Morning Joe's All Bush-Bashing Lineup

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

The big story this morning is President Bush's remarks to the Israeli Knesset invoking the example of Hitler to warn against the appeasement of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In the opening segment, from Mika Brzezinski [subbing for Joe Scarborough and seen in file photo] to Willie Geist to Pat Buchanan to Mike Barnicle to David Shuster, nary a word in defense of Bush was heard, with Shuster twice referring to Bush's remarks as "grotesque." The only slight straying from Bush-bashing orthodoxy was Barnicle's observation that when he first heard of the remarks, he took them as aimed at Jimmy Carter, not Barack Obama.

A show purporting to have any semblance of balance would surely have a defender, if not of Bush, then at least of John McCain [who has reacted approvingly to Bush's comments] as a subsequent guest on today's show. Well, here's the guest lineup that Mika announced:

* Bill Richardson--Obama endorser * Joe Biden--who has called Bush's remarks "bull----" * Susan Rice--Obama foreign policy advisor * Jonathan Alter--liberal pundit and occasional Olbermann sidekick

[Rational Thought]

NBC (MSNBC) IS heavily invested in Obama for it's financial future. Needing a diversion to cover up for their candidates short comings and to take the scrutiny away, they're back into attack Bush mode.

[RoadTest]

“Mika Brzezinski “

Any relation to Comrade Zbiggy?

[ricks_place]

Morning Joe is completely unwatchable. Joe Scarborough seemed sane on Scarborough Country but on Morning Joe, he is either MSNBC crazy or inane through MSNBC career or salary inducements.

[RedEyeJack]

As McCain asked.... What are you going to say? It is egomaniac-like for anyone to think that they can persuade someone like Almeinijad (sp) through their unassailable rhetoric to change his policies.

[advertising guy]

Pat Buchanan makes me want to throw pitchforks at him....what a fraud and POS he has become....

[Ditter]

We sat for over an hour yesterday in a doctor's office and had to listen to CNN and it was the same. Wolf Blitzed was OUTRAGED. I think I will write a letter to President Bush today to tell him how much we support him. He needs the encouragement.

[Miss Didi]

For some crazy reason, Fox News is black on our cable this morning (Time Warner claims it’s a missing channel problem...whatever). So I thought I’d watch Morning Joe as I’ve heard it’s a good show. I was screaming after 30 seconds...the Bush bashing was out of control, especially from our buddy Pat.

[Coldwater Creek]

Daughter!

[onguard]

“But simply “talking” to Hamas et al. and thinking that that will make them stop killing innocents and plotting to kill even more doesn’t have a very a good track record.”

Agreed. I’m just saying that merely talking to someone is not appeasement. It’s not the same as telling Hitler he can have Austria.

[fml]

You said it!!