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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMika Brzezinski Calls Out Mitt Romney For Lying About Seeking Out ‘Binders Full Of Women’
_____ How is that not a lie? she asked of Romneys binder comment. Can we go there, Halperin? When you say you sought out and then it turns that they were brought to you, thats not the truth. Correct?
Panelist Mark Halperin said he didnt think the binder comment should be the focus of the campaign, prompting Brzezinski to ask whether calling out lies wasnt their job as members of the media . . .
Brzezinski then pointed out that Romneys story also reveals that it took him until he was running for governor to realize theres not enough women in the workforce. Was there no one in his life who could have or would have pointed this out to him much earlier, she wondered. Plus, she continued, it turns out that he didnt even seek out more women himself those binders were, in fact, given to him (and his rival candidate) by womens organizations. Saying otherwise isnt merely a slip of the tongue, she concluded. Its an outright lie.
Host Joe Scarborough thought the whole discussion about binders reflected an act of desperation by Democrats. Brzezinski maintained that it was insulting for Romney to have made up a story in an attempt to reach out to women voters.
read/watch: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/mika-brzezinski-calls-out-mitt-romney-for-lying-about-seeking-out-binders-full-of-women/
Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)Morning Joe would be all over it if it was Obama!
City Lights
(25,171 posts)And despite what the dipshits around you say, yes, it is relevant.
Beady-eye and Markie are desperate to sweep this under Willard's rug and move on. Don't let them do it, Mika!
tanyev
(42,613 posts)edhopper
(33,615 posts)like Halperin and so many on CNN like Blitzer do not think out and out lying is a problem and don't think their job is to report it is a indictment of modern journalism.
LaurieNY
(1 post)Hey Girls:
Why not skip our 'morning joe' at Starbucks, i.e. the sponsor of Joe's show?
beac
(9,992 posts)I like your idea. Be sure to call your local Starbucks and explain that you are taking your binder full of money elsewhere until Joe recognizes that lying is not our cup of tea!
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)I would think that is news worthy
warrior1
(12,325 posts)he didn't answer the question of equal pay for women.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)And are trying to minimize this.
Our patriarchal notions are so deeply ingrained, its hard to see these truths sometimes but when the light shines in - even for one person like Mika Brzezinski, its a blessing.
I'll take it. Kick!
bigtree
(86,005 posts). . . of the need for more women at all levels of achievement in the workplace, business, government, and everywhere else that promises productive and meaningful challenges and opportunities.