Damn! Joe Scar's back. n/t

[ariadne0614]

Last edited Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:17 PM - Edit history (1)

[Iliyah]

1. He thinks Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of all time . ...

and loves to blame the left on everything.

[Sherman A1]

2. Try NHK news

Available on PBS world. You will find competent journalism rather than blather to fill airtime between ads for drugs we never knew we needed.

[ariadne0614]

21. I'll try that. Thanks. n/t

[moonscape]

38. Thanks! Just set it to record

to check it out.

[Sherman A1]

45. My pleasure

I also watch DW, BBC and France 24 which are all available on pbs world. On Facebook I follow Al Jazeera, NPR and The Christian Science Monitor as well those mentioned above to have multiple sources of information.

I find our MSM and in particular Cable “News” severally lacking in their ability to do much of anything beyond filling airtime between ads for drugs we never knew we needed.

[quickesst]

3. Morning Joe....

.... is one of the reasons I look forward to Monday morning. Apparently I am in good company since the likes of Claire McCaskill, Chuck Schumer, Adam Schiff, and Nancy Pelosi among others in a long line of prominent Democrats have no hesitation about appearing on his show. I would venture a wild guess the reason they keep coming back is the fact that they are treated fairly and with respect. For those that hate Joe Scarborough, I will assume they have little or no respect for the above named Democrats since they continually appear on a person's show hosted by such a despicable individual. Unlike some people, I absolutely trust the above named Democrats judgement, and I am thankful that I was able to shed a petty burden of hate from my shoulders long ago.

[MrsCoffee]

4. Oh fuck that noise.

You know what happens when you assume.

End of.

[quickesst]

9. there are exceptions to that rule....

.... especially when there are no logical alternatives. Tell me, how can you respect and trust someone who without reservation or remorse volunteers to be interviewed by someone you find as despicable as you seem to think Joe Scarborough is? I also find it interesting that so many people who profess such hatred for Scarborough knows when he appears on the show, when he is absent, and are quick to voice an opinion on practically everything that comes out of his mouth.
It is a fact that for practically four years, 5 days a week, and 3 hours a day Scarborough has excoriated and exposed Trump to millions of people which I don't think anyone can deny has resulted in support and votes for the Democratic Party. It's quite a bit more and I've been able to do.

[MrsCoffee]

11. Joe Scarborough is one of the reasons Trump is in office to begin with.

Sorry, you have no moral high ground here. So just stop.

The feelings about Joe Scarborough cover a couple decades. I find it interesting that you feel the need to insult DUers who can’t stand him and don’t trust him.. Go back over the years and you will find no love for Scarborough here.

[quickesst]

33. I shed that petty animosity...

.... a long time ago. I personally believe he has atoned sufficiently for his past, and prefer to judge him on his actions since. To each his own.

[ariadne0614]

22. Here's where we (mostly) agree:

“It is a fact that for practically four years, 5 days a week, and 3 hours a day Scarborough has excoriated and exposed Trump to millions of people which I don't think anyone can deny has resulted in support and votes for the Democratic Party.“

This could be why many of his guests (and viewers) put up with Joe’s personality and insidious digs at “the far left.”

[Iggo]

25. You make an ass of Ivanka and Jared.

[rickford66]

5. Good guests, windbag host.

[PCIntern]

6. He is sort of a dope

But the show is a good vehicle for the Dems to set the day’s agenda. It has nothing to do with his public persona.

[quickesst]

10. he does have good guests....

.... and at times he does ramble on, but in my opinion, more often than not, he does bring up good points on his own. I just kind of like Joe and Mika, and what they bring to the table. As stated in my other post, it helped that I was able to shed what I realized to be petty animosity toward him a long time ago.

[rickford66]

12. My solution is to work on the daily crossword while he rambles.

I don't miss anything, because he repeats the history of the world for each question.

[ariadne0614]

16. I admire your creative solution, and ability to tune out his voice. n/t

[cwydro]

42. Why don't you change the channel?

I never understand these posts, as though someone is forcing you to watch...

[ariadne0614]

43. For all the reasons mentioned throughout this thread. n/t

Getting judgmental feedback is the price I paid for posting my knee-jerk 5:05am reaction to Scarborough’s return. In the end, I think it was almost worth it.

[quickesst]

34. Good for you

[PatSeg]

30. Yes, he does have good guests

Parts of the show are very enjoyable, but his long-winded monologues can get very tiresome and redundant. You can tell by the look on the faces of others how exhausting he can be. When I watch the show, it is recorded, so I can flip through some of his speeches. Though he often makes some excellent points, he could make them in 1/10th of the time. It is even more tedious being so early in the morning, enough to put you back to sleep.

My biggest pet peeve, however, is the way he constantly interrupts Mika, rarely letting her get a word in. This can't be good for their marriage. He definitely needs a little more impulse control. We've all known people like Scarborough, which makes it that much more frustrating listening to him.

[quickesst]

35. I must say....

....that I agree with everything you just wrote. He is too long-winded at times, and he is somewhat rude to Mika by interrupting or cutting her off. He's not perfect by any means.

[PatSeg]

39. On a more positive note though

he is so much better than he used to be and a lot of his rants are often spot-on, just far too long. Years ago, he could be shockingly rude to people, especially if he didn't like them. I quit watching the show for many years, but started watching it occasionally this past year.

[ariadne0614]

44. +1

His interactions with Mika are truly cringeworthy.

[ariadne0614]

20. Exactly! n/t

[ariadne0614]

13. You assumed wrong x2.

First, you incorrectly inferred that I don’t respect the guests. On the contrary, they are the only reason I put up with Scarborough. When the guests are given a chance to get a word in edgewise, the discussions are informative.

Second, the fact that the host can be an obnoxious, blathering sophomoric boor, doesn’t mean I hate him. That was your word, not mine.

[rzemanfl]

26. That's okay, I will hate him on your behalf.

He deserves it. MJ is much better when he isn't on.

[ariadne0614]

28. How chivalrous! Thank you kind sir. n/t

[quickesst]

32. I should have clarified

.... That my first reply was not directed at the op, but a general all round statement. I used the word haters as a generic term because there are more of them than there are of people like you who just don't care for the guy. I have defended Joe Scarborough for a while now and I appreciate what he has brought to the table in the last 4 years. I for one appreciate it, and I do tend to get over defensive simply because I believe some people have given him a raw deal and not given him any credit for his contributions. As for not respecting his guests, I know most people do and use it just to get a rise. I admit I have been overzealous in this thread, and for that, I apologize

[ariadne0614]

36. We're good. Nerves are frayed. These have been hard times.

I appreciate your clarification, and hope my acknowledgment of Joe’s contributions came through. I could be wrong, but it seems he would be so much more effective if he’d drop the overgrown frat boy schtick.

[quickesst]

40. I appreciate that....

.... and you're right. He does have a tendency to let his mouth over-run his ass.

[MrsCoffee]

37. Well at least you admit it.

Will not take you seriously this thread at all.

[quickesst]

41. I did say....

.... that my post was not aimed directly at the OP.

[mtnsnake]

7. When I'm babying my mug of coffee, I switch back & forth between Morning Joe & CNN, but

the problem I find with both those shows is that they often ramble on forever about one issue. When the rambling gets to a point that there is nothing more left to be learned, I check out NEWSY for a bit.

[ariadne0614]

15. I shouldn't be such a creature of habit. n/t

[brooklynite]

8. And your concern is...?

[ariadne0614]

14. My concern is that he sucks up all the oxygen in the room.

I get exasperated waiting for him to shut up so I can hear what the other people have to say. That said, I do appreciate some of his rants against tRump and his formerly fellow Republicans.

[brooklynite]

17. Last time I checked, every TV comes with a channel changer and an on/off button.

[ariadne0614]

18. Thank you for your generous technical assistance. n/t

[mtnsnake]

19. I watch Morning Joe fairly often, but your concerns are valid for sure.

Something else that's annoying is how quickly he interrupts Mika and other people, not giving them a chance to finish what they started to say. Still, of the morning shows I occasionally watch, I usually give his show more time than the others because of how incessant they are with their condemnation of Trump.

[ariadne0614]

23. +1 n/t

[Iggo]

24. Affects me zero amounts. (n/t)

[ariadne0614]

27. The equipoise of Buddha nature shimmers in your statement.

Thank you for the reorientation of my perspective.

[Iggo]

31. .

[CTyankee]

29. Forget Joe Scar. I watch for the guests, just as I watch any of the MSNBC and CNN shows morning

for evening. I can always switch to another channel or turn it all off.

Joe kinda woke up to the fact that the black community has been trying to be heard for YEARS, yet now Joe and Mika get "woke" and people are all happy or all snarky.

Folks, when reality sets in, the smarter ones say "OK" and just move along.

That's all that it is. Handwriting on the wall.