Mika is trying WAY too hard to get a 'gotcha' moment. nt.

[wyldwolf]

[highplainsdem]

1. Yep.

[lagomorph777]

50. She seems to be pretty excited about getting Trump installed again.

Sheesh. How will that work out for her equality movement?

[spanone]

2. This is some crazy fucking shit.

[snowybirdie]

3. Just loved

her pleading, "why, why, why?". Way over the top!

[Freddie]

4. Yes

STFU Mika. She’s trying to get him flustered.

[phylny]

5. Yeah, this is ridiculous.

Her arms were crossed, she is really obnoxious at this point.

[highplainsdem]

6. She's harping on the records at the U of Delaware not being released. The original plan had been

to release them when Biden wasn't holding any public office, and his presidential run changed that, as it should have.

He keeps explaining, and she keeps repeating the dumb question.

[jmg257]

7. Not for nothing, Mika is being a real pain in the ass. nt

[riversedge]

8. Joe is handling it well.

[underpants]

9. She's trying to make her voice crack.

[cwydro]

10. She's trying to get him to lose his temper, I think.

He should put a stop to this.

It’s making him look weak imo.

[Kingofalldems]

37. No it isn't.

[cwydro]

67. Well, I hope everyone sees it your way.

I disliked her badgering him.

[dmr]

41. I don't think it makes him look weak. It made him look incredibly honest.

He stuck up for his values, and he defended himself, and didn't fall apart while being grilled.

I believe him - not because I want him to be my next president, but because he is believable, and he proved that this morning.

[Liberal In Texas]

11. C'mone Mika...how many times do you want the same answer?

This is painful to watch.

[highplainsdem]

12. She's saying now the university could just search for Reade's name, but Biden asks who'd do the

search.

And of course there could be lots of leaks from any such search, including fake news about the records, which couldn't be refuted without releasing all of them.

[dmr]

42. Exactly! n/t

[trof]

13. WTF has gotten into her?

Jeez.

[milestogo]

39. She's a snarky bitch. Nothing new.

[phylny]

14. I'm really over this.

[Zoonart]

19. I am too.

She and Joe were all buddied up with the pussy grabber, hanging out at his Florida shit hole right up until Trump insulter HER.

This spectacle makes me literally sick to my stomach. That maggot is in the whitehouse. people are dying.

[Glimmer of Hope]

15. Give it up. Geez.

[FloridaBlues]

16. Wow too bad she didn't grill trump this way

[RandiFan1290]

25. She promised trump easy questions. nt

[SCliberal91294]

17. Americans...

Our media is a shame. Just want the "gotcha moment". Nothing else matters.

[sop]

18. Hey Mika, grill your husband about Lori Klausutis, the intern found dead in his Florida office.

There's no proof that Scarborough had anything to do with it, but since Trump accused Joe of her murder, it must be investigated thoroughly.

[Zoonart]

20. THIS!

[uponit7771]

23. +1, right ... ask him the same question 20 times the same way. Biden has to say the words UNLESS

... after believe women is stupid on its face.

Believe people unless their story changes.

[still_one]

62. Not very nice sop, but appropriate

[sop]

65. Markos Moulitsas (Daily Kos) was banned from appearing on MJ after he brought up Klausutis.

Moulitsas said Scarborough was inflating the story about then Democratic Congressman Gary Condit and Chandra Levy, his missing and murdered intern. Moulitsas tweeted, “Like story of a certain dead intern,” a reference to the death of Scarborough’s staffer, Lori Klausutis, in 2001, when Scarborough was still in Congress.

Scarborough responded, "Unbelievable. You have a long history of spreading lies suggesting I am a murderer. This is the 3rd or 4th time by my count.” Moulitsas replied, “I’ve never suggested you’re a murderer. I’ve noted media hypocrisy in going after [Congressman] Gary Condit [whose intern, Chandra Levy, was murdered in 2001]. But he was Dem. You aren’t.”

[still_one]

66. interesting background Thanks

[Budi]

21. Defending Tara Reade against Joe Biden is harder than Mika thought it would be.

Mika knows Joe didn't do a thing to Reade.

[octoberlib]

22. Personnel records are kept at the National Archive

and journalists know that but they really , really want access to Biden’s papers at the library so they can root through them and But Her Emails Joe Biden until November.

[uponit7771]

24. +1, there will be wikileaks about the papers that MJ will take at face value. #ButteryMales

[Hav]

26. I can't watch but it sounds as if they try too hard finding something

that isn't there by playing investigative journalists. And although they've been anti-Trump, they've played their part in getting Trump nominated as I think they were some of his biggest cheerleaders and amplified his message. The mainstrem repubs and Fox as well, I think, didn't want Trump at all.

[MoonRiver]

27. She keeps asking the same question over and over again.

He keeps answering in the same way, but still she perseveres.

[SharonClark]

28. I think despite Mika's fake 'woman supporting'

cracking voice and teary eyed look, Biden did well and stood firm.

Mika is no journalist, she’s all about looking adoringly at screaming Joe Scar and selling her fake “supporting women” books. Her attack on Biden, and it was an attack, is all about self-promotion.

Biden knows the rules of being interviewed - don’t let the questions fluster you and make sure you say what you want to say and not what the interviewer wants you to say. He does that well.

Biden was not my first or even third choice but he is handling the Joe Scar interview very well and ending strong.

[Cha]

31. Good to know, Sharon.. thank you.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

40. +1

[lagomorph777]

54. Not my 1st or 3rd choice either but Joe impressed me greatly this morning.

He looks strong, clear, and consistent, and had everything together today.

If he can pass the Mika test, Fux news will be a snooze.

[helpisontheway]

29. I hope Biden never agrees to be on the show again. No time for Mika's gotcha moments. Nt

[Dem4Life1102]

30. She never questioned Trump like this about his accusers

And she appears to be trying to re-litigate the whole Kavanaugh accusation.

[DeterDeter]

32. it's not surprising

Mika's always been a bit of a weirdo on the show. Joe/the show always tried to brand her as The Democrat, but that was more of a marketing thing. She was a huuuuge fan of Palin in 2008, and that was all I ever needed to know regarding her judgement. They also tried to brand her as The Serious Journalist, but it didn't take long for me of watching from 2007-2010 to see that Mika wasn't quite a bright bulb.

[Liberal In Texas]

33. I think her aim was to keep goading him until they got a soundbite where he

either snapped back at her or said something that could be taken out of context as an admission of guilt.

[maxrandb]

34. Yes, this is how Mika saw her "moment" in her feeble mind

https://m.

[octoberlib]

35. This.

Link to tweet

?s=21



Mark my words: "what's in the records at Delaware" is going to be the new "what's in the emails?"

Regardless of whether there's a "there" there, we live in a climate where suspicion can be easily weaponized. See: Clinton, Hillary.


It's actually *not* inevitable. Know what could prevent it? Reporters could choose not to take the bait of bad faith critiques and actually learn a lesson from 2016.

Also remind me where Trump's tax returns are again?

[dmr]

46. That's what it sounds like.

Another 2016 rinse and repeat for 2020.

[Demsrule86]

36. He did great but I thimk I watch CNN Now. Mika behaved disgracefully.

Done with MSNBC.

[Cha]

38. Someone else commented on how Biden did well..

and that's good to know.

Lots of comments on how dastardly Mika was but not so much on how Biden was doing.

[sop]

43. Biden courageously agreed to be questioned about the Reade accusation on MJ's show. Joe denied

the accusation...repeatedly. Joe clearly stated all accusations of sexual abuse should be taken seriously and investigated thoroughly. Mika tried every way possible to find some hole in his denial and failed.

The "Delaware" thing is nonsense, but Trump will be tweeting about it any time now. I believe Trump should also agree to answer questions about all thirty of his own accusers. His next virus briefing would be a good place to start asking such questions right after he brings up the Reade accusation, which he will.

[phylny]

48. His answer, not that I think he has to answer, could be

"Sure, I'll open the Delaware files as soon as Donald Trump releases his tax forms. Next?"

[wishstar]

44. He spoke strongly and definitively but of course with some exasperation of her repeating questions

She was not able to get her gotcha moment as he was unwaverying and answered questions well.

[Happy Hoosier]

45. Calm down. I'm GLAD Mika was so aggressive.

Joe did well, and now no one can say they tossed him softballs.

Now he's addressed it. Time to move on.

[wyldwolf]

47. I am in no way agitated. So I don't need to 'calm down.' Thanks.

[Happy Hoosier]

49. HEH!

I'm glad. But ya were irritated enough to respond!

But my point is that if Joe is going to address this at all, then might as well rip the bandaid off and have some one press hard so ya just have to do it once.

My only criticism is that maybe he should let someone look through the Senate records. The question is who?

[wyldwolf]

52. HEH!

But ya were irritated enough to respond!

Responding doesn't take any level of irritation.

[Cha]

57. You don't have to be "irritated" to respond to

a post.

[MrsCoffee]

59. Calm down. Why are you making shit personal?

Now that is irritating.

[OnDoutside]

53. I agree. It wasn't easy and he responded well, which puts him in the best position after it.

[Ilsa]

51. Mika, you don't do searches for

spoons and forks in the bathroom. You don't look for baby formula in cement mixers. You don't look for Joe's music CDs and downloads in the sink garbage disposal (okay, maybe you should). And you don't look for personnel files in archives containing political records. Why is that so hard to understand? Why is it so hard to understand that JB doesn't want his professional records involving decisions, positions, the president, etc be taken and exploited out of context?

[lagomorph777]

58. He should open up the Delaware records,

just as soon as Trump releases his tax returns.

[Ilsa]

60. Yep. nt

[Sugarcoated]

55. Why did it sound like she was about to cry the whole interview?

It was a very weird interview...

[Dem4Life1102]

56. She's an idiot

A self important idiot.

[sop]

61. Had the Ukraine whistleblower not come forward last summer, exposing Trump's sleazy scheme

to smear Joe and Hunter Biden (which got Trump Impeached, mind you), right about now Mika and all the other corporate media personalities would be demanding Joe Biden address those accusations.

[still_one]

63. Good, and Biden handled it just fine

[Blue Owl]

64. Biden dropped the Mika

End of story.