Morning Joe: All Episodes Talk

[Lowcountry snark]

Way to really nail that NYT cooking all-time recipe segment, kids.  Good lord that was awkward.

It's an actual cooking segment on a morning chat show. It's the bread and butter (pun intended) of what you two clowns do.  Pleasant banter about yummy foods, faves, memories in the kitchen, finding recipes, the quality of the NYT cooking section, COME ON, it's not rocket science or Agronsky and Company, it's happy chatting.
But, no.  Missed the mark by as far as possible.  Actually diminished my interest in the NYT's top 10 list, and I came away thinking that these two chowderheads don't cook at all and have never read a recipe.

Mika couldn't even FAKE interest in food or recipes or cooking.  Couldn't even pretend to be interested.  I guess if it's not cake and vodka served to her by the help... she has zero interest.  She comes across as a pod person.

[oakville]

Mika & Joe interviewed Hillary Clinton yesterday. Joe called Hillary a midwest methodist. Joe liked her more than Bill Clinton who he considered to be a Marxist.

Joe didn't mention his numerous personal attacks on Hillary during the 2016 election. I remember when he called her the worst Presidential candidate of all time.

Hillary's new book is on aging. Mika said she doesn't feel old.

Hillary is much more engaging as an interviewee than I remember when she was running for President.

[Lowcountry snark]

20 hours ago, oakville said:

he called her the worst Presidential candidate of all time

I think he said that explicitly at least on 20 occasions, and implicitly hundreds of times.  Always ending the comment with, "REAGAN!"

[Kemper]

17 minutes ago, Lowcountry snark said:

I think he said that explicitly at least on 20 occasions, and implicitly hundreds of times.  Always ending the comment with, "REAGAN!"

Thank you.

Sorry, but back to Joe's sentimental waxings about His Time in Congress and Reagan.  Is it me or has he gotten a lot worse? And why?

[CrazyInAlabama]

8 hours ago, Kemper said:

Thank you.

Sorry, but back to Joe's sentimental waxings about His Time in Congress and Reagan.  Is it me or has he gotten a lot worse? And why?

My opinion is Joe is just phoning it in, and doesn't care enough about the show to say anything different, or actually discuss anything current.   He's like the person who tells the same jokes and stories for every occasion, and doesn't care that people are sick of it.   The guest commentators carry the show. 

I think Joe thinks that the network will never fire him, or decline to renew his contract, and I hope he's wrong.  

Edited September 21 by CrazyInAlabama

[chick binewski]

Did they need every panelist ever to interview a severely privileged nepotee about his thoughts on politics?

I'm still flummoxed as to why Catherine Zeta Jones' son thinks his generation is the first that wasn't "guaranteed" home ownership.

[Kemper]

I wonder if Catherine Z Jones will be a KYV candidate.Maybe we should start a pool of some sort.  And yes, as mentioned very well by CrazyInAlabama - Joe is indeed phoning it in. MJ will be a show until Joe decides to end it. 

[mispickel]

A lot of Joe yelling today.

[tres bien]

Joe did a good job of slapping down the oh we can trust him crowd. I'd love to see a Harris commercial with all of Joe's ranting interspersed with all the crazy things Trump has said

Edited September 23 by tres bien

[oakville]

46 minutes ago, tres bien said:

Joe did a good job of slapping down the oh we can trust him crowd. I'd love to see a Harris commercial with all of Joe's ranting interspersed with all the crazy things Trump has said

Surprisingly, MSNBC won't let Joe join the Harris campaign as a senior advisor.

Joe could be the opening act at her rallies. His scripted rants would electrify the crowd.

[Kemper]

1 hour ago, oakville said:

Surprisingly, MSNBC won't let Joe join the Harris campaign as a senior advisor.

Joe could be the opening act at her rallies. His scripted rants would electrify the crowd.

He could open with music! The Star Bangled Banner…. with Meeka on tambourine! Now those were Meeka’s Glory Days.

[oakville]

2 hours ago, Kemper said:

He could open with music! The Star Bangled Banner…. with Meeka on tambourine! Now those were Meeka’s Glory Days.

Joe could be the Lee Greenwood of the Harris campaign. His songs would inspire the crowd.

The show started with a clip of Trump at the debate saying that Haitians are eating pets in Springfield. It is a popular song now.

 

[oakville]

Mika is happy with the new NBC News Poll.

Harris is leading Trump 49-44. Biden was trailing Trump by 2% in July.

Mika wanted Biden to stay in the race & was worried about the effects of replacing Biden on the ticket. She has not conceded that she was wrong.

Harris's favourability rating is up 16% to 48 %

[oakville]

Joe criticized the NY Times poll which showed Trump ahead in the sunbelt states. It predicted Romney would win in 2012. It is favourable to Republicans.

Joe said the Harris campaign is confident in Michigan & North Carolina. Heilman is less optimistic about Pennsylvania.

[oakville]

Mika was happy that Stephanie Ruhle defended Harris on Bill Maher's show. Stephanie used to be Mika's arch-rival & she didn't appreciate her flirty takes with Willie. Long-time fans remember Stephanie jumping into Willie's arms during a NY mini-marathon.

Joe criticized Trump for rambling about child care.

[Pike Ludwell]

11 hours ago, mispickel said:

A lot of Joe yelling today.

Yeah. I don't believe there was a commercial break till 38 minutes in. And most of that time was Joe ranting. Lots of repetition. Still, a lot of that needs to be said and maybe it will sink in on some people.

[Kemper]

Oakville...Joe accused Trump of rambling?  Pot meet Kettle.

[oakville]

59 minutes ago, Kemper said:

Oakville...Joe accused Trump of rambling?  Pot meet Kettle.

I knew you would like that! Can you imagine Mika & Joe hosting this show when Joe is 78 years old?

[SeanBug]

8 hours ago, Kemper said:

Oakville...Joe accused Trump of rambling?  Pot meet Kettle.

To be fair, we can turn Joe off anytime and he isn't really a threat to the very tenuous stability of the world.  He's only a threat to the sanity of his viewers. 

[SeanBug]

On 9/21/2024 at 6:14 PM, chick binewski said:

Did they need every panelist ever to interview a severely privileged nepotee about his thoughts on politics?

I'm still flummoxed as to why Catherine Zeta Jones' son thinks his generation is the first that wasn't "guaranteed" home ownership.

I hate to break it to Baby Zeta Jones but no one is guaranteed home ownership. It's a little thing called a credit check, income vs outflow.

When BZJ was just a wee lad, his mother and father sued a neighbor over running a business from his home. Saying deliveries etc would endanger them. 

The neighbor countered with the celebrity tour groups that stop by the property on a daily basis, coupled with the gossip/news outlets helicopters hovering over head.  So a couple FedEx trucks a week vs constant tour buses and helicopters. 

Appears whining about something that doesn't really affect you but you want to make a big deal out of runs in the family. 

[tres bien]

1 hour ago, SeanBug said:

To be fair, we can turn Joe off anytime and he isn't really a threat to the very tenuous stability of the world.  He's only a threat to the sanity of his viewers. 

💯

I'm good with Joe's rambling, ranting and raving. But tortuous nons stop clips of a lunatic first thing in the morning is where I draw the line 

[SeanBug]

9 minutes ago, tres bien said:

💯

I'm good with Joe's rambling, ranting and raving. But tortuous nons stop clips of a lunatic first thing in the morning is where I draw the line 

Which is why I watch The Daily Show first thing in the morning and not this crap. 

Gotta say, Jon interviewing Christine LeGarde about how the European Central Bank and the Fed handle inflation, interest rates and capitalist driven vs labor driven economy was incredibly interesting and educational. 

When was the last time they had on someone who actually presented facts about a topic, and there was a thoughtful and at times humorous discussion, instead of some half baked opinion from the editor of a conservative magazine/paper  that was prescreened by the staff so that it was in agreement with Joe? 

 

 

 

 

19 hours ago, oakville said:

Mika was happy that Stephanie Ruhle defended Harris on Bill Maher's show.

Mika will be relieved to learn no one watches Bill Maher anymore. Personally I can't believe HBO/Max hasn't cancelled his show. But then MSNBC/NBC Universal/Comcast lets this 4 hour circle jerk stay on the air so what do I know? 

[chick binewski]

5 hours ago, SeanBug said:

Appears whining about something that doesn't really affect you but you want to make a big deal out of runs in the family. 

I immediately thought of all the Douglas' real estate holdings. And then I remembered that they had their wedding guests give their (then gestational) nepo baby money so he could give it to charity and know what altruism felt like 🤣. And that CZJ claimed during a lawsuit that 'a million dollars isn't a lot of money to people like us'.

So glad MJ gave us a snippet of this child's well-informed world view.

In other news, it's good to see Joe and Mika united on something; Mika has clearly switched out her smart casual dress for Joe's I Just Came in from Cleaning the Garage 2024 runway look.

 

[SeanBug]

19 hours ago, chick binewski said:

I immediately thought of all the Douglas' real estate holdings. And then I remembered that they had their wedding guests give their (then gestational) nepo baby money so he could give it to charity and know what altruism felt like 🤣. And that CZJ claimed during a lawsuit that 'a million dollars isn't a lot of money to people like us'.

So glad MJ gave us a snippet of this child's well-informed world view.

In other news, it's good to see Joe and Mika united on something; Mika has clearly switched out her smart casual dress for Joe's I Just Came in from Cleaning the Garage 2024 runway look.

 

God forbid you tell your children to get a job or just go volunteer at a charity.

So is Willie the host now?  Joe and Mika don't seem to be very engaged other than Joe reading from his Bible...  aka WSJ. 

[oakville]

The opening joke today was Trump trying to learn Spanish.

Joe agreed to appear today.

The mayor of NYC was indicted. He said it was payback for complaining about Biden flooding NYC with migrants.

It's criminal conduct about receiving campaign funds from Turkey.

Many other members of NYC administration are stepping aside.

[oakville]

Lisa Rubin said other people could be indicted.

Joe said there were whispers about Eric Adams ethics. Joe knew it all along!

Former Gov Cuomo may run for Mayor.

Willie said Democrats are being indicted so Trump can't claim its lawfare.

[oakville]

Joe is wearing a suit today to show the gravity of the situation. Mika is wearing a white sweater.

Trump cancelled a meeting with Zelensky after he criticized JD Vance.

Trump said the invasion of Ukraine would not happen if he was in the White House.

Trump said Ukraine was gone.

Joe compared Trump to Neville Chamberlain. Joe is outraged at people who cheer for Putin.

[oakville]

Ignatius said Ukraine is bleeding out but they should not concede to Russia.

Ukraine needs more weapons.

Joe was happy that VP Pence gave Reaganesque speeches supporting Ukraine.

Joe said Reagan was tough on Russia.

[oakville]

Ed Luce is lowering the bar for using nuclear weapons. He threatens to use atomic weapons if the USA supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine.

Joe spoke to foreign leaders who believe that Putin could use weapons if he is put into a corner.

Joe said Putin has a nuclear red line.

Ignatius said Ukraine should use weapons on Crimea.

[oakville]

Joe said Mark Milley told Joe in Feb 2023 that the lines between Russia and Ukraine are not moving. Viewers are lucky that Joe speaks to insiders.

Ignatius said there are too many drones at the front lines.

[oakville]

Joe was upset that the Red Sox were eliminated.

[oakville]

The mayor of London showed up. He is upset at social media spreading lies about migrant crime in London. It led to riots.

Joe & the Mayor of London support the Liverpool soccer team.

Liverpool & the Red Sox have the same owners. Joe was happy to get free tickets to the game when he went to London.

[oakville]

Joe was happy that the Prime Minister of Italy is supporting Ukraine. Ignatius said Europe will take up the slack to help Ukraine.

Joe was happy that Tusk won in Poland.

Joe supports Macron. Mika said she likes vacationing in France.

Joe said people believe that Mika has tamed Joe and made him more hygienic.

Joe finally changed his clothes after 3 days.

[oakville]

Joe said Florida & Texas are tight Senate races,

Joe was upset that Fox News didn't cover Kamala's speech. Kamala supports babies & young families. She will give grants for baby carriages. Kamala supports capitalism.

Mark Leibovich said Kamala has room to grow. Joe said people are tired of Trump.

 

[oakville]

Mika was happy with Stephanie Ruhle's interview of Kamala Harris.

Joe said Kamala will be a middle-class capitalist. She will help people buy homes..

Joe is against tax cuts for Billionaires.

Joe said Trump doesn't talk specifics in his interviews.

Joe is mad at journalists who complain about Kamala not giving interviews.

I like Jacqueline Alemany.

Joe compared Kamala to Clinton & the two Bush Presidents.

 

Rev Al supports small businesses. He said he bought his flashy new blue suit from a small business.

Rev Al met Mayor Adams through National Action Network

[oakville]

Rev Al was upset that Mark Robinson said in 2009 that the police should have shot him in 2009 when he participated in a police brutality protest.

[oakville]

Mika invited her cousin to the show. His hair was a mess.

He does not support extra long-range missiles to Ukraine. He is worried Putin could retaliate against Kamala Harris.

Evelyn Farkas has a new job running the McCain institute. She is opposed to Putin.

[oakville]

Andrea Mitchell & Secretary Blinken joined the show. He is working on a ceasefire between Israel & Hamas. It's a difficult situation.

I am impressed with today's guest list. They realize how important it is to meet with Mika & Joe when they come to Washington.

[Kemper]

2 hours ago, oakville said:

Mika invited her cousin to the show. His hair was a mess.

He does not support extra long-range missiles to Ukraine. He is worried Putin could retaliate against Kamala Harris.

 

Is this the same cousin she had on a week or so ago? Geez. Apparently a family  name means a sure foot-in-the-door.

 

2 hours ago, oakville said:

Mika was happy with Stephanie Ruhle's interview of Kamala Harris.

Joe is against tax cuts for Billionaires.

Joe compared Kamala to Clinton & the two Bush Presidents.

I am sure Stephanie Ruhle is happy that she made Meeka happy. 😎

Joe is against tax cuts for Billionaires. Reagan would be SO proud. And how would Kamala compare to Clinton and the two Bush Presidents? Why would she need to be compared to them. 

Sorry...guess I am being petty by finding fault.  But really, it is so easy.

 

Edited September 26 by Kemper

[oakville]

3 hours ago, Kemper said:

Is this the same cousin she had on a week or so ago? Geez. Apparently a family  name means a sure foot-in-the-door.

 

I am sure Stephanie Ruhle is happy that she made Meeka happy. 😎

Joe is against tax cuts for Billionaires. Reagan would be SO proud. And how would Kamala compare to Clinton and the two Bush Presidents? Why would she need to be compared to them. 

Sorry...guess I am being petty by finding fault.  But really, it is so easy.

 

Yes, Matthew is Mika's cousin. I didn't realize that he was at McGill University when I attended.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Brzezinski

Joe does support tax cuts for cable news broadcasters.

Joe said the Bushes & Clinton supported middle-class capitalism. Trump supports Billionaires.

Kamala America would follow in Biden's footsteps of supporting the middle class.

Mika's support for Stephanie is impressive considering they were bitter rivals when she joined the network.

 

[SeanBug]

12 hours ago, Kemper said:

I am sure Stephanie Ruhle is happy that she made Meeka happy. 😎

Joe is against tax cuts for Billionaires. Reagan would be SO proud. And how would Kamala compare to Clinton and the two Bush Presidents? Why would she need to be compared to them. 

Sorry...guess I am being petty by finding fault.  But really, it is so easy.

It amazes me that Joe is so obtuse that even now, when it's obvious the mess Reagan made of the economy, social issues, etc. that Joe is still in the Reagan  cult of personality.  And who else talks about Reagan like this? 

Mika being "happy" about Steph Ruhle's interview is hilarious. You know it's killing her and Joe and Steph got that interview. 

Joe's misogyny leads him to believe that it's complimentary to compare a woman to a man.  "Kamala is competent, like a man". 

And comparing her to the Bushes? JFC Joe they were terrible Presidents. And how Bush 43 became President? Some shady business in Florida re vote counting and a Secretary of State in cahoots with Bush's brother, the Governor?

 

[oakville]

7 hours ago, SeanBug said:

 

Mika being "happy" about Steph Ruhle's interview is hilarious. You know it's killing her and Joe and Steph got that interview. 

Joe's misogyny leads him to believe that it's complimentary to compare a woman to a man.  "Kamala is competent, like a man". 

And comparing her to the Bushes? JFC Joe they were terrible Presidents. And how Bush 43 became President? Some shady business in Florida re vote counting and a Secretary of State in cahoots with Bush's brother, the Governor?

 

Biden convinced Kamala to host Mika & Joe at the Naval Observatory for dinner earlier this year.

Biden's staff also made Kamala appear at Mika's Know Your Value hour in June, with a guest who wanted to discuss women's health issues.

Joe took credit for Bush 43's win in Florida. Joe's district voted overwhelmingly for W after Joe endorsed him.

[Lowcountry snark]

On 9/26/2024 at 9:58 PM, oakville said:

Mika's support for Stephanie is impressive considering they were bitter rivals

Rivals?  I bet this is news to Steph.  Stephanie is casually, easily, breezily better than Mika at every single thing in the world.

[oakville]

3 hours ago, Lowcountry snark said:

Rivals?  I bet this is news to Steph.  Stephanie is casually, easily, breezily better than Mika at every single thing in the world.

Stephanie used to host a show on MSNBC right after Morning Joe. Mika's handoffs to Stephanie were usually filled with tension.

Mika & Joe did try to get a primetime spot on the network. They tried to do an evening Joe show around the Super Bowl as a test run. It was unsuccessful.

Stephanie ended up getting a Primetime show before Mika.

There are reports that Mika was jealous of Stephanie's romantic relationship with the founder of Under Armour. He is much wealthier than Joe & has a private jet.

[Lowcountry snark]

On 9/28/2024 at 2:37 PM, oakville said:

Mika was jealous of Stephanie's romantic relationship with the founder of Under Armour

Exactly.  She even has better extra marital liaisons.

Has the gang even discussed the storm?  Western North Carolina is gone, and it's not even on the news?

[Kemper]

26 minutes ago, Lowcountry snark said:

Exactly.  She even has better extra marital liaisons.

Has the gang even discussed the storm?  Western North Carolina is gone, and it's not even on the news?

Yes, Stephanie R can run rings around Meeka when it comes to job performance and romantic flings. At the very least. So that makes her a person who actually does Know Her Value. Is she a member?

And Lowcountry...you are so right!.. about Show hardly ever covering anything but politics. There is a historic national tragedy unfolding in the western part of North Carolina. Apparently not significant enough to get a break from the latest utterances of the Former President. It is a network addiction. Sadly, they are not the only ones.

[oakville]

Mika liked Saturday Night Live. Joe is wearing his navy blue Morning Joe sweatshirt.

Joe is mad at Trump's remarks over the weekend.

Joe said it was wrong to attack Kamala Harris & call her mentally impaired.

Joe said he spoke to Republicans & they are worried about Trump becoming unhinged.

[SeanBug]

20 hours ago, oakville said:

Joe said he spoke to Republicans & they are worried about Trump becoming unhinged.

Becoming unhinged??????

He's been unhinged his entire adult life.  I remember 20 plus years ago him appearing on Letterman and lying about The Apprentice's ratings. He's been a lying con artist as long as anyone can remember. 

A "hinged" person doesn't associate with Roy Cohn.  A "hinged" person doesn't run around with Jeffrey Epstein.  Or encourage people to attack the Capitol to stop certification of the election.  Or ask if we can stop hurricanes with an atomic bomb. Or shoot BLM protestors.  Or deport US citizens because they support Palestine. Or suggest injecting bleach into your veins to stop COVID.  Or claim Haitian people are eating pets. 

Shall I go on? 

But thanks Mr. Obvious for your sharp insightful observations. 

 

 

Edited October 1 by SeanBug

[SeanBug]

I think Morning Joe has struck some deal with The Daily Beast website.

At least once a week they recap a segment of the show. 

"Morning Joe yells about Trump doing something crazy" is the headline every time and then they just write a couple paragraphs telling us whatever someone said about Trump that day. 

It's a shame no one wants to sign up to get thru the paywall and read what we can just watch. 

Sorry Daily Beast if I don't pay for cable to watch MSNBC I'm sure as heck not paying you to tell me something I can watch for free at livenewsnow.com. 

[oakville]

Morning Joe's popularity continues to grow!

More Viewers Start Their Day with “Morning Joe” Than with Any Other Cable Program

For the sixth consecutive quarter, MSNBC was the most-watched cable network in the 6 am hour. In the third quarter of 2024, “Morning Joe” (M-F 610 a.m.) had its most-watched quarter in more than three years and continued to dominate CNN on weekday mornings. “Morning Joe” topped CNN for the 37th consecutive quarter among total viewers and for the 10th straight quarter among A25-54. From 6 to, “Morning Joe” beat “FOX & Friends” head to head in both August and September. In September, “Morning Joe” was the #1 cable morning show in New York for the 28th straight month and in Washington, D.C. for the 29th consecutive month.