Cenk hosting today. More fallout from the Melissa Harris Perry segment where they mocked the Romney family holiday photo. Video of the original segment and Mitt Romney reacting to the debacle on Fox News Sunday where Chris Wallace wouldn’t let it go. Video of MHP’s tearful apology. Liz Cheney has decided to end her campaign in Wyoming, citing family health issues. Cenk is calling b/s since every politician that has ever suddenly resigned uses family health issues as the excuse. In reality, she was being beaten handily in the polls, and didn’t want to be embarrassed with a beating in the election. King Con segment: Rep Peter King’s anger and ranting over Rand Paul challenging the NSA, and how Obama is allowing him to do so. He went so far to say that Paul doesn’t belong in the Senate and that Congressmen should be monitored the same way that other American citizens are spied upon.
Congress is debating over tax breaks and tax loopholes for the rich and corporations, which they always extend. The Atlantic did a piece on how Conservative strategist Frank Luntz fell into a depression after his schemes didn’t work since Obama won reelection in 2012. It talked about how he fell apart and scrambled back to his mansion in L.A. where he didn’t leave for 3 days. Steve Stockman’s attempts to challenge John Cornyn in Texas are comical, according to the polls. In response, he faked 7 endorsements to his campaign on his website. One of these entities is the NRA, and they embarrassed him with their rebuke.
George Will responded to the possibility that Bill DeBlasio’s election is the sign of a liberal onslaught by saying his policies will make people so sick that they will be yearning for Republicans within 3 years. Flashback to Will predicting that Romney would win really big over President Obama in 2012. Video of Cokie Roberts claiming that only 20% of Americans identify as Liberals in America, so that this DeBlasio win means nothing.
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RE: George Will, I think Cenk meant “Nixon” when he said “Eisenhower” but for the life of me, I don’t know how anyone on this Earth thinks George Will has one ounce of intelligence. I’ve watched him since I was a teenager in the 80’s and he is full of so much bullshit, you’d HAVE to be a Republican know-nothing to take him remotely seriously, yet there he is week after week on “This Week” (with Brinkley and now Snuffleupagus us — God bless you Jimmy) intoning his pompous bullshit and NO ONE calls him out on it (except TYT).
For example, I’m no mathemetician but here’s how I count the presidential elections since LBJ was president: Nixon – 2, Carter – 1, Reagan -2, Bush the Elder – 1, Clinton – 2, Bush the Younger – 2, Obama – 2. That’s 12. Out of those 12, Democrats won 5 outright, and as we all know Gore won the popular vote in 2000 (as well as the electoral vote, had he not gotten the shaft from the Supremes).
So, that’s either 5 of 12 or 6 of 12 won by Democrats since Johnson was President. So — how does George Will get to his conservative mandate again??
Missed ya cenk, glad you’re back! lol
And when MHP said “Our fiercest critics can sometimes be our best teachers”, I was left with a very bad image of MHP, obsequiously bowing to racists who drummed up fake outrage over something she didn’t do. The bad part is I think her groveling and genuflection before the racists on the right is totally genuine and heartfelt.
George Will just pointed out that the american people just hated LBJ’s policies, like the CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, I mean, I guess he’s partially right, the south voted republican after that because of RACISM…
We are not conservative-like; even though, at times it feels like we need to fight mud with mud. The conservatives can not win on policy, so they have no other options but dirty tricks and attacks – Progressives can win on issues alone. I don’t see the outrage with MHP (and I didn’t see the humor); however, families of politicians are off-limits.
My favorite line “We’ve driven the Republicons into their Mansions” BIG LOL!!!!
Really diggin’ the new opening!
A great first show for Cenk for the new year. I’ve rarely seen him be so consistently hilarious in segment after segment. Very fun.
I turned my speakers all the way up thinking something was wrong with my speakers and then Cenk was loud as shit!
LOL
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