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MSNBC’s Cenk Uygur Spends Half Of His Show On Donald Trump

by Tommy Christopher | 7:18 pm, April 19th, 2011

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MSNBC Live host Cenk Uygur (can we get his show a name, please?) expended nearly half of Tuesday’s show on the subject of wildcard GOP hopeful Donald Trump, which is somewhat in line with the attention the rest of the media has been giving Trump. But just when you’re ready to throw up your hands and exclaim “Enough,” Trump justifies the coverage by doing something impossible to ignore.

In this case, Uygur spends the first segment of his show talking about the Birther issue with Bill Press and Pat Buchanan (whom Uygur notes used to co-host their own 6pm show on MSNBC), and while they all do a decent job of dismissing the craziness, they neglect to mention that the President can’t release his original birth record, whether he wants to or not.

When the second segment came on, I thought, “Really? Do we really need another 12 minutes on Trump?”

The total saturation of the media by Donald Trump is reaching ludicrous proportions, somewhere along the lines of Sarah Palin+Charlie Sheen to the Ballon Boy power. While this is apparently Trump’s mission, the mainstream media has abetted him heroically, this site included.

On the other hand, how do you not play a clip like this, of the leading Republican candidate for president shifting positions like an illustrated Kama Sutra, and displaying a complete ignorance of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision? (From MSNBC)

On the bright side, he didn’t say “Roe versus Wade? That’s obvious, I’d row. Wading takes much longer! I’m a tremendous rower.”

The conventional wisdom is that this Birther issue is a primary winner/general election loser for the Republicans, but that doesn’t mean that throwing Trump up onscreen every five seconds is harmless. At a certain point, a tipping point is achieved, and the Birther sideshow morphs into the Birther debate. The same average Americans who made Celebrity Apprentice a hit begin to wonder to themselves, “If this stuff is so crazy, why do they keep putting this guy on the TV?”

Ballon Boy, Bill Press, Birther, Cenk Uygur, Donald Trump, msnbc, MSNBC Live, Rod Blagojevich, Roe v. Wade

TfT

So funny how Cenk, and Tommy for that matter, make fun of Trump’s changing positions (and he isn’t even a declared candidate) and yet Tommy and Cenk don’t make fun of obama’s changing positions (you now, Candidate Obama would never support President Obama), but hey — you won;t see clips of the actual sitting President changing his positions….nope, GITMO….debt ceiling…..nation building….bombing a country without congressional approval…..taxes…..nope — changing those positions by the SITTING ACTUAL PResident are IGNORED by Cenk, Tommy and mediaite.

Go figure.

Where is the single article laughing at Obama’s changing positions? Oh yeah, it doesn’t exist; lefties can’t be bothered showing other lefties flip-flopping.
lucky5

Keep it up MSNBC you are just helping Trump.
Barack Must Go

I wonder why Skank keeps cutting The Donald off before he gives his answer. No matter, nothing can save Obama from being kicked to the proverial curb and Skank knows it.
The Lantern of Truth

Tell us , Tommy . Jay Carney is even worse than Gibbs , right ?

At least Gibbs would be fair sometimes and call on reporters past the first two rows .
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ellen-Carey-Rowe/683757018 ellie

This could be very interesting ….

GHOSTS OF VIETNAM CALLING DONALD TRUMP: SHOW US YOUR DRAFT CARD!
http://tinyurl.com/3qomhvn
The Lantern of Truth

Let’s see Obama’s draft card with Jean Paul Ludwig’s SS # on it .
Jaurez

ellie said:
This could be very interesting ….

GHOSTS OF VIETNAM CALLING DONALD TRUMP: SHOW US YOUR DRAFT CARD!
http://tinyurl.com/3qomhvn

Coming from a woman who hates black men, that’s rich.
Color Me Badd

The “right to privacy” question was almost as good as asking Sarah Palin what she reads. Almost.
Jaurez

Cenk was just doing what he was told by the boss.
Jaurez

TfT says:

Most recently Obama did an about face on his signing statement policy. He was against them before he was for them. Hypocrite.
Nacho

Trump 2012!

LOL
The Lantern of Truth

Jaurez said:
TfT says: Most recently Obama did an about face on his signing statement policy. He was against them before he was for them. Hypocrite.

Obama will say anything to get reelected and then deny it .

Doesn’t matter if thousands heard it , if it’s recorded or if it’s videotaped .
Don’t question the king .
TfT

You are right, I fogot about the signing statement flip flop….there a so many of them I have lost count, but at least I (and you) know about them; Tommy and Cenk – well….they know nothink! bwahahahaha

lefties circling the wagons aroung other lefties.

So funny to watch.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ellen-Carey-Rowe/683757018 ellie

The Lantern of Truth said:
Let’s see Obama’s draft card with Jean Paul Ludwig’s SS # on it .

I’m sure you support our vets so of course you support this ….

GHOSTS OF VIETNAM CALLING DONALD TRUMP: SHOW US YOUR DRAFT CARD!
http://tinyurl.com/3qomhvn
Jaurez

“we’re not going to use signing statements as a way of doing an end run around Congress.”

Direct quote from the boy king in ’08
Jaurez

Obama declared that “the executive branch will construe [the de-funding provision] not to abrogate these Presidential prerogatives.” In other words, we’re going to ignore that mandate because we believe it’s unconstitutional: he’s going to use funds for exactly the purpose that Congress, in a bill he signed into law, flatly prohibited.
Jaurez

ellie the racist is just petrified of Trump. Funny stuff. ;)
Jaurez

“I’m keeping my czars I don’t care what Congress says!”

boy king
Bill Huggins

SIMON COWELL 2012!!!!!

MUUUUUUUCCCCHHHHH BETTER THAN APPRENTICE

HIGHER RATINGS = the besteresterest!!!!!

COWEL/LOHAN 2012!!!!
BeckFinallyDemoted

“MSNBC’s Cenk Uygur Spends Half Of His Show On Donald Trump”

New poll today says Trump remains at number one with Republican voters. That makes him the frontrunner against Obama.

Considering how much time Hannity spends on our frontrunner I think it is fair for Cenk do the same.
CAINtheBULL

With all the questions/comments about President Obama he’s put out there, Trump has become like a guy running a Ponzi scheme. He knows it’s only a matter of time until people come asking 4 their money (answers). He has none.
cjd ohio 1

it probably wont be his show for long tommy, hence no name yet
Rusty Shackelford

With Olbermann gone Tommy’s found his new MSNBC man crush.
felixw

Yesterday the world’s largest bond rating agency issued ominous warnings about US Treasury Debt — which sent global markets into a frenzy. But over at MSNBC, possible financial ruin for the US is much less important than running the 10,000th story on a candidate who has zero chance of getting elected to any office.

But this is typical of MSNBC, where scoring points on trivial matters is always preferred to huge stories, whether 10,000 people dying from a tsunami or the tottering financial situation of the United States. And whoever is deciding what to cover at MSNBC must also be advising Mediaite, given the increasing triviality of the story lines pursued here.
Cancon2

I like Cunks Bug eyed insane look better personally. Young Turd!
lonestar77

What do you expect? They don’t have the personnel to cover actual news. MSNBC should just run Lockdown all week.
WildMan

Can anyone tell me how this idiot sink got a job with PMSnbc/LSDnbc? Wait, I already know…because everyone connected with PMSnbc/LSDnbc are idiots except for Chris Jansing and Tamron Hall.When you have goofballs on the payroll like Chris Tingles, Sinkin’ Ship, Angry Lawrence, Lez Madcow and Fat Eddie then you shouldn’t expect anything other than the juvenile idiot corps. Too bad ol’ Keithy left. As bad as that idiot was PMSnbc/LSDnbc has gone down hill.
SuperStar

How many times do you whack-off to Gladiator before you decide to call your kid ” Maximus ” ?
Who is Salacious Crumb

I didn’t bother reading the comments, and this blog post was not what I expected per the headline, but I still appreciate anybody negatively spinning both the young Turk’s and Trump’s oblivious attempts to actually be relevant in broadcast/cable news discourse. Its still more ink for both though; what’s the wolf up too?
http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

Does MSNBC get paid directly from the DNC, or is it funnelled through some Federal Government agency?

Jinx is little more than a gnat on The Donald’s suit!
http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

ps) Hey TRUMPKA,

Was that LOSS on the Wi. Supreme Court vote an indication of the WANING power of the unions?
ChrisNH

This guy, Cink Yogurt, is a Leftist fool with no following and no hope. He’s also got to be one of the ugliest people we’ve ever seen; a male version of ‘Big Sis’ pretty much sums up the lasting vision of Cink Yogurt.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

MSNBC Live host Cenk Uygur (can we get his show a name, please?)

I think they realize he won’t last long enough to warrant a name….
Probably NOT wrong

This guy Chunk really is a repulsive little turd,
and by the looks of his ratings I am not the only person
drawing that conclusion.
And this is the guy that was going to OWN FOX!
LEAN FORWARD with this one COMCAST!!!!
Probably NOT wrong

Probably NOT wrong said:
This guy Chunk really is a repulsive little turd,and by the looks of his ratings I am not the only persondrawing that conclusion.And this is the guy that was going to OWN FOX!LEAN FORWARD with this one COMCAST!!!!

I couldn’t think of the person earlier that Chink reminds me so much of,
until now!! I got it!
JABBA THE HUTT!
Think about it.
Seperated at Birth!
They could be BROTHERS………………………
rfgwere

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writer

His show needs a name? How about The Cenk Hole? Or Circling the Drain?
GIVEMEFREEDOM

We’ll see if NBCs plan to air muslim looking personalities does anything for their ratings?
felixw

MSNBC needs to take a page from the Mediaite playbook. Mediaite would be embarrassed to devote half of its coverage to the Donald. Anything less than 70% is strictly unacceptable.
Barack Must Go

sarainitaly said:
MSNBC Live host Cenk Uygur (can we get his show a name, please?)

I think they realize he won’t last long enough to warrant a name….

Payroll still hand writes his name on his checks and they pay him out of a ‘ petty ‘ cash account rather than hassling payroll for a temporary worker.
Phocus2

“MSNBC’s Cenk Uygur Spends Half Of His Show On Donald Trump”

He has a show?