Joe Scum just said that Don the Con is a Democrat who is throwing the election to

[malaise]

Hillary and destroying the ReTHUG party in the process. Who enabled DOn the Con more than JoeScum and Mica?

[duncang]

1. Joe the republican party elected him

You need to admit that is to the place you and other republicans drove your party to. Look in that gigantic mirror to see who enabled him to be your candidate.

[get the red out]

3. You beat me to it!

Now why would all those Repubs vote for him in the primaries? Did Dems make them do it????

[SharonClark]

6. Joe and Mica enabled Trump by letting him phone in daily

and now they are shocked by his behavior. They own this.

[malaise]

8. They are never responsible

or accountable

[Hortensis]

25. We can make them accountable to us. They need

lots of viewers, not just some. I'm tuning in most days too -- now. But right after the election, the show's back on the trash heap where it belongs.

[lostnfound]

64. That's right. I'd like to see an hour-long program on WHY this is the state of the GOP base.

It needs to be examined in serious light.
Obviously racism is part of it, but there's more to it than that.
A breakdown of the top reasons, or a psychology a design survey, would be fascinating.
Here are a few categories I would consider:
- dog whistles
- xenophobia
- trust a rich "self funded" (sic) guy instead of establishment politician
- a pretend strong man
- simple language over nuanced language

The GOP establishment (and Fox News in particular) has been plowing the ground for decades to dumb down their base and their dialog.

[liberal N proud]

2. Joe Scum is just trying to save the republican party from itself.

[SheriffBob]

4. joe scum

is like a rat escaping a sinking ship.

[lonestarnot]

16. He's putting food on the dumpster family, whining about how roadkill was destroying them too.

[malaise]

31. Nah he helped them reach here

with this shit program

[B Calm]

5. We truly are witnessing the destruction of the GOP.

[malaise]

9. And I am loving it

[lonestarnot]

17. Me too!

[redstateblues]

56. I wish it were true. They still have a big majority in the House

[Squinch]

7. Pointing fingers away from his OWN role in elevating the idiot. Joe has orange makeup on his hands.

[malaise]

10. Of course

Truly amazing

[giftedgirl77]

44. Don't think it's on his hands....

[trusty elf]

11. Love it :-D

[malaise]

13. Fuckie Todd is saying that the new thinking

is asking Don the Con to withdraw

[Squinch]

15. I actually want to see this play out. Wouldn't it be great to see the Dems get a 50 state win?

[malaise]

18. The really good news is the backlash in places like Kansas

Down go the tea party ReTHUGs.

[Squinch]

26. I saw that. Hoping that is the canary in the Republican coal mine.

Really, though, how could Kansas NOT get rid of the people who are making ALL their lives miserable. I can't believe it took them so long.

[bucolic_frolic]

35. There is a tremendous amount of status quo

in many people. I see that here in PA. It takes a major event to get
people to eject an incumbent. People are not politically aware, they
do not know and are not aware of the impact of politics and political
economy on their lives. They accept someone because they accept
a similar ethnic name, a person who looks good in TV ads, a person
who supports local jobs/police/firefighters/nursinghomes/vets and
shows it in video clips.

We're more aware now with the internet, the age of mass media
is waning, but voter education is needed. Most Trump supporters that
I've met are new to politics, little education, they go for the emotions
and sound bites.

[Squinch]

51. I think there is a lot of truth in that. I can't imagine how frustrating the past

ten or so years have been for Kansas Democrats.

[NurseJackie]

58. I'd love that too! The *last* time there was a 100% Electoral College win, it was ...

... GEORGE WASHINGTON.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_Electoral_College_margin

[Squinch]

60. Wow. And for the first woman president? That would be a statement!

[wolfie001]

12. What happened to that campaign aide?

"Lock him up!!!!"

[sarge43]

14. There they go again, accepting responsibility n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. In a panic Conservatives are playing the "No True Scotsman" card....

[malaise]

21. They should play this

[Mc Mike]

20. So therefore Jscum and Mica are Dem operatives, too? rec, nt.

[malaise]

22. Clearly

who promoted Don the Con more than JoeScum and Mica??

[Mc Mike]

23. I have the names here of 19 M$NBC execs...

[malaise]

24. Their only interest is profit

and promoting the corporate agenda

[Mc Mike]

27. But pointing that fact out pretty much ruins scum and mika's story.

[malaise]

28. They are repeating this section now

[Mc Mike]

33. Comrades Gates and Welch should tell ScabBorough

that the walls have ears.

[malaise]

34. Heheheheheheh

Yah think??

[BeyondGeography]

29. GOP's problems are always someone else's fault

Keep believing that, Joe.

[still_one]

30. Was he a Democrat when he was slamming Democrats and the Obama administration for the last eight

years?

Joe Scum is an idiot. It was republicans who voted for trump. Most of the primaries, the Republicans don't have open primaries. Trump won the nomination because more republicans approved of his racist, sexist agenda

[malaise]

36. It's that simple

now the chickens have come home to roost

[Vinca]

32. Maybe the statement is for the benefit of Republicans, not Democrats.

Even Scarborough realizes Trump is unfit for the job. Maybe he's trying to convince Republicans Trump is a Democrat so they won't vote for him.

[malaise]

37. Who knows with Don the Con

[Rose Siding]

42. My first thought was to hope he could convince the base.

We know they're suckers for a good conspiracy. He should have tossed in how Trump called Bill Clinton to discuss running with him

[HurricaneWarning]

38. Nuclear Weapons

Joe also said this morning that a foreign policy adviser to Trump remarked that within an hour Donald asked three times why we can't use nukes if we have them. They are on a total rant to replace Trump.

[malaise]

39. Yep they're repeating the section now

I'm lovin' it

[raven mad]

40. Stupidity still comes in orange?

LOL! Any "man" would never try to vote for it's Srumpelstiltskin orange...........
Bigots don't last.

[Trust Buster]

41. Very unfair OP IMO. Joe has been calling for the Republicans to put country in front of Party

for awhile now. There is a reason that Trump has not called into that show for months. I'm not saying that Joe has been an angel but, I think calling him Joe scum sounds a little Trumpish in it's own right.

[malaise]

43. I've been calling him JoeScum

long before Don the Con became their favorite guest

[Trust Buster]

45. Why don't you just change the channel ?

[malaise]

47. Why don't you ignore this thread? n/t

[Trust Buster]

52. Scarborough has definitely annoyed me from time to time but the show has balance.

Do you really want the show to be the one sided affair that FOX and friends is ? I will not "ignore" an inclusive argument.

[NewJeffCT]

61. Joe changes his position on Trump at least a few times per week

some days, he thinks Trump is terrible, other days he praises him for sounding reasonable and being more in control. (granted, Trump's been off the rails since the RNC ended...)

[NBachers]

46. Trump threw that pro-Democrat convention where they said all those nice things about Democrats.

That's what clued Joe in.

[malaise]

49. ROFL

You win the thread

[MoonRiver]

48. Excuses, excuses

Fact is, they nominated this lunatic. He resoundingly won their primary. What Scum should be saying is "you can't fix stupid" regarding the Rethug Party.

[malaise]

50. That simple

[Nitram]

53. I have to admit, I've sometimes wondered the same thing.

Trump is either insane or very, very clever. He could single-handedly destroy the Republican Party.

[beachbum bob]

54. The excuse making....I don't care what trump was....I'm enjoying

The destruction of the GOP.....

[malaise]

55. Same here

[misterhighwasted]

57. Haahaa..they created him!

I definately remember 24/7 Trump. Not a word he spoke, nor photo op was missed. 24/7 endless loop of DT admiration & promotion.
Gosh, it was as though he was the only candidate in the race.
They created Trump from a lump of clay & they own the disaster.

[jcgoldie]

59. Always thought this conspiracy theory was ridiculous

...but with each passing day and seemingly completely unnecessary Trump dumpster fire, I have to admit I have considered it...

[greymattermom]

62. Well Bill and Hillary Clinton have known him for awhile

and Chelsea knows Ivanka, right? I'm guessing they know exactly how crazy he is, and that they saw his nomination a clear path to end the Washington gridlock and get Hillary into the Whitehouse. All they really had to do was encourage him to run. They knew he would take care of the rest all by himself.

[mountain grammy]

63. Oh dear, and what will they do, my my, what will become of all of them.

[redstatebluegirl]

65. The only person who talks about his "accomplishments" more than Trump is Joe!

[svpadgham]

66. Didn't Trump say a bunch of dumb shit during the primaries?

I wonder, in what way his actions now are any different? It's not like he did a 180 on whatever his campaign platform was.

[Chakaconcarne]

67. Honestly, it certainly seems that way....

[One of the 99]

68. Joey and MEka were the biggest Trump enablers last year.

He can't say Hillary Clinton's name without calling her a liar, yet he lies with impunity while his fake liberal girlfriend sits their and bats her eyelashes at him. Now he is trying to blame the Clintons for a monster that he helped create. Incredible!

[mcar]

69. Trying to weasel his way out of any responsibility for this fiasco

Sorry Joe, it won't work.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

70. Republicans created that monster

If Bill Clinton had the foresight that Trump could incite the Tea Party to bring down the GOP, then he's more of a political genius than I imagined. It would be a very reckless tactic, however.

[AwakeAtLast]

71. "Thanks Obama!"

was the only thing missing from them today. It was incredible to listen to.