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A rising political commentator, analyzer and ex-pundit, the Turkish-American '''Cenk Uygur''' is the main host and creator of ''[[The Young Turks]]'' on [[YouTube]], who wanted to start a liberal political and entertainment show. Born in Istanbul, his Muslim family emigrated to New Jersey when he was eight, but he switched from Muslim to agnostic later in his life, and he worked as an assistant attorney after graduating from Pennsylvania University. Starting off as a Northeast moderate Republican, Cenk subsequently switched into a liberal/progressive, but he says he retains most of his old stances. His most defining view is that [[Mega Corp|multinational corporations]] have [[One Nation Under Copyright|bribed Congress]], manipulating the political system through the media and think tanks in order to shift the spectrum further right-wing, while making money off the backs of the middle and working class; he's quick to call them out on it.
Viewing both the Democrats and Republicans as jointly-owned subsidiaries of those same multinational corporations, Cenk is frustrated with the continued capitulation of the Democrats, essentially viewing them as [[Dirty Coward
To say that he disliked [[George W. Bush]]'s administration would be a '''massive''' understatement; he likens Bush as a [[Tyrant Takes the Helm]] type, with Vice President Cheney as the [[Man Behind the Man]]. Although initially positive of [[Barack Obama]], Cenk quickly took an increasingly critical attitude towards Obama's policies, repeatedly stating that Obama's administration is too concerned with conceding to the right on nearly every issue. Increasingly concerned that Obama's policies and initiatives were shifting further to the right, Cenk views that the President makes unnecessary and preemptive tangible and ideological concessions to his opponents. On October 21, 2010, Cenk became an official contributor and substitute anchor to MSNBC, filling in for Dylan Ratigan and Ed Schultz, among others. On January 21 of the following year, Cenk hosted his own segment on the 6 p.m. Eastern slot for MSNBC, after [[Keith Olbermann]] parted ways with the network. He earned ''immense'' ratings, enough that MSNBC beat CNN ''and'' [[Fox News]] by June, but his contract with MSNBC ended after he turned down an offer that involved more money, but less prominence. According to Cenk, the head of MSNBC told him "people in Washington were concerned about your tone".
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* [[Exclusively Evil]]: His view of Republicans as a whole, with varying degrees of "chaotic" and "evil".
* [[Big Good]]: This is what fans of TYT actually view about ''Cenk himself''. That has some credence, actually, since he's the founder, host and CEO of ''[[The Young Turks]]''. In addition, he apparently spearheads, if not founded Wolf-Pac.
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** Gave a passing one to Mark Udall after his vote in support of the NDAA.
* [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?]]: In 2010, Cenk announced the birth of his son: [[Awesome McCoolname|Prometheus]] [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Maximus]] Uygur.
* [[Would Be Rude to Say Genocide]]: As liberal as he is, he's still been known to deny or at least negate the full extent of the Armenian genocide. It also doesn't help that to Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks, naming a show after the Young Turks party is something akin to how Jews would feel about a show called The National Socialists. However, his main co-host Ana Kasparian is Armenian, which either gives him [[N-Word Privileges]] or is just like having a Jewish person on the aforementioned show.
** [https://tytnetwork.com/2016/04/22/rescinding-daily-pennsylvanian-article/ He retracted his denial in 2016], saying that he was going to refrain from commenting on the topic and acknowledging that he doesn't know enough about it.
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