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Showing posts with label Morning Joe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Morning Joe. Show all posts
Friday, June 22, 2018
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Thursday, February 1, 2018
Why Was Mika Miffed About a Wolff In Sheep's Clothing?
MSNBC's The Morning Joe has been a television
"church" haven for The Resistance against the presidency of Donald Trump. The show had been previously pleased to promote the political expose book "Fire and Fury" by Michael Wolff. But the gossip monger may have cried Wolff (sic) one too many times.
"church" haven for The Resistance against the presidency of Donald Trump. The show had been previously pleased to promote the political expose book "Fire and Fury" by Michael Wolff. But the gossip monger may have cried Wolff (sic) one too many times.
When the topic turned to UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, who Wolff intimated spend lots of one-on-one time with President Trump, Michael Wolff denied accusing her of having an affair with the President. Mika was miffed at this subterfuge and quickly ended his segment, despite the author being on set.
Inquiring minds might wonder what motivated Mika to take this stand:
- Was it because they don't take B.S. on the Morning Joe. Hardly. Michael Wolff's prologue admitted that Fire and Fury was full of half truths, and the reader was to decide. So they have accepted a Wolff in sheep's clothing as long as it helps the MSNBC-DNC party line.
- Was it because Brzezinski stood up for the sisterhood? Well, she has a spotty record on that accord. Mika slut shamed ex Senator Al Franken's accusor Leean Tweeden in a bid for the progressive to keep his position.
- Maybe Mika was motivated to mitigate the devastating parody of her and lover boy Joe from Saturday Night Live.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Monday, September 19, 2016
Josh-ing Earnestly (sic): "We're in a War of Narratives"
White House spokesman Josh Earnest appeared on MSNBC's "The Morning Joe" to mollify public concerns over the weekend after an IED bomb exploded in Manhattan on a marathon route, attempted bombs in New Jersey and eight people being stabbed by a Somali shouting "Allahu Akbar" in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Earnest insisted that the Obama Administration is engaged in a "War of Narratives", touting the inroads he believes it has made on social media.
The two salient questions are against whom are Obama allies are engaged in a War of Narratives? In addition, will this go any better than LBJ's War on Poverty?
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Swear to Trump?
It seems that Republican 2016 Republican Presidential front-runner Donald Trump sui generis campaign strategy has been to hold yuuuge (sic) celebrity styled rallies to appeal to an agitated electorate and generate copious amounts of earned media.
Much to the Trump camp's chagrin, the Donald is markedly underperforming compared the the polls and the large crowds, especially in closed primary and caucus contests. To remedy this lack of follow thru by truant Trump supporters, Donald Trump started a campaign schtick to urge attendees to take an oath to get out the vote for the Donald.
Unfortunately, the optics of having crowds raise their right hands in the air looks like a fascist salute. Several days after this tactic was applied, Donald Trump went on MSNBC's "The Morning Joe" to deny that he knew anything about it. Trump claimed that comparing this Trump pledge to a Nazi salute was crazy.
Oh--our mistake (sic). It's just unfortunate optics that are repeated in rallies leading up to Super Duper Tuesday.
One might believe Trump instead of our lying eyes, except this is not his first brush with fascist phenomenology. A couple of weeks ago, Trump retweeted a quote popularized by Mussilini.
When questioned about it, on NBC's Meet the Press, Trump did not recoil at the Mussilini attribution and doubled down that it was an interesting quotation that sparked a conversation.
Lest we forget how Donald Trump could not immediately recognize and condemn any support coming from ex Klansman David Duke and white supremacists. It would but stupid to prematurely alienate a small segment of fanatical Southern Pride voters when their votes count.
Contributing to this authoritarian aura around Donald Trump was his response in the Detroit GOP Debate when he was asked for his reaction if the military would refuse an illegal order. Trump insisted that this would never happen because: "They're not going to refuse me. If I say it, they'll do it." Besides, this would just be killing the families of terrorists in retribution for their war crimes. A day later, Trump PR flacks walked back this bold blurtation.
Trump social media warriors are quick to excuse these strong man assertions, noting that Mussilini did not originate the quote and that it is hate speech to see the similarities between a fascist salute and a Trump loyalty pledge.
Sure. Swear to Trump.
Friday, August 21, 2015
NYT Political Reporter Refuses to Condemn Hillary Clinton
On MSNBC's Morning Joe, New York Times Politics Reporter Jeremy Peters refuses to comment on a federal judge's declaration that leading Democrat Presidential candidate former First Lady, Senator, Obama Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had not followed government policy while at the State Department.
It is understandable that a reporter may not want to reveal his or her political bias and condemn a figure to which access can be limited. But the converse is not true for progressive politicians and the Lamestream Media.
What is remarkable, however, was the persistence that Joe Scarborough displayed in trying to get Peters to badmouth Hillary. It is also notable that Washington Post columnist Gene Robinson, only gave the facts regarding Hillary's e-mails and refused to comment. Moreover, it looks like Robinson enjoyed watching Peters squirm.
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