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Eugene

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6. After all the Dem-bashing sh*t he has pulled, he's still a Democrat?

Reply to lapucelle (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 10:45 PM

Thursday

Cenk's "strategy" has been to appeal to MAGA while throwing people MAGA hates under the bus. No thanks.

He's fighting to stay relevant in the progressive space (and solvent).

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Ratfvcker entryist Cenk Uygur's latest money grab: He's going to try to takeover the Democratic Party (again) [View all] lapucelle Thursday OP

He needs to... 2naSalit Thursday #1

I never liked that name. Dave Bowman Thursday #2

Many victims suffered horrific torture and physical abuse before death. John1956PA Thursday #5

As much as I dislike Cenk, I don't think he had anything to with the Armenian genocide ... marble falls Thursday #9

While I find him H2O Man 23 hrs ago #13

And Cenk being Turkish is probably only a coincidence ... marble falls 16 hrs ago #20

And the fact that he wrote an editorial as a senior at U Penn denying the genocide lapucelle 16 hrs ago #21

Right. H2O Man 11 hrs ago #27

What are you talking about? Where did you hear that he was trying to re-establish the Ottoman Empire? lapucelle 10 hrs ago #30

Actually it's pretty weak for Uygur to pretend that the name isn't a reference to the Ottoman Empire group. lapucelle 15 hrs ago #23

The Hitler Jugend was something else entirely DFW 19 hrs ago #19

Why is he still a thing Johonny Thursday #3

Yuck !!!!! Not a fan Trueblue1968 22 hrs ago #16

Is he a part of JustAnotherGen Thursday #4

Good question. sheshe2 23 hrs ago #10

Maybe not, Cenk said Hogg's PAC is only doing safe blue seats but he's going for the full revolution betsuni 19 hrs ago #17

It wouldn't surprise me if Uygur tried to glom on to the latest iteration of entryist politics. lapucelle 14 hrs ago #25

Yeah JustAnotherGen 14 hrs ago #26

After all the Dem-bashing sh*t he has pulled, he's still a Democrat? Eugene Thursday #6

I don't think he ever was a Democrat. He was a founder of Justice Democrats. lapucelle Thursday #7

He was never a D he is really right wing leaning and crazy and it was pretty obvious Meowmee 23 hrs ago #12

Bet we see a lot of people trying to make a name and money from upcoming elections. Silent Type Thursday #8

He needs to take a ticket. sheshe2 23 hrs ago #11

Grifters. JI7 23 hrs ago #14

Super-Populist Rebellion (again) "Going against Trump and the Democratic Establishment"! betsuni 22 hrs ago #15

My assessment of him for decades has been: DFW 19 hrs ago #18

What moron would give this grifter any money? Yikes. tritsofme 16 hrs ago #22

Didn't he talk glowingly about DJT? n/t Jacson6 15 hrs ago #24

Here's what I say to him: MineralMan 10 hrs ago #28

I'm so tired of people that get more invested in the personalities of the Democratic party biocube 10 hrs ago #29