Mika Brzezinski: Why Can't Republicans 'Think Outside the Box for the Good of the Country?'
MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski asked the co-host of "Morning Joe" Monday if Republicans holding the line on the debt ceiling are "so stuck to their little contract and the Tea Party that they cannot even think outside the box for the good of the country."
Somewhat less surprising, Joe Scarborough gave a pretty good answer (video follows with transcript and commentary):
MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Usually you’re good at seeing someone’s angle. Like you know what their angle is.
JOE SCARBOROUGH: Oh, I see their angle.
BRZEZINSKI: What’s the angle here? Who’s, I don’t get it.
SCARBOROUGH: They believe. I mean, these Republicans believe this is the only opportunity to…
BRZEZINSKI: Are they so stuck to their little contract and the Tea Party that they cannot even think outside the box for the good of the country?
Pretty pathetic question from Brzezinski, although not at all surprising given her extreme liberal bias.
Many of these newly-elected Tea Party Congressmen and women left successful careers to fight for the good of the country.
Mortgaging our children and grandchildren's future with piles of debt that will inevitably drown the nation's economy is not for the good of the country.
What's in the country's best interest now is for spending to be restrained so that America can pay its bills over the long haul while retaining its AAA credit rating.
The suggestion that right-thinking Republicans at this moment in history are doing anything that isn't for the good of the country requires what Hillary Clinton called a willing suspension of disbelief.
Fortunately for viewers, Scarborough - when he was finally given a chance to answer - did a pretty good job:
SCARBOROUGH: Can I finish?
BRZEZINSKI: Seriously.
SCARBOROUGH: Can I finish?
BRZEZINSKI: Sorry.
SCARBOROUGH: You ask a question, I’m going to finish.
BRZEZINSKI: Sorry.
SCARBOROUGH: No, the, they understand one thing.
BRZEZINSKI: Alright, what do they understand?
SCARBOROUGH: They’re dead right about this. This is their best chance for quite some time to actually get real debt savings. And I think they’re concerned like I would be very concerned right now that there’s going to be fuzzy math in these deals, that Barack Obama’s not going to be serious about entitlement reform.
Indeed. Such concern is magnified by what happened in December when a budget agreement was made with spending cuts that in the end were far less than advertised.
Having witnessed that seven months ago, fiscally conservative Republicans are saying "No mas," and are finally holding the line.
Whether or not Brzezinki understands this, it is exclusively for the good of the country.
If Mika and her ilk were at all honest about this current impasse, they'd realize the President's insistance that any deal carry the debt ceiling into 2013 has nothing to do with the country's best interest.
This is exclusively political, and a desire on the part of the current White House resident to not have to address this issue in his reelection year.
If Obama was a Republican preventing a short-term fix to this problem exclusively for his own political benefit, Brzezinski and her colleagues would be absolutely skewering him for not thinking "outside the box for the good of the country."
Why the double standard, Mika?
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Indeed... Why the double standard, Mika?
Submitted by DumbCanuck on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 11:19am.
I trust this is a rhetorical question..
"There... Are... Four... Lights!"
Mika...Mika.... Mika.....
Submitted by OldJarhead77 on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 11:25am.
Get your face out of the Obama urinal, shake that recycled Kool-Aide out of your ears and LISTEN! We are thinking out of the box... They are trying to get us OUT OF THE CATBOX that your LIBERAL friends have filled with so much crap that we can't hold our noses anymore.... time to clean out some of the crap (Spending) and get the smell under control!
Mental Enema
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 1:46pm.
A mental enema would certainly help Mika!
Mika can't get her face out of the Obama urinal
Submitted by russedav on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 4:05pm.
because she IS the Obama urinal, one of thousands in Obama's media whorehouse.
Joe hired Mika
Submitted by Marsh on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 11:24am.
because she's his dumber to his dumb.
I keep waiting
Submitted by TexasMom0517 on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 12:18pm.
I keep waiting for Mika to break into song and do a full rendition of "If I Only Had a Brain!" with full costume and orchestra.
LOL I was JUST THINKING THE SAME THING....
Submitted by OldJarhead77 on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 6:20pm.
with her as the Scarecrow and josie as Dorthy in the blue dress and red shoes!! LOL
magic money
Submitted by wizardjr on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 11:27am.
She is just like the rest of the libtards and "progressives" (sic).
They believe there's an endless supply of money out there for 'doing good things'. Good things, that is, according to their insane made up world. You know, good things like welfare that destroyed the black family. Good things like throwing trillions of Keynesian fiat dollars into the economy dragging down the value of the dollar to Weimar levels. Things like that.
When have the Republicans
Submitted by Satchmo on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 11:43am.
When have the Republicans ever introduced legislation to abolish welfare? And endless supply of money for doing good things...like "nation building"?
Remind me who controlled Congress from 2006-2010
Submitted by lsudolemite on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 2:46pm.
when the deficit took off like a rocket. I just can't remember who that could possibly be.
From that time period
Submitted by jon_torlin on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 2:55pm.
That was also the time period when unemployment started going up. The business owners could see the writing on the wall. They knew they were going to get screwed.
-Jon
Careful
Submitted by Joe W. on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 3:12pm.
Careful, Jon...You're going to offend Radical1979 with your use of the word "screwed".....
How about we drop it?
Submitted by The Vet on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 3:37pm.
She was rightly offended by a post that was so offensive the admins pulled it. And Ed Shultz was suspended for calling Laura Ingraham a slut. So any way you look at this, you are on the losing end. It is time to fold and collect what little winnings you had.
Even more irony.
Submitted by Satchmo on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 3:41pm.
Even more irony.
Pack sand troll.
Submitted by The Vet on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 3:48pm.
Go troll over at dictionary.com where you might pick up the meaning of some of the words you throw around without the tiniest clue of their meaning.
Yo Sissy. You said I lied about you. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting for you to man up and say what the lie was. 4 days. I DARED YOU to respond with what the lie was. I GUARANTEED everyone here you would not be man enough to do so. As usual, with every troll, I am correct. You are a coward. You are a milksop. You are a mollycoddle and a milquetoast. It is all you will ever be.
Still waiting sissy.
And you can keep waiting
Submitted by Satchmo on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 4:25pm.
And you can keep waiting until you decide that you can behave maturely and respectfully. It's on you.
Yeah coward. I am the one with no respect for anyone here.
Submitted by The Vet on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 5:07pm.
Oh dear, I am so stone cold busted. What will I do....
Satchmo ---
To me: ...coming from one who calls people a liar yet deliberately misstates and misrepresents the views of others...
To NC Cop: You're a thug with a badge; an excuser, enabler, and footsoldier of tyranny. Nothing more.
To me: You are a liar and the biggest troll and biggest liar on this site. Ironic since you call everyone else a liar (and it's clear you don't know what constitutes a lie), but then you are a paranoid delusional who lacks an intellectual capacity for reason.
To MrShy --- That would be you who has lied three times in one post.
To me --- How about you try to act like an adult?
To Wrathful Brunette --- Why are you lying?
To Unsane --- There you go again with your lies and deliberate misrepresentations. It's a shame.
To Cobraman --- More intellectual dishonesty. This is exactly how you behaved last time.
To SickofLibs --- I notice that your posts are often personal attacks or distortions ( or other logical fallacies).
To matthewdean --- Obviously it matters to bigots...
Yep. I forced poor little Satchmo to insult and lie about respected posters. I want to apologize to all right now.
Now. Sissy. You said I lied when I posted a list of your lies and stupid. Show the world where I lied and make a fool out of me. But you can't because you are a sissy and a coward at heart.
Yep---
Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 5:22pm.
Yeah.
Yes, indeed.
MD
I don't care who controlled
Submitted by Satchmo on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 3:44pm.
I don't care who controlled Congress from 2006-2010 (and why do you ignore previous years?). That is completely beside the point.
When have the Republicans ever introduced legislation to abolish welfare? When has the Republican Party made it a plank of their platform?
reduce but never abolish
Submitted by Agnostic on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 3:50pm.
Republicans took it on as a platform and negotiated with Clinton to reduce welfare but never abolish the system. If reform was to last long enough it is my personal opinion that we would find that it could be slowly diminished and turned over to private enterprises with incentives to place societal goals above the enterprise - that can not happen in the government.
Satchmo = Troll
Submitted by The Vet on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 3:09pm.
A coward troll that says others lie about him but refuses to name exactly what the lie is.
Ignore the troll. He is only here to bait then cut and run when called out.
They are, ya dumb broad!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 11:30am.
They are thinking outside the box, they are saying no and standing firm(firmer than pasta I hope!) for a change!
-Jon
Why Can't Morning Schmoe's Mika Think?
Submitted by LibertyAtStake on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 11:52am.
My answer to Mika's straw man.
d(^_^)b
http://libertyatstake.blogspot.com/
"Because the Only Good Progressive is a Failed Progressive"
Why can't YOUR party think outside the box, Mika?
Submitted by drsamherman on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 11:59am.
Your party's direction reads like a shampoo bottle: tax, spend, repeat.
After the whole "normal" tax rates debacle, your intellectual capital is sliding faster than the Greek budget. You were at a deficit to start, and now you are nearing intellectual collapse. Does someone need to explain the concept of budgeting to you using cutout dolls?
An open letter to Mika Brzezinski
Submitted by Beukeboom on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 12:06pm.
Another letter from my friend:
---
Dear Mika Brzezinski,
Instead of asking others to think outside the box, why don't you actually start to THINK.
I know. It's a difficult thing for you but at least try.
Sincerely,
Captain Obvious
And Mika is sitting there
Submitted by marpel on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 12:10pm.
And Mika is sitting there with that $330 Lilly Pulitzer dress on. Us fashion gals notice stuff like that.
"Deep within my heart lies a memory. A song of ol' San Antone..."
Don't know about confirmation
Submitted by ant on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 12:21pm.
Don't know about confirmation on this, but if widely reported, it's safe to say Obummer shouldn't be getting away with the 'blame game' anymore.
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/07/25/did-obama-refuse-a-bipartisan-deal...
The GOP is the only group
Submitted by Slyrr on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 12:35pm.
The GOP is the only group among that whole sorry lot who ARE thinking about 'the good of the country', Mika-baby. What good has three years of total power by your democrat buddies done for this land, Mik-ey?
Maybe 'for the good of the country', you should shut your stupid mouth since you obviously have no idea what you're talking about.
You have set the cause of blonde women back decades with your idiocy, Mika. They're trying to prove they're smart and skilled, and then you come along and re-inforce the stereotype that blondes are stupid ditzes.
Ann Coulter and Mika. . .
Submitted by rickbren on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 12:38pm.
were walking together along a path in the park. Ann saw a dead bird laying on the ground and said, "Poor dead bird." Mika looked into the sky and asked "Where?"
Finally!
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 2:00pm.
Another “Henny Youngman” aficionado!
- Grump :o)
Mika personifies "look to the
Submitted by amyshulk on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 1:10pm.
Mika personifies "look to the log in your own dang eye before you rag me for the speck in mine" saying {parable?}
She took her children to see The Book of Mormon, she said she assumes she was VERY disliked by any parents in the audience, and Joe says "You won't allow them a coke, but you are ok with warping their minds" or something like that.
Ronald Reagan
Why can't Mike Thing
Submitted by John21 on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 1:22pm.
Why is it someone with as little intelligence or understanding of the American economy, government or people like Mika Brzezinski be allowed to speak at all? She has repeatedly proven that she is clueless (unless a fact is slipped into the DNC talking points) as to the condition of the American population. She has to have her foot removed from her mouth everytime she expresses her elitist (DNC) talking points and yet people continue to quote her stupidity like it is from the burning bush. Do they do this to embarrass her? Do they do this to point out her stupidity? Are they really stupid enought to believe the nonsense that she spouts daily?
Remember if a liberals lips are moving they are lying.
Lol - Mika is glaring at Joe,
Submitted by amyshulk on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 1:28pm.
Lol - Mika is glaring at Joe, trying to get him to stop pointing out how this "crisis" is elevating China at our expense. He's careful not to utter "Maybe this President doesn't understand" saying "Washington" instead, but her facial expressions made it obvious she knew this makes Pres. Obama {the "I Won" Pres.} look REALLY bad!
Spin that, msm!!!
Ronald Reagan
Here's one reason, you stoopid twit, to stop doing it your way
Submitted by Dave. on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 4:07pm.
Take a cold, hard look at this.
And be sure to pay particular attention to this last part, as it cannot be emphasized enough:
A final word:
Our national debt is even worse if we include Unfunded Liabilities — the amount of money the government knows it does not have to fully fund Medicare, Medicare Prescription Drug Program, Social Security, Military and civil servant pensions. The unfunded liability is calculated on current tax and funding inputs, and future demographic (population) changes.
America’s unfunded liabilities now total 114.5 Trillion Dollars — $114,500,000,000,000.
If you live in USA, this is also your personal debt because as American citizens, you are responsible along with everyone else to pay this back. The citizens of USA created the U.S. Government to serve them, this is what the U.S. Government has done while serving The People.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Excellent!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 4:11pm.
Now that was an excellent visual aid!
-Jon
OK, I don't know if I'll get
Submitted by amyshulk on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 1:36pm.
OK, I don't know if I'll get through this bs - now Heillman is saying "Not to pick on R's" right before he lays the blame on the Tea Party members. Poor Speaker can't herd these cats he says, completely ignoring how the D's descended on the White House to scream at the Pres.
So who is *really* gumming up the works here???
Ronald Reagan
I just read that Reid CAVED on the debt deal.........
Submitted by OldJarhead77 on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 1:47pm.
So looks like Harry Reid WILL be doing something GOOD for the country for a change. Wonder how the MSM will spin this!
If Reid is "caving" he must
Submitted by Beukeboom on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 1:54pm.
If Reid is "caving" he must have been assured Obama would veto.
Now THAT.......
Submitted by OldJarhead77 on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 1:59pm.
is a GOOD POINT!
Don't be so sure Reid's caved
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 1:55pm.
I've read it bandied about that part of his 2.7 trillion in CUTS actually include "fake cuts"....like subtracting the cost for the war(s) for the next twelve years, when there is no certainty that we'd actually still be in Iraq/Afghanistan/Libya/(where else?) forever.
IOW, he's cutting fake items.
I'd like to see them cut stuff like "homeowner's rebates" for green energy. WTH is that all about? All of the non-government functions, including whole departments, yada yada yada. Not faux cuts on faux programs.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Sorry to say that those kinds of things....
Submitted by OldJarhead77 on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 2:01pm.
Won't be cut untill we have a Republican President again.
When is the Democratic Party going to start thinking outside ...
Submitted by CO2Maker on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 2:10pm.
... the box of racial and grievance politics? And the box of class warfare? An the box of hating corporate success?
I turned Joe/Mika off real fast this morning
Submitted by Texndoc on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 2:44pm.
1. I'm sick to death of Joe and "when I was in Congress...." stories - he SAYS he was quite Conservative and the "headache" for the leadership for sticking to his principles - but let a Tea Party Republican do this today - HEY! Who do they think they are? Joe Scarborough!?!!
2. Mika was doing the straight news at the opening hour and when mentioning Speaker Boehner, rolled her eyes right into the camera. I've had it with her Paris Hilton act.
Ah, so that explains why she
Submitted by amyshulk on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 5:32pm.
Ah, so that explains why she shredded the copy on the Paris Hilton story and refused to do her job of reading the news - she doesn't like the competition!!!
And I agree - Joe thinks he could/did it better/correctly and these punks are just amateurs.
I have to be in the right frame of mind to watch this show - which is why I had a backlog of 3 or 4 days last week to watch. Thankfully, they run so much filler that I can usually watch the 3 hour show in an hour or so.
Ronald Reagan
Joe Scarborough Was Trying To Talk On Mika's Level
Submitted by Avitar on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 4:58pm.
There is a book that was written around two dimensional beings trying to explain life in the third dimension. The Tea Party is trying to explain to Mika that they are not coming out of the box because they live in dimensions that Mika and progressives can't even see. I saw this before the 2010 elections at some of the last year's town hall meetings.
The congressmen and the voters lived in completely different dimensions.
Poor Mika
Submitted by Galvanic on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 8:05pm.
The "in-the-box" thinking is to make some feable show compromise that extends the ceiling without changing the game. That's what has been done dozens of times before.
Out-of-the-box thinking is not repeating the past mistakes.
Outside of the Box? Please!
Submitted by djwolf12 on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:40pm.
This statement coming from an idiot that doesn't know what a box is.
I also think that if you think too far outside of the box you'll wind up in someone else's box. We need someone that is a straight shooter, not one that tells us to constantly drop trow and lean forward
I think when Mike and her ilk like John Kerry were told to think
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 11:11pm.
"outside of the box" they thought someone said "Botox" and got themselves a fivehead smoothie injection!
Outside of the box! Isn't
Submitted by ant on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 11:29pm.
Outside of the box! Isn't that where dems leave the election ballots of soldiers voting overseas?