Brzezinski , Scarborough to Trump: We are not intimidated

[DonViejo]

BY JOE CONCHA - 11/30/17 08:52 AM EST

MSNBC's "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski declared early Thursday that they "are not intimidated" by President Trump after he tweeted out a conspiracy theory around the death of a young female staffer in Scarborough's office while his was a Florida GOP congressman in 2001.

“I’ll speak for Joe and myself here because Joe has stated that responding to President Trump’s tweets are a waste of his time," said Brzezinski, who became engaged to Scarborough in May. "The president crossed another deeply disturbing line. With his attack on Joe, the chief law enforcement officer of the United States of America advanced a false conspiracy theory to intimidate the press and cause a chilling effect on the First Amendment."

"Joe and I are not intimidated and his bizarre behavior contravenes both the Constitution and basic moral judgment," she continued. "This is all we are going to be saying on the matter. We continue to focus on more pressing issues like the nuclear conflict with North Korea. And we hope the president will do the same.”

Scarborough on Wednesday labeled tweets from Trump, including one that appeared to be a call for an investigation into a dead staffer found in the former GOP congressman's office in 2001, as "bizarre."

http://thehill.com/homenews/media/362516-brezinski-scarborough-to-trump-we-are-not-intimidated

[underpants]

1. So I'm guessing no News Year Eve party crashing at Mar-a-lago this year?

[Ninga]

2. Spot fucking on!!! cowards!

[CTyankee]

3. Well, Joe and Mika, you sure gave him a great platform from which to launch his

running for President. Can we please see some of the tapes of those appearances and hear what you were saying about him then?

[FSogol]

4. Here's a good Huffpost article on how much Joe and Mika lent to Trumpy:

From Huffpost back in July:

In late 2015 and 2016, when Trump’s campaign was gaining momentum, they (Joe and Mika) defended him against his critics and offered him advice. For example, at an event at the 92nd Street Y in New York in November 2015, Scarborough proudly recounted how he frequently called Trump to offer political guidance. Returning the bromance favor, in January 2016 Trump talked about Scarborough with Boston talk radio host Howie Carr. “He’s a great guy, and he has a great show ... and we have a lot of fun,” Trump said. After Trump won the New Hampshire primary in February 2016, Trump appeared on “Morning Joe” and told the co-hosts: “You guys have been supporters, and I really appreciate it.”

A few days later, CNN reported that MSNBC officials were concerned about “Scarborough’s friendship with Trump and his increasingly favorable coverage of the candidate.” According to CNN, MSNBC insiders called Scarborough’s admiration for Trump “over the top” and “unseemly.” The Washington Post observed that Trump received “a tremendous degree of warmth from the show,” and that his appearances on the show, in person and over the phone, often felt like “a cozy social club.”

That coziness was caught on tape during an MSNBC town hall with Trump in New York that Scarborough and Brzezinski hosted in February 2016. An unaired clip of banter between Brzezinski and Trump in-between segments revealed the two of them colluding about what questions she’d ask him. “Nothing too hard, Mika,” Trump says. “OK,” she responded.

Even after Trump’s most disgusting and troublesome traits were revealed to the entire country throughout the campaign – his abuse of women, his attacks on Latinos, immigrants, Muslims, and people with disabilities, his profound ignorance of basic issues and government policy, and the corruption and scandals surrounding Trump University and the Trump foundation – Scarborough (and to a lesser extent Brzezinski) continued to lend Trump their support.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/joe-and-mika-owe-america-an-apology_us_5957408be4b0c85b96c6622a

[dem4decades]

5. Joe and Mika opened Pandora's Box and are now sad.

Thanks for nothing.

[Eyeball_Kid]

8. They raked in the ad money for MSNBC. They "played" Trumpy for big bucks.

They saw Trumpy as nothing but a clown show, a parody of national politics.

Now they're "not intimidated" by what they helped unleash on the nation. So they're now doing "Round Two" of "Bring in the Bucks" by creating and raising dramatic tension between themselves and The Mad Hatter.

Joe Scar is a carnival barker on a sterile stage. Mika had plenty of opportunity to distinguish herself as a person in her own right, but has repeatedly failed to do so.

Their FIRST obligation is to maintain viewership, and to maintain their ad rates. This is for-profit infotainment. Nothing is sacrificed for journalistic integrity.

[eShirl]

6. They're helping make the case for 25th amendment

good

[hatrack]

7. Oh, no, we're just embarassed after fellating him live on TV for a year . . .