Landsnark

Ana someone, I believe.

I don't think guests get wardrobe help, that would be weird. I'm sure makeup helps out guests who ask. It's a TV show, so how you appear is extremely important. You just know Rattner is showing up with a chocolate milk mustache every single morning and they clean him up. Remember that middle-aged political correspondent from MTV who wore a silk bomber jacket and super tight ripped jeans on MSNBC all day like a year ago?

Lindsey Graham got abused. Punk ass. Love how they dismissed his, "But my Democratic friends called for his firing."

It's possible to hold his behavior up to scrutiny for mishandling the nonsense about Huma Abedin at once while you are SHOCKED that a President fires the head of the FBI for investigating his treasonous ties to Russia. The instances aren't almost nearly equivalent, either. Who is the white haired guy? The smug, arch-conservative populist who has the easy confidence of an echo-chamber radio host or editorial page poobah? I thought spunky little Cackles was going to karate chop him across his neck. He's not sure what's happening, but one thing he is completely certain of, is that firing the FBI Director doesn't mean anything... and there are no ties to Russia, nothing to see here. If that segment lasted another 15 seconds, Joe would have called him an idiot and Nicole would have cut him.

Mika's outfit today is bizarre. She's the host of a major morning political chat show, and she's dressed like she's going to an Amish funeral. Frumpy housewives think she looks frumpy. It's bizarre. They were just famously mocked in SNL's cold open, yesterday the Trump administration was dealt a tremendous injury, health care needs to get through the Senate, war was declared on Afghanistan (again?)... she knew A LOT of eyeballs would be watching her today. And so she chose grey on grey, and the cardigan doesn't really fit and is incredibly unflattering. I suppose the question is why did she opt for that outfit? She works on TV, she's got options.

You're mischaracterizing his comment. "Fat" in this context is an idiom meaning: lazy, wealthy, corrupt, greedy, etc... If there was a gaggle of Asian or black or Latino bosses slapping each other on their backs for robbing the poor to feed the rich and treating politics like it's a ball game they're "winning," then I'd agree with Donnie when he insulted them too. Also, it's literally factually accurate that the GOP and those men specifically to whom he was referring are: men, rich, white, corporatists, who represent retrograde social values and exist to preserve wealth. It's sorta obvious that Mika has now found and is engaged to her "daddy," because the affection she required from the male in authority was never there previously, she went and found it. Know your value, toots. ;) Joe is a prick. They're not "in love." It's a power dynamic that suits them and the sex is probably (ack) obscenely (urg) satisfying (retch). Easily misinterpretable as soul mates and "meant-to-be." Hope they're having fun, because they wrecked the lives of their spouses and children. Charming. Now in context, think back to the uncomfortable glances and looks on the faces of their panelists over the years when Joe was being an insufferable, abusive asshole to Mika on camera. So gross.

She's marrying Joe Scarborough. That's disgusting. Everything about this is disgusting. Mika has less weight and gravitas than Mary Matalin's naval lint. If a frosted cupcake sat next to Joe on the table, it's roughly the equivalent of the value she brings to the show.

well holy shit, they're engaged. And STILL talking about Hillary's emails. Stupid is as stupid does. Huma printed out her work. Yep. Let's focus on this instead of investigating KGB/GOP ties to hacking American elections. Seems legit.

I missed something. What fight?

What's he saying? The DNC and Hillary were complicit with Russian espionage and Putin in order to intentionally give up secrets and lose the election? Is that his contention?

^ Ha. That's awesome.

What does "elite" mean? What an odd word it's become. How is 100% pro choice an extreme position? It's not. Either a woman is free to make choices or she's not. Would I be an extreme "elite" if I thought men ought to be 100% able to get snipped or purchase Viagra without jumping through hoops, taking medical tests, having counseling, etc...?

Was Glenn Thrush the guy on the left side of the set, to mika's right? He spoke glowingly of how Trump is wonderful working a crowd and how crowds love him? That whole segment was so irritating. It's one reason I've grown to hate the show. Mika and Joe talk over top of each other CONSTANTLY. Joe intentionally interrupts because it's his thing... although it's rude as hell and distracting and makes following anyone's train of thought impossible. And because he does that, Mika feels free to make small meaningless exclamations and look around and mug and... it's all just so so weird. I wish it wasn't weird. I wish they had serious (but still fun) guests who can speak with plenty of space to voice their full thoughts, and I wish that would lead to thoughtful discussion. But instead, I change the channel to watch Mike & Mike do sports news, which is only marginally less terrible.

No kidding. Perhaps he's had a stroke? Trump isn't "pivoting," for fuck's sake. He's spinning in circles. Every thing he does is either entirely random, or it's at the direction of someone else: missile strikes and MOAB.

Why was Mika looking so so so smug that "a lot of foreign policy experts are approving of Trump. A. Lot. [smirk, mug, grin, look around at each person for emphasis]" So now what the fuck? Trump is a genius and she's approving because this time he picked his nose but just didn't eat it? The bar is so low, that when that stupid fucker realizes NATO is a thing for the first time, and that China has its own interests, and North Korea is complex... because he just now appears to realize these things, he's a legitimate President? In that segment Lupica and the editor of a magazine had a nice discussion about how Trump's Syria "policy" is facile at minimum, non-existent at most... until it was interrupted by Bloviatin' Joe. Then I changed the channel. Fuck that show.

The segment on Bannon was too much for me. The two of them are such smug jackholes. Their discussion re: Bannon has nothing to do with anything other than Joe's access to the WH. It's not watchable TV. His new found enthusiasm in support of Trump is at once obviously self-serving to ingratiate himself with his contacts as it is contradictory to what he was saying a week ago. Why do I watch this garbage?

Love your opinions on the Clintons. Please continue nonstop.

My favorite part was when Bob Woodward said that it was a feckless half-measure that appeared more symbolic than truly effective, because there are at least 5 other airfields from where military flights could originate. Then he said, "You know who struck with authority bent on total destruction? Bill Clinton when he launched massive attacks into Iraq..." and of course Joe practically leapt out of his seat to interrupt him and sent the conversation to Ignatious. Joe was NOT HAVING IT that it was a symbolic half-measure and nothing compared to Clinton. Woodward tried again and the 2nd time Joe cut him off even sooner.

Read the transcript of his "speech" on Syria. It's fucking astonishing. He's so stupid, it's... it's just incredible. He really does have a child's vocabulary, and a moron's notion of how to be convincing.

Mika has worn that same frumpy outfit 2x in one week. It's rare she repeats tops, I think... unless she has closet full of black turtlenecks.

I stopped watching this morning right when Card and the other guy came on. But before that, Joe did tie Obama to every bad thing that Trump has done, "Sure Trump did this, but Obama..." Joe can mock Obama all he wants. It achieves nothing. The fact of the matter is the "red line" comment wasn't prudent, but w/out Congress' help, he brokered an agreement where Syria stopped using chemical weapons. Now, though, the Russians, Iranians, and Assad know that Trump is a coward, and stupid, and can be easily manipulated. Joe mocks Obama for "leading from behind," now Trump is both following from behind and taking it in the behind. Syria is three dimensional chess and there is no easy path to anything resembling a resolution. Love how the hosts and panel laugh openly at the Secretary of State and that fucking idiot Nikki Haley.

Two things: 1. You beat me to commenting on this. How can they pearl clutch and hand wring over legal investigations of Trump's ties to Russia, who were at the moment hacking America's presidential election, and then run yet another NEW story about Trump's administration lying about even more hidden ties to Russia? 2. I heard this at 7am, and it was already a repeat?

The Chuck Todd segment was a great example of why I don't like Mika or Joe as TV hosts. FWIW, they weren't insulting Chuck Todd, they were explicitly insulting Donald Trump. The President of the United States of America spent a part of his weekend personally insulting a journalist's appearance. Wrap your head around that. They were trying to find better insults the POTUS should have used that were more apt. But the thing about it I hate so much is they simply spoke over top of each other, and in so doing, I heard and understood nothing of what was said. I'm sure none of it was particularly funny, but I wouldn't know. I hate that chaotic table talk that they think is so cute. They didn't slam Fox News either. They again were laughing at what a simpleton our POTUS is. He "is incurious and doesn't read, and sits around watching TV all the time like a kid. He gets all his information only from Fox News." And then went on to mock his support of particular Fox tv shows and talking heads.

Joe: "You don't have Haldeman or Erlichman here... you've got Abbot and Costello." Also, he changed clothes. Weird.

Couldn't sleep. Mika looks disheveled... which is to be expected as I presume she's exhausted from this week. Joe looks great, that jacket is great. Joe just called Trump stupid and said that Trump was manipulated by Russians' ham-handed, standard propaganda.