So, will Mika denounce her father on Morning Joe tomorrow?

[NYCGirl]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/19/brzezinski-powells-obama_n_135922.html

Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski tells the Huffington Post that Gen. Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama represents a "comprehensive indictment" of the McCain-Palin ticket.

In his Sunday appearance on NBC's Meet the Press, Powell laid out an expansive endorsement of Obama, saying he is convinced that the Illinois Democrat has "met the standard" of perhaps becoming "an exceptional president" and a "transformational figure."

Brzezinski said he thinks Powell's endorsement to play a major factor in the race. "I was impressed by the comprehensive indictment of the current Republican ticket that was implicit in Powell's statement. It was not just about foreign affairs, it was a comprehensive statement that conveys the message that the more traditionally centrist Republicans are coming to view the McCain-Palin ticket as some sort of deviation -- some sort of break -- with the genuine traditions of the Republican Party."

Brzezinski also rejected the notion, floated by some, that Powell's endorsement could be discounted by undecided white voters as mere "racial solidarity," saying: "Because of his military service, his role in the first Gulf War, his status as a past Secretary of State, it has put him above the racial divide. He's seen more as an elder statesman."

The aide to President Carter predicted a Powell endorsement for Obama previously in an interview with the Huffington Post. But while he noted on Sunday that Powell's endorsement also "breaks the phalanx" of support for McCain from members of President George H.W. Bush's inner circle, Brzezinski said he doesn't necessarily expect to see more Bush 41 figures backing Obama. "Some of the others have engaged in a kind of routine endorsement ," he said. Brzezinski also revealed that he still has not heard any explicit words of support from Bush 41 National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft, with whom he is close. "I'll be seeing him later today," Brzezinski said. "I'm sure he's going to be besieged."

As the Huffington Post reported previously, Gen. Scowcroft has settled on a policy of "neutrality" in the presidential contest between Obama and McCain.

[vanderBeth]

1. She'll have to grow a spine first.

[political_Dem]

2. I wonder about that too. His statement on the matter is pretty strong.

[Dragonfli]

3. No, Joe Will Do it While She Giggles Like A Schoolgirl

And preens for the camera next to him

[dbonds]

4. Plays footsie under the table with him.

[Dragonfli]

6. That's Right - Typical Mika Behaviour

[VolcanoJen]

12. Exactly. With that moronic "concerned" look on her face.

Gawd I hate that show, but I can't look away, waiting for the runaway beer truck to crash.

[ncteechur]

5. Don't be fooled. Mika is voting for Obama. These media folks

tend to talk to their opposite thinking that it somehow balances out their personal beliefs.

[Trajan]

7. You make a reference to 'Mika' ...

But nowhere in the story is 'Mika' mentioned ...

I have no idea who you are talking about ...

I believe I know what is happening here ... and I am sure I am not alone:

I do not have MSNBC .... When COMCAST decided over a year ago to move MSNBC to the cable hinterlands, beyond the range of 'basic cable' receivers, many of us lost access to MSNBC ...

So any references to the personnel at MSNBC, and the goings on there, in short; ANY happenings and events that occur on this channel, are completely invisible to us with no or basic cable.

This is a great story, and I am very pleased by the actions of Powell and Brzezinski. and I assume Mika is one of the others daughter .... but I have no idea, frankly ....

[NYCGirl]

8. Yes, Mika Brzezinski is Zbigniew Brzezinski's daughter. She mentions it

from time to time.

[la la]

9. and- in my opinion-

she is dreadful as a news reader/pundit/friend of joey the scar/whatever.....

[Trajan]

11. She mentions it ...

on a media outlet that doesn't exist in my world, or in the world of MANY DUers ...

My point is: Since many of us do not have MSNBC, those who make references to the personalities who work there might presume many of us have no idea who they are ....

[NYCGirl]

15. Sorry, I thought by mentioning "Morning Joe" and Mika and her father, posting

an article about Brzezinski might be sufficient.

[Trajan]

16. Mika doesnt connect in my MSNBC-Less world

Anyways ... not your fault .... It happens all the time here ...

It isnt your fault we dont have MSNBC ....

[JimDandy]

10. Who cares and who the heck watches Joe anyway?

Waste of time and brain cells. There are way better sources from which to glean opposing viewpoints.

[ErinBerin84]

13. I HATE Joe Scarborough!

I watched the beginning of Hardball and got so angry I had to turn it off..."A white candidate never would have been able to become the nominee if they had an association with William Ayers.." WRONG. A REPUBLICAN wouldn't have been able to have a flimsy association with William Ayers, because they are only accepting of Republican terrorists. Disgusting. And Obama did not fucking launch his political campaign in Ayer's living room.

[TexasObserver]

14. Hey, you didn't explain who Mika is, even though it's easily inferred.

Also, could you burp me, and read me a story?


(How hard is it to infer that Mika is the daughter of the subject of the story you posted?!)


I don't understand the "please do everything for me" attitude some have here. The story is about Zbig. Your post is about his daughter, Mika, and her role on Morning Joe. Little kids find Easter eggs with fewer hints.

I wonder what might happen if one googled "Mika, Morning Joe, Brzezinski." Naaaah. Too hard to do.