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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 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…
Scarborough smacks down tea party Rep.: How dare you accuse me of politicizing guns?
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Friday lashed out at tea party-backed Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) after he insisted that there was no “gun problem” in the United States because mass shootings and assault rifles were a “people problem.” In an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Huelskamp said that what “bothers…
Scarborough on talk radio ‘bullies’: Republicans should ‘punch them in the face’
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough is calling on Republicans to push back against talk radio “bullies” like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh by punching them “in the face.” The conservative host on Monday noted that some on the “far right” had realized that “our stupidity was not rewarded on election day…
Scarborough repeatedly shouts ‘Benghazi!’ to block voter suppression talk
Conservative MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Monday attempted to shut down any talk of voter suppression by shouting “Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi!” over and over again to change the subject to the September attacks on Americans in Libya, a topic that Republicans believe hurts President Barack Obama. During a discussion about…
Nate Silver to Scarborough: Bet you $1,000 Romney loses
New York Times statistician and Five Thirty Eight blogger Nate Silver has bet MSNBC pundit and host of “Morning Joe,” Joe Scarborough $1,000 that his statistical model holds true and that President Barack Obama wins re-election. According to Atlantic Monthly‘s Atlantic Wire blog, Silver posted the challenge to his Twitter…
Scarborough: I’m tired of Republicans being the ‘Stupid Party’
On Tuesday’s edition of “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough vented his frustration with Missouri Rep. Todd Akin (R)’s refusal to drop out of the race for U.S. Senate and said that he’s tired of his party being the “Stupid Party.” Akin is the Republican congressman who said in an interview…
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