What is your opinion of Joe Scarborough?

[kentuck]

From what I have seen of him, he is nothing but a loud-mouthed bully.

He intimidates most guests that are on his show simply by screaming louder than anyone else. He seems to think the loudest person is always right?

Why does MSNBC keep him on the air? He is nothing but a mouthpiece for the Republican right-wing noise machine.

Do you see any redeeming qualities in him?

[NNN0LHI]

1. No redeeming qualities whatsoever, Sir

He is pond scum.

Don

[LeftofObama]

2. I'm normally not a violent person

but I would love to slap that smirk off of his face!

[The Magistrate]

3. A Pustule, Sir, Badly in Need Of Being Popped....

[Cleita]

4. Pond scum would shun him. n/t

[Politicalboi]

5. Murderer

And a liar.

[HipChick]

6. I can't get past Dead Intern

[DLevine]

19. You and me both. n/t

[Bohunk68]

56. Yup

That's why I always call him Dead Intern Joe. I never watch the murdering slob. Or, for that matter, Chris "Mandibular Masturbator" Matthews.

[Rex]

7. Murderer.

nt.

[librechik]

8. That's about right. Oh, and it's a crime that he gets paid millions

for his unrepentant whining and propaganda, not to mention frequent guest Aunt Betsy (Pat Buchanan)

[Icicle]

9. Well

I must admit I have seen him act like a real human being a couple of times.
But those few times are completely eclipsed by his normal, everyday, loud-mouthed right-wingnuttery.

[jp11]

16. This.

I've seen him behave 'reasonably' on occasion only to be a RW tool/mouthpiece others. He seems to blow RW when it 'matters' and behave as a 'moderate/reasonable' republican when it makes him look good and won't hurt a republican he's for.

[polichick]

10. Yep - right wing loud talker, always trying to keep his guests...

...from being heard. Don't understand why anyone wants to be a guest - or why Mika stays on the show. Surely she could get another gig - one that doesn't require her to be seen and not often heard.

One redeeming quality is that he sometimes calls out his party.

[JDPriestly]

40. It's the way he treats Mika that makes me think he is a blow-hard windbag.

I have wondered whether she stays on the show simply so that women will know what an obnoxious man he is. It's as if by sitting there, quietly, intelligently commenting when permitted to do so by the boss, she reminds of just what the world was like for women when male misogynists ran it.

[polichick]

49. She recently published a book called KNOWING YOUR VALUE...

Made me think she'd be a better example if she didn't let herself be so degraded on that show. I'd feel better if she was there for the reason you suggest - if not, then she really doesn't know her value.

[amerikat]

11. Morning Jackass?

Water boy for the GOP.

[virgogal]

12. No opinion---never watched him.

[NWHarkness]

13. Snooty frat boy bully

The discussion on his show always sounds to me like a bunch of privileged frat boys sneering at those they think are beneath them. He gets on there with jerks like serial plagiarist Mike Barnicle and toadie Willie Geist and they just mock anyone who disagrees with them.

And Mika sits there and acts like his bused spouse. You know, for balance.

[BlueToTheBone]

14. I wonder what he had to do with the death of his intern.

Other than that, he's a nasty republican.

[Laurian]

15. Self absorbed blowhard....

[Ikonoklast]

17. I scrape less vile things off of my shoe than Dead Intern Joe.

One day he will meet the wrong person, you know, the one your Daddy warned you about.

[butterfly77]

18. Big mouth,bully..

liar,hypocrite who throws temper tantrums when things don't go his way. Intimidator,uses this method everyday with help from the boys around the table who seem to be afraid of him.

Use his lapdogs as his yes men (harold ford) to agree with all of the nonsense. Thinks he knows every damn thing and leaves the set when he knows he can't mentally defeat a guest.

Expect him to become more unraveled as we get closer to the election and I hope more of the guests push his buttons. I have been waiting for his temper to get the best of him and hoping he gets his ass kicked on air that would be my dream show.

I have been wishing for this for a long time same thing for Slannity..

[EFerrari]

20. When I saw him in a different context,

as a color man for the 2006 elections on another channel, he was smart, thoughtful and intuitive. I couldn't believe my ears and eyes. But after that, it was clear he plays a character on his Morning Ho show and a disgusting one at that. I can't watch it.

[hobbit709]

21. oxygen stealing waste

[bigwillq]

22. Not a fan

So I choose not to watch.

[JitterbugPerfume]

23. Thank goodness for Stephanie Miller on Current TV

in the AM

JOE is way to creepy

[One of the 99]

24. He can't handle that a guy who was a State Senator

when he was a big shot Congressman is not the President while he is stuck co-hosting the #5 morning news show.

[HarveyDarkey]

25. Smarmy is the first word that comes to mind

[tularetom]

26. Bad as he is he's no worse than the POS who was on before him

Can't think of his name right off but he used to sit in the studio wearing a cowboy hat and a heavy coat. He looked like he was half dead.

Got kicked off for making some racist remark about a women's basketball team.

I don't think MSNBC cares who's on that show. They run it live on the west coast (starts at 3 AM) so very few people watch it out here. If it was any good they'd run it tape delayed at 6 AM.

The only place I ever see anybody refer to the Morning Joke show is here on DU. Not sure anybody else even watches it.

[livetohike]

27. Haven't watched his show since Bill Press has a show on Current TV at that time

For the past couple of years, the show was going stale. Mika sits there with this "Nancy Reaganesque" look on her face as she stares lovingly at Joe.

I have no idea how he got a show in the first place. Who cares about his 20 years ago experience as a Congressperson? Really. That was a long time ago.

[Kahuna]

28. He tries really hard to appear to be an enlightened, moderate. conservative...

He is often embarrassed by the antics of his repuke brethern and the tea party.. However, when push comes to shove he will always spout the pevailing repuke spin. He wants to be a leader, but the only follower he can find is his underling, Willie Geist.

[customerserviceguy]

29. Smarmy little toad

But I do read what he has to say, always good to know what the enemy is telling people.

[Raine]

30. He's a JERK, I can't stand him. nt

[spanone]

31. bully describes him perfectly.

[la la]

32. don't like him at all...and mika is horrid, as well! n/t

[sufrommich]

33. He's an aging frat boy with a mean streak

and a short fuse. He's got the political maturity of a 12 year old. I honestly don't know how anyone sits through that show, I try sometimes, but I don't like to start my day like that.

[winstars]

34. Heard he is a real ladykiller???? nt

[Taverner]

35. An asshole, but less harmful than Rush or Hannity

In a room with Chuck Manson, Ted Bundy and Ed Gein, he'd be Gein.

[Hotler]

36. Shit Stain n/t

[brooklynite]

37. Is this a venting thread?

If so, I'll skip it. Otherwise I'll opine that, while he's clearly "conservative", he's wildly off-kilter with the Tea-Party in control of the GOP, and isn't afraid to say it. And overall, I find the MJ guests to be a good mainstream balance of opinions. Is it a "liberal" show? No, of course not; but if I wanted a show that simply reinforced my opinions I'd watch Current TV.

[SalviaBlue]

38. Something about an intern....

Now what was that all about?

[Odin2005]

39. Dead Intern Joe is a waste of oxygen.

[csziggy]

43. I would say Dead Intern Joe is a waste. Period.

[Octafish]

41. Joe Scarborough and Corporate McPravda want you to forget Lori Klausutis

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2823029

[FSogol]

42. Why does MSNBC keep him on the air? You all are talking about him.

The more mentions he gets in media and on the web, the more his ratings will increase. If you really hate him, don't watch his show and don't discuss him. Then he'll fade away.

[Mc Mike]

58. +1, right. I never heard of him, myself. NT

[Laura PourMeADrink]

44. I kind of like him...just because the bar is so low. Yes, he's a loudmouth BUT

as far a Republicans go he's on the best end. He seems to actually
think about things and doesn't always toe the party line. I appreciate
more free-thinking type repukes since they are so few and far between.

[Lemmy]

45. He's an asshole

Next question.

[99Forever]

46. Bad enough from the couple..

.. of times I did get stuck watching him, I make sure it doesn't happen again. I refuse to add ratings to shows that feature asses like him.

[hifiguy]

47. 10 pounds of manure in a

two-pound sack.

[hatrack]

48. Oh, you mean Killer Joe?

Bully, blowhard, whore, enabler, liar.

Murderer.

[Tom Rinaldo]

50. Odd dynamic. I don't really like him or Mika either - but I sort of like the show anyway

So I have to give him his share of the credit for having a show on TV where intelligent topics are sometimes discussed and the range of guests includes more liberals than can most anywhere else - and they are allowed to get their statements in without being completely hounded.

Joe comes across as a blowhard mostly who is full of himself. Ten years ago he would have simply been a jerk. Nowhe stands out as one of a rare handful of Republicans with some national staning who will sometimes buck the current Republican line - while still mostly sounding like he's full of himself.

[kwassa]

51. Scarborough attacked fellow conservatives for vilifying Trayvon Martin

I saw it by accident

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/joe-scarborough-lambastes-conservative-websites-for-posthumous-vilification-of-trayvon-martin/

On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough delivered a devastating critique of conservative sites that have engaged in a coordinated effort to tarnish the reputation of Trayvon Martin in death.

“Why is it that some on the right are actually taking this up as a cause,” asked an incredulous Scarborough. “As National Review said almost immediately after it happened, ‘this has nothing to do with gun rights, this has nothing to do with the second amendment, this has nothing to do with stand your ground laws, this has nothing to do with the NRA. This has everything to do with a guy who is trying to play security cop, who is unhinged, who chased down and shot a 17-year-old kid armed with Skittles and iced tea.’”

[limpyhobbler]

52. Self-absorbed ego manic. Brazen liar. But the overall show is pretty good.

Not like O'reilly or Hannity. Those I can't look at for more than second or I'll end up back in anger management.

[Dawson Leery]

53. Dead Intern Joe should not have a show.

[underseasurveyor]

54. Why don't we ask Lori Klausutis one of his interns.

Oh yea that's right, she's dead.

[eShirl]

55. He gets a kick out of being a jerk.

[Rowdyboy]

57. You're correct, he's essentially a bully who has his own teevee show....

Yes its a shame but its not likely to change because apparently he gets ratings.

From whom, I have no idea.