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Tom Brokaw Mocks Obama’s ISIS Coalition With Air Quotes

Veteran NBC News journalist Tom Brokaw appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and mocked President Obama’s so-called coalition of nations fighting ISIS. Speaking on Wednesday morning, Brokaw used air quotes when describing the list of countries helping America fight ISIS before wondering “you see that whole list of people or countries lined up as our coalition partners against ISIS. What are they giving…
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Deutsch Makes Case for Romney: 'We Kind of Made a Mistake 4 Years Ago'

It was one thing for Joe Scarborough to make the case for Mitt Romney, arguing that these frightening times demand the kind of competence Romney offers.   But on today's Morning Joe, it was stunning to hear a New York Dem like Donny Deutsch say something very similar. According to the ad man: "There is a psychological reason to go to Mitt Romney, and that is: wow!  We kind of made a mistake four…
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Scarborough: 'Off the Air, Nobody Thinks Christie Can Win'

Chris Christie might have millions of admirers across the country, people who love the Jersey governor's blunt style. But among the Republican media and political elites who populate Morning Joe, Christie's a no-hoper. That's what Joe Scarborough divulged on today's Morning Joe.  Said Scarborough: "off the air in Republican circles . . . nobody thinks Christie can win."[
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Mike Barnicle: Shut Up, Jimmy Carter! People Prefer President Obama

You know it's getting bad for Obama's foreign policy when Jimmy Carter attacks him for being weak and vacillating. On Thursday's Morning Joe, co-host Mika Brzezinski read the Carter critique on the air, and they talked about Leon Panetta's argument against Obama's weakness. Mark Halperin added that the Panetta view is shared by people inside the Obama adminstration and Democratic circles. This…
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Todd : Grimes 'Disqualified' By Refusing to Say If She Voted for Obama

Whatever liberal leanings he might have, sometimes the political animal in Chuck Todd just can't contain itself.  Take today's Morning Joe, where Todd absolutely annihilated Alison Lundergan Grimes, Dem candidate for senator from Kentucky, for her refusal to say whether she voted for Barack Obama for president.   Todd ripped Grimes as "ridiculous," then twice declared that she had "disqualified…
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Scarborough: Panetta Reveals 'Lack of Character' For Criticizing Obama

Remember when dissent was patriotic?  When people like Hillary Clinton screeched that "we have a right to disagree with any administration?" Forget about it.  That's so, like, 2003. You know, when George W. Bush was President.   Things are different today.  Now, criticizing a sitting president is wrong. Very wrong.  Just ask Joe Scarborough, who on today's Morning Joe accused Leon Panetta of a "…
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Eva Longoria: ‘Everybody Is On Board’ With Immigration Reform

Eva Longoria, actress turned Democratic activist, appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to promote the 2014 ALMA Awards airing on the “Lean Forward” network and used her Thursday appearance to push for amnesty. During her friendly Thursday morning interview with co-host Mika Brzezinski, Longoria proclaimed that regarding immigration reform “everybody is on board. There is bipartisan efforts and then to…
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Thomas Roberts: Panetta Rips Obama For Bucks, Hillary Brownie Points

Elite Dems across America might be scuttling away from Barack Obama.  But the president can count on at least one man to stand by him: MSNBC's Thomas Roberts.  On today's Morning Joe, Roberts accused Leon Panetta of criticizing President Obama for base motives: "getting paid" off his book, and currying close ties with Hillary Clinton. Roberts' lame attempt to undermine Panetta came after Joe…
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Dem Senator in Re-election Race Stumbles Over 'Softball' Ebola Query

One of the tightest races in this year's midterm election is the contest in Arkansas, where Democratic incumbent senator Mark Pryor is struggling to be re-elected over popular Republican candidate Tom Cotton, who currently is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. During Monday's edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe program, political correspondent Kasie Hunt played a recording of her asking…
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Asked About Muslim Extremism Threat, Mohyeldin Counters with Crusades

Remember this the next time you see a report by Ayman Mohyeldin.  The man NBC sends to report on doings in Muslim countries around the world can't say which extremism—Christian, Jewish or Muslim—poses the greatest current threat to civilization. When Joe Scarborough posed that very question to the NBC reporter on today's Morning Joe, Mohyeldin punted. Instead of talking about current threats, …
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Actor: ‘I Get All My News from MSNBC. Which Is Probably Not Wise’

Prompted by Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski to confirm “you watch Morning Joe, I take it?”, actor/author Ron Perlman affirmed: “I get all my news from MSNBC.” He then quickly quipped: “Which is probably not wise.”
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MSNBC: Colorado ‘Rejected More Inflammatory Conservatives In 2010’

Kasie Hunt, MSNBC’s Political Correspondent, appeared on Thursday’s Morning Joe to promote her recent trip to Colorado, where she covered the highly contentious Senate contest between incumbent Democrat Mark Udall and his Republican challenger Congressman Cory Gardner. Hunt began her prepackaged report by playing up how “Washington Republicans were thrilled when Gardner decided to ran against …
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Did Andrea Mitchell Just Laugh at Obama's Credibility?

Not saying President Obama should be jittery about Andrea Mitchell jumping the White House fence anytime soon.  Even so, the prez would have reason to be concerned if such a generally staunch ally as Andrea openly laughed at his lack of credibility. View the video and judge for yourself.  On today's Morning Joe, Republican Rep. Matt Salmon predicted that President Obama would send ground troops…
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'Morning Joe' Friction: Was Pierson Affirmative Action Hire?

Imus would call it a "tension convention." There was palpable friction among members of the Morning Joe team today on the question of whether Secret Service Director Julia Pierson was an affirmative action hire. By the end, the almost unfailingly affable Willie Geist was smirking in frustration at Mika Brzezinski. When Brzezinski first broached the sensitive-for-liberals subject, she suggested…