The Hosts Thread: Joe and Mika Know Their Value

[oakville]

https://www.newsbreak.com/closer-weekly-561369/3557421507064-joe-scarborough-and-mika-brzezinski-s-on-air-bickering-has-escalated-into-full-blown-fighting

[SeanBug]

On 8/11/2024 at 8:11 PM, oakville said:

https://www.newsbreak.com/closer-weekly-561369/3557421507064-joe-scarborough-and-mika-brzezinski-s-on-air-bickering-has-escalated-into-full-blown-fighting

There are two photos of Mika and Joe hiking in Mika's IG from July 25. I swear it looks like she photoshopped Joe into the pictures, his pose is exactly the same in both. 

 

[millennium]

The article reads like it was

On 8/11/2024 at 8:11 PM, oakville said:

https://www.newsbreak.com/closer-weekly-561369/3557421507064-joe-scarborough-and-mika-brzezinski-s-on-air-bickering-has-escalated-into-full-blown-fighting

It reads like it was written by AI, but maybe just a bad writer.   It also sounds like gossip rag fluff.

But for the sake of conversation let's give it the benefit of the doubt.  Unless Mika can be content with a divorce settlement, she should carefully consider her next move.  We all know who's the engine on that show, and who's the freight.   And she's not talented enough that other media outlets will be clamoring for her.   We won't be seeing her on The View anytime soon.

[Lowcountry snark]

48 minutes ago, millennium said:

And she's not talented enough that other media outlets will be clamoring for her.

Could you picture her doing anything else?  I can see her hosting puff pieces on Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt (or whatever it's called now) once a month.  If she left KYV, I'd imagine that... whatever it is... would flourish and become a productive not for profit women's advocacy group.

[tres bien]

53 minutes ago, Lowcountry snark said:

Could you picture her doing anything else?  I can see her hosting puff pieces on Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt (or whatever it's called now) once a month.  If she left KYV, I'd imagine that... whatever it is... would flourish and become a productive not for profit women's advocacy group.

I can't even imagine her doing that. I picture getting a gig on QVC 

[oakville]

2 hours ago, Lowcountry snark said:

Could you picture her doing anything else?  I can see her hosting puff pieces on Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt (or whatever it's called now) once a month.  If she left KYV, I'd imagine that... whatever it is... would flourish and become a productive not for profit women's advocacy group.

Chris Licht tried to recruit Mika & Joe for the CBS Morning News but the network rejected Mika. They wanted another female co-host for Joe. Joe declined and stayed with MSNBC. Mika auditioned for the Today show against Savannah Guthrie but tested poorly with female audiences. Savannah got the job.

[oakville]

Joe's comments the day after the 2016 election. Will history repeat itself?

Joe warned people to read JD Vance's book Hillbilly Elegy.

[SeanBug]

Joe, just to clarify, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. 

And considering how you kissed Trump's ass from Day One, maybe other parts of the media are responsible for glossing over Trump's "issues", and enabling him to become President. 

You were gloating because of your utter dislike of Hillary Clinton, mostly due to the fact she wouldn't come on your show because of your ass kissing of Trump. 

Let's go back in time and wait for NYE 2016 when the guy you were so enamored of wouldn't let you in his party and made fun of your wife. 

Edited August 23 by SeanBug

[tres bien]

Yeah. Pretty funny when he started praising Barak Obama of 2008 this morning 

[SeanBug]

1 hour ago, tres bien said:

Yeah. Pretty funny when he started praising Barak Obama of 2008 this morning 

Joe is so typical of entitled white men. I can do what I want and you better NEVER call me on my bullshit. 

Apparently he still doesn't realize the cameras are on and recording everything he has said.  He might want to hire one of those computer geeks in the basement, who he so loves making fun of.  They could explain how technology works and that it's fine to say what you want, but don't deny you said it. Or claim people who point it out are losers. 

We have the receipts.

Edited August 23 by SeanBug

[tres bien]

Gonna be hard for the guy who's still living in 1995 - 2001

[oakville]

1 hour ago, SeanBug said:

Joe, just to clarify, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. 

And considering how you kissed Trump's ass from Day One, maybe other parts of the media are responsible for glossing over Trump's "issues", and enabling him to become President. 

You were gloating because of your utter dislike of Hillary Clinton, mostly due to the fact she wouldn't come on your show because of your ass kissing of Trump. 

Let's go back in time and wait for NYE 2016 when the guy you were so enamored of wouldn't let you in his party and made fun of your wife. 

I remember when Mika complained that she would have to travel for an interview with Hillary on the campaign trail. Mika said Hillary should fly into NYC & meet with her on set. Mika was very busy in 2016 trying to build her Know Your Value brand, so she believed that it would make more sense for Hillary to meet with her. Mika reminded Hillary that it would be good for her campaign to appear on a prestigious cable show.

Joe admitted that he had gone to Mar A Largo on NYE to get a meeting with Trump so they could have him on the show before the inauguration. Trump asked for Mika to accompany Joe, but she was recovering from some plastic surgery. Mika reluctantly attended the event.

Joe was criticized by several journalists for attending the NYE event. Joe got very angry on twitter and called them out for attending social events with Clinton.

2 hours ago, tres bien said:

Yeah. Pretty funny when he started praising Barak Obama of 2008 this morning 

During the 2008 primaries, Joe was furious at Obama for thinking he could run for President after only serving 2 years in the Senate. He called Hillary Clinton his girlfriend and was happy when she beat Obama in Indiana & other mid-west states. Joe called Obama an Ivy League elitist.

[SeanBug]

59 minutes ago, oakville said:

I remember when Mika complained that she would have to travel for an interview with Hillary on the campaign trail. Mika said Hillary should fly into NYC & meet with her on set. Mika was very busy in 2016 trying to build her Know Your Value brand, so she believed that it would make more sense for Hillary to meet with her. Mika reminded Hillary that it would be good for her campaign to appear on a prestigious cable show.

Joe admitted that he had gone to Mar A Largo on NYE to get a meeting with Trump so they could have him on the show before the inauguration. Trump asked for Mika to accompany Joe, but she was recovering from some plastic surgery. Mika reluctantly attended the event.

Joe was criticized by several journalists for attending the NYE event. Joe got very angry on twitter and called them out for attending social events with Clinton.

During the 2008 primaries, Joe was furious at Obama for thinking he could run for President after only serving 2 years in the Senate. He called Hillary Clinton his girlfriend and was happy when she beat Obama in Indiana & other mid-west states. Joe called Obama an Ivy League elitist.

Fun fact, Joe.

Guess who won Indiana in the 2008 General Election.  

Joe, you tried to crash a party at Mar a Lago and Trump had realized he didn't need you anymore, wouldn't let you in. Loser much? 

If Obama was an Ivy League elitist, what did he think Hillary was? She went to Wellesley and Yale.  

His insane jealousy and ego would be funny if it wasn't so pathetic.  "You're an Ivy League elitist!!  Oh by the way, wanna come over and hang out? Will you be my friend?  Can I say I called you and advised you on policy?" 

[oakville]

46 minutes ago, SeanBug said:

Fun fact, Joe.

Guess who won Indiana in the 2008 General Election.  

Joe, you tried to crash a party at Mar a Lago and Trump had realized he didn't need you anymore, wouldn't let you in. Loser much? 

If Obama was an Ivy League elitist, what did he think Hillary was? She went to Wellesley and Yale.  

His insane jealousy and ego would be funny if it wasn't so pathetic.  "You're an Ivy League elitist!!  Oh by the way, wanna come over and hang out? Will you be my friend?  Can I say I called you and advised you on policy?" 

Joe reminds viewers regularly that Alabama has a better football team than all Ivy League colleges.

Joe said it was a fluke that Obama won Indiana in 2008. He said it was due to the heavy turnout of African American voters.

Joe admitted that Obama would be more popular with African American voters than Hillary Clinton. Clinton was married to Bill who some pundits at the time called the first Black President.

[SeanBug]

3 hours ago, oakville said:

Joe reminds viewers regularly that Alabama has a better football team than all Ivy League colleges.

Joe said it was a fluke that Obama won Indiana in 2008. He said it was due to the heavy turnout of African American voters.

Joe admitted that Obama would be more popular with African American voters than Hillary Clinton. Clinton was married to Bill who some pundits at the time called the first Black President.

If African American votes had that much sway in Indiana, Joe, we'd have a Democratic governor and Democratic majority in the state legislature. Marion County and up in NW Indiana is where the largest AA populations are. Marion County is Indianapolis where we have a Dem Mayor, City Council and Congressman.  But, why should facts matter when Blowhard Scarborough is running his mouth? 

Obama won Indiana because he didn't write off red states. 

[oakville]

21 minutes ago, SeanBug said:

If African American votes had that much sway in Indiana, Joe, we'd have a Democratic governor and Democratic majority in the state legislature. Marion County and up in NW Indiana is where the largest AA populations are. Marion County is Indianapolis where we have a Dem Mayor, City Council and Congressman.  But, why should facts matter when Blowhard Scarborough is running his mouth? 

Obama won Indiana because he didn't write off red states. 

Joe told viewers that the Jackson family grew up in Gary Indiana. Joe liked the Jackson 5 when he was growing up & bought the Thriller album when he was in college. Joe believed there were many African Americans in Indiana.

Joe knew that Obama's popularity in 2008 would spill over from Illinois to Indiana.

Joe said many people in Indiana watch TV stations from Illinois, so they were aware of Senator Obama.

[SeanBug]

35 minutes ago, oakville said:

Joe told viewers that the Jackson family grew up in Gary Indiana. Joe liked the Jackson 5 when he was growing up & bought the Thriller album when he was in college. Joe believed there were many African Americans in Indiana.

Joe knew that Obama's popularity in 2008 would spill over from Illinois to Indiana.

Joe said many people in Indiana watch TV stations from Illinois, so they were aware of Senator Obama.

Yes and the fact that Barack Obama visited the Indianapolis NBC affiliate while he was campaigning,  and did an interview for Meet the Press there, and one of the cameramen had his picture taken with Senator Obama, and that photo is in a frame sitting on my bookshelf because I'm friends with said cameraman, has a great deal to do with Senator Obama winning Indiana. I was able to tell all the African Americans in the state about this photo. 

And the only tv station "from Illinois" that anyone in Indiana watched was WGN, which I don't believe airs nationally anymore (I don't have cable so I don't know for sure) and all they aired were syndicated tv shows and Bulls games. 

(Oakville I know you're kidding). 

[oakville]

Joe will be a special guest on Real Time with Bill Maher tonight!

Joe's absence from Morning Joe has been solved.

[oakville]

A blast from the past. Joe was suspended for donating to Matt Gaetz's campaign in 2010. Matt inherited Joe's hair & seat in Congress. Former Speaker of the House blamed Matt for losing his job. McCarthy accused him of sleeping with minors.

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/msnbcs-morning-joe-host-suspended-for-gop-donations/

[SeanBug]

I wondered with all the entertainment skewed interviews, appearing on Maher (desperate much? no one watches this Joe! have some self respect!) and the weird Daily Beast recaps, if Joe is showcasing his "brand" to the world to see if there is life beyond Morning Joe.  Or, contract negotiation time has rolled around and he's going to make a power play on TPTB for more money. 

Mika's cake baking addiction and dragging Mom's Haunted Tree Horror Show around the country ain't cheap. 

[Lowcountry snark]

On 10/27/2024 at 10:12 AM, SeanBug said:

if Joe is showcasing his "brand" to the world to see if there is life beyond Morning Joe.

Mika has definitely glammed herself up as of very recently.  Perhaps they are indeed retooling to move on to what's next.

[SeanBug]

Excerpt from Bill Clinton's new book (out Nov 19). 

It talks about how he had to deal with Gingrich and the Contract with America crowd, and if you scroll down a little, guess who's there in a video clip bragging about it? 

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/bill-clinton-watching-donald-trump-jan-6-rcna180364

Except Clinton is saying that Gingrich was the guy (along with our pal Joe and the rest of that bunch) who put party over the good of the country. 

He (Gingrich) said to Erskine (Clinton's CoS) , “The president really believes we should all live under the same set of rules, doesn’t he?” Erskine replied, “Yes. We think that’s what a real democracy requires.” Gingrich responded, “We don’t believe that. We think everyone we elect or appoint should first do what’s best for our party. Then we can talk about the rest.” 

So when Joe brags about his time in Congress and what they supposedly accomplished, remember who he was working with.  And we wonder why he's done a 180 re Trump in the last 10 days. 

[Lowcountry snark]

KYV has turned off comments.  And about time, too.  I don't see how she remains associated with it, whatever it even is.  I doubt many will want to be associated with Mika's hypocrisy.  

[Kemper]

2 hours ago, Lowcountry snark said:

KYV has turned off comments.  And about time, too.  I don't see how she remains associated with it, whatever it even is.  I doubt many will want to be associated with Mika's hypocrisy.  

I agree. But some of those KYV regulars seem to be a bit thirsty.

[SeanBug]

2 hours ago, Kemper said:

I agree. But some of those KYV regulars seem to be a bit thirsty.

THANK YOU!! OMG the comments on KYV and Mika's IG are nauseating. 

I'm all for telling someone you liked a project they were in, or appreciate something they did for a charity. But this "Oh Mika you're so beautiful and you and Joe are like family to us. We can't start the day without you!. I'm almost 60 and you make me realize I have so much life left".

BARF. No one needs Mika to tell them they have value. 

 

[Prairie Rose]

19 hours ago, SeanBug said:

THANK YOU!! OMG the comments on KYV and Mika's IG are nauseating. 

I'm all for telling someone you liked a project they were in, or appreciate something they did for a charity. But this "Oh Mika you're so beautiful and you and Joe are like family to us. We can't start the day without you!. I'm almost 60 and you make me realize I have so much life left".

BARF. No one needs Mika to tell them they have value. 

 

I don't know how else to describe the Scarboroughs but as rich, clueless and TOTALLY unrelatable. 

[Kemper]

1 hour ago, Prairie Rose said:

I don't know how else to describe the Scarboroughs but as rich, clueless and TOTALLY unrelatable. 

They act like nouveau riche. So very full of themselves and their echo chamber of toadies - the KYV ones and some of the Show regulars. 

Meeka comes from a prominent family, politically, but I don't know if that transfers to the kind of wealth many of the 50 over 50 women have.

Edited Thursday at 08:24 PM by Kemper

[CrazyInAlabama]

I wonder how long they'll last after the show is gone?  About time for future wife #4 to show up isn't it?

Edited Yest. at 12:25 AM by CrazyInAlabama

[SeanBug]

13 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

I wonder how long they'll last after the show is gone?  About time for future wife #4 to show up isn't it?

Too bad Margaret Thatcher is dead. 

I just saw Rachel is taking a $5 million pay cut (from $30 million a year to $25 million) to help MSNBC.  Source said she, Nicole and (barf) JoMika are the people who keep viewers coming back.  They can probably strike JoMika from that list.  It did mention the betrayal and viewers leaving the show in droves.  

Can you imagine Joe knowing Rachel makes $30 mil a year. There aren't enough paper towels in Florida to clean up the mess when his head exploded. 

Wonder if the network has asked Joe and Mika to take pay cuts.  I mean, how can they afford wood stain and sealant for the lobster boat?  That stuff comes from China!!  Hello! Tariffs!!!

And the U Haul rental fees to drag Meemaw's Forest of Horrors around the country?  Have they seen the price of eggs and butter? How can Mika make her cakes on less than $8 mil a year?? And do they think her hair just looks like that naturally? Bleach ain't cheap, people!! 

[SeanBug]

https://www.salon.com/2024/11/22/morning-joe-has-got-to-go/

[SeanBug]

The Beltway crowd is nothing if not transactional. Joe saw Mika as a way into DC insiders crowd,  with her father's connections. Mika saw Joe as her path to stardom in an industry that relegated her to 3 am news reader. 

Everyone at MSNBC knows they are full of shit. The affair they had was "the worst kept secret at 30 Rock".   

In a lot of ways, Joe's personality mirrors aspects of Trump. He's a loud mouthed bully who will shout you down until you just shake your head and walk away.  

Rachel Maddow is paid $30 million (now $25 million) a year by MSNBC. Joe and Mika each make around $8 million. Joe and Mika do a show, for what it's worth, five days a week. Rachel is now doing one show a week, and producing podcasts and films. Rachel graciously took a pay cut to help the network. Joe threw a hissy fit and threatened to quit when MSNBC pre empted the show one day, following the attempt on Trump's life, as the network was going to breaking news coverage that day.