VIDEO : Kicking out the Liberals from MSNBC : Cenk Uygur On Leaving MSNBC: Network Told Me To 'Tone It Down,' Didn't Want To 'Challenge Power' - after the expulsion of Keith Olbermann this is Repulsive and Ugly

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This is the second prominent liberal progressive host of MSNBC that receives a pink slip in the last few weeks.

Cenk Uygur leaves MSNbc after he was told that he was too combative towards "those in power." Cenk had a lnegthy struggle with MSNBC management who wanted him to be more buttoned down.

Uygur said that, in April, MSNBC president Phil Griffin called him in for a talk. Griffin allegedly told him that "people in Washington" were concerned with his tone on the show.

"'Outsiders are cool, but we're the establishment,'" Griffin said, according to Uygur, who said he was also told to book more Republicans on the show. He claimed to have been stunned by the conversation, and said he ignored Griffin's advice.

Why Cenk Uygur Left0 MSNBC - Part 1



Uploaded by TheYoungTurks on Jul 20, 2011

Cenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) explains why he turned down a new, significantly larger MSNBC contract after hosting a prime-time show on the network that was beating CNN in the key demo ratings.

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