Today's Politico piece takes Scarborough’s swipes a quantum leap further [see examples after jump]. But what makes this morning’s diatribe truly remarkable is Joe's repeated claim that "all" Republican leaders and conservative talk radio hosts with whom he's spoken have—off the record—agreed with his criticism of Palin.
Scarborough: Off Record, 'All' Republican Leaders, Talk Radio Hosts, Agree With My Palin Criticism
By Mark Finkelstein | November 30, 2010 | 08:38
Joe Scarborough leveling harsh criticism at Sarah Palin: not news.
Joe Scarborough claiming that—off the record—"all" conservative leaders and talk radio hosts with whom he's spoken agree with his criticism: news.
Scarborough made his astonishing claim on today's Morning Joe in the context of commenting on his latest anti-Palin piece in today's Politico. This is far from the first time that Joe has taken shots at Palin. As I've reported, he has blamed the former Alaska governor for the GOP's failure to win the Senate, and claimed that Palin knows she can't win the presidency but is in it for the money.
Watch Joe's unequivocal assertion—vouched for by Mika Brzezinski—that every Republican leader or talk radio host with whom he's spoken shares his criticism of Palin: but is afraid to say so on the air.
MIKA BRZEZINSKI: We're going to start with Joe's [item] out of Politico. And this is a fairly blistering piece about Sarah Palin. I'm going to read a little bit from it and then --
JOE SCARBOROUGH: A humdinger.
BRZEZINSKI: Well, the bottom line is, you know, we talk off-set with a lot of major Republican figures, and they say all this. They refuse to say it on the record.
SCARBOROUGH: They will not say it on camera, but they all say it, all say it, all say it off set.
BRZEZINSKI: All of them.
SCARBOROUGH: All of them say it off-set. All of your talk radio hosts that will defend Sarah Palin for three hours every day, all off-set quietly say this. All of your leading conservative figures, all, when off the record, will say all of this about Sarah Palin. But, they want ratings, they want book sales, so they don't want to upset the 18% of Americans who like Sarah Palin.
From Scarborough's Politico piece:
- Palin's resume "makes the political biography of Barack Obama look more like Winston Churchill’s."
- Palin's presidential ambitions are a "dopey dream."
- Palin "does know how to make millions of dollars, even if she embarrasses herself while doing it."
- Palin's activities amount to a "gaudy circus sideshow."
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Scarborough calls on Republican leaders to "man up," saying "it’s time that Republican leaders started standing up and speaking the truth to Palin."
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Damn Computer!!!
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:01am.
Almost had the first comment. Posted by accident. Comment is below. EOM. ;)
Of course....
Submitted by rubberneck on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:00am.
Why would they like her? She comes off like a complete hick and frankly is. I know peeps in here like her cause she riles the heck out of libs, but have you listened to her speak about issues? One talking point after another, in that goofy accent. No imagination in this person. Can't articulate a message. Frankly, I hope the heck she stays in Alaska also.
The last thing I want to see in the White House is that red neck family of hers... Joe maybe a RINO, but I would never call him a liar.
One year, 25 weeks.
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:04am.
That's how long you've been a member here, and only started posting about three weeks ago. The vast majority of those posts about Palin.
I think someone has a crush.
I've been lurking for
Submitted by rubberneck on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:09am.
I've been lurking for sometime. Someone has to speak out. The worship in here is out of control. For the life of me I can't comprehend all the appreciation. She comes off so terribly.
Romney '12.
Romney.......
Submitted by dirtydan64 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:46am.
you can't be serious ??? he's our next worst nightmare !!!! why the he'll should he be deserving of a 2nd or 3rd chance to run for POTUS...... I know cause it's the old establishment mentality that the old rank & file are deserving regardless of there record good, bad or indifferent, LMAO !!!!! Everyone inside &outside the DC beltway are scared to death of Palin, look at her record for all the candidates she supported or backed finically thru fund raiser's where I think she ended up with something like a 75%-80% win record and she's not afraid to stick her neck out as opposed to most currently in Congress who can't make a prediction on the weather in fear of retribution by there fellow members of Congress !!!!! The fact's remain the same, there all so freaking jealous of her success it's not even funny anymore, especially the women's rights advocates and women within the Democratic rank& file are jealous of her for being able to hold a job, raise a family and be successful in her own state as Governor, as head of her PTO in Wasilla, Ak and now having a TV reality show, writing a book and being asked to.give her Political opinions where most of the time she disagree's with the establishment on both sides of the isle !!!!! One of my favorite saying's, and it very much is deserving and fitting for this comment as well as this discussion in general and it goes like this ......... "Jealousy Will Get You No Where" How it applies Ehhhhhh !!!A Mittwit
Submitted by BW222 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:09am.
That makes sense. Mitt lacks the courage to attack Palin so he does it through surrogates.
In fact, Mittens doesn't have the courage to speak out on much of anything (unless he has time to take a poll to determine what the voters want to hear him say that day).
The next President must be a man or woman of courage. It may or may not be Palin, but it certainly isn't Romney.
Get A Brace For That Neck
Submitted by Utherpend on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:16am.
Yeah Rubber, why would we want someone in the White House who understands more than 70% of the country and has real values? By all means lets pick another career politician or academic who has never held a real job or even has connections with the rest fo the country? This is sarcasm of course in case you missed it.
Right, rubberhead, let's put yet another big-government RINO...
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 12:10pm.
...in the White House in 2012. Yep, that's the ticket, all right. After all, it has worked so well before.
BTW, Just exactly how do you Mitt supporters plan to get that albatross that is RomneyCare from around his neck, anyway?
-Dave
rubberhead
Submitted by well99 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:06am.
You come off as a bigot.You have the right to be stupid and I see your exercising that right.
Right to be stupid
Submitted by doug1950 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 12:50pm.
Yep, it is everyone's right to be stupid, some just abuse it.
Nice To See...
Submitted by txradioguy on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:21am.
Nice to see that one of the staffers from Morning Joe was sent over here to defend his honor.
I don't know about Palin but I know how I feel about RINO's
Submitted by Semus on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:34am.
I won't call him -Scarborough- a liar, he just doen't believe what he say's. I don't agree with your characterization of the Palins but I'll play I'd rather have this country run by "Red Necks" than people who hate it, the culture and most of the people. By the way RINO's are liars by definition.
"A Republic If You Can Keep It."
Redneck???
Submitted by cajun2 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:51pm.
We have had as President,a blue blood, a cowboy, a peanut farmer, good ole boy trailer trash from Ark, and an illegal immigrant. So tell me again whats wrong with a REDNECK?
Rednecks just tell you what
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 5:09pm.
Rednecks just tell you what for to your face; they have little respect for a backstbbing bluebloods. That is why the elites hate them, tehy tell the truth.
Hick, goofy accent, redneck family?
Submitted by Cactus Kurt on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:06am.
It's folks like rubberbrain that define the Democratic party... the "party of tolerance". The fact that Sarah Palin is a "hick" with a "goofy accent" is what makes her appealing to "redneck America". Most Americans don't relate to our Harvard law professor/community organizer President and his out-of-touch Supreme Court elitist snob nominees (that have never ventured outside New York City). America is longing for a working-class "redneck" with common sense to run the country. Someone who has actually run a business.
Joe's Not a Liar?
Submitted by BW222 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:03am.
Joe Scarborough's political philosophy is whatever puts money in his pocket. He ran for Congress as a conservative because that was what would get him elected in the Florida panhandle.
A dead young female staffer is found in one of his offices and he suddenly resigns from Congress to avoid questions.
Now he's posing as the "house conservative" for a liberal propaganda channel, which is a good paying gig. Joe knows exactly how long his leash is and what he must do to please his liberal masters. Scarborough is a fraud with a capital "F."
Joe wouldn't lie? Scarborough would sell his mother's soul to the devil and not lose a moment's sleep. Wake up and smell the coffee.
BW222......you are right on the mark on Scarborough. Just
Submitted by Rush Fan on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:30pm.
like a chameleon, Scarborough can look like a Republican or a Democrat, a conservative or a liberal or none of the above. He will do and say whatever is necessary to stay in the good graces of his bosses at MESSNBC. As you indicated, "whatever puts money in his pocket" is his number one goal and is ingrained in his inferior size character.
From calling conservatives just plain stupid, to airing a segment on his show titled "IS BUSH AN ‘IDIOT’?, Scarborough's lack of honesty, integrity and trust are on display everyday at MESSNBC.
Oh spare me your complaints
Submitted by Van Halen on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:07am.
Oh spare me your complaints about her accent and her talking points. Let's admit it, you're either a Liberal troll or a GOP hack. Scarborough is about as Right wing as you are. Want to know why Palin is white hot? Because:
1) She supports God, guns, American oil, strong defense, no illegal immigration, less government, less taxes, less abortion.
2) She backs up what she says by endorsing Conservative candidates - mostly with the same principles.
3) She COMES THROUGH, bringing in huge amounts of money and votes, which is a hell of a lot more than I can say for the GOP establishment or that ass Scarborough - when has Morning Joe, the (gag!) 'Conservative host' ever brought support or a win for our side?
4) She lists Democrats to send home and GETS THEM SENT HOME.
5) And she's a general pain in the ass to the Left, which is worth it's weight in gold.
Palin is doing what the rest of you so-called Republicans said you'd do but then jumped right into bed with the Left as soon as the opportunity allowed.
Welcome to NewsBusters, Mika
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:29am.
I see you decided to take a break from your stint as the blond foil on Morning Jerk (hey, somebody has to make Joe appear intelligent) and pay us all here at NB a visit. How nice of you to stop by.
Have fun.
-Dave
Rubberwhatever
Submitted by HockeyKid on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:27pm.
"Peeps"? Really? BWAAAAAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
rubberwhatever? Snappy
Submitted by rubberneck on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 2:19pm.
rubberwhatever? Snappy comeback.
ALL?
Submitted by BBallleaper on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 8:59am.
Not all. Joe SCABurrow and Mishka BraLessInski didn't talk to me. Here is a failed politico that no one except Mark Finkelstein watches (he has to) and a dim-witted silicone stuffed blonde who couldn't get a gig working a Wendy's drive-thru lipping off about someone who has demonstrated success in life and they are so jealous, so crazed, so inflamed that they can't see straight! Pathetic.
Oh BS Joe
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:00am.
What, you're the only republican with any guts??? You take on Palin, to the delight of your liberal friends, co-workers, and employers, and now YOU'RE the one with balls for talking crap about Palin, as if that makes you a renegade???
You are full of it Joe.
Lord knows he would never take on
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:24pm.
Obama like he has Palin. In-fact if he is such a conservative, why does he spend any time bashing his "own" side when the commies are stealing so much from the American people.
Joe, your a commie sympathizer/enabler, at least Palin isnt
well
Submitted by well99 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:00am.
When someone starts saying all I know they are full of BS.With Joe I know it when his lips move.
Enough about you, lets talk about me. Whatta you think about me.
Submitted by wedapeople on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:01am.
If you played a drinking game where you had to drink every time Joey said I or me, you'd be pickled before the first break.
Joey how's that radio show revamp coming ?
Criticism from Joe
Submitted by ekslib on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:01am.
is a "plus" for Palin's reputation.
Thank God this man is no
Submitted by Semus on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:09am.
Thank God this man is no longer in office, who knows what damage he did when he held office. He was easy all it took was some money.
Palin has really shaken the establishment up,
I Can Think Of Three
Submitted by txradioguy on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:12am.
I can think of three...no make that four talk show hosts that will more than likely publicly state that Little Joe is full of excrement on their shows today.
Rush...Hannity...Wilkow...and Levin.
I'd throw Boortz in there but I haven't listened to him in awhile so I'm not sure what his take is on Gov. Palin.
You can add
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:31pm.
Beck, Humphrey's and, Greta, but not Church.
Mike has had to say a few good things about Palin lately, but he aint no Palin fan. But then about the only one he does like is Paul and DeMint?
Hey Joe, you have just become
Submitted by Odin's Underling on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:16am.
Hey Joe, you have just become the number one guy to be Howard Dean's new spokesman. How is it that you can say what you did is all off the record? I do believe that you are like most liberals, you'll make up your own facts to suit your agenda. You haven't fooled anyone in a long, long time. BTW, Schultz, Olberman and Mika are NOT republicans. Thought I'd clear that up for you.
Man Up??
Submitted by capav on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:31am.
Maybe Joe could "man up" and actually use the names of Olbermann and Schultz when he talks about "others" on his network. And to say Palin was bashing Reagan when she used the Bedtime for Bonzo reference when countering a criticism about her "reality" show, shows his reading ability. She was bashing the people who said she wasn't qualified because of her show. Joe, face it. You are a has been with no future.
I watched this and......
Submitted by dirtydan64 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:21am.
The interview he just did with John Sadich I think that's his name, any how he's a republican and Joe was pressing him hard to use his comments to support what Joe said earlier about all these "radio &TV Pundits" who are speaking against Palin, but we know all those idiot's on Morning Joe are doing nothing but blowing smoke in the face of the American People while at the same time trying to discredit Palin incase she does decide to run in 2012. That's all these clowns are trying to do and it's going to be there top talking points between now and When, if Palin does decide to run. As for Scarborough, he's nothing more than a has been and the world can only hope that when Comcast takes full reins of MSNBC and starts to clean house he'll be cleaning out his desk and following O'Donnell, Special Ed, Mathews & Maddow out the back door when the time comes to fruition and or reality however you wish to perceive this event happening !!!Looks like Joe is showing his
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:26am.
Looks like Joe is showing his RINO colors yet again. He just can't help attacking conservatives, it is the RINO way.
Well, Mark....look at the bright side of Joe's "proclamation"
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:28am.
If (!) what he says is true, Palin has reached Rush Limbaugh status in "all republicans' and conservatives'" minds!!!!
That makes her the de facto leader (or co-leader, depending on Rush's mood) of the Republican Party.
Joe's sorry attempt at knocking Palin to boost his own standing (as if!) does nothing but further increase prestige. It really is rather funny if you think about it....compare and contrast the number of "Palin's Alaska" viewers with "Morning Joe" and please tell me with a straight face it's not the green eyed monster talking.
I see this as one very sorry defense of the old guard republicans...but I'll save it for another post once the transcript is up. Also, if you could, post the transcript (on Fox) of the interview he's talking about in re: Palin "mocking Reagan"...in fact, she was mocking the media's depiction of him....so he's totally twisted what she actually said about Reagan180 degrees!
<Edit> When I google Palin / Reagan / Fox .... I get a bunch of Salon and Huffpo pieces!!!! No bias there.
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Joe is a moron
Submitted by merly1 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:46am.
I will say that on, or off, camera........
And Mark Levin
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:35pm.
Agrees, no doubt he will mention ths today.
of course he is
Submitted by katiejane on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 3:41pm.
And all the posters I talk to will say he's a moron too. And most will go on record and say it.
Ratings?
Submitted by Texndoc on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:51am.
Any ratings numbers for his show? I haven't tuned in since the midterms and I'd consider myself the average viewer - I bet they've crashed since November 2nd. Same old panel it looks like every day of Politico and TIME writers. Pretty soon he'll be hawking he has nudes of Palin or have a breaking Willow scandal like she eats paste.
BTW, all you need to know about Joe and his Conservative cred is that up until election day he thought Charlie Crist was the perfect candidate and Joe and his gang didn't even mention the other guy most of the time, as if their ignoring Marco Rubio's existence would doom his candidacy.
Giddy
Submitted by Marsh on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:40am.
Joe and Mika were giddy with joy over their pipe dream that Crist would embarrass the Florida Republicans until the polls showed otherwise. Then they turned on a dime hoping no one would notice.
Easy to Confirm
Submitted by RefudiateObama2012 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:47am.
Joe says "all of them say it". Someone's going to make a list of conservative talk show hosts and Republican leaders who have appeared on Morning Joe, and then they will be asked to either confirm it or deny it. It might get interesting.
Palin is living rent free in Joe's and rubberneck's head
Submitted by Red Jeep on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:55am.
What would a day be without Palin hating/bashing, that goes on daily whether Sarah Palin does anything to make news or not?
Every night thousands in the MSM have a recurring nightmare that Sarah Palin has become President, and they waken resolved to Stop Palin Now. SPN. This results in daily Sarah hate in TV and newspaper/magazine stories.
Amazing! Sarah Palin probably as more people thinking about her everyday than anyone else in the world. Ha Ha Ha!.
Once...Always
Submitted by pcfreezone on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:05am.
I wonder how Joe feels about the Tea Party? Once an establishment Republican, always an establishment Republican. RINO's are one of the largest obstacles to Constitutional governance. The strongest candidates the right has are not running...yet.
The equation is easy
Submitted by bsny on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:08am.
Palin as nominee in 2012 = Obama for four more years - Landslide to ensure. But pick someone with any creditibilty and you will have a tight race or a victory.
Let Me Guess
Submitted by txradioguy on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:25am.
Mitt '12 is the bumpersticker you're DYING to put on your car right?Such as
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:40pm.
I for one, am tired of folks ridiculing one without suggesting an alternative.
Rubberneck
Submitted by rich7292 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:12am.
Another liberal incredibly jealous of Sarah Palin. How would you know what she is saying in her speeches. You have to know what the issues are. And you have to have a brain to understand the issues. It amazes me how idiot liberals just want to torture themselves attacking everyone else in the country all day. It just drives you crazy seeing someone who is way smarter than your god Barack the one, doesn't it. If you want to listen to someone who doesn't understand the issues you need to have someone read and try to explain what Obama says in one of his speeches. Your only problem with that is there is no one that has the slightest idea what he is saying including himself.
Yes, in Joe's mind, "Everyone
Submitted by Chris Norman on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:21am.
Yes, in Joe's mind, "Everyone is a Scarborough now". Can you believe this stiff actually thinks he is an influential commentator?
Joe's green eyed monster
Submitted by Marsh on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 12:06pm.
This morning Pat Buchanan exposed Joe's truth twisting about Palin. She never insulted Ronald Regan by saying he was a stupid third rate actor. She was reminding everyone how the press dismissed him as a stupid third rate actor. And Buchanan correctly surmised that she did not offhandedly insult the Bushes as blue bloods but was responsing to Barbara Bush's passive aggressive snide remark that Palin should stay in Alaska.
What really irks Joe is that Palin has accomplished everything that Joe set out to do but failed at. She left halfway through her elected term of office,as Joe did, to become a best selling author ( while Joe's political tome currently sits at #62,480 on Amazon ). She has become a major political force in her party ( which Joe aspired to but once again: failure. Has any Republican candidate for office ever ask Joe to endorse them?). She has a successful highly rated television show (as Joe sits on his sad little morning show).
He claims Palin left office to make money. Well look in the mirror Joe. The only difference is that she is making money while all of your endeavors are money losers. Just ask your former radio syndicate and your publisher.
DUMB AND DUMBER
Submitted by Amarissa on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:30am.
No one remembers Joe's Congress period, so that's why he reminds us everyday. These have been, mysoginistic and know nothing "Morning Joe" crowd are the laughing stock of television. They wish, for one day, to have Palin's ratings and admiration.
Morning Misogyny
Submitted by Marsh on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:45am.
Joe is a misogynist which explains his1) non stop trashing of Palin EVERY DAY on his show
2) his hiring of the snorting, guffawing “WOW”ing lamebrain that sits to his side over any number of intelligent articulate women. What better way to make himself look good than to have a servile woman as his co host.
2) treatment of the first wife
Giggling like it was election night again....
Submitted by Tomorama on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:33am.
Republican Congressmen Shaddig (sp) was asked the built in libtard question, IS Palin qualified to be president and when he responded "It is up to the American people and the Republican party to make that decision" the school children masquerading as smart jowhorenalists started giggling like well, "school children" as if he said something funny.
Meeeeeeka honey, if your Dad was not some hack blowhard who worked in a horrible admin and he didn't shell out a few quid for your boob job honey, do YOU really think you would be qualified for your position honey?
Mark, the other part of this segment that was great as when Shaddig (sp) schooled Copy boy Barnicle on how to create jobs, unemployment bennies and why NOT to raise taxes in a downtime....
Perhaps another blog....
Yes, I watch this before work, but no breakfast foods are consumed while doing so, just coffee and I HOPE FOR a spew screen for Christmas........................
Never Seen Anything Like This
Submitted by Redrowan2000 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:36am.
In all my years I have never seen a public figure attacked this relentlessly by opponents and the media. There is not a day that goes by that she is not bashed but viciously bashed by the MSNB'cs, the CBS's ,NBC not to mention newspapers and left leaning websites and let's not forget the Hollywood elite. She must be scarin the crap out of someone. Joe's comment came because some RINO would not state definitively whether Palin was qualified to be president. Hope he goes down next time too. Guess what when she was mayor of Wasilla she already had more executive and administrative cred than what we have now. If She runs I would consider her a credible contender. She has stirred the nation and now needs a platform on which to run.
"Don't let the bastards grind you down."
Red
Hey Rubber Nutz
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 10:52am.
Tell me do you enjoy the cadence which BO uses to speak. Kind of like Rev. Wright, don't you think (or do you)?
And regarding experience, Palin was governor of Alaska, and a mayor. What creds did BO come into office with? Voting present? I bet even you could accomplish that. Or perhaps it was his stellar grades (oh I forgot HIS academic records are locked - must be really impressive for that).
During a power failure and without his teleprompters the TOTUS is a moron as can be heard when he does attempt to speak without them. uuuuh, uhhhh, uhhhh,. Yup that sounds much better. An airhead running the country going ummmmm.
NOTE TO THE WEBMASTERS OF
Submitted by Van Halen on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:08am.
NOTE TO THE WEBMASTERS OF THIS SITE:
Hittng the 'REPLY' button and then posting doesn't work. It drops your reply randomly into the comments.
WHACK A PALIN
Submitted by Geez Louise on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:10am.
is the Preferred Game of the Morning Joes of the Media. Oversleep? Too exhausted from the Cocktail circuit? Get out the ol' Whack A Palin game, and have at it. It would be funnier if he'd put on one of the Marx Brother's wigs.
As it is, it is transparent, and obviously their 'auto-pilot' default operating mode.
This Really Is A Pro-Palin Crowd
Submitted by FAR52 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:20am.
What I look for in a President is someone who is highly intellegent (both inherently and through life experiences) and is a natural leader. He/She also needs to be a republican. I'm sorry, but I have never thought that Palin fit the bill. Certainly even her most ardent supporters see that her speeches and interviews are nothing more than talking points. When I listen to Palin, I do not sense a natural intellectual curiousity one would expect in an effective leader. She can give a good speech, but so can our current President. It takes more in my humble opinion. I don't know who the best candidate is these days, but Mitch Daniels said something that I admire. He said that we should take a break from the social issues and focus on the fiscal issues facing our country. I couldn't agree more. While I am whole heartedly pro-life, I don't believe the greatest threat facing our country is abortion. It is our deficit and debt. And if we get a nominee that understands this, and focuses on this, then it is possible that the grown ups, from both sides of the aisle, will come together and dramatically reform our entitlement programs. Because that is the only way to secure our financial well being. Wishful thinking? Perhaps. But focusing on social issues has gotten us nowhere.
Really?
Submitted by txradioguy on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:43am.
"But focusing on social issues has gotten us nowhere."
What do you think has led to the majority of our fiscal problems in this coutry? It's been the Liberal focus on shoving "social justice" and every other social-ism down out throats and taking our tax dollars to fund their ponzi schemes.
Social issues ARE entitlement programs to the Liberals. They go hand in glove. It's what skyrockets our deficit...robs hard working people of more and more of their tax dollars every year and makes lazy Government teat sucking dependents out of generations of people in this country.
If you are serious about fiscal reform then you'd be an abject moron to ignore the "social issues" that are at the heart of fiscal reform
And it's what Rockerfeller Republicans like yourself can't seem to grasp.
Instead of trying to help and recognizing what the PEOPLE who elected a politican are telling them to do when they get to D.C. they take the usual tin ear approach and go about their merry way.
For all of your talking points in your post...you could have saved a lot of space and a lot of typing and just told the people that support Palin or any other TEA Party candidate for that matter...that they are a bunch of ignorant fear mongering idiots like the RINO's cousin the Liberal Democrat does on a daily basis.
Perfect Radio guy
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:57pm.
Social issues, for sure?
Also how about instead of following the libtard manta of bashing our own, we focused a little bit on how the commies are stealing liberty from under the foot of the American citizen!!
Our current president can give a good speech?
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:54am.
He can't string three words together coherently without dual teleprompters. Not even to a classroom of 3rd-graders.
That makes him a performance artist, not an orator.
Then perhaps you should read
Submitted by Free Stinker on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:53am.
Then perhaps you should read the stuff Sarah Palin writes on her Facebook page. Stuff about overspending and why we need a stable US Dollar. For that matter, you seem unaware of what she did as AK governor, vetoing 13% of the capital budget her 1st year. She is fantastic on budget/money issues if you bother to look at her record./// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Who cares what these two
Submitted by gruyere cheese on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:37am.
Who cares what these two crack heads Mika & Joe think or say on their joke of a show every morning.
Despite of how some people feel about Sarah Palin it should not be news right now. There are more important present matters these two hacks can discuss on their show, but it probably requires for them to use the brain cells they normally don't use in the morning.
Then again, maybe Joe has the hots for Sarah (secretly) and Mika probably wishes she looked like Sarah...
NOTE TO MIKA: THE PANCAKE MAKE UP IS NO LONGER IN VOGUE!!!
Give Mika a break. HD is
Submitted by Hunter12 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:52am.
Give Mika a break. HD is cruel for those with poor complexions. When your only functions are to look good and make your cohost look like a genius, you do what you have to do, even when it means you use a trowel instead of a makeup brush to pretty up.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Some days Joe makes Mika look
Submitted by Free Stinker on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:55am.
Some days Joe makes Mika look like the smart one./// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
LOL, Free....another one of life's immutable truths
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 12:04pm.
ROTFL.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 138 (and Counting)
Free,
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 12:09pm.
LOL - Ya know, that's not a little scary.
-Dave
My new definition of scary -
Submitted by Free Stinker on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 12:21pm.
My new definition of scary - I've actually heard Mika (sort of) defending Palin/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
My new definition of scary -
Submitted by Free Stinker on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 12:22pm.
My new definition of scary - I've actually heard Mika (sort of) defending Palin/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
18%?
Submitted by srhoades on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:40am.
Why in the world would you care about what a mere 18% of your listeners thought? Put a more precise way, if 82% of your listeners agree with you, why would you sell yourself out for the 18% that don't? Some may not be willing to call Scarborough a liar, but I am. He's a liar.
Obama's biography?
Submitted by Hunter12 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:47am.
Obama's experience teaching welfare moms on the South Side how to rip off the system in exchange for their vote(s) is a qualification to run the US? Way to go, Joe! No "white guilt" here.
Palin's resume "makes the political biography of Barack Obama look more like Winston Churchill’s.""An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
joe
Submitted by amyshulk on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:59am.
Joe Is an ass. Pat told what really happened.
I remember when I'd hear the spin from Mika etal & look to Joe to tell the truth. No more.
I watch this show to see what the daily leftist meme will be, and find it funny they really {as Mika lamented} DON'T get to 'shape" the news anymore - I think they are so convinced they should because they are true nanny newsers. Blech
Ronald Reagan
Yes, Really!
Submitted by FAR52 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 12:25pm.
The social issues Governor Daniels referred to were topics like abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, etc. I agree with him that these topics, while important, pale in comparison to the challenges we face in getting our fiscal house in order.
As for Palin, I like her personally and I think she has done a load of good by helping give the Tea Party movement a national voice. And I don't doubt her sincerity in wanting to limit the size of government. I'm sure you do too, but that doesn't mean you have the credentials to sit in the most powerful chair in the world. I think she says a lot of things that people tell her to say. I think the same thing of Obama. We need a heavy weight going into the 2012 election. She's not the one in my opinion. I wish I knew who the one was, but I don't think he/she has emerged yet.
You are so blind, do you not
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 8:41pm.
You are so blind, do you not see? Palin is the best canditate. Hmmmm, 4 years and only recent activity a couple weeks ago. If you continue on the path you have chosen then you might as well risde under a bridge.
The real Joel Scarborough.
Submitted by tomchris on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 12:42pm.
When the cameras are off and the lights are dimmed, Joe removes his tv makeup and see who he really is......
Meghan McCain!
I have an idea for MSNBC
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:35pm.
Get rid of Joe AND Mika, replace them with Meghan McCain.
A twofer. Blonde, incredibly stupid, and RINO....okay...I know, it's a threefer.
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JOE
Submitted by TBAR on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 12:55pm.
Here is one Sarah Supporting Pensacola resident who is glad Joe is where he is and is no longer my rep.
TBAR
Submitted by doug1950 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:11pm.
That makes at least two of us....he is a joke and a phony.
Meeka Boobjobski
Submitted by Cactus Kurt on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 12:55pm.
Mika, how's that "book" of yours doing? #96,377 on Amazon and available NEW for $0.01. Your publisher must be so proud.
ROFLMFAO
Mika wrote a book?!?
Submitted by Texndoc on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:45pm.
I know Joe wrote one no one read. Oh Lord, what was hers about? Need to go look up and laugh.Suddenly it all makes sense
Submitted by doug1950 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:00pm.
These two haven't accomplished half of what Sarah Palin has between the two of them. Joe is a failure at every job he has ever had. He doesn't stick to anything for long because eventually it is discovered he doesn;t know what he is doing or talking about. This gig is perfect for him because that is not one of the job requirements. They put Mika on there for one reason..to be his cheerleader and to fill in his sentences when he gets a salient thought. You will get more interesting and accurate political discussion at any McDonalds in the mornings where retired adults gather for a cup of coffee.
Every effort at success that Joe has attempted ran along for while then either ran out of gas or money because no one wants to hear him talk. He was a failure as a lawyer, a Congressman, a newspaper publisher, as a writer and now as a "news" talking head. Still no one wants to hear what he says. JOE, saved some of the money, you are gonna need it~!
Joe is ONLY attacking Palin
Submitted by 4rcane on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 1:46pm.
Joe is ONLY attacking Palin because of the money generating news it creates for him. Joe is only attacking Palin for money because his msnbnc demands it. All the people I talk to, think so too
LOL at all the Palin lovers.
Submitted by rubberneck on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 2:21pm.
LOL at all the Palin lovers. They must be on her payroll to try and conjure up good things to say about her. Whatever, if you prefer the trailer trash, be my guest.
Wrong again Rubberduck*
Submitted by cajun2 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 2:31pm.
Not everyone at NB is a Palin supporter. We do not "conjure up" things to defend her. The lies you spew is what everyone is attacking. Read the posts on this thread again if you can. The posters are correcting your liberal lying talking points. It has been easy to do since we have seen your kind of troll before. Sto' bought and with one-liners. Better read the second page of your talking points memo.
Rubber, just a bit of adviice
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 2:40pm.
Rubber, just a bit of adviice - ease up on the Palin bashing here. Not only does this site's membership boast a great number of Palin enthusiasts, but you might find your account disabled one day as did one former obsessive Palin-basher.
Yes, but you were back in fairly short order
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 2:44pm.
.
Another delusional comment by
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 2:48pm.
Another delusional comment by a delusional commenter.
Pauve deddy*
Submitted by cajun2 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 4:34pm.
Look who's delusional. The poster with 6 banned accounts. It may give you some comfort to know that the upcoming new D.S.M. 5 has removed narcissistic personality disorder as a mental illness.
You've been listening to the
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 4:44pm.
You've been listening to the wrong people. You're not really to blame, as this view is consistent with many of Newsbusters' bottom feeders.
Ted Vs Palin
Submitted by Agnostic on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 8:54pm.
Ted,
I think the same thing of the defense of Palin that I do of the defense of President Bush. If the media and other members of the left were not so constantly attacking her then you would see the criticism of faults that you do not get now. The right is always put in a position of defense because of the steady stream of attacks from the left warranted and unwarranted that there is only time for defense. No one defended Bush on spending but you rarely heard the complaint because those on the right that would have called him on it were too busy countering poorly supported attacks about WMD, FISA, Patriot Act, GETMO, Abu Garib, New Orleans, Blood for Oil, etc....
But see, Palin
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:01pm.
But see, Palin is...special.
She's a politician without an official job. She can say whatever she wants about whomever she wants, and doesn't have to answer for herself. She campaigns and attacks the left and the president, but only speaks with right wing media who are her primary supporters.
In other words, she's got a free pass from the right, so it's up to the left to question her.
the special Palin
Submitted by Agnostic on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:09pm.
She may get a pass from the right but not from the Republican Party. Also, when you and your family are being "questioned"/attacked by ABC,CBS,NBC,MSNBC, NYT, LAT, Chi Trib, Wash Post,NPR and PBS it is safe to say that you need an extraordinary amount of defense.
The point is that she gets a pass from the right because of the amount of "questioning" she gets from the left. If you could stick her in a media vacuum many more from the right would question her just like they would have Bush given the opportunity.
Which criticism do you think would have more effect on a politician, criticism from their political opponents or from their base?
And how does that make for a
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 9:16pm.
And how does that make for a good president? One side refuses to question her, while the other side can't get any answers.
See, most politicians seeking office are normally employed, whether it be a congressional seat, governorship, etc. Palin is not. She doesn't have to answer to anyone. And because of this she has complete freedom to say what she wants, and rarely has to answer to critics.
So then the excuse is that the media attack her so often. Well, she's putting herself out there at any and every occasion possible. Always to attack the left, never to answer to them. This game isn't going to end. She can't run a national campaign while hiding under the umbrella protection of right wing media. You can still disagree about the Couric interview, but it didn't go well. And that's the impression many American's are left with.
Ted
Submitted by well99 on Wed, 12/01/2010 - 1:53am.
You get what you give!Since day one the left has attacked Sarah.So she is suppose to give respect to those punks?Hell no.How many frelling attacks on Sara and her family and Sara is to let it slide.Funny how the left lets Obama slide and it is ok.Obama does not answer questions until lately that is ok.He lies out his ass and that is ok.Should I bring up his bogus story about Selma and all the frelling gaffes and that is ok.Sara defends herself and the left get their panties in a twist.To bad.
So you enjoyed the beatdown above so much,
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 2:42pm.
you're back for more?
Patronize your local dominatrix please - you're eating up valuable bandwidth here.
If Sarah Palin was "trailer
Submitted by Free Stinker on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 3:07pm.
If Sarah Palin was "trailer trash" as you claim, then why do you need to attack her? That was rhetorical BTW. Funny how much attention you liberals lavish on someone who is (according to you) irrelevant, stupid, or whatever you were told to call her today by Duh-ly Kos/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
rubberhead
Submitted by well99 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 4:40pm.
No were not dems who have to be paid to support someone.Sarah is supported here because of respect.Did you get your pack of smokes from Acorn or is shilling for Obama paying more?
Whatever, if you prefer the
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 8:44pm.
Whatever, if you prefer the trailer trash, be my guestBut we dont prefer trailer trash, so be quiet.