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    Petition to add Young Turks to MSNBC

    Some of our more progressive poster here may be familiar with an online talk show known as The Young Turks (TYT), hosted by Cenk Uygur and available live at http://www.theyoungturks.com/ and on their youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/TheYoungTurks which is one of the most popular channels on youtube.

    TYT is now seeking to replicate the success of Rachel Maddow by getting their own show in the 10pm slot at MSNBC, they have announced their intentions and created a petition drive for fans to write to MSNBC. Their manifesto and the details of ware to write too are at this Huffingtonpost story.

    The Young Turks Announce Candidacy for MSNBC Slot
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/the-young-turks-announce_b_163387.html
    Yes, I might have a funny name. Yes, I might have been accused of being a Muslim. But I remember another man who had similar problems who didn't let those things stand in his way.


    In addition a facebook petition group has been created for those with facebook accounts to show their support by joining.

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    http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67254277792


    If your a fan of more progressive voices in the mainstream media please support TYT, I've found Cenk Uygur to be one of the most entertaining and insightful people on the entire internet and he would be invaluable in advancing the progressive cause.
    Companions the creator seeks, not corpses, not herds and believers. Fellow creators, the creator seeks - those who write new values on new tablets. Companions the creator seeks, and fellow harvesters; for everything about him is ripe for the harvest. - Thus spoke Zarathustra, Fredrick Nietzsche
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    Why would you want to put him on a network few people watch?
    I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
    For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

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    • #3
      They actually have been coming in second place a lot ahead of CNN but behind Faux Noise. It really depends on the show as different shows get radically different ratings.
      Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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      • #4
        Morning Joe
        Chris Matthews
        Countdown
        Maddow
        Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012

        When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - Rah

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        • #5
          Morning Joe
          Chris Matthews
          Countdown
          Maddow

          People who like any pundits.
          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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          • #6
            TROLLS
            Keep on Civin'
            RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Ming View Post
              TROLLS
              Thumbs-down trolls (They're the worst kind!)
              "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
              Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Ming View Post
                TROLLS
                I agree, Ming. MSNBC does suck.
                I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
                For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

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                • #9
                  To be serious for a second, there already is a CNBC show also titled "The Young Turks" (featuring a bunch of old non-Turks), which may raise some copyright issues that weren't raised online. Not that chaning the title would be a big deal though.
                  Unbelievable!

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                  • #10
                    They actually have been coming in second place a lot ahead of CNN but behind Faux Noise. It really depends on the show as different shows get radically different ratings.
                    TUES NITE, FEB 10, 2009
                    VIEWERS

                    FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,494,000
                    FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,658,000
                    FOXNEWS BECK 2,370,000
                    FOXNEWS BAIER 2,305,000
                    FOXNEWS SHEP 2,190,000
                    FOXNEWS GRETA 1,847,000
                    CNN KING 1,761,000
                    MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,485,000
                    CNN COOPER 1,286,000
                    CNN BLITZER 1,246,000
                    MSNBC MADDOW 1,240,000

                    I would still consider MSNBC a distant third, which is exactly why they should jump at the opportunity to sign these guys.
                    "The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.

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                    • #11
                      Old audiences are worth a lot less as far as advertising revenue. Excluding them, the Fox ranking decreases by quite a bit, and the MSNBC ranking increases by quite a bit (past CNN).

                      6PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
                      Special Report w/Bret Baier – 2,305,000 viewers (534,000) (967,000)
                      Situation Room— 1,046,000 viewers (316,000) (530,000)
                      1600 Pennsylvania Avenue —592,000 viewers (159,000) (222,000)
                      Mad Money—348,000 viewers (136,000) (195,000)
                      Prime News–325,000 viewers (149,000) (175,000)

                      7PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
                      Fox Report w/Shepard Smith– 2,190,000 viewers (547,000) (888,000)
                      Lou Dobbs Tonight–1,078,000 viewers (268,000) (514,000)
                      Hardball w/Chris Matthews —904,000 viewers (308,000) (474,000)
                      Kudlow Report —294,000 viewers (113,000) (218,000)
                      Issues– 682,000 viewers (256,000) (349,000)

                      8PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
                      The O’Reilly Factor—3,494,000 viewers (991,000) (1,455,000)
                      Campbell Brown—1,006,000 viewers (243,000) (402,000)
                      Countdown w/Keith Olbermann –1,385,000 viewers (482,000) (762,000)
                      CNBC Reports—249,000 viewers (97,000) (152,000)
                      Nancy Grace –1,245,000 viewers (429,000) (633,000)

                      9 PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
                      Hannity–2,658,000 viewers (732,000) (1,102,000)
                      Larry King Live—1,761,000 viewers (449,000) (719,000)
                      Rachel Maddow Show –1,240,000 viewers (397,000) (656,000)
                      Saving GM: Inside Crisis–393,000 viewers (189,000) (246,000)
                      Lou Dobbs Tonight- 529,000 viewers (234,000) (299,000)

                      10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
                      On the Record w/Greta—1,847,000 viewers (487,000) (803,000)
                      Anderson Cooper 360—1,286,000 viewers (400,000) (613,000)
                      Countdown w/Keith Olbermann—720,000 viewers (230,000) (356,000)
                      On the Money—200,000 viewers (95,000) (130,000)
                      Nancy Grace –630,000 viewers (307,000) (394,000)

                      11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
                      Pres Obama News Conf– 1,311,000 viewers (407,000) (680,000)
                      Anderson Cooper 360 —868,000 viewers (293,000) (434,000)
                      Rachel Maddow Show –456,000 viewers (177,000) (235,000)
                      Mad Money- 155,000 viewers (73,000) (122,000)
                      Showbiz Tonight– 457,000 viewers (273,000) (320,000)

                      Private Site
                      http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/02/11/cable-news-ratings-for-tuesday-february-10/12678#more-12678
                      "Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
                      -Bokonon

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by DinoDoc View Post
                        Why would you want to put him on a network few right-wing wackjobs watch?
                        More importantly, why would they want to place themselves i na situation where they lose creative control of their program?
                        I'm consitently stupid- Japher
                        I think that opinion in the United States is decidedly different from the rest of the world because we have a free press -- by free, I mean a virgorously presented right wing point of view on the air and available to all.- Ned

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