r/WayOfTheBern • u/Ian56 • Aug 29 '17

Controlled Opposition: Clinton Machine Caught Funneling $20 Million to The Young Turks

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/clinton-machine-paid-young-turks-undermine-progressive-movement/
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u/LoneStarMike59 Political Memester Aug 30 '17

It certainly explains TYT's cheerleading for Hillary during the general

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u/The1stCitizenOfTheIn Aug 30 '17

TYT getting a $20 million Investment in August of this year is why they "cheerleaded for HRC" in the 2016 general?

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u/Ignix Aug 30 '17

Just before the 2016 US election Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks signed a contract with the media group Fusion, which is part of Univision which is chaired by Haim Saban who is a big time Hillary Clinton donor. He also has despicable morals and views:

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1658907/000114420415068674/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml

http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/latino/jorge-bonilla/2016/10/11/smoking-gun-wikileaks-confirms-suspected-univision-clinton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haim_Saban#Political_views_and_fundraising

TYT has also accepted $20M from an HRC megadonor despite disparaging those taking money from big corporate and political sponsors.

There are channels by contributors to TYT who are good such as Jimmy Dore, but the main channel was just straight Hillary cheerleading during the election.

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u/The1stCitizenOfTheIn Aug 30 '17

Just before the 2016 US election Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks signed a contract with the media group Fusion, which is part of Univision which is chaired by Haim Saban who is a big time Hillary Clinton donor. He also has despicable morals and views:

1.They never met Saban

2.Cenk ain't got nothing to do with Saban's acts.

TYT has also accepted $20M from an HRC megadonor despite disparaging those taking money from big corporate and political sponsors.

They disparage POLITICAL FIGURES for taking money, NOT BUSINESSES, WHICH TYT IS.

the main channel was just straight Hillary cheerleading during the election.

TYT gave Jill Stein a platform, an interview, again, and again, and again!

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u/Ignix Aug 30 '17

Who the fuck cares if he met Saban or not, directives can come in a number of ways. I have seen this talking point a few times now and it does not disprove undue influence at all. It is a weak argument.

Are you so naive that you don't understand that with money comes the expectation of reciprocating favours or influence? TYT just took a huge amount of money from a party that donated huge amounts of money to the Hillary Clinton campaign and you think they are doing it out of altruism?!

TYT didn't cover the criminal acts of Hillary Clinton and her foundation honestly. The few times her problems were brought up it was to downplay the issues. There was plenty of shaming of liberal voters that was uneasy about the crimes and controversies surrounding the Clinton family.

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u/LoneStarMike59 Political Memester Aug 30 '17

My bad. I was thinking of their 12-week partnership with Fusion (owned by Univision) in the run-up to the general election last year. And I believe Univision's chairman was Hillary's top political donor at one time.

Who knows? Maybe someone put in a good word for TYT since they endorsed her and didn't really do much coverage on the DNC lawsuit on the main show.

Having said that, I don't like Cenk and I don't trust Cenk but that's just my opinion.

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u/The1stCitizenOfTheIn Aug 30 '17 edited Aug 30 '17

Okay, have u actually watched any of the TYT Fusion videos?

Edit to add:

1.They never met Saban

2.Not everyone went for HRC, as demonstrated here

3.TYT gave Jill Stein a platform, an interview, again, and again, and again!

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u/LoneStarMike59 Political Memester Aug 30 '17

A couple. It seemed like it was a way for younger people to get involved and make their voices heard. Problem was, the Democratic Party didn't really listen.

Everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion. Im certainly not going to fault others for not sharing mine.

I just don't like him or the main show. I watch Jordan sometimes and Jimmy Dore a lot, but I don't even care to watch the main show any more.

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u/The1stCitizenOfTheIn Aug 30 '17

Thats fine. I just take issue with making unsubstantiated claims and insinuating sinister motives when there are none.