Scarborough Taunts 'Right-Wing Bloggers': I'm Always Right, And It P----- You Off
Joe Scarborough has escalated his running war with the conservative blogosphere. Clearly stung by being branded a RINO—among other things—Scarborough lashed out at "conservative bloggers" this morning.
Springboarding off his handicapping of the GOP presidential primary, in which he asserted that only Romney, Gingrich and Huntsman have a shot, Scarborough said: "I'm right all the time. And I know my Republican party better than you know your Republican party and it pisses you off and I understand why it would. Because you're always calling me a RINO and I'm always right about my party and you're always wrong." Video and more after the jump.
Watch Scarborough pour a tanker-load of fuel on his feud with the conservative blogosphere.
WILLIE GEIST: Who on that scorecard--we keep talking about an anti-Romney candidate--who is it?
JOE SCARBOROUGH: Here's the top three; it really is. You know, the thing is, Perry is, Perry's finished. Huntsman's sitting at 1% in South Carolina, he's sitting at 1% nationally, he's at 5, 6, 7, 8% in New Hampshire. He's got to catch fire in New Hampshire, got to catch fire in South Carolina. But, I've got to say, those [Romney, Gingrich, Huntsman] are the only three that can go the distance. Maybe Huntsman stays at 1%--but he's got a shot. Gingrich: I think Gingrich now is moving in as we said a couple of weeks ago; he's moving in to that second spot.
Those top three people on that list are the only people that can win the nomination. Mark it down--I know it's going to tick a lot of people off. I'm sorry: that's the reality, and I hate to tell you the truth when it upsets you so much--I don't want to screw up your morning. I'm just always right and that offends you too--but go ahead. I'm talking to right-wing bloggers now. Nothing personal. Right-wing bloggers, I know it drives you crazy: I was right about Bachmann. I was right about Perry. I'm right all the time. And I know my Republican party better than you know your Republican party and it pisses you off and I understand why it would. Because you're always calling me a RINO and I'm always right about my party and you're always wrong.
MIKE BARNICLE: The people who are going to get upset, and you know, start Tweeting from the basement--right now, they're Tweeting --
SCARBOROUGH: With the Cheetos --
BARNICLE: Yeah. Should take a look at the calendar, because with Christmas and New Years in effect you have six weeks. Six weeks to do this: come on!
How many times do I need to correct the record? It's not the basement, it's Mom's garage. And I abhor Cheetos. But what's wrong with a few Ding-Dongs for breakfast?
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Comments
RINO, they couldn't have done
Submitted by Semus on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 8:51am.
RINO, they couldn't have done it without you.
TO: Joe Scarborough
Submitted by oldfart on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 8:52am.
You ain't my Daddy sucker - stick it.
Scarborough Assistant Dies Under Mysterious Circumstances,...
Submitted by BBallleaper on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 8:53am.
Joe Scarborough to step down from Congress!!!!!!????????????? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! By the way, when did the word 'piss' enter accepted television discourse Joe???? Since you're always right I'm sure you'll know the correct answer! P.S. You're not really a RINO Joe, you're a Libtard as is the trained blonde monkey sitting next to you!
Yep
Submitted by Ozconservative on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:08am.
He should take being called a RINO as a compliment
MEMO TO JOE
Submitted by Sgthulka on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 8:53am.
If you were right, you wouldn't be on MSNBC.
That's a beauty!
Submitted by almostacowboy on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:12am.
:-)
I would say this is only feeding his ego at this point...
Submitted by Tidy Bowl Man on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:00am.
Joe just wants attention. And "we" are giving it to him. Ego meet Ego?
He was sure right about Charlie Crist!
Submitted by Texndoc on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:02am.
Stupid a$$ - big Charlie Crist supporter, weren't you. Hated Marco Rubio. Jealous of the young handsome Republican Senator from your State of Florida who will be in DC representing Florida as its Senator for years and years and all going to DC got you was an EX-wife, an estranged family, a failed book, cancelled radio show, and low rated morning show on MSDNC.
And Joe has stated repeatedly
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:52am.
....that he has been approached by Republican "powers that be" to run for both THAT Senate seat, as well as to run this year against Bill Nelson, by "republican powers that be".
AS. IF.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
AS. IF. is right
Submitted by Texndoc on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:01pm.
He's got that niche vote for sure: Hated by the Tea Party, Despised by the Democrats, and Loathed by the Republicans. Which is why he hosts a morning show on MSNBC and couldn't attract an audience with free give-a-ways. As someone seriously said, he "went to DC" and all he "got was this lousy divorce".
Texndoc
Submitted by stratman on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:04pm.
You forgot about the dead young female staffer found on the floor inside his office.
But the possibilities are so myriad!
Submitted by HelenS on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:30am.
Doesn't this kind of asinine stupidity just cry out for abuse, though? I mean, suppose some idiot came up to you and made some smart-mouth remark, then followed it up with, "so what you gonna do? Hit me?"
The only logical reaction is, "Yes" with the appropriate follow-through.
I should not continually be amazed that the lib media hires such abject fools. It is so consistent!
Me - "The libs/dems of today are the Quislings of former years - the cowards who would vote a fraud into office in exchange for handouts from the devil."
Go get your own ratings Joe.
Submitted by NeoKong on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:32am.
Stop picking fights with bloggers so someone else might mention your name.
You MSNBC hosts are famous for always trying to piggyback on someone else's fame.
If it wasn't for NewsBusters who the hell would even know your name....?
Misrepresentation
Submitted by xraynova on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:32am.
Joe... you are known by the company you keep.
As I look around your table, I really have to apologize for thinking of you as a RINO. You are not a RINO - You are a liberal who is dressed up to occasionally appear as a RINO.
To quote a famous Navy man : "I yam what I yam ! "
A little thin-skinned about
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:35am.
A little thin-skinned about this, huh Joe??? Maybe it's a little too close to being true, huh Joe??? What a petulant and immature response....................I think he's trying to emulate his Boy Barry, who acts the same way.
RINO, RINO...oh no Joe.......
Submitted by richard on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:38am.
.......your not even close to being a RINO. Actually Joe, your really a self promoting, egotistical AINA. A$$HOLE in name Always!
RINO, RINO...oh no Joe.......
Submitted by richard on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:38am.
.......your not even close to being a RINO. Actually Joe, your really a self promoting, egotistical AINA. A$$HOLE in name Always!
Talking with Joe
Submitted by NotFondOfLibs on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:40am.
If I could talk to Joe Scarborough in person or by telephone, I would say, "Did you say something Joe?"
Joe S
Submitted by NewLife56 on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:41am.
Joe? Turncoat, Traitor, Liberal, MSDNC Mouthpiece, Wussie, Sissy Girl, Jerk, Idiot, Stupid, and worthless piece of Cow Dung, BS Artist.
I'm glad your on MSDNC so no one sees you
That pretty much covers it.
Submitted by Marcus Porcius on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:32am.
'nuff said.
"Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions." G.K. Chesterton
www.theconservativereview.com
"I'm always right"
Submitted by Cactus Kurt on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:42am.
Wow. What an ignorant, pompous a-hole. nuf sed
Scarborough is right
Submitted by Agnostic on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:50am.
Considering that he has spent most of his time at MSNBC comparing himself to Olbermann it is easy to see why he thinks he is always right. Compared to Keith, Joe is an honest port in the storm of liberal prattle.
Otherwise, he couldn't win a debate with Palin on foreign policy nor Cain on economics or social statical analysis - so keep those insults coming Joe. From Joe's front porch he can see the wide open empty plains of Mika's mind.
Reminds me of the little kid that smarts off because he knows that the bigger kids won't hurt him because he is too small.
Reminder of little kid
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:59am.
Sounds like you were talking about the bogus potus for a second there. You would have been right.
-Jon
jon,
Submitted by Agnostic on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:30am.
There is a reason that President Obama blends so well with the media types - empty repeaters of someone else's thoughts.
YIKES !!
Submitted by creekrat on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:55am.
If Joe is right, we are doomed !
Thanks, Joe
Submitted by greydawg on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 9:59am.
Thank you, Joe, for being such a beacon of wisdom for the rest of us. We all acknowledge your superior intellect and our abject stupidity. Thank you, thank you so much for existing and being always right. All of us dunderheads would be lost in the wilderness if you weren't there every day, so generously sharing your deep and wonderful wisdom with us.
Smarter than everybody
Submitted by ronber on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:01am.
Smarter than everybody else. Can't be told anything. Always right. Joe's not a Republican or a RINO. Joe's a liberal.
Even a broken clock is correct twice a day!
Submitted by iamsaved on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:02am.
Joe Scarborough appears to be as narcissistic as his hero, Obama. He's a legend in his own mind and is angry that Foxnews won't give him a job and has to settle for the sewer hole called MSNBC he works for using it as an outlet for his anti-conservative invective.
There must be some dumb voters in Florida if they thought they were electing a Republican conservative. Thankfully, they wised up.
Works for MSNBC? Here's your sign.
Sometime the truth hurts,
Submitted by danbo on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:06am.
Sometime the truth hurts, Joe.
"You lie!" Rep. Joe Wilson R-(SC)
It's not that your always right Joe,
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:06am.
It's that your always stupid.
Didn't Mark Twain say the
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:08am.
Didn't Mark Twain say the somebody that claims to always be right is a fool? Maybe he didn't say but it is true.
He could have said I may not always be right but I ain't never wrong.
Scaeborough and Right Wing Bloggers...
Submitted by NVRAT on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:16am.
Nope Joe you don`t pi-- me off. I just take you like I treat small children "they need to educated" and taught to do the right things. Most Children have a different view of life and their concepts differ slightly than adults. Only later in life will a person see how they learn and develop and then a parent(s) will know how well they raised their children. Unfortunately your parents failed miserably or they had a twisted view on life and how freemen live. Sorry Joe but, you turned out twisted and mentally ill.
Shmoe quit Congress to spend more time with himself.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:17am.
.
carrying your thought
Submitted by jkwtrading on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:40am.
carrying your thought further..."in the bathroom"
And one more step down
Submitted by NVRAT on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:46am.
And any other "DARK PLACE" where mushrooms grow.
Joe RINO
Submitted by allouchsit on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:18am.
The only reason I ever watch Morning Joe is to hear liberals speak for themselves. That includes Joe. If I want to hear conservatives speak for themselves I watch other programs.
Joe, stop lying. We are not stupid. The American People can tell a liberal from a conservative, and you, sir, are no conservative.
Joe and those on that show are -
Submitted by scottyusmc on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:28am.
a perfect example of why this country is circling the drain
circling the drain
Submitted by Agnostic on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:33am.
throw in the occupiers of the WH, Congress and the Judiciary system. The wake up call is going to have to very loud and obvious to even the most brainwashed academic.
Judging from this jerks ratings, he has a show only his family
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:40am.
...could love, as that appears to be his only viewing audience.
And that inludes the cats.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Good morning Dave
Submitted by cocodrie on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:06am.
One of the reasons I haven.t had TV in over four years.
Time to stop a charging Rino with a political .450 nitro express.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
AND
Submitted by KornKing on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:24pm.
Pretty bad when you lose the cats
The cats left, so the rats
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 1:43pm.
The cats left, so the rats stayed.
demoncRATS
Submitted by stratman on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:05pm.
Superb catch, killa37!
Who is Joe Scarborough and
Submitted by jessieH on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:41am.
Who is Joe Scarborough and why am I supposed to be pissed off at him? Sorry, but I never watch the nothing channels.
Golly, Joe. . .
Submitted by rickbren on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:47am.
. . . I looked up RINO in an online dictionary and your picture was there. Now, who's right??
The Dirty Secret
Submitted by KornKing on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:54am.
Nobody gives a rat's ass what you think, Joe
Baktash
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:40am.
Morning Smoe is baktash .My wife is the only person that is right all the time. That is what I let her believe. Jesus Christ was the ONLY person that ever walked the face of this earth that was right all the time.
Slow-bleed liberal Joe has forgotten 2008 already
Submitted by metaphorsbwithu on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:01am.
Someone please remind Joe how the Repubicans squandered their election wins in the 90s, how the Democrats regained control, and who gave the GOP another chance in 2008 by ousting over 700 Democrats nationwide in the mid-terms.
It wasn't RINOs like Joe Scarborough who THINK they know THEIR Republican Party and have their own peculiar brand of conservatism ... slow bleed liberalism.
Quick quiz
Submitted by PJRyan on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:04am.
Joe, we can resolve this so quickly and easily! 5 short answers, please.
1. On a scale of 1-10, where 1 is slightly left-of-center, 10 is full-goose bozo liberal, and 20 is Mika the Rhesus monkey-stupid, where do you place MSNBC?
2. Describe Al Sharpton with one hyphenated word. (Hint: rhymes with ace-waiter)
3. For attempting to demean Mr. Herman Cain's Department of the Navy service, pseudo-intellectual Lawrence O'Donnell should:
a. be forced to share the billing with sloppy-fat Ed Schultz on MSNBC's new "Dumb and Dumber Hour"
b. be forced to donate his clothes and shoes to the needy and wear only 2nd-hand flannel shirts and mom jeans.
c. cut out his own tongue and write a short but comprehensive letter of apology
4. Your spectacles for affectation are modeled after Maddow's, CNN sissy-pants', or Justin Bieber's. Regardless, Janeane Garofalo needs to... (answer is a 4-letter acronym).
5. Madlib. Obama's presidency has been an (adjective) disaster and an abject (noun). Marco Rubio would be a (number) thousand percent improvement, but Rubio is man enough and non-delusional enough to know that he requires more experience before he is ready for the (noun). (Failed, bankrupted, $535M drain on us taxpayers, "green jobs" solar panel company run by Obama bundlers) would not have happened on Rubio's (noun).
GREEN w/Glenn Beck Envy! Just A/B their Accuracy!
Submitted by Annie Ashe Fields on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:10am.
No matter how you feel about Glenn Beck, there are two things for SURE:
1. Nearly EVERYTHING Beck has been mocked for, he's been RIGHT about - and WAY in advance of damned near EVERYONE ELSE.
2. Scarborough KNOWS this and it MAKES HIM INSANE.
All you have to do is A/B compare it. 2 years ago Beck was talking about Greece, etc. imploding. Joe MOCKED him. Well, here we are.
In January, Beck had a map up showing the Middle-East going up in flames, and in February said that Egypt's uprising was NOT a good thing, and explained WHY. Joe MOCKED him. EVERYTHING he said has PROVEN 100% TRUE.
Joe MOCKED Beck when he suggested food inflation was coming. Uh... What was that report about peanut butter going up 40% last week, among other INSANE rises in food prices?
I could go on. But I'd rather be RIGHT - IN ADVANCE, then invited to a beltway cocktail party, Joe.
Deal with it.
Good morning Annie
Submitted by cocodrie on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:13am.
How right you are. And that's only the beginning.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Beck is owed A LOT of apologies...
Submitted by Annie Ashe Fields on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:20am.
...Putting aside every snarky impulse, every single one of these fools, if they had a SHRED of character AT ALL, will, before they die (because it may well take that long) write Glenn Beck a note of apology, recognizing that he was right way the hell before they were and is owed an apology for mocking him.
And
Submitted by KornKing on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:33am.
Remember February when Sarah Palin mentioned the possibility of a "no fly zone" over Libya, and for two weeks all we heard was "Sarah Palin is a moron"?
Joe, in all of the Northern
Submitted by Captain Repus on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:11am.
Joe, in all of the Northern Hemisphere, only 2 people's toilet water spins clockwise instead of counter-clockwise ... yours and hour Breasted-American co-moron. That is the only thing you are always 'right' about.
You, sir, are a very shallow and small person.
Birds of a Feather
Submitted by TMF2006 on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:10am.
I wonder why Joe has to keep reminding folks he was a Republican Rep from Florida.......Duh.....really??....after watching him a few times.....I would never never guess it.....he has no doubt gone over to the Liberal side of things.......You know the old saying....Birds of a Feather flock together!!
Joe is sounding more like a
Submitted by jcrapes4 on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:11am.
Joe is sounding more like a child than an adult here.
Yeah, .. your know your Republican party alright Joey
Submitted by Clemenza on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:16am.
That's why you walked away from it in September of 2001 tow months after they found the dead female staff member in your Florida district office.
Please Newsbusters, post that clip from May 29, 2003, when Scarborough appeared on Don Imus's MSNBC show and was asked about the dead intern
Joe's reply . . . . . . "What are you gonna do"
Joey Scarborough versus conservative bloggers
Submitted by Conservator on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:42am.
Of course the conservative bloggers will defeat and expose this narcissistic fool who surrounds himself with leftists 3 hours every morning and almost always agrees with his beloved progressive guests. He has mentioned being called a RINO many times in the past and obviously it troubles him.
However hate mail, regardless if it's posted on a blog or sent by email or mail, is actually considered a GOOD THING because it helps them to rationalize that people are WATCHING. It's a great way for them to forget about viewership rankings like those found at TVbytheNumbers - below is a link to the latest data published:
Cable News Ratings for Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Morning Joe trails FOX & Friends by a large number of viewers daily. Joey's rant today was merely an attempt to hide that he's an Obama supporter who wouldn't vote for the the "only three that can go the distance" (Romney, Huntsman or Gingrich) as he stated this today.
Anyone who believes Huntsman will go the distance in the GOP primary is a narcissistic fool which defines Joey well IMO.
???????
Submitted by KornKing on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:25pm.
Who is this "Huntsman" you speak of?
Huntsman
Submitted by Denny Crane on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 8:27am.
He's the one person in the debate that would be just as bad as Obama if elected president. Therefor all the RINOs like Joe are praying he gets the nomination. Meanwhile the rest of us in reality know that the 1% support he gets is from the establishment Republicans.
It's funny that RINO's still think Huntsman ever had a rats patootie chance of ever winning the nomination.
We Are The 53%
He's part of a dying breed-- the establishment Republican.
Submitted by richflanj on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:51am.
The only reason he has ANY voice is due to his being a RINO mouthpiece on the most left-wing network in the United States. That should say it all.
REAL conservatives have finally woken up to the internal assault on this country and its greatness, and his ilk can't stand it.
Losing power is alot like heroin withdrawal, so expect a lot more of lashing out by theJoe's and other RINO's out there.
Whoa Joe
Submitted by Quasi-socialist on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:07pm.
If you're "Right" then it suggests that other people are "Wrong" in relation. You're a No-labels guy, Joe. You don't want to slap that label on people...or do you? Why be so hardlined?
Awww, poor Joe
Submitted by CobraMan on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:12pm.
"Because you're always calling me a RINO and I'm always right about my party and you're always wrong."
What's the matter Joe, did someone step on your ego?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
RHINO would be a compliment
Submitted by Gat New York on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:18pm.
Scarborough does not even rate as a RHINO.
Scarborough is nothing more than a shill for the MSNBC gurus (particularly since they fired Buchanon for telling the truth in his book) to try and present him as the token conservative knowing there is nothing conservative about him. I would not at all be surprised if he actually voted for Obama like Colin Powell.
Clearly Scarborough has no interest in seeing the GOP select the best candidate and for that candidate to win.
Gat New York
Submitted by amyshulk on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 8:15am.
I missed that - I was wondering where Pat got to!!!
Oh well, at least MJ is a good antidote to too much Hannity.
I gave up on O'Reilly {again - he's just to too, IYKWIM} and The Five had promise, but is getting annoying.
Greta has her moments, and brings an interesting perspective, but my hands down faves are Baier & Cavuto for true balance.
Ronald Reagan
Tweets and Cheetos!
Submitted by E.S.Blofeld on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:31pm.
Joe sums up the obvious. It's quite easy to predict train wrecks after they happen.
Perry is done. Period. That's too easy.
Santorum...well...no traction.
Who's Michelle Bachmann? She was overshadowed by Perry.
Cain is on fire and flaming out.
Newt has a closet full of baggage.
Ron Paul? Really?
Huntsman- 1% oh well...
It's Mitt.
Now is the time to embrace the front runner and go go go.
Ernst
"Isn't it pretty to think that way?"-EH
Blofeld,
Submitted by Agnostic on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:45pm.
How about we just run Obama '08 against Obama '12 and call it a day?
Then I can move to some Greek Island since they will continue to borrow money from other countries that are also in debt and which they never intend to pay back - then they will go under Sharia Law and all will be wonderful in the world.
There is probably some sarcasm in there but I'm too disgusted to point it out.
LOL...that's quite a bit of stuff.
Submitted by E.S.Blofeld on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 2:02pm.
All wrapped up in one comment, no doubt!
Obama is cooked. It's the economy that will bring him down.
As for the GOP field- ehhh! I think Mitt has chance above the others.
It's about the general election now anyways.
You can't win with just the base. You need to pull the middle over to the correct side.
Myknos is a beautiful island! Blue sky, white beach...great temps...and gorgeous women!
The EU is like the States...we have our poverty states along with our wealthy ones.
Sharia Law! Ha! Eye for an eye? Good luck with that! Most muslims expect interest free loans- ohhh wait a minute- Damn those occupiers!!!!
Keep smilin'!!!
LOL
Ernst
"Isn't it pretty to think that way?"-EH
bit of stuff?
Submitted by Agnostic on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 3:24pm.
not so quick - mind if I go backwards - up the list?
You added OWS - damn, now I have to comment on people who just found out that not everything comes from their parents and are about to find out that no one promised them that life would be fair. I'll pass.
Until we adopt Sharia in Oklahoma and Michigan while allowing LaRaza to control Texas to California the US will still be more United than the EU.
Once Turkey capitulates to Sharia Law (well on their way) they will increase their influence in Greece even though they hate each other they do have common ground. Islamic oil $$$ won't hurt either. If Islam can't get enough traction trough social pressure there is always terrorist attacks and the establishments of colonies.
I spent a month on Crete and a week in Corfu - wonderful and beautiful. Beautiful women yes and it helps that Crete is a common vacation spot for Nordic women.
Actually you can win with just the base if the relative enthusiasm keeps enough of your opponents base at home. Under normal circumstances, like when Carter ran for re-election, I think you could rely on your base in 2012 but with the activism and $$$ behind Obama the Republican will probably need more.
Mitt has as much baggage in the General as he does in the Primaries. A lot of issues and the religion angle is kind of a wild card - no one knows how the public will react to an attack or religion. Given the backing the Cain is still getting I think the public in general may stand behind Romney if he falls under this media attack.
I don't think Obama is cooked. One, he won't be running against a Reagan. Two, he has activist support that hasn't been seen since Mao was alive. Three, he still has an approval rating well above 40% and likability rating that is higher. Four, he will still get 98% of the black vote, a sizeable majority of the Hispanic vote, 70%+ of the college vote and nearly all the dead and illegal. This means that Obama is within 15-20% of the votes he needs to get re-elected if he can just get people to vote. His job isn't to win votes but to motivate people to vote.
Agnostic
Submitted by amyshulk on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 5:55am.
I agree with your assessment on Pres. Obama - and after seeing Ohio fall for the Union scare tactics, I'm starting to wonder if voters have begun to connect the dots or not.
In 2008, I thought it was striking that the D's won the White House, but lost on D supported "questions" like gay marriage.
For months now, I figured the R's would flip the Senate, keep the House, and lose the bid for the White House, and while I think that may still happen, if the R's don't help the voters connect the dots and the Unions take it National, we will BE Greece!!!
Ronald Reagan
senate assessment
Submitted by Agnostic on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 10:09am.
I agree the Rs could take the Senate but it won't be because of anything the RNC is doing right. It will be due to the voter opinion on the direction the country is heading and the fact the media is attacking Congress in order to protect President Obama. The fact that the media is trying to attack only the Republicans in the House will not matter because from what I can tell many voters don't know or don't care about the difference. For once the media will be helping us out.
The good news is that we can't become a Greece. The bad news is that we can't become a Greece because we will not have any financial support in the international community. Therefore, when we start our economic death spiral there will be other nations there with their knives drawn in the hope of inflicting the 'death blow'. Nations, such as Iran, will strike at our infrastructure in order to put their down in history as the Nation who dealt the final blow to the 'Great Satan'. Russia, China, many SA and African nations will be only too happy to see the US fall even though they all understand that it will cost them all greatly - especially China.
Agnostic
Submitted by amyshulk on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 1:42pm.
It is - and should be - local. That Ohio bit off it's own nose is telling here - local D's are going to regret that in the long run IMO.
It truly stuns me that D's can't see that other countries don't think/act/react like we do, and their bottom line is long term, while ours is short, and yes, they *would* take short term pain to inflict long term pain on us!!!
I'm rather ignorant on Greece, and used it instead of equatng us to Japan in the 90's, which is what I started fearing about 2006. There really is no analogy here, huh?
Ronald Reagan
Myopic View
Submitted by Agnostic on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 8:31am.
The US is infected with people in influential positions that have a myopic view of the world. People who travel to Cuba or Korea and have their butts kissed by the locals in the media and the government and then base their entire opinion upon what they have been shown and told by people with something to gain. In the Democrats and the establishment Republicans case they also want to believe what they are told because they honest believe that Capitalism is evil.
Actually our condition is more closely aligned with Greece than Japan in a couple important ways. One, Greece was softened from the inside by groups sympathetic to Socialist/Communist viewpoints. This has been going on in most European countries back to pre-WWI days when people saw communism as a benevolent movement in contrast to the history of violence in so many regions. They have split loyalties within their population that has allowed fringe groups to push socialist agendas creating the nanny state in a country that was built by hard people doing hard work.
Make no mistake that the nation(s) that take the mantle of world power after the fall of the US will continue to vilify the US for getting involved with foreign affairs and will use it as an excuse to be nationalistic to the point that they will reap the advantages of being a superpower without any of the responsibility that the US felt obligated to hold.
In an effort not to become too negative I prefer not to think beyond this point. Demographics are set to doom the US unless something drastically changes. The demographic groups that are growing vote Socialist more often than not. The demographics for those who support personal liberty and responsibility are declining or have hit a plateau. This coupled with the effect of the Boomers and their children are potentially too great to fully appreciate.
Agnostic
Submitted by amyshulk on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 3:40pm.
OK, NOW I'm depressed!!!
I figure we have *no* chance of a quick turnaround because neither side will allow the other free reign to try out their ideas - we just get a bipartisan mishmash that hides it for awhile.
Ronald Reagan
depression not needed
Submitted by Agnostic on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 8:25am.
There is still a possibility that there could be one last jump to the right before the demographics catch up to us. The other possibility is too horrible to think of and that is if the Islamic Nations attack too soon and bring the US together under a President who has the capability to be a leader during war time - I'm not sure any of our current candidates could do that even though Newt has the experience he is an intellectual first. If the Pentagon was full of political appointments I would be more optimistic. As sad a commentary as it is - out of our current crop of wannabes - Romney may be the best leader should a major war break out.
An economic turn around could be quicker than you think. Full recovery make take decades but that is not what we need to prosper. We just need to head in the right direction for a few years with the business sector believing that we are going to continue to head in the right direction. My personal opinion, which doesn't mean much, is that it could take as little as three to five years to put us in a position where the future is positive and economic conditions are such that we, as a nation, would 'feel' there is long term opportunity. Then we must make sure the politicians don't decide to squander the good will and the revenue on more economic draining social programs and pork.
That's it though - C's &
Submitted by amyshulk on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 12:28pm.
That's it though - C's & *some* R's understand it - Thomas Sowell really gets it - but the stupid political games they play prevents them from implementing what needs to be done.
We just lived through total D control, hopefully it will all flip to R and put their opposing visions to the test - again. I swear I lived through this once already!!!
As to war? Right now, they have no need - we destroy ourselves FOR them, but yeah, I can see it happen. Rep. West would make a good VP then, huh?
Ronald Reagan
amshulk,
Submitted by Agnostic on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 12:43pm.
If there is a changing of the guards in Congress and the WH in significant numbers to actually allow implementation of Conservative plans then there is real hope as long as they can complete everything in two years. After that the media will control the message enough so that at least some control is lost.
I'm starting to believe that prosperity is its own worst enemy. People become too complacent, greedy and unattached to maintain a coherent society. Look at all the companies that collapse after the originator dies away because there is no one left to push the positive ideas that took the company to prosperity.
i abhor the idea of control in the government by any party other than that of the people but unfortunately that is just not the world we live in today. Since we need something to snap us back from the abyss I'm not only willing to support one party control but also Newt's idea of the excessive use of EOs. I feel a little sick.
West would be excellent on character alone. Unfortunately I don't that he is prepared to run the Palin gauntlet quite yet. He doesn't seem to be the type to back down but he may want to enjoy the successes he has experienced before opening himself up to that type of attack.
Agnostic
Submitted by amyshulk on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 3:58pm.
Interesting - we think very much alike.
I agree that what used to keep us on our toes has been homogenized out of us as a people, and here is where OWS *almost* gets the point, but just like with Newt's EO idea, it's just tyranny that C's over D's would prefer.
"fat, dumb and happy" is why we will never have a *real* free market, which is necessary for us to get at the root of the problem and reverse this slide.
Immigrants used to be the counter weight that kept us alert - then we got fancy with it, and allowed rampant illegal immigration, and ceded the ground to them on drive to our detriment.
Just like I don't believe most D's are craven, wanting to destroy society and to recreate a socialist "utopia" neither do I believe that most R's want children to starve, etc. etc. etc.
The msm likes to hype these extremes, but it's not real, and flogging OWS won't change that.
What is real though? We did a collective cost-benefit analysis and chose Walmart over the mom & pop. That has effects that changed the norm, so Dad can no longer be the only bread winner.
Gov't. also had a hand in warping the big 3: Housing, Health, and Education. This caused a ripple effect, along with overall loosening of credit, which brought us to today.
Mustn't forget the imposed culture driven value system that says you don't have to take responsibility for creating and sustaining family.
What kills me is the pols saying "They were duped" re; people who bought too much house/a house when they should have rented.
I did a cost-benefit analysis years ago and decided owning a house wasn't a priority, since home is what you make it, but it saddens me so many bought into that fantasy.
OWS wants the our whole nation to pay the price for decades of misplaced priorities, when it's the opposite that should occur - I practice shunning and feel if we set basic standards that we adhered to and required those in our lives to adhere to them too, we'd have a better chance of getting through this without blood being spilled.
As to people being swayed by the msm? Well, I also didn't vote until I felt I knew enough to make a rational choice {2010} and do my part to enlighten those I can to use critical thinking - I think that's all we really can do.
Rep. West has the character {IMO} to withstand them.
Ronald Reagan
E.S Blofeld=Syrius=50 time retread troll.
Submitted by The Vet on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:45pm.
DNFTT
Hi Vet...still alive?
Submitted by E.S.Blofeld on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 1:53pm.
I appreciate the attention. I still wonder why you continue along this meme? Anyways, thanks for being here for me.
Ernst
"Isn't it pretty to think that way?"-EH
If Joe is always right
Submitted by Marsh on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:42pm.
his radio show would have returned in a longer format by now.
Joe's only piping up now just
Submitted by ConservativeRex on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:44pm.
Joe's only piping up now just to get his named mentioned by bloggers. Just fishin'. What a tool he is.
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
I think we have a winner here.
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:54pm.
A quote by the great William S. comes to mind.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Anyone who thinks Huntsman
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:52pm.
Anyone who thinks Huntsman has a chance is definitely a Democrat.
RINO-Joe you flatter yourself-
Submitted by JIMMY1660 on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 12:54pm.
You are a Liberal hiding in A RINO's thin skin. Perhaps in the Liberal world you are Right-right of extreme left but a conservative you are not.
Hey Morning Scmoe
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 2:59pm.
where are your ratings? Looks like Fox and Friends is eating your breakfast with about 3.5 more viewers. Overall Fox is eating MESSNBS's breakfast, lunch, dinner and bedtime snack.
So tell us Joe, how's the
Submitted by Rusty Shackleford on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 4:40pm.
So tell us Joe, how's the retooling of your radio show going? Gonna be back on the air any day now?
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Chris Matthews: The Joy Behar of MSNBC.
Bill Maher: The Joy Behar of HBO.
Paul Krugman: The Joy Behar of The New York Times.
Now we can ask Joe about his DEAD assistant .....
Submitted by jmigyanka@msn.com on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 4:49pm.
...................the mysterious death of his political assistant (Lori Klausutis) in his Florida office - just prior to his resignation! Go figure! A cover-up never revealed. For all the suspicious facts, try these for openers:
1. http://archive.democrats.com/preview.cfm?term=Joe%20Scarborough
2. http://www.americanpolitics.com/20010808Klausutis.html
3. http://flyingsnail.com/Dahbud/firejoescarborough.html
That was pretty stupid Joe.
Submitted by telecaster on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 4:52pm.
You're gonna live to choke on those words. Saying you're always right is like saying you're the dumbest most arrogant schnook in the room. Always right? I think not dumbsh-t.
Morning Joke
Submitted by Free Stinker on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 5:30pm.
Joe, don't go away angry. Just go away.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Joe S
Submitted by SingingHawk on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:28pm.
Joe? Turncoat, Traitor, Liberal, MSDNC Mouthpiece, Wussie, Sissy Girl, Jerk, Idiot, Stupid, and worthless piece of Cow Dung, BS Artist.
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein/2011/11/10/scarborough-bla....
Don't hold back Joe, tell us what you really think....lol.
Joe and the Plagiarizer
Submitted by sfcpete on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:54pm.
Can't believe Joe has to team up with Barnicle - who was fired as a Boston columnist for stealing stories.
Scarburo
Submitted by Wayneman311 on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:09pm.
He's a douche bag. So is Barnickle
Being a Boston native, let me tell you...
Submitted by Annie Ashe Fields on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:19pm.
... I grew up around people who socialize with him (Barnicle) regularly and know him well. The guy has devolved into a one trick pony. Take the thread of a Regular Joe Six Pack and weave into a giant injustice in column inches... and if he didn't "borrow" it or make it up out of whole cloth, well, it's a good day.
It's too bad, because when I was a kid, I really admired him. He started out with actual talent and well... good intentions... (We know where those lead, don't we?)
For years, when I drove past The Boston Globe, where he was a columnist most of my life, (it sits right off the Southeast Expressway on the way into Boston) I would think how honored I would be to walk into that building and write for them someday.
It's all gone to cr*p.
I'm always right...
Submitted by Alpha Tango on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:07am.
"I'm always right" is the delusional mindset of a hard core liberal. Scarborough is no brighter than any of his colleagues at MSNBC, except maybe Al Sharpton.
A clock
Submitted by Prisondog1776 on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 1:29am.
is right twice a day as well, Joe. But the clock like your mind and policies is broken.
Joe, oh silly, of course you
Submitted by amyshulk on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 3:56am.
Joe, oh silly, of course you are! Now take a chill pill and go back to getting glared at by Mika when you dare to say anything not D friendly!!!
Ronald Reagan
Wah, wah, wah
Submitted by Denny Crane on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 4:00am.
Something got under prissy Joe's skin. That was a funny little whine.
We Are The 53%
RINO?
Submitted by ConservaSerb on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 6:51am.
Ummm, no, Scabsorrow, we call you a WINO.
A wise & frugal government, which shall leave men free 2 regulate their own pursuits of industry & improvement, & shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. T. Jefferson
An open letter from my
Submitted by Beukeboom on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 2:44am.
An open letter from my friend...
Dear Joe Scarborough,
As to your contention that you are always right. Please refer to the times you were wrong as documented by Newsbusters.
Sincerely,
Captain Obvious