The Left loves to portray themselves as the champions of the downtrodden, the working man, and those oppressed by the rich elite.
Enter Cenk Uygur… rich, leftist elitist extraordinaire.
Of course, many know Cenk as that eccentric loudmouth from “The Young Turks” talk show. Personally, I think his combative persona is a front… the essence of his schtick. He also pulls some crazy stunts, like recently posting a video with the title that “Cenk’s home” got raided in connection to the feds investigating NYC Mayor Eric Adams.[1] Of course, that didn’t happen, but who cares? He also tries to highlight his immigrant background and his Progressive bona fides… he was a big supporter of Bernie Sanders. But don’t let the act fool you… Cenk Uygur is a well-to-do elitist through and through.
From the best that I can research at this time, he owns at least two homes, one in New Jersey and the other in California, though he may have recently sold the former at just over $1 million. The one in California is a modest affair, being just under 2,200 square feet. Of course, it does have a pool and hot tube, and is currently valued at $2.3 million, which is twice what he paid for it about ten years ago. Though small compared to the home in New Jersey, he’s living the life of Riley in California.[2] In addition, Cenk is married to a hot girl and has a beautiful family, and Wendy runs her own social services business.
I would say I’m happy for him, but I can’t. That’s because Cenk has more than me, and that makes him, per his own “Progressive” ideology, one of the elite rich who needs to be stripped of their wealth by direct action of the state.
Over the years, I’ve encountered others just like him, people like so-called “evangelist” Tony Campolo. I once saw a video of him saying that if you owned a BMW you couldn’t be a Christian.[3] I managed to run down his email and contacted him. Campolo was very gracious in his replies, though he couldn’t answer the points I made… that it was clear he had a nicer home and car than myself, and therefore, by his own judgment, couldn’t be a Christian.
And therein lies the problem with the Progressives and Leftists. To them, anyone with more wealth than themselves is “the rich,” and therefore should be plundered by the state for the sake of creating “equality.” That is, of course, unless the “evil rich” are paying the freight for the Progressive. Then they are wonderful people who should be lauded. Cenk has been more than happy to support wealthy Neocons like John McCain, and is now a backer of the person who claims she’s black.[4]
And this brings me to my key point: since Cenk has more than I do, he should share it with me, so that we are “equal.” So Cenk… if you happen to see this column, please contact the editor to get in touch with me. I would love to hear from you.
But I’m not holding my breath. With Progressives like Cenk Uygur, it’s “what’s mine is mine, and what’s yours is negotiable… or better yet, also mine.”
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- Here’s the link, but avoid it as pure “click bait”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEXoeqNYuxY ↑
- Yes, I’ve done the research. But I would never dox him or his family. His own public biographical information indicates he lives in California, is married to Wendy Long and has two children. ↑
- Unfortunately, I cannot cite the precise video title. I saw it when teaching school in the late 1990s. ↑
- McCain’s net worth was once listed at over $14 million. https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/john-mccain/net-worth?cid=N00006424 . Not bad for a life in the military and politics! As for Harris, she came in at a paltry $3.5 million in 2018. https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/kamala-harris/net-worth?cid=N00036915 . Harris’s net worth reportedly declined from $8.5 million in 2016. Of course, one has to ask how she collected a net worth of $8.5 million on salaries as an elected official and government bureaucrat. Of course, it may have come from her 2014 marriage to Doug Emhoff. ↑