Morning Joe: All Episodes Talk

[Kemper]

I don't want to be melodramatic 😁 but it kind of sounds like Joe is melting down. Just a bit? 

[mustbeme]

If they weren't there today, they surely will be gone Wednesday as well.   That means I can watch.....do we think MSNBC will notice that people watch when they are gone?

[oakville]

1 hour ago, mustbeme said:

If they weren't there today, they surely will be gone Wednesday as well.   That means I can watch.....do we think MSNBC will notice that people watch when they are gone?

There are unconfirmed reports that Mika & Joe flew to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin. Joe believes it's time for a new approach to Putin. Mika believes that she should talk with Putin rather than at him. Mika also loves Russian caviar. They should be back next week.

[oakville]

Rev Al's charity did receive $500K from Kamala Harris. Will the network take action against him?

https://www.mediaite.com/news/msnbc-acknowledges-al-sharptons-non-profit-received-donation-from-the-harris-campaign-ahead-of-on-air-interview/

[SeanBug]

59 minutes ago, oakville said:

Rev Al's charity did receive $500K from Kamala Harris. Will the network take action against him?

https://www.mediaite.com/news/msnbc-acknowledges-al-sharptons-non-profit-received-donation-from-the-harris-campaign-ahead-of-on-air-interview/

That could have been classified as a consulting fee. Apparently even tho the campaign raised $1 billion, they're $20 million in debt. And they still need to honor their promise to pay staff til the end of the year. (Hence the continuing texts begging for $$). 

Why the f*** would she approve handing Al Sharpton half a million dollars for anything other than him helping get out the vote and advising on how to reach voters? 

[oakville]

1 hour ago, SeanBug said:

That could have been classified as a consulting fee. Apparently even tho the campaign raised $1 billion, they're $20 million in debt. And they still need to honor their promise to pay staff til the end of the year. (Hence the continuing texts begging for $$). 

Why the f*** would she approve handing Al Sharpton half a million dollars for anything other than him helping get out the vote and advising on how to reach voters? 

Rev Al did give her an interview on his prestigious show Politics Nation after he received payment.  Rev Al's endorsement should have helped her win more of the African American vote.

[Prairie Rose]

9 hours ago, mustbeme said:

If they weren't there today, they surely will be gone Wednesday as well.   That means I can watch.....do we think MSNBC will notice that people watch when they are gone?

Surely they won't be back until Monday!! If MSNBC didn't notice people watching when the Mr. and Mrs. are away, I am sure they are now!!

[SeanBug]

My goodness it's SO nice to watch the program with Willie and Lemire hosting.  Guests are allowed to speak. Topics of interest are discussed, instead of whatever column in the WSJ or Financial Times Joe latched onto, in his lame attempt to impress people. 

It's like we don't need Joe yelling and  repeating his inane talking points over and over like some tin pot dictator trying to convince the people he knows what he's talking about. 

OMG more sports talk!!! Dodgers trading and re-signing players.  Just an hour ago they talked about the CFP, Aaron Rodgers retiring, etc.  I guess 45 after the hour is the new sports talk segment. I'm here for it. Suck on your straw Mika. Stomp around the kitchen. People are watching the show!! BECAUSE YOU AND JOE AREN'T THERE!!! 

[mispickel]

I'm not a sports fan but I enjoyed the sports segment this morning because (1) no Mika sighing, interrupting or rushing it along; (2) no Joe finding amusement in his own story about whatever sports event from decades ago, and if I could add one more, (2.5) no Jason Johnson being rude to Pablo Torre and calling him "Ben."

[SeanBug]

29 minutes ago, mispickel said:

I'm not a sports fan but I enjoyed the sports segment this morning because (1) no Mika sighing, interrupting or rushing it along; (2) no Joe finding amusement in his own story about whatever sports event from decades ago, and if I could add one more, (2.5) no Jason Johnson being rude to Pablo Torre and calling him "Ben."

I could have done without the Pat McAfee/Aaron Rodgers video clip (both are raging nutballs IMO) but Pablo is always welcome. 

Don't miss Joe. Don't miss Mika. They are hypocrites and only in this for the money and perceived influence.  MSNBC: save yourselves $16 mil a year and show these losers the door. 

Interesting that other anchors are doing shows this week. But JoMika are off pouting somewhere.  

Nicolle was on Tuesday.    FFS even Andrea Mitchell, aka elderly woman who keeps showing up at the office even tho no one knows why, did a report on the Israel/Hezbollah ceasefire.  It was brief and we could actually understand what she said for once.  

 

 

 

Edited November 27 by SeanBug

[Kemper]

I join in on enjoying the sports talk; except Joe thinking we love to hear him bloviate about the Yankees/Red Sox and his usual ego-driven riffs.  Like it or not, sports enthusiasm is one of the things I love about our country. I digress. But even it if wasn't .... it is a break from politics. It would be different if this network covered anything else besides politics. It is exhausting and has driven me away. 

But please don't go the way of CNN and bring on a Bill Maher or Pat Mcafee. Actually, anyone considered edgy or ego-driven. 

Edited November 27 by Kemper

[SeanBug]

1 minute ago, Kemper said:

I join in on enjoying the sports talk; except Joe thinking we love to hear him bloviate about the Yankees/Red Sox and his usual ego-driven riffs.  Like it or not, sports enthusiasm is one of the things I love about our country. I digress. But even it if wasn't .... it is a break from politics. It would be different if this network covered anything else besides politics. It is exhausting and has driven me away. 

But please don't go the way of CNN and bring on a Bill Maher. Or anyone considered edgy or ego-driven. 

I agree!  This time of year college football is a big deal, no matter what stick up her butt Brzezinski thinks. Joe and Mika think the show is about them and what THEY think and want. No actually you should serve your viewers. Report and inform. No one cares what you think, Joe.  You've shown your allegiance and opinion changes to suit your own purpose. 

Let us know how that works out. 

 

 

[Lowcountry snark]

1 hour ago, Kemper said:

CNN and bring on a Bill Maher or Pat Mcafee

Wow.  That's quite a wild swing from CNN.   Or maybe it isn't?  They both command large audiences and are both very influential and of-this-moment.  The Venn diagram of Pat McAfee's audience and Joe Rogan's is a single circle.

[Kemper]

1 hour ago, Lowcountry snark said:

Wow.  That's quite a wild swing from CNN.   Or maybe it isn't?  They both command large audiences and are both very influential and of-this-moment.  The Venn diagram of Pat McAfee's audience and Joe Rogan's is a single circle.

No, Mcafee is not on CNN. But he does have a huge audience that many outlets probably envy. Maher? Not so much; used to really like him. At least Pablo has a Harvard degree. Meeka! He must know his value! 

[oakville]

Joe Scarborough was a guest recently on Bill Maher. CNN must have decided to Maher on CNN due to the gravitas of the guests like Joe.

[oakville]

Joe is outraged at Kash Patel's nomination for FBI Director. Milley and Bill Barr opposed him in the first Trump administration.

Patel wants to arrest journalists.

Pete's mom wrote an email complaining about her son's behaviour.

Trump would have to fire Wray to replace him with Patel.

Patel is dangerous and has no qualifications to be FBI Director.

He is too loyal to Trump. Lemire called him Ultra Maga!

Patel believes in conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.

Bill Barr is Joe's new hero.

 

Joe said there are patriots in the GOP Senate that will vote down Patel.

Mitch, Lisa, Chuck & Collins will band together like super heroes and defeat Patel.

[oakville]

Pete was intoxicated when he was leading non-profit groups.

He went to a strip club!

Pete danced with strippers.

Stravidis said Pete's behaviour with strippers is unacceptable.

[oakville]

Biden pardoned his son. Ken was upset that Biden said his prosecution was political.

Biden walked away from an immunity deal.

Biden's pardon includes any potential crimes he may have committed over the past 10 years.

Joyce Vance supports the pardon. He would not have been indicted if he had a different name.

Lemire said Biden cares about his son.

This could allow Trump to pardon the January 6th rioters.

Mika & Joe did not comment on the Biden pardon.

Mika said she pardoned her teenage daughters when they ordered a pizza with EXTRA toppings without her permission. The pizza was unhealthy & affected their performance at track meets. 

 

[Crashcourse]

4 hours ago, oakville said:

This could allow Trump to pardon the January 6th rioters.

We all knew he was going to do it as soon as he took office, so Biden said f*ck you and did it before he left office.

[Kemper]

21 hours ago, oakville said:

 

Bill Barr is Joe's new hero.

Joe said there are patriots in the GOP Senate that will vote down Patel.

Well, he would think that. They are both cut from the same cloth.

I would not hold my breath waiting for the Senate to do the right thing. But there is always hope.

[grommit2]

Hmmm... Why are we lauding Bill Barr?  Wasn't he the one who blew off the Mueller Report?

[Kemper]

3 hours ago, grommit2 said:

Hmmm... Why are we lauding Bill Barr?  Wasn't he the one who blew off the Mueller Report?

And let's not forget his role in the Iran/Contra debacle. From the ... wait for it... Reagan/Bush era.  Joe loves to revisit those good times.