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lapucelle

(20,077 posts) Thu Apr 24, 2025, 10:06 PM Thursday

Ratfvcker entryist Cenk Uygur's latest money grab: He's going to try to takeover the Democratic Party (again) [View all]

Aging Young Turk Cenk Uygur is launching yet another pac whose goal is to pay him a hefty salary AND take over the Democratic Party.

From the pac's website:

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Messaging strategies include "ad" [sic] and "stunts", but absolutely no proofreading.

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Ratfvcker entryist Cenk Uygur's latest money grab: He's going to try to takeover the Democratic Party (again) [View all] lapucelle Thursday OP

He needs to... 2naSalit Thursday #1

I never liked that name. Dave Bowman Thursday #2

Many victims suffered horrific torture and physical abuse before death. John1956PA Thursday #5

As much as I dislike Cenk, I don't think he had anything to with the Armenian genocide ... marble falls Thursday #9

While I find him H2O Man Yesterday #13

And Cenk being Turkish is probably only a coincidence ... marble falls Yesterday #20

And the fact that he wrote an editorial as a senior at U Penn denying the genocide lapucelle Yesterday #21

Right. H2O Man 23 hrs ago #27

What are you talking about? Where did you hear that he was trying to re-establish the Ottoman Empire? lapucelle 22 hrs ago #30

Actually it's pretty weak for Uygur to pretend that the name isn't a reference to the Ottoman Empire group. lapucelle Yesterday #23

The Hitler Jugend was something else entirely DFW Yesterday #19

Why is he still a thing Johonny Thursday #3

Yuck !!!!! Not a fan Trueblue1968 Yesterday #16

Is he a part of JustAnotherGen Thursday #4

Good question. sheshe2 Yesterday #10

Maybe not, Cenk said Hogg's PAC is only doing safe blue seats but he's going for the full revolution betsuni Yesterday #17

It wouldn't surprise me if Uygur tried to glom on to the latest iteration of entryist politics. lapucelle Yesterday #25

Yeah JustAnotherGen Yesterday #26

After all the Dem-bashing sh*t he has pulled, he's still a Democrat? Eugene Thursday #6

I don't think he ever was a Democrat. He was a founder of Justice Democrats. lapucelle Thursday #7

He was never a D he is really right wing leaning and crazy and it was pretty obvious Meowmee Yesterday #12

Bet we see a lot of people trying to make a name and money from upcoming elections. Silent Type Thursday #8

He needs to take a ticket. sheshe2 Yesterday #11

Grifters. JI7 Yesterday #14

Super-Populist Rebellion (again) "Going against Trump and the Democratic Establishment"! betsuni Yesterday #15

My assessment of him for decades has been: DFW Yesterday #18

What moron would give this grifter any money? Yikes. tritsofme Yesterday #22

Didn't he talk glowingly about DJT? n/t Jacson6 Yesterday #24

Here's what I say to him: MineralMan 22 hrs ago #28

I'm so tired of people that get more invested in the personalities of the Democratic party biocube 22 hrs ago #29