Why Some Democrats Are Upset Over Obama's CIA Pick

[themargenaus]

Is THIS how Democrats think??? God, I hope not. That guy is a a complete RETARD! "Yeah, let's hire someone who has NO IDEA what the hell they are doing! And we will use the excuse that anyone who has experience as illegal criminals! Dumb people will buy that!"

Oh, wait. Obama never had any experience either and was voted in as PRESIDENT. Of course. All this makes sense now!

[Wilone328]

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[Therealoutrageus]

We are a true nation of god! Let the Inquisition begin!

[malone23kid]

This guy sucks. No wonder hardly anyone watches these videos.

[jooky510]

I agree.

[vxf603]

what the hell is going on,,, this guy that we call "president" ( scary ), is surprising me, I am sure now we really don't know him who he is

[JagOnDaRoad]

It occurred to me today that Obama set precedence for the torture issue: If any American is perceived to be in eminent danger this president has already given the order to assassinate the perp: Think Pirates. OK Mr. Terrorist, unless you are useful and fully comply with our request, we're going to sit you down right next to this picture window where you can be comfortable in your obstinance. Comfy yet? Brilliant! And I thought he was an idiot for revealing the methods...fooled me again.

[sunshineflag]

world with justice effective

rotten part of powerful system makes ppl dead or suicide

source of depression

[SNUFFsurgeryNEWS]

Leon is just in there to get rid of any lingering paperwork on the Clintons... and of course, keep the Clintons out of prison.

[billionaireby16]

Give em' Hell Cenk!!!

I LOVE IT!!! LOL!!!

[bmurray87]

You have the right to your opinion, I have the right to think its a load of crap.You know what the CIA is up against? We faces an enemy that can't be reasoned with, who doesn't understand the value of human life. While the "we can't lower ourselves to their level" is admirable, it is not practical. The US faces an enemy that exploits our courts, knowing that a bunch of politicians & lawyers have the indeceny to protect their "rights". The same psychos that strap bombs to the mentally challenged.

[hitide286]

Leon Panetta for the CIA..give me a break..what a freak'n joke. What has he ever done, besides being a "nice guy"? As far as a cabinet position, he only served LESS than 2 years with the Clinton administration. Some area's you just need some 'background' to fix it..if you need open heart surgery do you go to a dentist??..Look at Panetta's resume..just goggle it. Even Obama can make a mistake.

[nnamdi247]

htide286... I just "goggled" Panetta's resume and it sounds like a good pick to me.

[hitide286]

Based on what?..what was the deal of him only serving less than 2 years in Clinton, admin..no it does make perfect sense for no background at all in the intell area..you never answered do you go to dentist for heart surgery??

[nnamdi247]

Obama wanted to get someone that wasn't tainted by the illegal tactics of the previous administration. Besides, it's a team effort. He will be surrounded by all kinds of intelligence types. The pick was primarily motivated by the desire to implement tactics that aren't illegal according to international law. If the previous CIA people hadn't tortured, as that would appear to be the case, then Obama would have likely picked differently. They are trying to take the CIA elsewhere.

[hitide286]

Does the CIA need to be "improved" and changes made, yes I agree, but Panetta is not the guy..never did find out why Panetta served less than 2 years under Clinton..too hot in the kitchen?,,,The CIA is NOT THE BOY SCOUTS. We made the mistake under the Ford admin. and paid the price for..oh that's right , Cuba,N.Kores., Venezuela, Russia, Iran, are going to sit and hold hands and sing "kubeya"..I forgot..If Leon OK's last < one year

[nnamdi247]

It's way to soon to tell how this whole thing will pan out. I am going to reserve judgement. Instead of nitpicking everything that Obama does, I will be positive and see how things will benefit me. I see that the torture tactics of the previous administration will be going away. This will in turn bolster our international image. But once again, it's way to soon to tell how this pick will pan out. I think it's important to reserve judgment until actual decisions are made by this man.

[hitide286]

This is the only appointment that Obama has made that I did not support, with the way things are going over the world, the CIA is NOT the appointment for "on the job training"..and you're right..guess we will have to wait and see..

[hitide286]

??? International law??..do you really think that the nations that we have to deal with at times..care about "international law"..right..sometimes to clean a "mess" up..you have to get your hands dirty..and when they close Gitmo prison on Jan.21st, do those guys get to live in your neighborhood??

[nnamdi247]

Oh I totally agree with you. But you have to remember that we are the #1 super power in the world. We are held to an incredibly high standard in the international community. We can not utilize the techniques that a country like Iran would use to get information from people. There are many other surveillance and technological applications that can be used to get info. This is something that we have already done. Water boarding is antiquated and illegal.

[hitide286]

You never did answer me, when the Govt. closes Gito, detainee center, do those guys get to come to the States, and live in your neighborhood?..why not..you can program a spy sattellite to keep an eye on them,,correct?

[nnamdi247]

My bad dude..I never really check this thing. Well..to rebut your inquiry... I would have to say that many of the people in Gitmo have yet to be given an actual trial to determine their innocence. As such, many of them are believed to be innocent by the international community. The people in Gitmo are on SUSPECTED of being terrorists. Granted, this is dangerous. But what Obama wants to do is to expedite the trial process, and then deport the innocent. The guilty will of course face punishment

[hitide286]

I can't find out why Pentta served less than 2 years in a Cabinet post, did he resign? A Buddhist monk is not "tainted" either, but that does not make him "qualified", as he has no intell background.

[DDerdik]

He's in there to clean up anything Clinton did good or bad, especially in Kosovo. This idiot in the video is a complete tool and is one of those complete pussies that has absolutely no idea. Panetta won't out any Democommie period.

[HyuugaFan4Lyfe]

this vid was pretty interesting..but i never liked obama. it was halfnhalf with my friends; half like obama, half liked mccain. i asked all my obama supporter friends why theyd want obama for pres n not a SINGLE ONE OF THEM could give me an answer! i've even talked to older obama fans and they're reason was basically becuz he's african american. dude, it doesnt fuckin matter what race you are, what matters if u can keep this country alive.

[arkangel8419]

not that i have anything against clinton i just think he droped the ball a little bit in this situation but its not like he could see the future hindsight is 20/20 I just wanted to make u look dumb

[arkangel8419]

actually Cptigris125 it was bill clinton who alienated his cia director it was clinton who cut the cia's budget which in turn opened the flood gates for the use of private intel company's and when a secret cia team had bin laden under close watch in the late 90s and told clinton this guy is dangerous we can snatch his ass off the street tomorrow b4 he goes into hiding or he does sumthing stupid it was clinton who said no no we cant do that so next time u wanna make a post do a little research

[rw5791]

Why so few views? 3000 americans died on 911 because clinton de-balled the CIA in 1993 and now obama begins to do the same thing.Where is everybody?Ah,fuck it.

[Cptigris125]

Uh, last i checked 9/11 happened in 2001 on BUSH's watch...

[THUD086]

9/11 may have happened on Bush's watch, but it took about 4 years for al-Quaeda to plan and train for the event, all of that on Clinton's watch. It was the Clinton administration that ignored the intell that Arabic men were training how to operate the flight controls of an airplane, but were not interested in learning landing and take-off procedures.

Even an idiot could connect those dots.

[Chutsey]

THUD086 - where are you getting your info from about al-Quaeda taking 4 years to train for that incident? If you are saying something like this without backup in evidence then I could easily say that they didn't need to train for that amount of time as lots of individuals already received training from the CIA when they were part of their assets against Russia.

[THUD086]

Chutsey, you can start at Wikipedia, then go from there if you wish, there are several sites. In 1996, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed proposed the WTC attack plan to Osama binLaden, who approved of it, and KSM went to work from there. In late 98, personnel started to be selected for the assignment.

Can you do the rest on your own, I really don't want to do your homework. Keep an open mind when researching, and good luck.

[Chutsey]

Not saying I'm not doing my homework but rather challenging the fact, can reliable info be obtained, honestly... Wikipedia? A Website anyone can access to add/edit. Just to humor myself I done a little search on there about what I said, true enough there was a section giving links and so, but I don't hold any info provided conclusive as being true. What I'm trying to say is nothing can be proved, as information given is manipulated by the person who is giving it, to suit their own interests.

[THUD086]

Wiki is a place to start, but if you desire further info, then there are others available.

The key to the whole thing, is using ones' brain to acquire info, process it into what one believes is credible, and not credible, again, keepind an open mind, then make the best intelligent conclusion from all the knowledge acquired.

If you enter into this endeavour with a pre-conceived notion, then you will be wasting your time, and denying yourself a chance to draw an accurate conclusion.

[PoisonDrakeAssassin]

I don't give a fuck how much Democrats are upset,they fought to get that bastard Obama elected,now deal with it and shut the fuck up.

[G4ngst3r535]

Awesome Video!!!

[ny007ny]

He has been acting pretty odd lately. First his rant about Israel and now he is just attacking everyone blindly. I used to actually like his show. Its too bad. He just seems to be anti government no matter what it is up to he allways finds fault.

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[El6]

I NEED TO BE CONSULTED LOL!!!

[mrcrackerfeld]

obamas choosing jaws-from the bond movie

[MEXICANCONGRESSOCT10]

mrcrackerfeld,

LMAO

[lukebccb]

Dianne JEWStein was a piece-of-shit imperious pompous BITCH when she was a 2-bit city supervisor of San Francisco, now there's nothing the imperious pompous bitch won't do for her NAZI israeli masters......

[InquisitorCypher]

What a suprise that Cenk argues that Obama is a expert in running national intelligence. Its always a good idea to place a person with little to no intelligence experience as a head. Even better to put a career politician/lawyer in there. Expect more "CIA blunders" which will be completely the fault of the idiot management who dont allow their men on the ground to do their job.

[MEXICANCONGRESSOCT10]

Excellent point Cenk.

[alexei3333]

Palestinian  civilian victims :

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[noahthefather]

It is time to end the illegal Arab occupation of Israel

Arabs must leave - Arabs go back to Syria

God Bless Israel

[IHateReligiousNuts]

LOL Arab occupation of Israel?? you sir are a dumbass.Israel even admit to occupying Palestinian territory,you fucking moron.

[antineocon4ever]

Feinstein is a crook. She is afraid she won't be able to steal more money from government defense contracts. Hopefully, Pinetta will investigate her crimes.

[Pleblian]

It does make you wonder what these politicians are trying to hide.

[eastwood13]

No matter what this dirty gypsy is not going to spit Obamas nuts out of his mouth until he sucks them dry!

Fans of this show are fucking idiots!

[mbizzle55]

NO!U is the idiot u pussy

[SharkDude1]

TYT is so Anti-American!! Its almost makes me wonder if Osama himself put TYT here on youtube just to see how stupid Americans really are! Proof: Can you name ONE thing TYT likes about America? TYT is good at what they do... One day, they Love Obama, and (Even before he is President) they start tearing him down. Its Called ANTI-AMERICAN! In china, TYT would have been banned, but here in the USA, we let these Idiots spew hate. We must end TYT forever!!!!

[Brogby]

please dont take this the wrong way, but things like TYT are the only things that stop the rest of the world from thinking ALL americans have their heads up their arse. the pride of where you come from isnt measured by how much you falsely say how great it is. im proud of being northern irish, but i dont lie to myself and say its a lovely place full of saints. and are you really trying to say you should be more like china? china is the one other place that has a worse reputation than the US

[HowTheWorldWorks]

Cenk you missed the main point with Feinstein.

Her Husband got Defense Contracts that she voted for. She should be in jail.

That's the real story.

[cruzjet]

America is one of the MOST DUMP COUNTRY which world has witness till date and even in future

[sighielsiegfried88]

Death to America, Democracy, and Israel!

Free Palestine. Nuke Israel!

Stop U.S. sending our pennies and dimes to fund Israeli crimes!

Open your borders America!

Join our struggle and support Socialism and Jihad!

Heil Obama! Heil Hamas, Hizbollah, and Iran! Heil the Aryan race!

Join our protestors in the streets to send the Jews back to the ovens!

We are the new majority in the USA and soon Americans will all be slaughtered like dogs! George Bush can't save you now @

[Franco187]

I'm glad this Leon Panetta guy seems clean. I'm much more concerned about Admiral Dennis Blair, probably the next United States Director of National Intelligence, overseeing all 16 intelligence agencies, including CIA, NSA, DEA and FBI. Please go take a look at journalist Allan Nairn report (on his blog, on Counterpunch or Democracy Now) about Blair's involvement in some horrible war crimes in East Timor in 1999.

[Th1mastermike]

Good points, as always. The young turks rock! Also Leon Panetta is from my home city, Salinas. I'm glad to see were getting some great people in there! Obama, Clinton, Panetta

[RougeWaterPoloPlayer]

It doesn't make sense to me that the CIA head is a political appointment...

[mvboy3102008]

you are a supreme moron...

[Encyclopeteia]

5 Star Video.

[mackdan7]

Such a great pick! Let's put someone with no foreign policy, intelligence gathering, or military experience to be head of the CIA. Simply brilliant.

[AmericanTrash07]

You don't need to have flipped burgers in the past to be CEO of McDonald's.

It's an analogy. Don't hurt yourself.

[mackdan7]

It's like putting a high school principal who read a few military history books to run the war in Afghanistan.

[amantedeldulce]

yeah but you would have needed to go to business school

[amantedeldulce]

great pick- lets put someone with no foreign policy, intelligence gathering, or military experience to be PRESIDENT. Simply brilliant. Watch what your saying, it could be a little hypocrytical.

[mackdan7]

Hey I didn't vote for the guy.

[al184]

Keep up your great work my friend.

[DRDNIBOY]

Fuck Feinstein. HOW long has she been a senator and hasent done shit!.

[patsagainstrats]

That cunt Feinstein. like all broads, can't keep her goddamn trap shut. She leaked to the press sensitive information about the Nightstalker case when she the mayor of San Francisco. She shouldn't be entrusted with any classified material.

[seamoremonster]

The CIA has created many of America's problems, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, the overthrow of the duly elected Iranian Government and instated the puppet shaw. They tried to assassinate Castro with an exploding cigar. The did assassinate Allende in Chile years ago. They are a pack of corrupt murdering henchmen looking after corporate interest overseas and they are stupid! eg. Bay of Pigs. Panetta is an excellent choice. He has integrity, honesty and ability.

[mackdan7]

I am sorry but this pick is foolish. You're putting some bureaucrat who knows nothing about the field to be head of the CIA. This is naive.

[seamoremonster]

Bureaucrat?  Since when? He's not a bureaucrat. He was a politician. He was on Clinton's cabinet, Chief of Staff. That is not a bureaucrat.

[TimesEyes]

What bothers me a bit about Cenk is that he looks at Obamas actions and gives his own motives for them and thinks that Obama did them for the same reasons. Not just now, every time.

Somehow without having proved himself, Obama can't do anything wrong in his eyes.

His inauguration is not untill the 20th and he is already the best president ever. In my eyes Obama is nothing special, only the lesser evil compared to McCain.

[sunnyxlove1990]

actually, Cenk critized Obama's tax cut a few videos back

so ur argument doesn't make sense when he made an entire video critizing the president-elect

[TimesEyes]

Yes and that is the only thing in like 100 videos about him

[sunnyxlove1990]

lol, no one is forcing you to listen to Cenk. This is a talk show, and talk shows are bias towards the opinions of the host. Cenk is no different. If he feels like Obama has made little mistakes, then that's his opinions. (Besides, Obama isn't even president yet. I'm sure TYT will critize him more when he actually becomes the president). If you disagree, that's okay. I disagree with Cenk a lot of times too

[TimesEyes]

No right! I agree with you completely. I like Cenk too but that doesn't mean I agree on everything he says. Funny thing is that with the negative comment I gave two watchdogs dogs directly jumped on it, showing that they clearly didn't want Cenk to take criticism.

It's a bit ironic and a bit sad too as it shows that whether it's on the left or the right, there will always be sheep who lack the ability of critical thinking.

Thanks for your comment.

[sunnyxlove1990]

yeah, haha, sorry didn't mean to attack you. I would rather have a world where people disagree and have their own thoughts than everyone conforming like a robot :)

[Rosannasfriend]

Cenk has been tough on Obama before you know, sometimes unfairly so. Recently he hasn't had much reason to, but he isn't this sheep that many here have made him out to be.

[Mychaels]

I guess that you did not see Cenks video on Obamas economic stimulus tax package. Cenk really goes off on him.

[TimesEyes]

Yes I did

[otter47]

I remember when Feinstein was mayor of San Francisco, and dubbed "Lady DiFi". She wore those hideous bow blouses, and it was apparent then, that DiFI was for herself first and foremost. When you see the film "Milk", observe some of the references to her playing for herself. I can only imagine her giving Obama lukewarm support at best. Me, too, I wish there was a viable democrat who could take her on and win that seat.

[SpanishForkOutcast]

I remember, years ago, when she was campaigning for Governor of CA a friend of mine said that Feinstein is basically Maggie Thatcher.

[PlayT0E]

We can get a really good idea who has dirt in their pocket when we see who is complaining about things getting cleaned up.

[fjackson90]

i think you should always promote from within. army should be led by army soldiers. cia should be led by cia experts. and so on.

[alaynak123]

But theres a huge difference between soldiers and commanders. Like, the four years of training and west point and or annapolis. They are taught an entirely different mentality, and soldiers are not taught about strategy only following orders. Your logic is off, even after talking to friends in both posistions.

[chefawkes]

Country should be run by washington insiders? Naa, sometimes it's better to think outside the box.

[PaxBrittanica]

fuck rockefeller

[InfiniteWisdomO8]

Rockefellers are all corrupted. MAJOR corruption, if anyone knows what I'm talking about.

[daderone]

obama did not even announce this pick officially, i dont know why cenk wants to create controversy and exagerate things. come on.

[ScoundrelLB]

can we PLEASE find a viable dem candidate for Senate to run against DiFi here in CA so that we kick her to the curb!? she'd be nearly impossible to defeat, but it sure would be nice...

[Worrier316]

Feinstein is Dan White's fault.

[Oban2006]

jails just got bigger :)

[TheGiantRobot]

The good Fein and the evil Fein have spoken. This bodes well.

[chitownalphamale]

I hope he exspose everyone of tho's murderist bastards. Demorats an repugs.

[ponchocam]

I love how you wrote DemCORATS. Very clever

[sisforshayla]

i wish cnn would pick up on this! maddow was kinda talking about the same thing on her show today. makes perfect sense!

[DarkStar109]

new sheriff in town bitches :D

[thelastemperor909]

i love jews!

[likes2p]

"he"???

Feinstein is a woman

[prideventures]

Cenk is exactly right about this, but it concerns me that he and some others are expressing concerns about Obama's ability to "fight"...they said the same thing about his run against Hillary and then McCain....in each instance they were wrong...he does not want to, or have to put up the fights that so many polititians have in the past...he is smarter than that..plus what he told everyone about bipartisanship was not a campaign gimic it is what he believes...stand back and watch a master at work

[cicero747]

there is a war and it's not happening in US soil. why don't you get that? We didn't ram planes into the twin towers unless you are some conspiracy theorist.

[likes2p]

dirty Jew

[ecwaufisxtreme]

Panetta is nothing but Palin's DICKLESS and BALLESS BITCH and PUSSY! This pick is a sign of Palin's rise to the presidency in 2012. She will defeat Obambi and become THE GREATEST POTUS OF ALL TIMES. Palin is MORE MAN than Panetta. Panetta wears the skirt in his family.

[cicero747]

one final comment, to be fair if Obama is qualified to be president with a blank resume and pandering change then any body can be CIA director. May be they should have put al franken in there. what a bunch of jokers.

[njb444]

oy vey, first you whine that Obama is inexperienced. Then when he becomes president and appoints several Clinton people into his administration (you know they're experienced), you criticize him for not displaying the change he has spoken of. Now when he has obviously demonstrated this change, you go back to the "inexperience" mumbo jumbo. I believe the joker is you.

[cicero747]

what the heck are you talking about? surrounding people with experience makes him experienced? I would place Kobe and KG on my team too but that doesn't make me a good player.

If all he is doing is putting clinton people around him then why didn't we just elected hillary?

[evilblades]

obama is a far better leader then hillary, he has united the country behind him in a far better way, and so far most of the world likes him and supports him in a way you wouldn't see with Hillary.

a president cant know everything, so a leader needs good advisers, an example of what happens when you don't want advisers better than you is bush..

[shayeeX]

It wont make you a good player but your team would perform better, dont you think?

[njb444]

I dream of the day where Bush and Cheney are arrested for their war crimes. The pick of Panetta is one small step for the Obama administration, one giant leap for cleaning up the mess of the last 8 years. My compliments to Obama for an excellent pick.

[septentrionale]

Feins are a real hit-and miss. I've never met a mediocre Fein.

[cicero747]

Wow this guy is an idiot.

So the rationale for getting some one who has not been a part of the intelligence community that has protected our country for the past 7 years since 911.... is that so the CIA can change for the sake of change.

This is exactly what people that had reserves about obama was afraid of. And please media, i know he is a celebrity but stop kissing his ass! you have done your job in electing him. Now it's time to hold him accountable like he promised.

[cheddyrod]

Protected us for the last seven years? Oh, I see you are living in a cave!

[cicero747]

cheddyrod, bush is an idiot on on many many things but has their been a major attack since 911 on the homeland? It's been 7 years and americans are fighting over seas not on american soil. Surely you can can go beyond the "bush bad, obama god" argument.

[cheddyrod]

Did I say anything about "Bush bad, Obama good"? No! Are we safer? No! Does it matter if we are being killed at home or over seas? No!

[joshstevens76]

I also love Russ Feingold!!

[cheddyrod]

How many of you, like me, think we need more amateur politicians and less professional politicians?

[cheddyrod]

A new broom sweeps clean. Sometimes.

[burntonion05]

Frankenstein and Pelosi need to go.

[PsyogiBottoms]

The big question is... is he a member of the Skull and Bones cult, that's the true measure of whether he'll be a corrupt bastard like all of Bushies Appointees.

Yeah, Feinstein, like anyone trusts our bought and paid for senators...yeah right. lol

[talon20]

skull and bones is in Yale. leon went to santa clara university.

[PsyogiBottoms]

Then there is hope after all. Amen. lol

[medliberty]

Yeah right! So, there is nobody at the CIA who did not participate in torture, etc. Panetta has zero experience just like a lot of other Obama;s picks and in fact just like Obama himself. What a joke.

[Nuurzhaelan]

Good point, Cenk. I like your explanation.

[boldrdash]

Man I feel the way you do sometimes about Obama. I sometimes ask my self when I'm in sticky situations at work "What would Obama do?" And its worked out okay thus far. Uh huh!

[Boobalopbop]

LOL.. I used to think "What would Madonna do?". That always works well too.

[gil050489]

lol

[luvangel330]

Fienstien and Rockefellar are apart of the problem. i think it was a good choice who wasn't filthy from Bushes old crap and even before Bush.

Obama is not appeasing Rethugs he has proven that false time and again.

[wonderwendy1968]

This gives me hope. Leon Pineta is a good man.

[SuburbanSlack]

No Reason. Really.

[isaachaze1]

wow, do i hate feinstein. i still remember how she screwed up the night stalker case by announcing the type of shoes the guy wore, which the police were trying to keep secret (that's how they were tracking him). once she announced it, he just wore different shoes. she is an arrogant and ignorant bitch. not a good combo imo

[gamingeagle19]

Is it just me or does it seem like TYT thinks everything Bush did is illegal? Someone needs to rethink that.

[TheGiantRobot]

OK, let me rethink this. Mmm, mhmmm. Yep, pretty much so.

[vanreybroeck]

maybe this is a long shot, but the stance of us in the "dropping in medical aid in gaza" will be a crucial decision in operation "human shield"

[WKaliber1]

FeinSTEIN

sounds a lot like a Je...

[rezzo1]

You sound a lot like a bi....got

[seamoremonster]

Excellent response!

[jobw87]

I agree 100% :-)!

[flyingtorpedo]

Obama appeases Republicans? If official Cenk your fucking nuts.

[oppesdaman]

You're dead right on this one, Cenk.

Good call.

[katey1dog]

Whom in their right mind would want to talk to Feinstein?

[Worrier316]

Thanks to Dan White's actions 30 years ago, we have Feinstein to deal with.

[sugarpuddin88]

Feinstein doesn't like it because he is not Kosher

(ie, he has not kissed the AIPAC arses)

[joshstevens76]

I love you guys!!

[ayyildiz60]

HI cenk :)