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Chris Christie’s praise of Obama unlikely to hurt his 2016 prospects
New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s favorite question these days is whether he regrets working closely with the president on Hurricane Sandy relief. “No,” he gets to say, before explaining that the work of governing is more important than politics. Then a campaign aide cuts the clip and drags it to…
Colbert: Joe Scarborough leaves me no choice but to declare war on his show
Wednesday night on “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert took umbrage at former U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-FL)’s decision to air a pro-Mark Sanford “infomercial” during Wednesday’s edition of Scarborough’s MSNBC show “Morning Joe.” Former Gov. Sanford (R), who left office in disgrace after admitting to an extramarital affair, is…
Krugman laments he was ‘unready’ to debate Scarborough on economics
In a debate aired Monday night, MSNBC’s conservative pundit Joe Scarborough faced off with economist and columnist Paul Krugman over America’s debt, deficit and level of spending. Krugman, a dogged proponent of deficit spending as a way to stimulate the economy, admitted before the show aired that Scarborough had gotten…
Scarborough gushes: I would have supported Mark Sanford in 2012 ‘without a second guess’
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough lavished praise upon former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) after watching an ad for Sanford’s bid for a congressional seat. “I would have supported him in 2012 without a second guess,” Scarborough said of Sanford, who was a rising Republican player before being forced out…
Scarborough: Colin Powell ‘absolutely necessary’ for Republicans
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said Wednesday the Republican Party had no hope of winning national elections unless they attracted moderate figures like former Secretary of State Colin Powell. “You’ve got to stand up to people on the fringe,” he told his colleague Chris Matthews. “You know, when parties go extreme…
Scarborough whines: PAC fight is like when GOP ‘establishment worked against me’
The prospect of a Republican squabble over selecting future candidates struck a nerve with MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Monday. “The question is, how do you sort through conservative people who are actually competent?,” he asked his “Morning Joe” panelists. “And I speak from knowledge because Newt Gingrich and the…
Scarborough on Palin: Fox News chief decided ‘she’s not worth the trouble’
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said on Monday that the split between ex-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Fox News marked a turning point in GOP philosophy — particularly from the man he called the Republican party’s “de facto leader,” Fox News Channel chair Roger Ailes. “He’s run the party, he’s…
Scarborough on Republicans winning House majority: ‘It was just gerrymandering’
Conservative MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Sunday warned Republicans that fringe elements were causing the party to shrink and it was “just gerrymandering” that allowed the GOP to keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2012 elections. A Republican State Leadership Committee report released earlier this month…
Scarborough invokes ‘Les Mis’ in apology to co-host
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough likened himself to Anne Hathaway’s character from the film version of Les Miserables in his attempt to make amends with Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski for disrespecting her during an on-air argument last week. Discussing Hathaway’s portrayal of Fantine, Brzezinski said the actress “went to a…
Joe and Mika have epic clash over lack of women in the Obama administration
Thursday morning on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski clashed mightily during a discussion about the lack of women appointees in the current Obama administration. The loud, contentious back and forth began when Scarborough showed an image of the Oval Office showing a line of men, all…
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