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Defiant Morning Joe Defends Burying Weiner-gate
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 06/08/2011 5:20:08 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Yesterday, this column jibed Joe Scarborough & Co. for blacking out, during Morning Joe's first half-hour, coverage of Anthony Weiner's epic news conference of the day before.

Today, a defiant Scarborough dismissed the criticism the show received, boasting "we'll talk about what we feel like talking about."

When the show opened today, it at first seemed that Scarborough was about to make amends for yesterday's poor news judgment. But Joe's mock contrition was just a set-up for a joke.

View video here.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: davidgregoryswife; fanniemae; msm; nbccoverup; scarborough; switchtoanythingelse; switchtograsshopper; switchtomusic; switchtonewsubject; switchtopenisgate; switchtoweather; switchtoweinergate; weinergate
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To: Lazamataz
The MSM buried his dead-body-in-his-office news.

So did my brain - I'd forgotten that old nugget.

21 posted on 06/08/2011 5:54:18 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Blue Highway

I’d go so far as to say he is the Jim Jeffords or Arlen Spector of talk show television. To me you don’t switch from a conservative to a liberal, as that would mean you were never a conservative to begin with. Also who is that stupid to do so? Clearly it is not money as he is still with that sinking ship of a network PMSNBC


22 posted on 06/08/2011 5:55:30 AM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
MSNBC's resident "conservative" to former President Bill Clinton 9/23/2010:

"Because sitting here listening to you talk – I know there are a lot of people that are opinion leaders and shapers that watch this show, that are just sitting there thinking "Why can't he run for President in a couple of years?"... I was just going to say, does it make sense – because listening to you talk right now, you've always been known as the brightest, the first-class, however you want to put it – but you've had the ability the past decade to go all around the world, start this initiative, understand issues – you've understood issues better than anyone in Washington, when you were President."

Hope you saved your blue dress, Joe.

23 posted on 06/08/2011 5:57:11 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Joe Scarborough and a few other congressmen suddenly abandoned their bids for re-election during the summer that Chandra Levy was killed and suspicion fell on Representative Gary Condit - 2001.

I believe that many congressmen were feeling the heat of their behavior in DC becoming public. And I believe that Joe Scarborough was at the top of this list.

Nothing was ever published about his behavior while away from his family, but we did not have twitter ten years ago.

His support, by omission, of his contemporary congressman, Arnold Weiner, probably relates to what was going on in DC ten years ago.


24 posted on 06/08/2011 6:01:25 AM PDT by maica ( Multiculturalism is the smiley face of totalitarianism.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
The 'Daivd Brooks' of Cable News.
25 posted on 06/08/2011 6:08:04 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: governsleastgovernsbest; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; calcowgirl; ...
I saw liberals/progressives on MSNBC say that they want Weiner (great name to have for this scandle LOL) out because he is blocking their #1 campaign issue from being talked about: the Ryan medicare plan. Weiner is sucking up all the media attention and Democrats cant get their Ryan wants to kill seniors to pay for tax cuts on the rich 2012 message out.
26 posted on 06/08/2011 6:13:43 AM PDT by sickoflibs (If you pay zero Federal income taxes, don't say you are paying your 'fair share')
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To: Alberta's Child
"I wonder what kind of skeletons Scarborough has in his closet from his days in D.C.?"

Female.

27 posted on 06/08/2011 6:17:14 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: The Bronze Titan

>>> Joe Scarborough is the ‘Ariana Huffington’ with a ‘male’ part.>>>

Are you sure about that? Far as I know, we’ve got no twitter pics of Joe’s male part.


28 posted on 06/08/2011 6:19:14 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (American Thinker Columnist / Rush ghost contributor)
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To: Lazamataz

“FORT WALTON BEACH, FL. - Lori Klausutis, a 28-year-old office worker for Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-Fl), was found dead in the congressman’s district office. Police said preliminary findings from the medical examiner’s office showed no foul play or any outward indication of suicide.”


29 posted on 06/08/2011 6:23:01 AM PDT by sweetiepiezer (I have a Pal In Sarah.)
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To: C. Edmund Wright
-"...we’ve got no twitter pics of Joe’s male part.

So true! Then, I say that this defendant is presumed innocent of the charges until evidence proves otherwise!

30 posted on 06/08/2011 6:26:13 AM PDT by The Bronze Titan
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To: sickoflibs; Condor51; Grampa Dave; governsleastgovernsbest; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; ...
Liberals/progressives say that they want Weiner OUT b/c his sexcapades are blocking their #1 campaign issue---Ryan wanting to "kill" seniors.

You can bet Ohaha is getting nervous----his reelection chances are already practically nil. Having Weiner as the lead story endangers him and Democrats.

In fact, I believe Weiner's staying put as a strategy----knowing they'll buy him out.

Remember how Rahm got the gate AND the mayoralty of Chicago? You can bet Weiner won't go until he gets enough money to makeup for the earmarks he's been pilfering.

Watch Weiner score several high paying sinecures---maybe a cable talk show, a makework, no-show job at a NY govt agency, a tax-exempt "foundation to help" victims of sex crimes (funded with Soros money).

31 posted on 06/08/2011 6:30:47 AM PDT by Liz ( A taxpayer voting for Obama is like a chicken voting for Col Sanders.)
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To: Liz

Weiner was one of their best political attack dogs too. You got admit, he has the perfect name for this scandle.


32 posted on 06/08/2011 6:43:40 AM PDT by sickoflibs (If you pay zero Federal income taxes, don't say you are paying your 'fair share')
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I wonder what the main topic morning joe was on the day after Larry wide step Craig got caught in the airport bathroom tapping his foot?


33 posted on 06/08/2011 6:45:20 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (zero hates Texas and we hate him back.)
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To: sickoflibs

Fledgling actors should watch him do his “attack dog” act on the floor of the House.

It’s a valuable acting lesson.

I wonder what he ingests to get himself into attack dog mode?

Maybe he looks at his Tweets (/snix).


34 posted on 06/08/2011 6:58:34 AM PDT by Liz ( A taxpayer voting for Obama is like a chicken voting for Col Sanders.)
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To: Liz

Great post.


35 posted on 06/08/2011 7:00:14 AM PDT by COUNTrecount (Barry...above his poi grade.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“A lot of people thanked us” is another way of saying many Democrats watch the show and we don’t want to upset our constituency.


36 posted on 06/08/2011 7:03:49 AM PDT by Blind Eye Jones
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Mark..can you search your records, or the tapes of how much time the show devoted to the Chris Lee incident..and maybe the Larry Craig one as well?


37 posted on 06/08/2011 7:11:29 AM PDT by ken5050 (Save the Earth..It's the only planet with chocolate!!!)
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To: ken5050; governsleastgovernsbest
I wonder what the main topic morning joe was on the day after Larry wide step Craig got caught in the airport bathroom tapping his foot?

I was wondering the same thing regarding Craig and the shirtless guy (Chris Lee?). I'd love to see these useful idiots outed on their hypocrisy.

38 posted on 06/08/2011 8:57:50 AM PDT by truthkeeper ( Life is a pre-existing condition - Rush Limbaugh)
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To: sickoflibs; governsleastgovernsbest
You got admit, he has the perfect name for this scandle.

Just heard this on the radio and had a good laugh:

PELOSI CALLS FOR WEINER PROBE

39 posted on 06/08/2011 10:39:38 AM PDT by demkicker (Helping Democrats Become Extinct - Politically Not Literally!)
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To: sickoflibs; governsleastgovernsbest; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; DoughtyOne; calcowgirl; Liz

How long until Wienerschnitzel comes out with the “foot-long Weiner weener?”


40 posted on 06/08/2011 1:41:02 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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