Yeah, the Young Turks is a classic case of buying into your own hype and not realizing what made you successful. They started out as kind of an internet counter to major media outlets.
People were tired of having to sift through lies and slant, and their show cut through that and presented current stories in a brash, straight forward manner. The problem is Cenk and assumedly the producers thought it was his over the top, sarcastic, comedic (see: not comedic) delivery that made them popular.
News flash, nobody was checking you guys out for D level news delivery and over the top sarcasm. They were checking you out for the no bull**** approach and a willingness to skewer major corporations/figures without fear of media bosses/corporate sponsors reacting poorly and therefore diluting the delivery of the news.
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