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Mark Sanford reveals he ate the two baby pigs used for ‘pork’ spending protest

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) on Monday admitted that he had eaten two baby pigs after using them as props to make a point about wasteful government spending. After the Republican-controlled South Carolina legislature quickly overrode two of his budget vetoes in 2004, Sanford had walked into the…

Mika Brzezinski: Beyoncé ‘jumped the shark’ by being too sexy on GQ cover

MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski, who was criticized last year for striking a sexy pose in Vanity Fair, now says that Beyoncé “jumped the shark” by being to risqué on the cover of GQ magazine. GQ deputy editor Michael Hainey appeared on Thursday’s Morning Joe to discuss why the magazine had…

Scarborough dismisses Mika’s binder obsession: ‘Romney will win in a landslide’

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough on Thursday warned co-host Mika Brzezinski that if she continued to discuss her concerns over the way Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney diminished pay equality with his story about “binders full of women” then the GOP hopeful would “win in a landslide.” As the male panelists groaned,…

Mika Brzezinksi to Michael Steele on equal pay for women: ‘You got nothin’!’

Tuesday morning on “Morning Joe,” Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) joined a panel including co-host Mika Brzezinski, NBC’s Chuck Todd and former head of the RNC, Michael Steele. The discussion turned to the fact that the Senate is set to vote Tuesday on the Paycheck Fairness Act, which aims to close…

Paul Ryan refuses to define ‘rich’: ‘These are job creators’

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Tuesday refused to define “rich” because the wealthiest Americans were “job creators,” and accused President Barack Obama of “verbal tantrums” for calling his proposed budget “thinly veiled social Darwinism.” During a speech in Washington last week, Obama blasted Republicans for proposing “more…

Arlen Specter: Mitt Romney changes positions more than a porn star

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter (D) on Wednesday compared Mitt Romney to an actress in pornographic films because he had shifted position so often throughout his political career. “The Republican Party has moved so far to the right, you can’t recognize Mitt Romney,” Specter told MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski. “What Mitt…