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She has a major hatred on for Hillary Clinton to the point it makes her completely irrational.
Once in awhile, I fall asleep while watching Rachel's midnight show on MSNBC - unfortunately, when that happens, I wake up to Morning Joke -- well, this morning, Mika about lost her shit - over something Hillary Clinton either did or did not do - it wasn't all that clear.
She about lost it on air. Then I switched the TV to "How It's Made" while I had my coffee and never did figure out why Mika hates Hillary Clinton so much.
I know Morning Joke has an irrational hatred of the Clintons, but I didn't know the slightly more reasonable Mika did as well.
Wanna watch a million right wing heads explode? Watch Clinton become president, LOL
PS - I am not involved in the Sanders Supporters / Clinton Supporters war - I like both Sanders and Clinton and will probably end up voting for both of them. Sanders in the primary and Clinton in the general. While I'd love to vote for Bernie in the general, I do not believe that is what is going to happen and I have no problem voting for Hillary because I like both of them. So no fighting in this thread please - that's if anyone replies
rurallib
(62,492 posts)I never watch the Joke so i know little of Mika. But I get the impression there are many women who think they should be Hillary. My guess is Mika is one. Carly Fiorina is another and she is pathetic. So I guess if they can't be Hillary, then neither can Hillary.
I am with you on the Clinton/ Sanders divide. Looks to me like we have at least 3 solid candidates who seem to have many similar goals. I will be happy to vote for any of them. Obviously I include O'Malley in there.
gaspee
(3,231 posts)I've seen that jokefest, Mika has always seemed like the reasonable one. I cannot stand Joe - he's just such a jerk - and a joke if he thinks he's moderate - that I've never been able to watch the show and am usually scrambling to find the remote when I fall asleep with the TV on that station.
Human101948
(3,457 posts)Maybe Hillary did something to disrespect Mika's daddy?
stonecutter357
(12,699 posts)RiverLover
(7,830 posts)I guess she's like many of us on the left who have trouble with HRC's candidacy.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)Botany
(70,673 posts)Morning Joe aka Morning Dead Intern job is to push republican talking points.
valerief
(53,235 posts)Sancho
(9,072 posts)However, Brzezinski was prominently critical of the Clinton administration's hesitation to intervene against the Serb forces in the Bosnian war.[29] He also began to speak out against Russia's First Chechen War, forming the American Committee for Peace in Chechnya. Wary of a move toward the reinvigoration of Russian power, Brzezinski negatively viewed the succession of former KGB agent Vladimir Putin after Boris Yeltsin. In this vein, he became one of the foremost advocates of NATO expansion. He wrote in 1998 that "Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be a Eurasian empire."[30] He later came out in support of the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia during the Kosovo war.[31]
H2O Man
(73,715 posts)I think you might be on to something. Her hatred is completely irrational to the point she couldn't speak and was then attacking other guests, calling them cowards.
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Recursion
(56,582 posts)Sancho
(9,072 posts)Mika's brother is the ambassador to Poland where her father came from...and Solidarity (breaking off from Russia) occurred in the early 90's about the time the Bill was running for President.
I don't have a reference, but Brzezinski wanted a missile shield, membership in Nato, and lots of other protections for Poland. Bill Clinton apparently didn't go along with everything, so Carter's National Security Advisor (also worked for LBJ) really went after Clinton.
They haven't been friends ever sense. Mika grew up in that household in the 80's and 90's. I suspect (since Bernie is Polish) that she harbors a bit of favoritism for him too.
She's been on Hillary's case for years. Of course, Joe has made the Clinton's a target for every CT coming down the road. Between the two them, it's really hard for me to watch.
DURHAM D
(32,619 posts)already done it. Thanks. Its personal. Bill insulted her daddy and Mika can't grow up.
think
(11,641 posts)gaspee
(3,231 posts)If it happens to be on, I usually change the station as quickly as I can because I loathe Joe - his smug face and voice make me want to throw things at the TV but from what I've read at DU and what little I've seen of her, Mika is not a crazy person. She looked like one this morning.
GeorgeGist
(25,327 posts)R B Garr
(17,022 posts)these distortions of what Bill Clinton actually said to Jake Tapper during his State of the Union show on Sunday:
Jake Tapper: Can you say that these companies, these wealthy individuals, these governments -- none of them sought anything. I mean, some of them did have business before the State Department.
Bill Clinton: I don't know. You never know what people's motives are, but in this case (he went on to talk about the earthquake in Haiti...)
Bill Clinton's statement was then distorted and spit out as this on that Morning show with regard to contributions: "these ulterior motives". So Bill saying he didn't know what people's motives are became "these ulterior motives." A total distortion of what was actually said, and one which incorrectly presumes sinister and improper "motives," when all Clinton said was that no one can know what someone's motives are.
Then one of the guests began talking about a REAL story about Marco Rubio's finances but, of course, Mika and Joe steered the conversation IMMEDIATELY back to Clinton bashing. Fucking ridiculous.
CTyankee
(63,932 posts)when John Heileman came on he said he was a coward and admitted he didn't even know what the conversation was all about...everyone seemed baffled...boy, she was toxic this morning and I wonder if her meds were to blame...she did mention something about them interfering with her behavior at an event at a synagogue where she used a profanity. What meds would make someone go so ballistic...geez...
gaspee
(3,231 posts)Looked like she had mental health issues in that scene. I didn't know the backstory behind it because I had it on for such a short time but she looked like she needed a medical intervention.
Completely irrational when it comes to anything Clinton.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)wheniwasincongress
(1,307 posts)Mika is pro-life (notice they rarely ever discuss abortion or gay marriage and when they do it's a small mention, done so Joe and Mika don't have air their unpopular opinions) who makes demurely makes eyes and Joe and stares at him. They are obvious, and Mika is no liberal despite the show seemingly promoting her as Joe's opposite.
gaspee
(3,231 posts)considered that she might be a liberal, but I did not think she was an irrational, foam at the mouth kind of person either. It was very strange.
hatrack
(59,608 posts)Campaign Barbie and Dead-Intern Ken in their Beltway Studio Dream Home.
You made me laugh out loud with your names for them
I don't watch them even when someone I like makes an appearance so I did not know just how irrational their hatred of the Clintons is. Mika looked like she was about to lose it on air.
CTyankee
(63,932 posts)while all the while saying he loves living in New Canaan here. WTF? I emailed the show and said "fine. leave. go to new jersey where at least you'll have a repuke governor..."