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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:00 AM
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Mika defends Scarborough in letter to the NY Times !
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/opinion/l15joe.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

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I was disappointed to read “Gov. Paterson’s Performance” (editorial, May 9), which characterized Joe Scarborough as a “leader in the Republican attack squad.”

My television and radio co-host has spent the last five years being equally tough on Republican and Democratic leaders in Washington. Joe was one of the first TV reporters to criticize the Bush White House during Hurricane Katrina. And while others were writing of a permanent Republican majority, Joe was predicting the collapse of the G.O.P. because of its reckless economic policies.

On our TV and radio programs, and also in his latest book, Joe urges his party to be more moderate in temperament and more accepting of dissent from leaders like former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.

Joe’s evenhanded approach angers harsh ideologues on both sides. Last week, he was attacked by right-wing hosts for being too open-minded, and now by your liberal editorial page.

This liberal thinks The New York Times should follow Joe Scarborough’s example of speaking truth to power — regardless of which party is in power.

Mika Brzezinski
New York, May 11, 2009
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:02 AM
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1. There's just a couple of things wrong with that letter
Anything and everything.
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:05 AM
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2. Mica and Joe


Delusional Duo and according to the tabloids, more than just friends.


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Revolution9 Donating Member (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:24 AM
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26. right right
*MORE* than just friends :)
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:05 AM
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3. The author and the subject.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 09:39 AM
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20. LOL
I'll have to remember that one
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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:06 AM
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4. She calls herself a liberal?
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:13 AM
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10. The biggest lie to date--an adamant defender of Palin (because of Palin's female leadership)
she now demands that Pelosi must go -- that it is over for Pelosi.


Because Pelosi told the truth about CIA briefing and Mika the Meek never mentions the Bob Graham information on the subject.

Mika is a shill who relies on Joe and appeasing her GE Masters for her employment.
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:07 AM
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5. Mika, you need to trust your father
Edited on Fri May-15-09 08:08 AM by merh
he thinks Joe is an idiot - father does know best.

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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:33 AM
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13. Mika the Meek -- armed with RW talking points, calls herself a liberal b/c it's in the script
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:07 AM
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6. Oooooohhh! He was critical of Bush's response to Katrina...THAT was bold, Joe!
Good fucking grief...the best she can come up with is that Joe thought Katrina was handled poorly? Nice try, Mika. Wipe your chin.

.
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islandmkl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:08 AM
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7. i think i have discerned the true nature of the letter:
1) "My television and radio co-host ..."

2) "On our TV and radio programs..."

3) "...and also in his latest book"

4) the best disconnect: "Joe urges his party (and in the next paragraph)...Joe Scarborough’s example of speaking truth to power — regardless of which party is in power.
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:08 AM
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8. Mika is not only an embarrassment to the esteemed Z-Big family but also to professional women ...
in general.

She's living out her neurotic "mid-life crisis" right before our eyes on National Television.

Unfortunately, instead of sorely needed therapy (subsequent to an intervention), she spews her ultra-feminine rants to Joe Scarbough's sick little "boys' clubhouse" of sycophants. She's mom ... she's the abused wife ... she's a hottie .... what will Mika be today? :crazy:

Mika is a sad little emotionally decompensating character now enjoying her 15 minutes of fame ... well, thanks to the clueless assholes who run MSNBC. :thumbsdown:
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blueworld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:08 AM
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9. She's a complete phony & makes my skin crawl even worse than Joe n/t
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:19 AM
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11. mika and joe..k-i-s-s-i-n-g in a tree....
com`n mika, just throw joe on the floor and screw the shit out of him...

you`ll feel so much better...
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Revolution9 Donating Member (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:24 AM
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27. ROFL
eom
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walkaway Donating Member (725 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 08:32 AM
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12. Meeka is right about one thing....
The Liberals hate the show and the repuglicans hate the show. Most independents don't even care about politics enough to spend their morning watching that drivle. Pretty soon there won't be anyone left. Way to MSNBC!
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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 09:04 AM
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14. Any bets on whether she really wrote it or someone at MSNBC did
it for her and okayed her name be put to it. Probably Joe wrote it....LOL.
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 09:06 AM
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15. I think she wrote it.
She has jumped the shark.
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LittleApple81 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 09:09 AM
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16. I used to watch Morning Joe... it reached the point that my whole body hurt and my brain protested.
No more Joe ax head stupidity in my house. And Mika is even worse... acting like a dumb blond and letting Joe behave like a man who is in an abusive relationship where the woman risks violence if she does not do what he wants. Ugh!
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Bill McBlueState Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 09:34 AM
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17. being "attacked" from the right and the left doesn't mean much
"Last week, <Joe> was attacked by right-wing hosts for being too open-minded, and now by your liberal editorial page."

If both the right and the left criticize you, it doesn't necessarily mean you're some kind of maverick centrist. It may just mean you're a moron.
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 09:35 AM
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19. Bingo!
:-)

Thanks for punching a hole in that cadaver.
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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 09:35 AM
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18. Joe's a "reporter"? He's "equally tough on Republican and Democratic leaders" ?
And perhaps my favorite: Powell's positions are "dissent"? Apparently people like Powell can't really be part of the dialogue, they can just voice dissent after the real powers have made their decisions.

Mika's not exactly an intellectual powerhouse, is she?

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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:14 AM
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25. how superficial do you want to go with Mika?
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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:35 AM
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30. ...actually I wouldn't mind getting a little superficial with Mika...
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bertman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 09:41 AM
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21. I think it's safe to assume that Mika doesn't know that when Joe is through using her
she will die from an accidental fall in his office. A death that will not be investigated or even questioned by police.

Naive little rich girl.

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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:07 AM
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22. "this liberal"????? Are you fucking KIDDING ME, Mika?

You're not even CLOSE to a liberal.
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:09 AM
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23. But her Daddy is a "liberal"...
Doesn't that make her one also?? Why do you hate America?
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:54 AM
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36. I nearly spit out my coffee when I read that this morning.
Oh, there are going to be a few LTTEs on that doozy...
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Kalyke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:10 AM
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24. Mika's a liberal?
In what world?
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:25 AM
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28. who cares what mika mouse thinks....'this liberal' my ass
n/t
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Marr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:35 AM
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29. Mika calls herself a liberal.
What a joke.
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Jazzgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:47 AM
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31. That just confirmed it for me.
They are sleeping together. That is something someone would write for a lover.
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:50 AM
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32. I knew it when she couldn't stop clinging to him on live TV like a little girl with her daddy
I wonder if Mrs. Scarborough noticed it too?

Don
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:50 AM
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34. I heard Mika address Joe as "Honey" during the final 1/2 hour of Morning Joe today
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rvablue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 10:51 AM
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35. One simple word made this entire letter a laughing stock:
"Reporter."

JS is not a reporter. He is a commentator, at best.

And I love it when anyone in the GOP pats themselves on the back for criticizing Bush on Katrina. It was one of the worst if not THE worst f-ups in Presidential history, IMO, and if you'd have to be a complete and total utter moron or a heartless shell of a human being to not admit that he totally failed New Orleans during that time.

This letter reads like a YouTube video of Mika screaming, "Leave Joey alone!!!"
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