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mooseprime

(474 posts) Mon Apr 18, 2016, 07:17 PM Apr 2016

Cenk Uygur of TYT is a national treasure

Japan bestows the title "Living Treasure of Japan."

I think Cenk Uygur should be proclaimed Living Treasure of the United States

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Cenk Uygur of TYT is a national treasure (Original Post) mooseprime Apr 2016 OP

Agreed! choie Apr 2016 #1

love him Skittles Apr 2016 #2

National treasure! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #3

Yes TheFarseer Apr 2016 #4

He names his show after a genocidal regime NobodyHere Apr 2016 #5

Uh, not exactly the point Bucky Apr 2016 #6

I know, I've always had an issue with it..it's still a terrible name Demonaut Apr 2016 #7

Because he likes Bernie Sanders? brooklynite Apr 2016 #8

I like him madokie Apr 2016 #9

choie

(4,111 posts)

1. Agreed!

Reply to mooseprime (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 07:52 PM

Apr 2016

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

2. love him

Reply to mooseprime (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 08:03 PM

Apr 2016

and on a purely superficial note, I think he is a HUNK

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

3. National treasure!

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Mon Apr 18, 2016, 08:06 PM

Apr 2016

TheFarseer

(9,323 posts)

4. Yes

Reply to mooseprime (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 08:42 PM

Apr 2016

Love that guy

NobodyHere

(2,810 posts)

5. He names his show after a genocidal regime

Reply to mooseprime (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 08:45 PM

Apr 2016

Then again it's probably easier to do so if you deny that the said genocide ever happened.

Bucky

(54,027 posts)

6. Uh, not exactly the point

Reply to NobodyHere (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 08:57 PM

Apr 2016

The phrase "Young Turks" had been genericized beyond its etymology long before he started up his radio show 20 years ago, meaning any upstarts from a younger generation who are determined to change the status quo. It's a cute play on words, based on his ethnicity, not an endorsement of genocide.