RINO Joe Scarborough Slams Gingrich and Romney as RINOs

By Matt Hadro | November 29, 2011 | 19:17

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MSNBC's faux conservative Joe Scarborough dismissed the conservative credentials of Republican front-runners Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney while promoting Jon Huntsman – the GOP darling of liberals like Jimmy Carter.

Scarborough's Politico op-ed ripped Gingrich and Romney for flip-flopping on issues like abortion and global warming. He strangely ignored the time where Huntsman, MSNBC's favorite Republican, called his fellow party members "anti-science" for disbelieving global warming – or when he supported civil unions for same sex couples.

Among the issues Scarborough singles out are Mitt Romney's flip-flopping on abortion, Newt Gingrich's appearance with Nancy Pelosi in a global warming commercial, the support of both candidates for an individual health insurance mandate, and Gingrich's opposition to the Paul Ryan plan. In contrast, he highlights the conservative positions of Huntsman on those matters.

But it is Scarborough himself who looks the worst of all for bashing other Republicans as RINOs. After all, the former congressman has routinely thrown members of his own party under the bus while working for the most liberal of the three cable news networks.

In the past, Scarborough has also advocated that Bill Clinton be able to run for a third presidential term, called conservative senate candidate Sharron Angle a "jackass," lauded Obama as the "adult" in his dealings with the GOP, and pleaded for the President to stand up to Republicans on last year's tax cut compromise.

But then again, since Scarborough has proven himself to be a Republican-In-Name-Only on numerous occasions, perhaps he has earned the authority to delegate the title to whomever he deems fit.

To read Scarborough's full op-ed in Politico, click here.

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No need to read it - Mika

Submitted by amyshulk on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 7:53pm.

No need to read it - Mika will read it to us in the am, all the while cooing how brilliant Joe is!

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Ronald Reagan

RINO Joe

Submitted by Marsh on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 8:10pm.

Joe finally gets a conservative woman on for an interview and what doe he do? What a RINO would do. The Morning Joe website, which usually includes dally video segments, left out the Ann Coulter interview.

That's the MSM "Tell"...

Submitted by TC Lynch on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 8:19pm.

Letting Joe go on and on about his "Conservative" bona fides but in all those ridiculous questions he only offered three answers.

Why no Gov. Perry? Because then the Scarborough house of cards falls down.

"There's no point in being Irish if you don’t know the world is going to break your heart eventually.’’ Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Always be on guard

Submitted by KornKing on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 9:25am.

When someone has to continually remind you of something they are(another example: Pelosi being "devout"); they ain't.

After the Joe & Mika morning Promo...all I can conclude is...

Submitted by gruyere cheese on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 8:48pm.

They are still under the influence of their buzz fueled early start and so, their thoughts are somewhat still diluted from the effects of alcohol. Nothing anyone says on their panel should be taken seriously...it is alcohol talk! :0)

My son was in the room when I

Submitted by amyshulk on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:41am.

My son was in the room when I watched that part - at the end, he looked at me and said "And this is a NEWS channel?"

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Ronald Reagan

Morning Blow

Submitted by Kleenex on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 10:21pm.

Joe overstates his own importance every morning. He's been wrong countless times yet that never gets mentioned. Mika just sits there nodding like a bimbo while pompous Joe constantly goes from one rant to another with Barnacle and Willie playing yes men. Joe is the classic RINO, no self-respecting conservative would have a show on this network of clowns.

Joe the RINO is right, they are both RINOs

Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 10:26pm.

Anybody up for a replay of the hideous disaster that took place in November of 2008?

Because unless something changes, that is exactly what is going to happen.

-Dave

Vote for the American in November

Takes one to know one

Submitted by Marcus Porcius on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 10:42pm.

Pretty much covers it.

"Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions." G.K. Chesterton
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Honest. I only saw your comment after I...

Submitted by jawebster1 on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 2:34am.

made mine, not before.

GMTA?

Jim Webster

is it true

Submitted by jimtrees on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 11:05pm.

That for a man to get a job on msnbc, he has to wear tha gay glasses. There is more plastic in their glasses than there is in Mika's chest. What she needs is for someone to smack her from left to right. No pun intended.

It takes one to know...

Submitted by jawebster1 on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 2:39am.

one.

I agree with Ann Coulter and I said it before I heard Ann say it.
This is what Ann said on Hannity tonight: At least Romney has flip-flooped the right way.

As a Mormon, I believe he is a Conservative at heart and having his foes constantly attacking him for being a flip flopper and not a Conservative, shows just how much they fear him.

And well they should!

I also agree with Ann that every candidate in the Republican debates, including even Ron Paul, is much, much better than the candidate that was shoved down our throats in 2008!

Jim Webster

I agree that they are all

Submitted by Captain Repus on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 3:18am.

I agree that they are all better than O'bammy but it is time to thin the herd and get down to business.

Cain is, fairly or unfairly, toast. He is clearly not up to the job and his sexual baggage would dominate the entire campaign.

I like and respect Bachman but she simply doesn't have the class for the top job.

Santorum is a nice guy with clean credentials but I don't think for a minute he has the charisma to unseat the Marxist in Chief.

Paul is a joke with a large following who is wasting our time.

Perry is starting to sound very good and has the potential to rehabilitate himself if he continues his excellent performances in cable interviews.

So, folks, lets get down to some serious business. Cain, Bachman, Santorum and Paul need to bow out and clear the field for serious and substantive debates between Romney, Gingrich and Perry so we can actually kick the tires and check for fluid leaks.

Oops... I forgot about that other guy from Utah. He can spend his time on MSDNC where he is loved. He has zero following in the GOP.

Did you know Doug has Mesothelioma? We'll deal with the government. You have enough to worry about.

How can anyone take a 3 hour

Submitted by Captain Repus on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 3:31am.

How can anyone take a 3 hour show hosted and staffed by a circle jerk of political assassins and a token breasted-american bimbo with an IQ barely above that of plant life seriously. The first 30 minutes of the show is devoted to Scarborough sliming the conservative of the day with the rest of the table heads sucking up in agreement to the point of obvious orgasm.