Scarborough Says Republicans Are the True Socialists, Mocks DSA Fears
On Friday, as socialists continued their rise as a part of the Democratic Party through primary election victories, Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough took his own route with socialism claims of his own and instead claimed the Republicans were actually the socialists. He also seemed to minimize the actual rise of socialists in the Democratic Party, a topic his show has recently covered…
Morning Joe: Male Breadwinner Norm is Something To 'Break'
Morning Joe’s Mika Brzezinski turned to her Know Your Value franchise Friday to examine what The Economist called “the stubborn scarcity of female breadwinners.” The magazine found that among dual-income heterosexual couples, just 30% of wives earn more than their husbands — even though women now make up three-fifths of American university graduates.
Morning Joe Turns Fauci Hearing into Trump Bashing with Phony Stunt
Thursday’s Morning Joe spent little time on Anthony Fauci’s actual refusal to answer questions and far more time insisting the real COVID villains were Donald Trump and his “spineless minions.” Joe Scarborough opened with a puerile stunt, pretending he hadn't seen the hearing, but was sure the Republicans were finally going to admit that the president had lied to the American people about the…
Scarborough To Dems: Reject DSA Lunacy Now, Or Be Punished In Fall!
On Tuesday's Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough donned his Democrat-strategist sombrero, and pleaded with his party of choice to reject DSA lunacy now, or suffer the consequences in the fall.
'Pathetic!’ Scarborough Demands Head of Failing DNC Chair Ken Martin
Nothing is more apt to enrage Joe Scarborough than Democrats losing an election that by all rights, in his view, they should win. And thus it was that on today's Morning Joe, Scarborough unleashed one of his patented screaming, table-pounding rants. The object of his ire was DNC Chair Ken Martin.
Morning Joe Praises Media Coverage of Trump’s Primetime Address
After President Trump’s address on Thursday, MS NOW’s Morning Joe showed disdain for the speech and praised the decision from some broadcast networks, ABC and NBC, not to take the speech live. While CBS did air the speech, co-host Mika Brzezinski commended their fact-checking-heavy coverage, which she said was the result of anchor Tony Dokoupil being “kicked around a bit.”
MS NOW Anniversary Ad Claims Channel ‘Strengthens Our Democracy’
On Monday, MS NOW celebrated their 30th anniversary with a new ad that played at the end of Morning Joe. The 15-second advertisement celebrated the network’s so-called “journalism” that supposedly “strengthens our democracy.”
Morning Joe Screams at ICE, Alleges Houston Shooting Conspiracy
After an ICE-involved shooting in Houston, Friday’s Morning Joe returned to the issue of immigration and deportation in coverage that harkened back to the Minneapolis unrest earlier this year. Co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski opened the show with talk of ICE, as Scarborough yelled at people who use “Don’t Tread On Me” license plates in Florida amid immigrant enforcement, and …
Morning Joe Continues Platner Defense and Gives Warning to D.C. Dems
After Democrat Graham Platner finally dropped out of the Maine Senate race on Wednesday night, Thursday’s Morning Joe continued to try to defend him. Co-host Joe Scarborough said Republicans would be “beyond hypocritical” to wade into the issue, as he said it was “fascinating” that some were “summarily calling him a rapist now.” His co-host, and wife, Mika Brzezinski also joined in as she…
'Don't Know If He Lied'? Mika Implies Platner Accusers Might Be Liars!
On Wednesday's Morning Joe, MS NOW's Mika Brzezinski served up a shocking bit of selective skepticism as scandals continued to engulf Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner. After John Heilemann stated that Platner had "lied" to prominent Democrats like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders about whether more damaging revelations were coming, Brzezinski jumped in. "All right. Well, first…
Brzezinski Combatively Questions Details of Platner Rape Allegation
After the new sexual assault allegations against Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner, Morning Joe’s Mika Brzezinski showed some skepticism about the allegations and continuously asked for “evidence” in a pretty combative interview with Politico reporter Adam Wren, whose outlet published the claims. Brzezinski also showed concern over Platner’s “due process” as he faced the…
Eddie Glaude on 250th: America a 'White Republic' of Greed and Hatred
Happy 4th to you, too, Eddie! MS NOW contributor and Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr appeared on Tuesday’s Morning Joe to offer a characteristically grim take on America as the nation nears its 250th birthday. Glaude described America as a "white republic,” built on "greed and selfishness and grift and hatred." Invoking Moby Dick, he analogized the US to an ugly "white whale" that "choke[s…
After Downplaying, Morning Joe Spends Multiple Segments on Rise of DSA
After they minimized the influence of Democratic Socialists on the Democratic Party the week prior, Monday’s Morning Joe spent over two segments, elapsing over 20 minutes, on controversies related to the Democratic Socialists of America. Their first segment focused on the controversies surrounding radical DSA candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, as co-host Mika Brzezinski bashed Senator Chris…
Morning Joe RIPS Trump's Smithsonian 'Takeover' -- Obama-Biden, Hello?
In their new book, "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan devote considerable attention to the Trump administration’s efforts to influence Smithsonian exhibits. On a Morning Joe segment today, Haberman misleadingly framed it as Trump and his allies “wanting to leave their imprint on what art Americans can see…
