Showing posts with label Joe Scarborough. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joe Scarborough. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Heartache: Markos of Daily KOS Banned From MSNBC


From Daily KOS:
In case you were wondering why you haven't seen me on MSNBC recently, it seems that Joe Scarborough, he of the lowest rated morning show in cableland, has blackballed me. And Phil Griffin, the alleged president of MSNBC, is going along with it.

How does someone as liberal as Markos Moulitsas of Daily KOS get banned from the most liberal cable news network? Allegedly, he has been badmouthing MSNBC's Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough. Here is an exchange between the two from twitter.
JoeNBC: @markos Unbelievable. You have a long history of spreading lies suggesting I am a murderer. This is the 3rd or 4th time by my count.

Markos: @JoeNBC, I've never suggested you're a murderer. I've noted media hypocrisy in going after Gary Condit. But he was Dem. You aren't.

JoeNBC: Anyone in media who interviews @markos, know that you're extending your credibility to someone who regularly suggests that I'm a murderer.

Markos: A bit touchy, @JoeNBC? Links for where I accuse you of being a murderer please.

Afterwords, Markos received this letter:
Markos,

Blog if you must, but here is my on the record statement to you which I ask that you print in full:

Yes, after I became aware of the ugly cheap shot you took at Joe on Twitter, I asked the teams to take a break from booking you on our shows for a while. I found the comments to be in poor taste, and utterly uncalled for in a civil discourse.


I'm hoping this will be only temporary and that the situation can be resolved in a mature fashion, but until then I just don't know how one could reasonably expect to be welcomed onto our network while publicly antagonizing one of our hosts at the same time.

The DailyKos community has been among the most supportive of MSNBC, and we continue to appreciate that support. (accent is mine)

Thursday, June 3, 2010

MSNBC's Morning Joe: 'Last Couple Days' of Obama's Oil Spill Handling Have Been 'Great'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Obama's handling of the Gulf oil spill:
"I think they're doing better now, right? I think the past couple days have been great."

Time magazine's Mark Halperin offered the obvious response:
"Except the hole's not plugged."



Here is a video chronicling President Obama's lame response to the Gulf oil spill.

Obama's Gulf Oil Spill

Friday, October 9, 2009

Joe Scarborough Laughs at News That Obama Won Peace Prize (Video)

Joe Scarborough laughs at the news that Obama won Peace Prize. Scarborough said, "Can you ever think of a Nobel peace Prize winner that has won this award for doing less than this President?" He also said,
"Why Did He Win It?! Let's Play the SNL Skit on Obama—'Obama is Now the World's Leading Spokesman'"



The White House was not amused.
According to Savannah Guthrie, the White House agrees. A senior administration official sent her an email that said Scarborough should “stop being an asshole.”