Scarborough Makes 'Boneheaded Error' About Ronald Reagan's Vacationing [View all]

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By TOM KLUDT Published JULY 21, 2014, 9:04 AM EDT

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough isn't one to readily cop to an error, even when his trusty sidekick gently tries to set him straight. But there are days when even the usually self-assured Scarborough has to concede that his co-host, Mika Brzezinski, has his number.

Monday was one of the days, with the "Morning Joe" duo comparing President Obama's response to Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to Ronald Reagan's own reaction to Korean Air Flight 007, which was shot down by the Soviet Union in 1983.

Republicans and conservatives have assailed Obama for his approach to the crisis, but Brzezinski noted that it took Reagan four days "to go back and make the strong statements that he made" to the downed Korean airliner. The observation was correct, even if it didn't sound right to Scarborough.

&quot Reagan) immediately canceled his vacation," Scarborough said wrongly.

"No, he didn’t, actually," Bzezinski said.

Scarborough remained firm in his convictions and even challenged Brzezinski to double-check the facts herself.

"He immediately canceled it. He immediately went back to the White House. He immediately canceled fundraising events and campaign events," Scarborough said. "Yes, he did. No, he did. You can go back and look. Ronald Reagan didn’t keep campaigning. He stopped when the Korean airliner went down."

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