Quotes from Cenk Uygur

It is inconceivable that CNN's morning show or any other show could be anything but horribly boring. Why? Because they won't let anyone take risks.

Liberty is the most important thing.

Why do millennials like Bernie Sanders so much? I love that this is a mystery to Washington. It's the authenticity, stupid.

I think defeating Fox - and more importantly, getting the rest of the media to understand they do not do legitimate news - is very important. I hope to do that through pointing out their hypocrisy, propaganda, and general foolishness. But I also plan to beat them in the ratings and make them fear me.

Donald Trump didn't go to Vietnam. He said he had a medical problem. He got a medical deferment. Now his doctor says he's the healthiest man alive.

I had one of the best nights of my life at Mardi Gras.

Obama spent the first two years of his administration practicing political unilateral disarmament.

The Democratic Party takes huge amounts of cash from corporations and unions to vote a certain way.

I didn't just graduate from Stanford with a really good idea and a good dad.

I want to steer the national conversation in the right direction, from my point of view. I want to get under Robert Gibbs' skin and Rahm Emanuel's skin and Barack Obama's skin.

I think the rise of progressives is the biggest storyline there is, whether it's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or Kara Eastman or Randy Bryce, Richard Ojeda - real populist progressives that are willing to actually fight for the progressive message rather than the lukewarm establishment Democrats.

Do you see Fox News go after Republican officials all the time? No, you almost never see that. You see them do that to Trump administration officials almost never.

I know why politicians want to go on TV: that's where really old people are. And old people vote.

Republicans, Democrats, libertarians, and independents all agree on only one thing - our national politicians are bought.

I'm a huge optimist.

I find the Democratic party overall, on a macro level, to be institutionally corrupt.

TV has made everyone so vanilla it's nearly impossible to tell one anchor apart from another.

You know what's a savvy business move? Making a profit.

I was always kind of a loudmouth to the point where I annoyed my teachers and friends.

If I get something wrong on air, I get 1,000 emails correcting me instantly, and most of our story suggestions come from viewers.

Trump is a maniac.

I have always believed in the marketplace of ideas.