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54. Short article: 'Morning Joe' Piles On Scarborough On Day Two Of Israel Freakout

Tue Feb 10, 2015, 12:49 PM

Feb 2015

I tune into Bill press show in same time slot. But good to keep an eye on Joe once in a while.

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'Morning Joe' Piles On Scarborough On Day Two Of Israel Freakout

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ByBrendan James

PublishedFebruary 10, 2015, 8:29 AM EST 2643 views

"Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski went another round on Tuesday, following Scarborough's previous on-air outburst over the Israeli prime minister's planned address to the U.S. Congress.

"He does not have the luxury of vacationing in the south of France every other weekend like you," Scarborough growled to Brzezinski, after she again asked him whether House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) should have invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to needle the President. (Scarborough repeatedly called Brzezinski "smug" and callous about Jewish lives during Monday's rant.)

"Why do you want to silence the leader of Israel?" Scarborough demanded of his co-host.

Brzezinski proceeded undeterred. .............

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STFU Joe ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 OP

^^^^^What He Said!^^^^^^ ProfessorGAC Feb 2015 #1

Its simply an effort to dis-respect our President madokie Feb 2015 #2

"it's about allowing the US government's diplomatic efforts to play out" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #3

Except for the President's True Believers n/t n2doc Feb 2015 #8

What are you talking about? ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #37

"I FAVOR letting the TPP negotiations play out" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #41

Again, what are you talking about? ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #50

Maybe a deal with Iran would be nothing more than Iran duping the US. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #55

That's Netanyahu's position. If he wants a war with Iran, he can have it on his own. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #57

Yeah. Israel is going to invade Iran just for kicks. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #59

Nope lark Feb 2015 #62

The legislation being debated is about sanctions, not a Declaration of War. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #64

I know lark Feb 2015 #65

Evil, nefarious Jewish cabals bent on world domination. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #66

No ... (See Post #70) n/t 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #71

Actually, Bibi wants a completely nuclear free Iran ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #70

So they're not evil; it's just baseless paranoia? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #73

Hyperbole abounds ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #75

Either Iran is a threat to them or it isn't. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #81

The "leap of imagination" is not that great ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #91

Has Kerry been invited by Knesset? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #94

Never mind. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #96

Stronger lark Feb 2015 #111

Maybe ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #58

But Congress is allowed to carry through with such processes as it deems appropriate to Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #60

None. I have no point ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #68

"because you have moved to goal post with each post" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #72

Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #74

I'm glad you are stopping JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #78

You're willing for the economy to be decimated, lark Feb 2015 #61

Mika really pushed back on Joe today. And Mark Halperin agreed with her. CTyankee Feb 2015 #4

Joe's bottom line, "a defensive 3 year old trying to shout everybody down." It's often like RKP5637 Feb 2015 #9

True. He and that repuke hack, Dana Wallace were WAY over the top on faux outrage. whathehell Feb 2015 #11

yeah Mika has been atypically assertive today irisblue Feb 2015 #12

I had to cut MJ short today so I missed that. CTyankee Feb 2015 #14

first hour, likely up later. How are things out that way for you? irisblue Feb 2015 #16

I've got close to 3 feet of snow on the flat roof addition to our house and I'm trying CTyankee Feb 2015 #21

Good luck. All that snow can be scary when you get too old to deal with it.. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #35

I know so well. We don't have kids to help us out...his kids and my kids don't live CTyankee Feb 2015 #38

Stood up? Shoot, I slept late this morning. Anyone have the video yet? Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2015 #44

probably at the morning joe website...but maybe not because they do these in CTyankee Feb 2015 #49

Short article: 'Morning Joe' Piles On Scarborough On Day Two Of Israel Freakout riversedge Feb 2015 #54

Wait a moment - let's not be too hasty. If Bebi has the right el_bryanto Feb 2015 #5

Is he a citizen of the United States? Thor_MN Feb 2015 #7

I wonder what Bebi's response would be ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #45

BiBi and his cohorts would claim interference and Iliyah Feb 2015 #47

Hey Joe, who really murdered that intern who was found dead in your office? notadmblnd Feb 2015 #6

Oh that kind of thing happens all the time ..... Botany Feb 2015 #18

I think that should be the reply to every thing he says notadmblnd Feb 2015 #19

When Lori's body was found on Joe's office floor both Joe and his press person .. Botany Feb 2015 #22

and there are questions surrounding his second divorce...like her putting out a CTyankee Feb 2015 #23

I have really tried to avoid watching Joe S for years. Botany Feb 2015 #27

Oh, don't even get me started on that! CTyankee Feb 2015 #31

I won't so I gave you a heart instead Botany Feb 2015 #33

OMG...thanks, I guess... CTyankee Feb 2015 #51

you gave me one too, didn't you? notadmblnd Feb 2015 #89

no I just gave you a DU heart .... Botany Feb 2015 #101

that's cute. Thank you. notadmblnd Feb 2015 #102

Not "defending" Morning Joke, but someone on DU claims he was out of the office that day whathehell Feb 2015 #86

I did not claim Joe did it. I asked him who did notadmblnd Feb 2015 #87

Okay.. whathehell Feb 2015 #97

I wrote what I meant. I meant what I wrote notadmblnd Feb 2015 #99

Oh, for fucks sake..Did someone piss in your wheaties today? whathehell Feb 2015 #100

No, I think someone pissed in yours. You're not exactly prince or princess charming. notadmblnd Feb 2015 #106

I wonder... Takket Feb 2015 #10

Or what if Pelosi had invited the President of France or Angela Merkel of Germany to speak ... Botany Feb 2015 #20

Uhh, he's a foreign leader, he has no rights here CanonRay Feb 2015 #13

And Boner is a coward. Instead of contacting the White House and at least conferring CTyankee Feb 2015 #15

if the politics were reversed, joe would be going nuts spanone Feb 2015 #17

That's exactly what I was yelling at the TV this morning... CTyankee Feb 2015 #24

And since when do non American citizens JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #25

Really? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #28

I see what you did there JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #30

December 15th, 1791. mwooldri Feb 2015 #82

Great - but he's a hostile intruder piece of garbage used car salesman JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #90

Not the Joe I expected. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #26

Morning Joe is a hack and an idiot Gothmog Feb 2015 #29

I think we should tell Joe to stfu - period marym625 Feb 2015 #32

Amen JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #34

Ah I see what you're doing marym625 Feb 2015 #39

I like that - vixen! :-) JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #42

Cool! marym625 Feb 2015 #43

Joe Scar is such an obvious hack it's pathetic mountain grammy Feb 2015 #36

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #40

I can't bear to watch Joe! nt Duval Feb 2015 #46

Since we have no choice, let him get on the record. Baitball Blogger Feb 2015 #48

It's true, the GOP is so desperate to get at Obama that they will violate the rules Rex Feb 2015 #52

I think better arguments against the address would involve talking about the two previous Netanyahu Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #53

I largely agree; however, ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #56

I agree with Obama on this. I also can't agree with your analogy, as there are many a family where Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #67

I'm not giving Boehner a pass ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #69

Fear and control. yallerdawg Feb 2015 #63

"When treason doth prosper DonCoquixote Feb 2015 #76

Joe who? TheCowsCameHome Feb 2015 #77

Joe of MSNBC's 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #92

Thank you. I put him on permanent ignore TheCowsCameHome Feb 2015 #95

If inviting the Israeli war criminal to address Congress guillaumeb Feb 2015 #79

Agreed. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #93

morning joe is like the Kardashians olddots Feb 2015 #80

+1 Joe, STFU! Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #83

The Speaker of the House has the right to invite whomever SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2015 #84

I watched MJ for a while MFM008 Feb 2015 #85

K&R Thespian2 Feb 2015 #88

I see where #Netanyahoo is mad cuz Sen Leahy is bibicotting Cha Feb 2015 #98

"near the top"? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #103

Top of the Greatest! Cha Feb 2015 #104

I think that is my first to make it ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #105

"STFU Joe" is special to quite a few of us! Cha Feb 2015 #107

According to . . FairWinds Feb 2015 #108

He didn't get the name Morning Joe "Blow" for nothing. nt Jamaal510 Feb 2015 #109

K&R! DeSwiss Feb 2015 #110