Cenk sucks on TV. I know it's his dream, but he's kinda horrible.

[LeftyAndProud60]

He seems to be trying too hard.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. How does he compare to this post?

;)

[LeftyAndProud60]

2. Are you a relative or friend of his? Sorry to tell it like it is. NT

[Ramulux]

38. Why dont you explain yourself

instead of just being insulting for no reason.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. I think somebody's trying a liiiittle too hard ;-)

[Donnachaidh]

11. Compare to this post -- he's effing BRILLIANT.

Other people need a nap, obviously. :eyes:

[John Agar]

4. He's doing just fine.

Just got some Dem congressman from DCCC to NOT promise not to cut Social Security on the "Deficit Commission" vote.

That was a direct hit on the current hypocrisy.

[northoftheborder]

5. Cenk

He's not that bad. He really turned Chris Van Hollen into a weasel, pushing him to strongly deny that the Democrats would oppose cutting Social Security if the commission comes out advocating that; Van Hollen weaseled in his answer, refused to answer, "no, they would not allow cutting Social Sec." if it was part of a larger plan. I like Cenk; he matches Ed's energetic personality.

[eleny]

22. I was delighted to press Holland on is side stepping

Congress needs that exposure so people will press them to do the right thing.

[CherylK]

6. -1

:puke: :eyes: :dunce:

[sandyd921]

7. I think he's doing great!

He destroyed Gingrich's defender/spokesperson and really grilled Chris Van Hollen, DCCC/DLC congress critter on social security and the cat food commission.

[calimary]

45. I do too! The more capable, credible, and fired-up hosts are groomed, developed,

and given a larger podium from which to speak, the better for the whole progressive movement. We need more bench strength!

[jimshoes]

8. Cenk is Cenk

Sometimes he gets fired up. I would rather watch Cenk any day than a Matthews or Scarboro. You don't have to worry about him changing with the wind direction like some TV yappers. But to each their own.

[Poboy]

9. I think he's doing great!

He's bringing the WOOD too.

Fuck yea.

[xultar]

10. Radio is very different you kinda overdo on radio cuz they cannot see you....

He is new @ it he'll watch himself and adjust. He'll do great. MSNBC is really building a great new talent pool. They will blow fUx and CNN out of the water in a few years. Fux and CNN is relying on old washed up talent that will not grow new audiences.

[tkmorris]

12. That's funny, I was just remarking how great he's doing

Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

[TheKentuckian]

13. Or damn solid and better than most on the air anywhere.

Nothing against Big Ed but he's much better. MSNBC would do well to add him to the line up.

[madfloridian]

14. He's doing great! He's making Halperin look foolish.

I really like the way he is handling it.

[jgraz]

15. Oh no -- is Halperin on there??

That's gonna be ugly. :rofl:

[madfloridian]

24. Halperin's face looked red and blotchy...

High def emphasized it...weird.

He was excusing the admin for doing the best they could do, Cenk did not let him get away with it.

[jgraz]

27. Cenk has called him the biggest moron in Washington.

Can't believe Halperin agreed to appear with him. I guess he deserves some props for bravery.

[rufus dog]

16. If you like the Republican tactic of talking over the person

then yes he is doing great.

[ihavenobias]

18. Good point if you prefer letting the right wing guest filibuster the entire segment.

You can't have it both ways.

[rufus dog]

21. not a difficult skill

If you ask the person a question let him answer it.

If the person goes off on a tangent cut him/her off.

If the person starts giving an answer you don't like it doesn't mean you don't allow them to finish the first sentence.

Remember the Stewart Cross Fire interview, both of those assholes were the problem, not just Bow tie Douche.

[jgraz]

28. I'm sure you'd be a natural.

Why don't you send MSNBC your resume. :eyes:

[rufus dog]

51. Don't have the personality for it

When someone would make an inane comment and roll their eyes I would say something like "You are a Fucking Douche Nozzle"

[madfloridian]

23. Cenk is impressive. Not letting them spout their nonsense..

and Bill Press did well also.

:hi:

[MerryBlooms]

17. It's new for him.

I think once he gets into his groove, he'll be a major media player. I sense he has the heart and he definitely has the smarts - he'll do well.

[asdjrocky]

19. No accounting for lack of taste.

I think he's great, gives me a reason to watch MSNBC again.

[Radical Activist]

20. He's always sounded like a simple-minded person hyperventilating

about things he knows little about. Every time I watched his web clips I found him irritating even when I generally agreed with him.
I watched a TV clip the other day just to see if anything had changed and I realized where some of the more disconnected-from-reality talking points on DU were coming from.

[jgraz]

31. The fact that he pisses you off so much

is higher praise than anything I can say.

[Individualist]

33. +1

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[Radical Activist]

46. Whenver I hear him I end up thinking,

"Stop the inane babbling and make a point already!"
I'm not surprised you're a fan.

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[girl gone mad]

58. yup.

He gets under the skin of all the right people.

[Binka]

32. "A Simple-Minded Person"

LOL. Bye now Mr. Radical. :rofl:

[EFerrari]

48. LOL.

[John Agar]

50. I enjoy him. He presses the point, no one gets off the hook.

He basically proved that some Dems are ready and willing to cut Social Security tonight.

That was enlightening at least for me.

[Skittles]

60. LOL

he's probably very good then

[eleny]

25. I'm thoroughly enjoying this hour

He doesn't take sides when each Party is in the wrong on a specific issue. He puts all the feet to the fire and we benefit by his asking the tough questions.

I hope they give him his own show soon. Meantime, he's their fill in host.

[Bluenorthwest]

26. He's dang good fresh out of the gate

and he will get better each day he does this. I think he's been practicing, and that is how you get to Carnegie Hall and such.

[immoderate]

29. It takes a while to get the rhythm.

It took Rachel a couple of subs for Keith, and a week of her own show before she got into her groove. Cenk may not be Rachel, but his is a good voice to have on MSM.

--imm

[mmonk]

30. I thought he did well. I must be trying too hard.

[Raineyb]

35. Cenk was fine. This post on the other hand, not so much. Unrec. n/t

[Born_A_Truman]

36. Have to agree with you ...

He doesn't look comfortable but it isn't easy and it takes time to get comfortable on the air.

[Scurrilous]

61. ...

[Ramulux]

37. Wow

I couldnt disagree more. He has only hosted a few times and hes easily the best thing on the network. I love seeing the right wing guys he has on slowly begin to realize that they are actually going to be pressed on their bullshit answers. Maddow is pretty good at doing this but she tends to not be very aggressive and let them get away with quite a bit.

Also whether you like him or not he gets huge ratings when hes on and there is no way MSNBC doesnt notice that.

[musiclawyer]

39. His ratings-- I'd love that to be true

but do you have any linksor sources that his ratings are "huge" Even if they are the same as the regular host I would be very impressed.

[ihavenobias]

42. I've seen the internal MSNBC ratings.

It's public knowledge that Cenk is my boss and that I'm the Director of New Media for TYT. I'll give you a half satisfying but completely honest answer:

1)-I've seen the internal ratings and yes, they were very good. Unfortunately the pre-primetime ratings aren't published to the public (someone can correct me if I'm wrong on that, and if so, I'd love to see a public post to refer people to). Now before the haters jump all over this, consider my next point...

2-This all started when Cenk filled in for Ratigan for 2 days (well, Ratigan guest hosted TYT here in LA once, but I don't count that). He CRUSHED, beating CNN's Rick Sanchez by almost 40%. Now if that was NOT the case, why would they have given him a full week to host MSNBC Live a couple of weeks ago? And there again, if he did NOT do well in the ratings on MSNBC Live, why would he be hosting The Ed Show all this week?

So yes, it's unsatisfying that the daytime ratings aren't public knowledge, but the common sense expressed in point #2 tells you all you need to know. But we'll see what happens this week, Ed has been doing very well lately.

[Ramulux]

43. I dont have any links

but Cenk has said after guest hosting Ratigan and the 12:00 show that the ratings were really good and that the execs were pretty impressed. Obviously I dont have proof, and go ahead and call me too trusting but I believe the guy. Also considering the fact that MSNBC has given him two permanent spots on the Ratigan show and the 12:00 hour and are allowing him to guest host on what seems like a weekly basis, I am inclined to believe him even more.

[ihavenobias]

44. I forgot to mention they also gave Cenk two weekly segments (Tuesday and Friday)

He now has a regular segment every Tuesday on The Dylan Ratigan show around 4:45pm ET and every Friday on MSNBC Live after 3pm ET.

[shireen]

40. i thought he did great

and hope he gets his own show.

[Barack2theFuture]

41. I'm not sure what you mean.

I've watched most of his tube time lately, and he seems to be knocking it out of the park . . .

[EFerrari]

49. His light is too red and it washes him out a little

but he's fine.

[Canuckistanian]

52. Oh yeah? And how was YOUR first day on the job?

Did you get through it without a major screwup?

Then you're just like Cenk. So be happy for him, because you're no better.

[Oilwellian]

53. You should be proud of Cenk if you're a lefty

He did great. I'd love to see him take Tweety's place.

[LeftyAndProud60]

54. LOL @ ALL the Cenk fans. He's a Turkish Dylan Rattigan.

[Cherchez la Femme]

55. Unfortunately I'd have to agree, but it's not irreversable

He just needs to work on his delivery. Needs to get smooooth, with a double "Oooh"! :)

[Quantess]

56. I thoroughly disagree.

Cenk Uygur is already better than some established talking heads, and he's only improving.

[lonestarnot]

57. And your agenda is? hmmmmf You couldn't be more wrong.

[VMI Dem]

59. LOL @ the Cenk haters.

You guys seem to be trying too hard.