NewsBuster Finkelstein On Joe-Mika Radio Show Spars On Fat Tax, Fox News, MSM Bubble

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By Mark Finkelstein (Bio | Archive)
October 29, 2009 - 12:19 ET
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Earlier today, the Joe Scarborough radio show, with Mika Brzezinski, aired a wide-ranging interview with this NewsBuster. 

Highlights:

  • Mika justified her nanny-state proposal of a tax on fatty foods by saying eating habits are not a matter of personal choice because others must bear the health care cost.  Finkelstein's response: kill two birds with one stone by getting government out of the health care business.
  • Regarding the White House war on Fox News, Finkelstein observed that the White House should know its strategy has backfired when the likes of Helen Thomas and Dan Rather have defended Fox.
  • Mark complimented Mika on exposing the 99 44/100ths liberal environment she experienced at CBS, but chided her for denying that the network has an agenda.  A discussion of the MSM media bubble ensues.

Listen to audio here.

Mark also described how his home town of Ithaca, NY is really an upstate extension of the NYC liberal bubble, so much so that a far-left Dem actually defeated Hillary here in a Dem senatorial primary that the vast majority of voters probably didn't even know was taking place!

All in all, a good time.  Mika in particular was a good sport despite having once upon a time been dubbed Bubbles Brzezinski by this NewsBuster.


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Mark

October 29, 2009 - 14:15 ET by Blonde

I'm getting an error trying to open that audio link.

 

I hope he fails, too.

 

 

J... Pops open for me...

October 29, 2009 - 14:28 ET by upcountrywater

I'm using windows media player.

"we are eating foods  that will kill us"....

Well yea, we are all going to die!


Great radio voice Mark. 

Thanks, upcountry: much

October 29, 2009 - 14:58 ET by Mark Finkelstein

Thanks, upcountry: much better than being told I have a great radio face ;-)

Hmm, sorry about that. 

October 29, 2009 - 14:59 ET by Mark Finkelstein

Hmm, sorry about that.  What browser are you using?  I'm on Firefox and it opens immediately.

Me too.

October 29, 2009 - 15:50 ET by Red Jeep

Firefox, no problem.

Mika is Still Foxy

October 29, 2009 - 18:44 ET by SkipperMLM

Mark,

Great job! Mika does a great job, but still needs to be under Joe's wing for a while.

Hey Mark... Just got done

October 30, 2009 - 15:31 ET by bigtimer

Hey Mark...

Just got done listening to this all....great interview...got a kick out of a lot of things said.

What does grate on me somewhat is Joe patting himself on the back for his so-called diversity with the liberals, that tell him he is the only one they can really listen to without pulling their hair out...that cracks me up...can't help it.

Of course they don't mind listening to him, the majority of the time I turn the show because of his condescending blather with the left.

Loved you last them thar lines.

Anyway...really enjoyed it all.

Bubbles and all...I remember well.  ;-)

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