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| My hero: Cenk Uygur |
I never watch election stuff. It's too boring. But for some reason I turned on the TV last night and ended up watching the Iowa Caucus coverage on Current TV. It was great! This shocks me but I have to admit the truth: I loved it.
I felt like I was hanging out with a bunch of progressive friends. It wasn't boring in any way. In addition to Cenk and Al, Jennifer Granhold was one of the three main moderators. She was new to me and I enjoyed her, as well. She's getting her own show on Current TV very soon. I swear, they've snatched all the good people. They've even got David "the Clintons are pimping Chelsea out" Schuster. I love the guy.
Al Gore took a few years to smack his channel into shape, but it's official: he's done it. Current TV is a great TV destination. If you haven't checked it out yet, do. If nothing else, watch The Young Turks at 7 pm weeknights. Great stuff!
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I've been watching the show every chance I get, which is not often enough. It's great. I had no idea about Al Gore's involvement with the network. I just read that he is involved with Apple too.
Al Gore is such a diplomat. He would never say anything awful about anyone. It's not in his repertoire. And yet Current TV is his network -- and who does he hire but Cenk Uygur, Keith Olbermann, and David Schuster, all extremely outspoken progressives who tell it like it is. I guess in a sense they're his alter ego. Their job is to say the things he won't say himself.
I don't mean to take anything away from Gore, who's incredibly smart and would have been a great president. He's also the man who told the world about climate change, and now he's created a viable progressive network. Go, Al.
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