Cenk Uygur of MSNBC does his best Howard Beale impersonation, explaining to his audience why he turned down an offer from MSNBC that would have paid him more money to have a smaller role that prevented him from being as hard on the Obama administration and other Democrats as he currently is. As Cenk puts it, he was asked by MSNBC’s President to stop being an outsider and start playing ball with the establishment.

I’m sorry to see Cenk leaving MSNBC, but very proud to see him taking a principled stand to defend his principles, his reputation, and his belief in questioning those in power.