MSNBC's Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough and PoliticsNation host Al Sharpton teamed up on Wednesday to react to Stacey Abrams losing Georgia’s gubernatorial election for the second consecutive cycle by comparing her to Moses.
Both were reacting to another MSNBC host, Symone Sanders-Townsend, who set the table for the absurd comparison, “The work that Stacey Abrams did is the reason that Georgia was in play in ’20, was -- is in play right now, will continue to be in play for the cycles to come and so sometimes you do not get to reap the immediate benefits for yourself of the work that you do and I think that, that is a story that black women all across this country know all too well, but people better stand up and give Stacey Abrams her due.”
As the live studio audience erupted into applause, Sharpton and co-host Mika Brzezinski both declared, “That’s right.”
Nearly simultaneously, Scarborough also chimed in, “By the way, Moses… he led the Jews to the Promised Land but didn't get there himself.”
Sharpton naturally agreed, “He didn't get there himself, but God took care of Moses.” After Scarborough interjected to affirm, “Yes, He did,” Sharpton continued, “Keep reading the Bible, God said, “I will bury Moses. Y’all leave Moses alone and let Joshua keep going and Stacey will get her due. God will reward Stacey. Anytime you see Ossoff and Warnock and Biden in Washington, you’re looking at the work of Stacey Abrams.”
Viewers wanting to know where in the Bible it says that God endorses the candidate who opposes basic voter ID laws would be left disappointed.
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Here is a transcript for the November 9 show:
MSNBC's Morning Joe
11/09/2022
9:40 AM ETSYMONE SANDERS-TOWNSEND: The work that Stacey Abrams did is the reason that Georgia was in play in ’20, was--is in play right now, will continue to be in play for the cycles to come and so sometimes you do not get to reap the immediate benefits for yourself of the work that you do and I think that, that is a story that black women all across this country know all too well, but people better stand up and give Stacey Abrams her due.
AL SHARPTON: That's right.
MIKA BRZEZINSKI: That's right.
JOE SCARBOROUGH: By the way, Moses—
BRZEZINSKI: Thank you.
SCARBOROUGH: I lost my preacher. So, I'll talk to my preacher.
BRZEZINSKI: Oh, where’d he go?
SCARBOROUGH: He left. Moses, he led the Jews to the Promised Land but didn't get there himself.
SHARPTON: He didn't get there himself, but God took care of Moses.
SCARBOROUGH: Yes, He did.
SHARPTON: Keep reading the Bible, God said, “I will bury Moses. Y’all leave Moses alone and let Joshua keep going and Stacey will get her due. God will reward Stacey. Anytime you see Ossoff and Warnock and Biden in Washington, you’re looking at the work of Stacey Abrams.
SCARBOROUGH: Amen.
