[achance000]

This discussion outlines why fundamentally there is no difference between republicans and democrats.

The only way you can hold their feet to fire is by shaking things up. VOTE 3rd PARTY.

[Shavarnarak]

Like that'll help. That'll just cause the young americans who might do so to vote Libertarian.

Which is essentially a more permissive, yet also far more ruthless form of the Republican party. Just without the religious right.

A small improvement on some things, but not REALLY an improvement. (And actually detrimental on others.)

I think the only way America can really change is if it gets over its unwarranted (and silly) phobia of European style socialism.

[megamarsvin]

Lately I'm starting to think there is no real solution. The problem doesn't appear to be politics but prosperity.

You would think here in Europe people would be grateful for the the socialist safety nets that have prevented the economic meltdown to cause many problems for the average citizen.

Instead they are massively voting extreme right wingers into power in all member states. And why? Because they are ignorant, lazy and still not content with the enormous wealth they have.

[Savior20061]

Sorry.

[Bresker18]

Yeah, it's sad to see right has a lot more influence after the elections. I think Europe is gonna be a lot more conservative now, and countries aren't gonna work with each other, as they should during these times.

I also think the majority of people don't know what they're voting for. If they'd actually read the programs of those parties, they would realise the parties don't have any advantages for them.

[Magnumanxxl]

If your offended then your guity.

[Cheedillow]

I think there is too much of a Liberal/Conservative divide in the USA.

Essentially they both want a perfect America.

Although both their plans towards that perfect America can have great flaws.

[182511419139208]

They're just figuring this shit out. Holy shit how long have they been doing this. Even with their brainwashed beliefs they should have noticed it.

[Shadowlit001]

Money is everything

[BigBen007]

my dick is everything

[finerbiner]

I love it. Converts to the ALL POLITICIANS ARE SELFISH ASSHOLES camp. The only chance we have is to be issue oriented, not party oriented. I love Cenk but this vote like a DEM vote like a GOP shit is just plain stupid.

[Magnumanxxl]

Liberals= sprineless asshole cocks<£@er

Conservative= religious hatefull Nazi  fanatics

[IFloridaMotocrossI]

Exactly, lol.

[cbass5511]

What about the people in the middle? Im a conservative but am none of what you said. Your just another person who thinks to know it all but doesnt really know anything.

[News4usall]

And comments like that get us nowhere. It's the equivalent of a drive-by shooting.

I usually disagree with these Turks but at least they are trying.

[donottake]

The Racist Democrat Party.

[DonQuixotedeKaw]

I have seen many good comments here since my outburst above, but too many here are still not doing the math. What human alive can ignore the fact that they are slowly and subtly being paid very high fees, for doing corporate bidding? Whether they want to be or not. Public service is now a road to illicit wealth. It's impossible for this to be honorable. Payola directs our employees, not our will or needs. Until the corporate "carrot and stick" are abolished, we will not have a democrat republic.

[audadvnc]

I love Ana's purple complexion - that LCD tan!

[bobbytiger]

Never thought I would hear you say such a thing Cenk.

Outside of your opinion on the Sec. of Treasury, you have been the Pillsbury Dough Boy for your party.

And that's ok, because that's who you are.

It's not who I am, because I'm not a liberal, errrr, "Progressive".

But, regardless, of Party, as you say, we need to hold these "Public Servants" feet to the fire.

They need to be reminded that they are there to work for us, and not to be beholding to the big money which keeps them in power.

[Amy31415]

We also need to be above partisanship. Both parties politicians are a serious problem, for similar and sometimes opposite reasons.

[x1cness]

Do you know what the biggest problem in the United States is? The biggest problem is that so many people have seem to have forgotten that these politicians are chosen by the people to represent those people. So many people have seem to forgotten that they're public workers who are paid on taxpayers' money. So many people have forgotten that these crooks can he removed from their public office by the people. It's time for people to rally together and stop playing the blame game. Let's fix it.

[Mahoivlich]

You get to pick between the people that they have already groomed. oligarchy.

[Amy31415]

Well said x1cness.

People should minimally be in touch with their Congressperson at least once a week--I don't care what their or your party is.

[amyleesilent]

Money is the milk of politics. Maybe we should start thinking of alternative ways of electing our leaders. Any suggestions?

[MaxwellBennett]

totalitarian dictatorship of the proletariat sounds good.

[sjk5000]

really, the deer in the head lights

[unluvable]

Ha Ha! Andy Kaufman... I knew you were still alive!

[smsthalia]

I didn't know people could have negative IQs. Finally, there's proof.

[Hazmat002]

What planet are you on. Sarah Palin is the dumbest politician I've ever seen. What makes you think she will bring in change for the better. How can Sarah Palin help the GOP rise to stronger heights. This is the same lady that thought dinosaurs and humans co-existed. This is the same lady that thinks her foreign policy experience is seeing RUSSIA from her house. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! Republicans would be done if they make that move and After 8 years Bush and Chaney. The GOP credibility is SHOT!

[seestickglue232]

yeah what the fuck would sarah palin do? build a bridge that doesn't go any place? lol jk..i know what the bridge to nowhere is really it just sounded funny. anyway, yeah, GOP credibility is shot, Obama is obviously a liar, who do we vote for? our last hope is probably Ron Paul. if Ron Paul sells us out, then we know for sure that every man truly does have his price, and we can never trust any politician ever again. we need a revolution to shut down the Federal Reserve. central bank=THE PROBLEM

[Retribution45]

I'm not a fan of Ron Paul, but I agree with him on foreign policy issues. I hope your comment was sarcastic, because it really, REALLY made me laugh. The American public is DONE with Palin, her 15 minutes of fame are over. She will fade into history. She wasn't ready in 2008. If she were to hold off until 2012 (and not have run in 08), her chances would be much higher. People only liked her because she was a young politician with a fresh face. In four years, who knows if the GOP will still exit?

[4000MILESdown]

No, male conservatives liked her because they wanted to fuck her. They just pretend otherwise by saying she's "smart...conservative." But then you expose the fact that she's stupid and Alaska is not conservative, they have nothing but a girl they want to fuck. Sara Palin is an idiot and she shouldn't even run a household.

[Retribution45]

good point. i was about to mention that but i ran out of characters in my comment ahha. she can't even enforce her "abstinence only" bullshit on her teenage daughter.

[ironwork92000]

Please... Say You are just kidding! You can't be serious! Sarah Palin is not only a worthless polititian, but she doesn't even know how to hold down her own home. Before she decides to run in 2012, I believe a few history classes are in order!

[Fred13B]

Don't forget Basic Geography for Miss "I Can See Russia From My House"!

[sisforshayla]

good, flippin alren specter seemed to be a better democrat than ben nelson. ridiculous.

[MaxwellBennett]

ana kasparian can suck a golf ball through 60ft of garden hose.

[Mychaels]

Man cmon. She seems to be an alright person who is good at her job.  That comment is not cool.

[MaxwellBennett]

she's hot.

[denisdeveze]

how are you going to hold repulblicrats accountable? this is all just acting since the goverment policies never change! fuck them both. if all of you idiots would just tell the media to fuck off and actually vote for a third party candidate, real change you belive in will never happen. glad i voted for nader again.

[crowdaddy13]

this video will prove my point from what i said last week.

hey repubs on here they say cenk never attacks the dems or obama.............here ya go, now you can shut the fuck up

[ffliz217]

omg i've had exactly the same problem. lol i might just save the links to all these vids to a word document so i can just copy and paste them to those tools. lol

[soul416]

He's already done more for the PEOPLE of the country in just over 100 days than Bush did during his entire presidency. Get a clue peeps.

[Adagio2424]

you are right he has done more for the american ppl and you cant compare obama to bush they are not in the same league obama for one is human but if he is making mistakes he should be made aware of it and just becasue he is being criticized doesnt mean he is evil, there are things that i think he is making a mistake on but i still think he is a good president

[soul416]

Spend more time talking about Repukes being held accountable, which they NEVER do! When is Bush's entire administration going to be held accountable for getting over 1,000,000 people killed - that alone should be enough to hold them accountable for. I'm starting to wonder if this dude is going back to the hypocritical Repuke ways now that a Democrat is in office and he's getting peeved because the Pres. can't do everything all at once.

[hollywoodartchick]

I don't think that knocking them out in the primaries is sufficiently "holding their feet to the fire." We get this BS because we imagine there is noplace else to go if you are progressive. Hell, there's the Greens, Peace and Freedom, American Socialist Party...we don't need this bunch of phonies! All we have to do is show them dramatically that we CAN put our support behind someone who DOES represent our interests, and they will learn that donations are not everything.

[lyfecom]

i cant wait, cenk.

over New York pls!

[ddean1987]

in all reality, there really is no difference between the two parties. both work for the corporations and special interests. there's a lot of money out there, invest in back in the people and the country through say...education.

[DiceWarwick]

Democrat politicians are idiots, if you don't keep watch over then they will do stupid things. With that said the Republicans are worse for even when there being watched they will just try to find a way around it, then glorify what they did and demonise thous agents it...

so keep watch over your democrat and they will work for you.

[victor2cutube]

all politicians have been bought and paid for by the lobbyist ..every member of congress has doubled, tripled or quadrupled their net worth since 2006 ..the banking lobby has spent over $5 billion on congress for deregulation..paid lobbyist should be outlawed

[slwfreez]

She's hot no matter what she talks about!!

[emmjay701]

I have really seen Ana talk politics with Cenk before.. interesting...

[shadowcnidarian]

Too many fools vote for party not candidates.

[WKaliberr]

Bernie Sanders FTW

[ram11386]

I hope good health care reform is passed. I really need health insurance. I had to stop going to my cardiologist because I can't afford the office visits and I am not even going to mention the tests he wants done.

[intarwebzz]

health insurance is really at the bottom of all of it; health care causes high premiums for practitioners as well as patients and their employers--and/or the federal government.

if we can reduce health care costs, we can help the economy. problem is, lots of the economy relies on producing junk food that causes a number of health problems. moreover, without the junk food industry, we'd have rampant starvation; we just keep our poor people fat. not to be a downer or anything.

[DonQuixotedeKaw]

There aren't any more chances.

Time is up.

I predict that major stock holders, chairmen, entire BODs, and entire lobbying companies, will begin to be slaughtered, like the boardroom scene in Dogma, if the will of the people is not reflected in legislation anymore. That's it, game over, a second civil war will begin. And nothing is going to stop a wave of millions of starving, sick and ruined lived people, from making a bloodbath of these slave masters. It's not a good time, to be a bad person.

[MoPapparani]

you just like the apocalypse scenario, don't you?

you want the world to end in your lifetime....in spite of the fact that every single person who ever, in all of time ever ever ever, predicted the end of the world in *THEIR* lifetimes were flat out *WRONG*.....

well, keep thinking it'll end...it won't, and life will go on :)

[DonQuixotedeKaw]

"End of the world"?"Apocalypse scenario"?

"You want the world to end in your lifetime."?

HORSESHIT!

Put words in my mouth will you? That is not what I said, or what I meant, IMO, other than in your mind/s, did MY words have anything to do with yours. Since you did NOT understand me, I'll make it more clear. This chapter in our form of GOVERNMENT, may be over, if corruption CONTINUES TO BE how THIS GOVERNMENT operates. PEOPLE WILL REMOVE CORRUPTION by force, for it is our duty to do so.

[Khazule]

Couldn't of said it better myself.

[DonQuixotedeKaw]

Because I referenced a scene from a fruitcake religious movie, did you two assume that I was claiming a prophecy!?

That speaks volumes more about your minds than it does about mine.

Do I think that blood will spill if Americans get the shaft from their own employees again? YES! Do I think politicians will die? No! Because people know that those doing the bribery and extortion are the real problem.

You two get over yourselves and watch the fucking video again. Catch a clue.

[Khazule]

I was actually agreeing with your initial comment *shrug*.  Peace.

[DonQuixotedeKaw]

I hope you will accept my sincere apologies Khazule,

for my error in associating your reply, with the one above it,

and for my mis-directed temperate reply. Sorry. Peace.

[DonQuixotedeKaw]

There aren't any more chances.

Time is up.

I predict that major stock holders, chairmen, entire BODs, and entire lobbying companies, will begin to be slaughtered, like the boardroom scene in Dogma, if the will of the people is not reflected in legislation anymore. That's it, game over, a second civil war will begin. And nothing is going to stop a wave of millions of starving, sick and ruined lived people, from making a bloodbath of these slave masters. It's not a good time, to be a bad person.

[intarwebzz]

never can tell.

[seamoremonster]

Well said Cenk. Make the bastards do their jobs for their electorate...not for the slippery under table cash corporate deals. Taking money from Corporations is corrupt and should be illegal.