MSNBC Colleagues Mock Contessa Brewer Over Sharpton/Jackson Mix Up

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In the 9AM ET hour of Morning Meeting on MSNBC Thursday, host Dylan Ratigan teased his colleague Contessa Brewer over her confusing Jesse Jackson with Al Sharpton on Wednesday: “And did you call Jesse Jackson Al Sharpton the other day?....Can we talk about that later?.... I think there’s some humor to be had in all this.” An embarrassed Brewer sarcastically remarked: “I would love to talk about this.”

While anchoring 2PM ET coverage on Wednesday, Brewer mistakenly introduced Reverend Jesse Jackson as Reverend Al Sharpton. After Jackson clarified his identity, she apologized: “I’m so sorry, the – the script in front of me said Reverend Al Sharpton...I know who you are, Reverend Jackson.”

As promised, the blooper was again brought up later in Thursday’s 9AM hour as MSNBC contributor Toure joked: “Contessa?....I’m not Al Sharpton....Just want to be clear on that.” Ratigan joined in: “This is not Al Sharpton....You understand that?” Toure went on to add: “I know you have that all black people look alike thing going on.” An upset Brewer shot back: “It wasn’t that. It’s – you know what, Toure?....Listen, thank you for clearing it up. I really appreciate that. Kind of you.” Ratigan declared: “Yeah. I'm not Al Sharpton either, Contessa, just for the record. I know I kind of have a slight resemblance.”

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Here are full transcripts of the exchanges:
9:28AM TEASE:

DYLAN RATIGAN: And did you call Jesse Jackson Al Sharpton the other day?

CONTESSA BREWER: Not the other day, just yesterday.

RATIGAN: Just yesterday. Can we talk about that later?

BREWER: Yeah, of course, let’s-

RATIGAN: Because that’s – I feel kind of bad – he’s just sitting there and-

BREWER: I would love to talk about this.

RATIGAN: But I think there’s some humor to be had in all this.

BREWER: Well, let’s try-

RATIGAN: And it was an honest mistake on your part, which I think is worth explaining.

BREWER: Right. Let’s try to find the humor.

RATIGAN: And I think we should find the humor.

BREWER: Alright.

RATIGAN: And maybe we’ll take some more of those dental drugs, we’ll feel, you know – I’m kidding.

BREWER: First calling him by the wrong name, then oral surgery. How’s that for a day?

RATIGAN: Exactly.

9:56AM SEGMENT:

TOURE: One last thing. Contessa?

CONTESSA BREWER: Yes?

RATIGAN: Oh yeah.

TOURE: I’m not Al Sharpton.

RATIGAN: This is not Al Sharpton.

TOURE: Just want to be clear on that.

RATIGAN: You understand that?

TOURE: I know you have that all black people look alike thing going on.

BREWER: It wasn’t that. It’s – you know what, Toure?

TOURE (in female voice): It was the prompter.

BREWER: Listen, thank you for clearing it up. I really appreciate that. Kind of you.

RATIGAN: Yeah. I'm not Al Sharpton either, Contessa, just for the record. I know I kind of have a-

TOURE: Not Giethner-

RATIGAN: -slight resemblance.

TOURE: Not Summers.

RATIGAN: I’m not Tim Giethner.

BREWER: It actually says Toure in the prompter.

TOURE: Not Volker.

RATIGAN: Yeah. I am not Paul Volker.

—Kyle Drennen is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.


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They eat their own

Disgusting, yet humorous and totally unsurprising.

Sam: "I hurt somebody's feelings once"

TED BAXTER IN A BRA

"Some of my best friends are Negroes".

Dan Rather made a similar mistake

Didn't Dan refer to Obama as Osama?  Looks like Contessa is being groomed to take over the CBS Evening News.

Rather may have....

....but Teddy Kennedy certainly did.

Zing

BTW, has anyone seen the occasional spot on the new Jay Leno show called "Rick and Tonya," who spoof the afternoon teasers for the local TV news team. That guy "Rick" looks like Ted Baxters brother!

Jayk Quinn Had Fox made

Jayk Quinn

Had Fox made that mistake it would show yet again how Fox is racist

The Harebrained Contessas

"I am not Spartacus."

"I am not Spartacus."

"I am not Spartacus."

"I am not Spartacus." 

TOURE: I know you have that

TOURE: I know you have that all black people look alike thing going on.

MATTM: It's not that, it's just that race-pimps Sharpton and Jackson are pretty much interchangeable.

There's a difference?

"1/20/2013 The end of a Error"

Db... You have me

Db...

You have me laughing...excellent point!

Same difference...same agenda.

As far as Contessa...the Queen of Dumb is concerned, she may want to take some advice from Breitbart below.

'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart

Contessa, you ignorant slut!

Contessa, you ignorant slut!

well she is an obvious

well she is an obvious racist.  i can hear her saying, "well they all look alike to me".

Contessa!

Contessa Brewer is perfect for the folks at PMSNBC. Which isn't saying very much.

Dummy

Contessa Brewer: hot, but incredibly stupid.   

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