Morning Joe: All Episodes Talk

[teddysmom]

1 hour ago, stormy said:

hat was that creepy Joe trying to grab Mika's hand then mumbling you're my fiancee thing?

 

What is his problem! ? What a controlling asshole. 

[cased]

3 hours ago, stormy said:

What was that creepy Joe trying to grab Mika's hand then mumbling you're my fiancee thing?

At a random point in the show, Joe said to Mika something along the lines of "Do you want to say that to the whole class". Mika responded by saying something I could not make out.

Joe then said (paraphrasing again, and addressing the audience) "that's a joke. We actually like each other, so don't tweet about this. But Mika won't hold my hand even though were engaged" (while trying to grab Mika's hand).

[oakville]

7 hours ago, teddysmom said:

Because it was THEIR money.  And returning the money was the incentive to get them to sign the agreement. 

True, but the USA kept the cash for decades. They could pay them back in installments rather than all upfront.

[oakville]

Wednesday Recap. Mika is wearing a lighter blue top. It's her birthday!. There might be cake at the end of the show. Hayden joins the panel with Haas & Barnicle!.

First topic. Rosenstein is a hero. Joe called his opponents , Trump Stooges trying to restrict his ability to investigate Trump. Rosenstein respects the Consitution.

It turns out that Trump told his doctor during the election that he was very healthy. Trump's bodyguards  broke in & stole Trump's medical records about his hair loss.

It's a blah panel today. The theme is that Trump is violating all the Constitutional norms & won't be there in 2 years.

It was nice of Mika & Joe to be on the panel together today.

The weather is better.

I switched to CNN at 6 30 am.

[suomi]

Let There Be Cake! If there's one thing I like about Mika it's her fondness for cake! Will Joey blow a noisemaker in her face like she did to him? 

IA, low energy show so far.

[novhappy]

Willie’s hair is sooo overdyed. It looks like the left the dye in and he didn’t have time to wash it out before going on air. 

[oakville]

They are selling Morning Joe souvenirs. I want the  Morning Joe Lego Bunker.

https://www.msnbcstore.com/shop-by-show/morning-joe.html

[Chloesmom]

33 minutes ago, oakville said:

There might be cake at the end of the show.

If Avenatti pops out of it I might tune in . . . 

[Chloesmom]

6 minutes ago, oakville said:

They are selling Morning Joe souvenirs. I want the  Morning Joe Lego Bunker.

https://www.msnbcstore.com/shop-by-show/morning-joe.html

I'm in for a Kasie DC mug.  Actually some of the stuff is kind of clever (I like the Chris, Chris, Rachel and Lawrence and also the Talk Politics to Me t-shirts).  I noticed they are running their commercial for this a lot in the past couple of days, thanks for supplying the link Oakville as I was too lazy to look it up myself.

[oakville]

The latest ratings. Morning Joe's ratings are 1.035M . New Day ( 7 am) gets 648K & Fox & Friends( 7 am)  has 1.634M

 

http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-30-2018.html

Fox leads in the key demographic .16 vs .13 for Morning Joe & .12 for New Day.

 

Elise Jordan joined the set wearing a dark blue prom dress with a plunging neckline & no sleeves.  She said Trump's legal team is not as good as Mueller's.

[Chloesmom]

Now they have a Morning Joe newsletter?  Who's going to write it for them . . . oh lordy there's a letter . . . 

5 minutes ago, oakville said:

Elise Jordan joined the set wearing a dark blue prom dress with a plunging neckline & no sleeves.

I just got a quick glimpse of it, lovely color but not sure it's a good morning look.  Speaking of color, Mika looks lovely in that dress/color today.  She should wear that more often.

[XOQueens]

Mika's light blue dress is the same dress as her red dress except in a different color. I think she has the dress in navy too. She used to dress nicely. I guess prepping for the show isn't the only thing she's given up on.

[oakville]

59 minutes ago, Chloesmom said:

Now they have a Morning Joe newsletter?  Who's going to write it for them . . . oh lordy there's a letter . . . 

I just got a quick glimpse of it, lovely color but not sure it's a good morning look.  Speaking of color, Mika looks lovely in that dress/color today.  She should wear that more often.

Elise can do better. She should raid Kasie’s or Heidi’s closet.

2 minutes ago, XOQueens said:

Mika's light blue dress is the same dress as her red dress except in a different color. I think she has the dress in navy too. She used to dress nicely. I guess prepping for the show isn't the only thing she's given up on.

The dresses are ok. Mika used to wear very nice clothes pre 2016. Joe looked like a slob with fleece sweaters. You can buy the fleece sweaters @ the MSNBC store

[XOQueens]

Stephanie Ruhle is good.

ETA: Mika can't keep up. Also, she just said maybe Trump raided his doctor's office to get files about an STD. What a morning. 

Edited May 2, 2018 by XOQueens

[XOQueens]

World's Saddest Birthday Party.

[Chloesmom]

Just now, XOQueens said:

World's Saddest Birthday Party.

Oh thank you for my first laugh out loud of the day . . . that'll hold me for a long time . . . too funny!

[MyAimIsTrue]

Hey guys, please remember to keep personal politics out of your posts per PTV rules.  Thanks!

[WhineandCheez]

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World's Saddest Birthday Party.

I know!! She's a cohost for godsakes shouldn't you actually allocate 5 minutes for it rather than the 10 seconds they gave to hustle in the cake , flowers and balloons, while simultaneously segue-ing to the author?  That was stupid.  And Mika acted embarrassed.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH MIKA?  She doesn't act normal.  Is she a MSNBC hostage?

[XOQueens]

9 minutes ago, WhineandCheez said:

I know!! She's a cohost for godsakes shouldn't you actually allocate 5 minutes for it rather than the 10 seconds they gave to hustle in the cake , flowers and balloons, while simultaneously segue-ing to the author?  That was stupid.  And Mika acted embarrassed.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH MIKA?  She doesn't act normal.  Is she a MSNBC hostage?

I'm pretty sure my father said the same things at my birthday parties before I could form full sentences, "XO loves cake! Look at cake! XO loves flowers! Look, flowers for XO! Happy birthday!" 

[teddysmom]

2 hours ago, oakville said:

I switched to CNN at 6 30 am.

Yeah I wasn't in the mood this morning either. The Opposition and then West Wing reruns.  I am sorry I missed the birthday party.  Why do they even do that if they're both going to act so embarrassed/pissed off. 

[XOQueens]

6 minutes ago, teddysmom said:

Yeah I wasn't in the mood this morning either. The Opposition and then West Wing reruns.  I am sorry I missed the birthday party.  Why do they even do that if they're both going to act so embarrassed/pissed off. 

You will never truly miss anything as great as a Morning Joe birthday party. ;)

[teddysmom]

15 minutes ago, XOQueens said:

ou will never truly miss anything as great as a Morning Joe birthday party. ;)

I just realized Mika and I are the same sign.  My faith in astrology is shot to hell. 

 

The flowers are gorgeous. 

[XOQueens]

Happy birthday, Mika. Here's your Mediaite article.

Morning Joe Derails After Mika Brzezinski Suggests Raid on Trump’s Doctor Was to Cover Up an STD

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/morning-joe-derails-after-mika-brzezinski-suggests-raid-on-trumps-doctor-was-to-cover-up-an-std/

[oakville]

2 hours ago, WhineandCheez said:

I know!! She's a cohost for godsakes shouldn't you actually allocate 5 minutes for it rather than the 10 seconds they gave to hustle in the cake , flowers and balloons, while simultaneously segue-ing to the author?  That was stupid.  And Mika acted embarrassed.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH MIKA?  She doesn't act normal.  Is she a MSNBC hostage?

There should be 5 minutes for cake. Mika loves cake

1 hour ago, teddysmom said:

Yeah I wasn't in the mood this morning either. The Opposition and then West Wing reruns.  I am sorry I missed the birthday party.  Why do they even do that if they're both going to act so embarrassed/pissed off. 

I do feel like rewatching The West Wing. I give Morning Joe 30 minutes. 15 minutes if Joe is in a bunker.

[teddysmom]

6 minutes ago, oakville said:

I do feel like rewatching The West Wing.

It's my go too when I want something on the tv but don't care if I leave the room for 10 minutes.  Also The Office & The Grinder. 

I think they were talking about Rosenstein basically telling the GOP & Trump to shove it if they thought they could threaten him.  Which I already knew. 

The thing is, unless something breaks over night, everything they talk about has been discussed to death the prior night so JoMika rehashing it is a waste of time, unless you just want to punish yourself.  I also got pissed when Joe said "it's the Dems that used to attack the CIA!!! They used to try to stop an independent agency from doing its job!!!" 

So now Joe is in favor of letting the CIA do whatever the fuck they want?  I mean, yes, we have agents who risk their lives, and they work hard, and they do their jobs,  but not having oversight on them also led to them hiding intel from the FBI re the 9/11 attackers. And torture.    Oversight is one thing, obstruction of justice ie the President and his lackeys publicly calling our intel agencies a bunch of worthless liars out to get him is totally different, Joe. 

Re the Trump STD thing, I'm sure the producer was screaming "ALLEGEDLY!!!!" in her ear piece, and "go to Joe, go to Joe"!!!!

Why did that doctor wait so long to talk about Schiller coming to his office and taking Trump's records?  Also, it doesn't matter if you prescribed an antibiotic, or a cream for a rash, or Propecia, you aren't supposed to discuss any meds you prescribe someone without their consent.  Right? 

[cased]

2 hours ago, WhineandCheez said:

I know!! She's a cohost for godsakes shouldn't you actually allocate 5 minutes for it rather than the 10 seconds they gave to hustle in the cake , flowers and balloons, while simultaneously segue-ing to the author?  That was stupid.  And Mika acted embarrassed.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH MIKA?  She doesn't act normal.  Is she a MSNBC hostage?

The last segment was way too rushed. It was stupid to try to fit Mika's birthday cake, Mike Lupica's book, and the other guy into a single segment. If they were running short of time, they should have cut back on the re-run segments.

[Landsnark]

Traveling in Europe, and you guys' coverage of the Michelle Wolf brouhaha has been entertaining us this week.  Thanks!
I can't tell from afar, what is the current official position of the MJ Squad on Ms Wolf's humor?  They've seemingly whipsawed in all directions.  Are they now sanguine about being mocked by her, or were they never that put out?  Did they ever directly mention the "Me Too" joke.
We've listened to her routine every night since it occurred to much laughter.  We're not quite understanding how offended everyone is.  I understand why SHS is offended, but not others.

[oakville]

29 minutes ago, Landsnark said:

Traveling in Europe, and you guys' coverage of the Michelle Wolf brouhaha has been entertaining us this week.  Thanks!
I can't tell from afar, what is the current official position of the MJ Squad on Ms Wolf's humor?  They've seemingly whipsawed in all directions.  Are they now sanguine about being mocked by her, or were they never that put out?  Did they ever directly mention the "Me Too" joke.
We've listened to her routine every night since it occurred to much laughter.  We're not quite understanding how offended everyone is.  I understand why SHS is offended, but not others.

They did not discuss the joke Wolff made about them. How would Joe deny that he was interested in a physical relationship with Mika in 2006.? 

How would Mika explain that she waited till 2015 to separate from Jim Hoffer?

[Chloesmom]

2 hours ago, XOQueens said:

Happy birthday, Mika. Here's your Mediaite article.

Morning Joe Derails After Mika Brzezinski Suggests Raid on Trump’s Doctor Was to Cover Up an STD

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/morning-joe-derails-after-mika-brzezinski-suggests-raid-on-trumps-doctor-was-to-cover-up-an-std/

Poor Lupica, I hope he got an extra big piece of cake for that.  Yikes, what a segment.  So journalistic-esque-ish.

[cased]

On 5/1/2018 at 6:10 AM, XOQueens said:

Mika's at home going Live from her indoor farm an hour or two after wrapping the show. It's no wonder they don't have good guests or discussions anymore. The hosts aren't even bothering to stay around the office to get shit done. 

Mika was back at it again today, live from her house a couple of hours after the show ended. Joe was lounging on her patio. They must literally race home after the show,

Edited May 2, 2018 by cased

[Eliot]

I have to admit, I think Mika is kind of cute when she's with her animals.

[XOQueens]

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joescarborough‏ Happy Birthday, Mika!!! From Hobs, Pierre, Cajun, KC the Pig, Melania the Rabbit, Merica the Chicken, and a cast of a thousand animals who call your chicken coop of a house “home”. You are loved!!!

Lol. Why does "your chicken coop of a house" sound so passive aggressive? 

[Chloesmom]

Wow and I thought the flowers were the best gift today but Guiliani delivers right under the wire.  Tomorrow is gonna be lit, make way for the old country lawyer and dare I hope AvenHottie?

[suomi]

18 hours ago, XOQueens said:

You will never truly miss anything as great as a Morning Joe birthday party. ;)

Look at how tall that cake is! I'd want a big corner piece, to go with my hunk of pie. And milk. The flowers are beautiful. No stupid noisemakers. Joey did good.

[suomi]

Heads up: Ayman Mohyeldin on First Look said that Avenatti will be on MJ this morning.

Mika promos that it will be the top of the second hour.

Edited May 3, 2018 by suomi

[suomi]

Jeremy Bash said Giuliani asserts that Stormy's $130,000 was repaid in a batch of payments totaling $470,000 - JB asks were any of those payments made for a similar reason, and who was paid?

Giuliani's motor mouth will be the gift that keeps on giving.

[suomi]

Jonathan Turley said via phone that Giuliani's assertions are like the arguments made by John Edwards during his campaign finance irregularity scandal: carefully nuanced but still invalid.

[stormy]

Jeremy Bash references Dr Evil's trap door !

[suomi]

I am like "oh, FFS" with Joey's two and three paragraph questions this morning. Mika is in studio, Joe is in a bunker, where will Avenatti be? On a phone somewhere? Surely not in studio while Dad's out of town?!

[novhappy]

12 minutes ago, suomi said:

I am like "oh, FFS" with Joey's two and three paragraph questions this morning.

Feeling the same! His diatribe about Federal Law Enforcrmemy agents being called stormtroopers was epic. Then Willie summed up the thought effectively in about  10 words. 

He is hilarious 

[Ladyrain]

Why does Mika go out of her way to look so frumpy?  That top today looks like something an old lady would wear to do housecleaning.  (Full disclosure: I am an old lady and even I look spiffier than that.  Well, usually, anyway.)  Between her questionable fashion choices and her white "blonde" hair, she looks old beyond her years.  SO SAD!! 

Joe must have directed her to tone down da sexy, since her crush, Michael AvenHottie is on set with her today while Joe is off somewhere in his bunker. 

Edited May 3, 2018 by Ladyrain

[oakville]

Thursday Recap. Joe is in a Bunker not wearing glasses. Mika is wearing a lovely turqoise top. KCDC got the library & a lightning bolt before she said hello. Mika said she will never stop using that lightning bolt to demean her. Know Your Value KC!.

Giuliani admitted payments were made by Trump to Cohen.

It's Willie's Birthday!. More cake coming!.

Avenatti will be on set.

Joe said Trump is doomed with all these legal scandals.

Mika is wearing too much mascara.

Giuliani was slurring his words. Is he OK?

I suppose the theme is that Trump paying a "pornstar" will force him to resign?

Mika said "pornstar" numerous times.

Turley has no clue what Trump is doing.

3 minutes ago, Ladyrain said:

Why does Mika go out of her way to look so frumpy?  That top today looks like something an old lady would wear to do housecleaning.  (Full disclosure: I am an old lady and even I look spiffier than that.  Well, usually, anyway.)  Between her questionable fashion choices and her white "blonde" hair, she looks old beyond her years.  SO SAD!! 

Joe must have directed her to tone down da sexy, since her crush, Michael AvenHottie is on set with her today while Joe is off somewhere in his bunker. 

I love that sweater!. She wore it last year.

[novhappy]

They have Avenatti on set and Joe asks a reporter  a 3 paragraph question about how politicians feel about Giuliani calling FBI stormtroopers. The he goes to Barnicle!  

[madfortv]

When they talk about stormtroopers, what about Trump's people storming his doctor's office and taking not only papers but a picture off the wall? I was hoping they would make that comparison.

Edited May 3, 2018 by madfortv
Added clarification

[Chloesmom]

41 minutes ago, suomi said:

I am like "oh, FFS" with Joey's two and three paragraph questions this morning. Mika is in studio, Joe is in a bunker, where will Avenatti be? On a phone somewhere? Surely not in studio while Dad's out of town?!

Hee, it looks like it was Jonathan Lamire for the block this time.  Meeks got a little testy with her besty there for a while but it looks like they all parted friends.  That's a great color on Mika but I am not a fan of that dress.  At all.

[Chloesmom]

16 minutes ago, madfortv said:

When they talk about stormtroopers, what about Trump's people storming his doctor's office and taking not only papers but a picture off the wall? I was hoping they would make that comparison.

FAKE NEWS!!!

[Chloesmom]

2 hours ago, suomi said:

Ayman Mohyeldin on First Look said that Avenatti will be on MJ this morning

I love it that there is an official Avenatti countdown clock announcing his arrival.

1 hour ago, suomi said:

Giuliani's motor mouth will be the gift that keeps on giving.

He was just on F&F trying to clean up his verbal vomit from last night.  The whole couch looks like it has the sadz.

[Chloesmom]

OMG they are live heading into the last hour.  Exhausting.

[Chloesmom]

Oh FFS is Scarborough getting paid by the number of times he says stormtroopers this morning?  Mika should have skipped the "legal experts" and gone directly to the tape.

eta:  omg that clip!  Kilmeade was priceless flipping through his notes with that get me out of here look on his face.  Yikes.

And I love Rick Tyler.  I wish he was on every day.  His facial expressions are the best but that line about never use the word funnel when talking about campaign money was hilarious.

Edited May 3, 2018 by Chloesmom

[Ladyrain]

1 hour ago, oakville said:

I love that sweater!. She wore it last year.

Oh.  I'm so sorry.  I really didn't mean to offend anyone with that remark and I should have included that disclaimer in my post.  ?

My style is more Bohemian (meaning in my wildest dreams I'd dress like Stevie Nicks everyday), so that's where that was coming from.