Cenk: Why Not Treat Leaker Bradley Manning Like 'Hero'?
Cenk Uygur can't figure out why accused Army leaker Bradley Manning isn't being treated like a "hero". Seriously.
Uygur's guest on his MSNBC show this evening was P.J. Crowley, the former State Department spokesman who was forced out of his post for publicly criticizing the treatment of Manning while in detention awaiting trial.
Cenk whined as to why Manning isn't being accorded the "hero" treatment that Daniel Ellsberg received from some for his leak of the Pentagon Papers back in the Vietnam day. But P.J. presumably surprised Cenk, strongly supporting the prosecution of Manning, saying he "caused damage to the United States and our interests around that world," and that his "prosecution is quite necessary."
View video after the jump.
Watch a clueless Uygur wonder why Manning, accused of violating his soldier's oath and harming the interests of our country, isn't being treated like a "hero."
CENK UYGUR: P.J., talk to me about this. When Ellsberg did the leaks, by a lot of the country he was seen as a hero, because he let us know what was going on, and it was important in figuing out, democracy, which way we should go. And he didn't have any of this. Now, you have a leak, and, my God, the reaction is like he's the Unabomber. What's changed in this country that there's such a stark difference in that period of time?
P.J. CROWLEY: Well, I want to be clear: I believe in this prosecution. I believe it's important that we protect our secrets. I believe that the leak of these documents to WikiLeaks has in fact caused damage to the United States and our interests around the world.
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We may rue the day we ended DADT in the military.
Submitted by merly1 on Thu, 04/14/2011 - 9:22pm.
Gays historically have been big risk takers, and unfortunately in the job market the reckless behavior of gays can have devastating effects, ie like this case. Another case in point--> the massive, decades-long ephebophilia scandal that brought the Catholic Church to its proverbial knees, again the product of gay priests targeting adolescent males. Hero behavior? Hardly.
While many gay males are outstanding citizens, and daring behavior often can pay off handsomely, say in a Hollywood or Wall Street career, it is amazing the positive and negative impact a mere 2% demographic can have in America. Good luck to us all................................
Don't Know What to Think, Cenk
Submitted by IrateNate on Thu, 04/14/2011 - 9:25pm.
But it's probably the same reason nobody treats you like an intelligent or credible "journalist".
It amazes me that,..
Submitted by briefsynopsis on Thu, 04/14/2011 - 9:57pm.
This kids family has not gotten him a lawyer that would insist that the initial report on him was wrong,... and he is really a Muslim that is being denied his prayer rug, and Koran, and by being kept naked the whole Abu Gharab thing is stil hidden and alive! (course,.. he would then be sentenced to a life of walking that talk,... which is hard for a leftie to do, seeing how they have so little faith of THAT variety).
One slick lawyer with this Administrations bent and the Kid will walk!
wait for it,....wait for it,.....
Why Manning isn't a hero
Submitted by Demonhunter on Thu, 04/14/2011 - 10:15pm.
Open note to Cenk.
Manning isn't a hero, because he's a F*#@*&# traitor to his country.
That you don't get that shows what a "great American" you are. (Brain dead as well)
Manning is a traitor, and
Submitted by VBaxter on Thu, 04/14/2011 - 10:29pm.
Manning is a traitor, and Cenk is a traitor.
Ron Paul 2012
once again...
Submitted by OldJoe on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 2:26am.
A village in Turkey is missing their idiot.
I have a idea, lets hang him
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 2:43am.
I have a idea, lets hang him high.
In public.
Submitted by Red Jeep on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 7:14am.
Today. No hood.
Actually the answer is
Submitted by MichaelPaladin on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 6:53am.
Actually the answer is simple................
The Pentagon Papers was done under a Republican Administration, WikiLeaks was done under a Democrat Administration.
Just think if Manning had released all of this while Bush was still president, he would have been a hero of the left, guess Uygur didn't get the memo.
I agree Michael
Submitted by sentry_99 on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 7:09am.
I would love to see how a...hmmm....shoe thrower would be treated by the media if the shoes were aimed at Obamas head.
Because he betrayed his oath
Submitted by johnsonl on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 7:02am.
to his country, Cenk. But you wouldn't know anything about loyalty, would you?
Oh no, johnson.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 10:33am.
I have a feeling that old Ka-chink is VERY loyal; just not to the USA!
I still want to know if he is a Muslim or a Southern Baptist.
Listening to his blabber for five minutes and you know where the expression, "You stupid Turkey" came from.
Anti-American interests
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 7:40am.
It's funny how the MSM, including this sinking idiot, have vested interests in hurting the country. This is true because of their support behind the Chairman. So support for this traitor is no surprise.
I really wish someone or at least some of these guests like crowley would call them on it. It'd be sauce for the goose.
-Jon
Dean Wormer...
Submitted by adamsmith on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 9:00am.
As Dean Wormer would say, "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life,son".....Although it would have been like this for Jerk, I mean Jenk, "Fat, Communist and Retarded is no way to go through life son"........
Cenk applauds and supports
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 9:34am.
Cenk applauds and supports those like him: traitorous little turds & turncoats who will sell our country out to our enemies for greed, hatred and/or a mistaken sense of duty.
If there was a
Submitted by misterbee241 on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 10:18am.
"like" button, I'd click yours.
Elsberg was
Submitted by misterbee241 on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 10:18am.
a traitor but the anti-war anti-Nixon media did not see it that way. It was they that made Elsberg a hero.
Errrrr, maybe not
Submitted by Tomorama on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 10:39am.
Someone mentioned What would happen if someone threw a shoe at Obambi?
They actually were burning him in effigy and throwing shoes at the burning effigy a few weeks back in the middle east while violently protesting the "one who we have been waiting for".
It was all over the ne.......................................................................................................................
Why not treat....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 10:39am.
moron Uygur, oh, excuse me - I meant "intellectually challenged" - as a genius?
Why not?
Submitted by Patriot II on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 11:33am.
Treat him like a traitor ....stand him against a wall and shoot the s.o.b.!!!
Benedict Arnold was a hero too!
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 3:57pm.
I guess, according to Cenk, we should revise our views of Benedict Arnold for reveling the location, strengths, and movements of our troop to the enemy and claim him as a True American Hero. After all, he was just telling the truth!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Cenk Uygur is an America-hating, enemy-coddling traitor
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 3:57pm.
The fact that he is defending a fellow America-hating, enemy-coddling traitor comes as no surprise.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November