Progressives Debate Obama

The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur facilitates a debate between author and Obama defender Mark Jurgensmeyer and progressive talk show host and Obama critic David Sirota.

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[iShutEmUp]

Well, it's pretty hard to just "blame the Tea Party" when our so-called 'Progressive', 'Democratic' president agrees with them wholeheartedly.

[saadasim]

My choice:

1. Ron Paul

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9. Obama

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99 The Mormon

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999 The crazy lady from Minnesota

[OriginalTharios]

@Brandt761 Pretty miserable. But that has nothing to do with anything. In terms of actual cost and risk, we are currently at a point where the risks and costs of scrapping our current system and starting over are at least near-equal to that of fixing enough of the current system to make it functional again.  The willingness of people to do what needs to be done is a separate concern altogether.

My opinion is that they'll never be willing, and the whole human race will die.

[OriginalTharios]

@whpriol1 What does Kenya have to do with anything? Oh, I get it, you're one of those "birther" troll-morons who've had a psychotic break with reality. No problem.

[Brandt761]

@OriginalTharios Í think you're underestimating how hard it is to scrap and replace a system that everyone is used to, and mostly invested in. You know how miserable people have to be for them to participate in that?

[HyrbidHermit]

David Sirota completely lost this argument. Geesh, talking forcefully and using over-the-top statements doesn't make your false arguments correct.

[molloyxx1]

The Onion headline following Obama's election 'Black Man Given the Worst Job in America' certainly holds true, and this was before the emergence of the so called Tea Party [ corporate funded know nothings who certainly voted for W. twice], whose rise to power in 2010 has essentially broken the system, as they are suicidal fools who cannot be reasoned with. Now it is time for Obama to say so, to describe them as they are and condemn them for their malevolent behavior.

[ncp9one]

this is the kind of young turks I like.

[PurpleHoneyBear]

@dbloch6592 Get them full ballot access and a place in the debates. The other thing you will need is the support of equal or more concentrated capital, because that is the main determinant of election outcomes as per the investment rule of politics.

The system is designed to favor rich right wingers who want to privatize everything except for your tax money, which they will happily take from their buddies in government. Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor.

[nowaynohow26]

@TOTCD Well I hope you have a multimillion dollar bank account to buy the party back because thats what it's going to take.