THIS COMMIE IS A JOKE !!!! ..........Cenk Uygur From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page semi-protected Cenk Uygur Cenk Uygur at Streamys.jpg Uygur in 2010 Born Cenk Kadir Uygur March 21, 1970 (age 44) Istanbul, Turkey Residence Los Angeles, California Ethnicity Turkish Citizenship United States, Turkey Alma mater The Wharton School (B.S.) Columbia Law School (J.D.) Occupation Internet and radio talk show host, political pundit, activist, columnist Known for The Young Turks Television MSNBC (2010–2011), Current TV (2011–2013) Political party Independent Formerly Republican[1] Movement Progressive Religion None (agnostic)[2] Spouse(s) Wendy Lang Children Prometheus Maximus Uygur (b. 2010) Joy Helena Uygur (b. 2012) Awards The Humanist Media Award Emperor Has No Clothes Award Cenk Kadir Uygur (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈdʒɛŋk ˈujɡur]; born March 21, 1970) is an American columnist, political commentator and activist. Uygur is the main host and co-founder of the American liberal/progressive political and social internet commentary program, The Young Turks (TYT) and the co-Founder of the associated TYT Network. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Uygur was born in Turkey and raised from age eight in the United States. He worked as an attorney in Washington, D.C. and New York before beginning his career as a political commentator. Originally a moderate Republican, he is now a progressive.[3][4] In addition to hosting TYT, Uygur appeared on MSNBC as a political commentator in 2010, later hosting a weeknight commentary show on the channel for nearly six months until being replaced by Al Sharpton.[5] Shortly after leaving MSNBC, Uygur secured a show on Current TV that aired from December 5, 2011 to August 15, 2013.[6] Uygur was from 2012 to 2013 the chief news officer of Current TV, succeeding Keith Olbermann following his departure from the cable television network until Current was acquired by Al Jazeera Media Network.[7][8] Contents 1 Early life, education, and career 2 Political views 2.1 On Democratic politicians and officeholders 3 The Young Turks 4 MSNBC 5 Radio and television appearances 6 Wolf-PAC 7 Personal life 8 References 9 External links Early life, education, and career Uygur was born in Istanbul, Turkey and emigrated with his family to the United States when he was eight years old.[9] He grew up in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey and graduated from East Brunswick High School. He attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he majored in management[10] and was on the Student Activities Council representing the Turkish Students Association.[11] He also earned a law degree from Columbia Law School[12] and worked as an associate attorney at the law firms of Drinker Biddle & Reath in Washington, D.C. and Hayes & Liebman in New York City.[13] Uygur first appeared as a talk show host on a weekend radio show on WWRC in Washington, D.C. and on WRKO in Boston. He later wrote for, produced, and appeared on the WAMI-TV news show The Times in Miami, then started The Young Turks on Sirius Satellite Radio.[14] Political views This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2014) While in college, he wrote several columns in The Daily Pennsylvanian.[10][15][16] He has stated that he worked for a time for Republican former New York Congressman Joe DioGuardi.[17] Uygur supported the Gulf War of 1990–1991, and supported the War in Afghanistan from its beginning in 2001 until 2009—though he has strongly opposed the Iraq War.[18] He supported the 2011 military intervention in Libya. In 2000, Uygur protested in favor of returning Elián González to Cuba. Believing that there was a protest in favor of returning González, Uygur went to the demonstrations outside the González home. Uygur was later assaulted, and removed from the protest by the police for his own protection.[19][20] Uygur has expressed support for a return to Clinton-era income tax brackets and has criticized the 2010 Obama–GOP compromise which provided for a temporary extension of the Bush tax cuts. Uygur has stated that he favored welfare reform as enacted under Bill Clinton. He has been critical of excessive regulation, but has argued that in recent decades, regulation of the financial sector has been inadequate. In particular, he faults the deregulatory policies of Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. He views the repeal (which Clinton signed into law) of the Glass–Steagall Act, as a major contributor to the late-2000s recession. However, on many issues Uygur maintains that many of his economic positions have not moved (he describes himself as a fiscal conservative in many cases), that instead the right wing has shifted by becoming more extreme even since the end of Bushs presidency, describing Texas governor Rick Perry as George Bush on steroids.[21] On national security and civil liberties issues, Uygur has strongly opposed the practices begun under the Bush administration, of indefinite detention, warrantless wiretapping and extraordinary rendition, and believes that waterboarding is an illegal torture technique. Uygur has been a strong critic of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the right-wing Israeli government and has stated that he is an advocate for a two state solution in the West Bank and has repeatedly criticized the Israeli government for its failure to materialize.[22]
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