HuffPost's Ryan Grim Talks With MSNBC's Cenk Uygur About A Possible Government Shutdown (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post's Ryan Grim spoke to MSNBC's Cenk Uygur about the possibility of a government shutdown and the GOP's proposed budget cuts.

Grim explained that John Boehner is "crafting his budget with the audience in mind of his Tea Party caucus. And as long as he's doing that, as long as he's trying to pass a bill through the House with only Republican votes, he's not going to get it through the Senate and this isn't a serious negotiation until he decides that he's going to have to pick up say 40, 50 Democratic votes and then start whipping Republicans hard," explained Grim.

On the topic of the GOP's proposed budget cuts, Grim said, "it's not a controversial thing to say that these cuts will cost thousands of jobs."

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Comments

[flossophy]

09:17 AM on 04/07/2011

"What's going on here? Why is it so much different today than it was back then?"

A: Today we have Fox News... back in 1995, there was no mainstream non-Liberal network.

[Mistinguette Grandison]

08:29 AM on 04/06/2011

The more I see incidences like this, the more my stomach cringes.

[ThomasVeil]

06:43 AM on 04/06/2011

The weird thing is - I see the clips often, but I cant find the name. It does never say there - unless "the place for politics" is supposed to be a show name. It is also not listed on the MSNBC webpage for streaming the shows.

[james rimes]

02:24 AM on 04/06/2011

Ben Bernanke Fleeces the US for another 600 Billion just a few months ago...No one said anything.. Now the Government will Shut Down over 60 Billion?? That's the Hank Paulson argument..!!!!

[JDINTX]

02:05 AM on 04/06/2011

Cenk Uygur makes Rick Sanchez look like Edward R Murrow. Luckily you can go on his show, safe in the knowledge that no one is watching.

[et q]

03:57 AM on 04/06/2011

I apologize for the homesch ooled from my state, as if a fokkksbot could tell you about the news

[Bobbie Jean Pentecost]

08:03 AM on 04/06/2011

Cenk is intelligent, truthful, corrects himself when he is wrong, and draws logical conclusions from facts. I can evidence this in a number of ways. What evidence do you have to buttress your argument?

[JDINTX]

02:49 PM on 04/06/2011

And he probably is nice to his mother, but I knew Walter Cronkite, and Madam, Cenk Uygur
is no Cronkite!.......or Al Roker for that matter.

btw, have you nothing better to do in the afternoon?

[Richypc]

01:58 AM on 04/06/2011

Cenk makes a load of mistakes, he needs to relax and take his time. He could end up being Rick Sanchez 2.0

[MilesToGo]

01:53 AM on 04/06/2011

There is nothing new under the sun. The Republican political and economic strategies once again parallel exactly those of Hoover in 1931 & 32. What's disconcerting if the fact that far too many Democrats, this time, are buying into such vacuousness. The answers to achieving economic recovery are so plainly obvious--as Nobel economic laureates inform us--that one must wonder if in fact the Republicans actually want to see continued failure. It seems likely.

[mindoro33]

01:23 AM on 04/06/2011

Go, Cenk!

[JDINTX]

02:06 AM on 04/06/2011

Ooh, Cenk's fan.......or his mom

[Pumpsie]

01:04 AM on 04/06/2011

Sirota nailed it. Either Obama doesn't understand "Negotiation 101" or he's actually in cahoots with the right wing of the Republican Party. Personally, I don't believe he's that stupid. I believe he's a scoundrel, pretending to be "for the people" while actually doing the bidding of the economic elites as much as Boehner is. The next time he stands up against the wishes of the international and central banks will be the first time in his Presidency.

[nelarcadio]

12:26 AM on 04/06/2011

That's Cenk Uygur. Except for the recent Libyan coverage, he's been beating CNN in that time slot. He also gets about the same ratings as Chris Mathews, and that's despite the lack of promotion given to him by MSNBC. He started on public access, onto the most viewed internet news show in the world The Young Turks, and now he has an opportunity on national TV. He's a real grassroots progressive voice that challenges the establishment, whether they be democrat or republican.

[Robert McCausland]

06:47 PM on 04/06/2011

nelarcadio: You say Cenk Uygur started out on public access TV? That's neat - if it's true. What's your source on that? It's not mentioned on the Wikipedia page about him. ~ Rob

[Qmark]

12:18 AM on 04/06/2011

Cenk is the man. He cuts the BS out of the news. Keep it coming Cenk.

[Horatio Nelson]

11:45 PM on 04/05/2011

A government shut-down will only harm the vulnerable, disenfranchised, and voiceless - conservatism as usual.

[katooom]

10:37 PM on 04/05/2011

wow, msnbc is really having to reach to the bottom of the barrel. who is this guy?

[BUJIN]

11:18 PM on 04/05/2011

Are you kidding! That is Cenk Uyger from The Young Turks! TYT!

[Candide33]

11:47 PM on 04/05/2011

Fanned for knowing who Cenk is :)

[woodnwire]

09:20 AM on 04/06/2011

great show. trolls don't like it. i think it has something to do with his funny name ? and he tells the truth

[Iccarus]

11:27 PM on 04/05/2011

I don't know, I really like his style, he's kind of like the regular guy that actually has a brain. I think allot of people will like this guy.

[JDINTX]

02:09 AM on 04/06/2011

Yes, but who's brain does he have and when does it have to be returned?"

[footer313]

10:00 PM on 04/05/2011

Who is Cenk Uyger?

[imfedup]

10:29 PM on 04/05/2011

I know you know how to use the Google:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/21/cenk-uygur-joins-msnbc_n_772147.html

[Rynox]

10:00 PM on 04/05/2011

It's going to happen because both parties think they can use it to their benefit. The real impact and harm of a government shut down is the last thing on congress's mind. They only care about one thing: themselves.