'Morning Joe' Shout-Out: 'Call NewsBusters Now!' [Scarborough Mentions FReeper Governs]

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

BIG HAT TIP TO FREEPERS LIBERTY VALANCE AND FREEDOM 1ST FOR BRINGING SCARBOROUGHT'S MENTION OF NEWSBUSTERS AND ME TO MY ATTENTION.

If part of NewsBusters' mission is keeping the MSM on its toes, it looks like we're succeeding when it comes to the MSNBC show "Morning Joe." For two days running, host Joe Scarborough has mentioned our site, conscious that we're on the prowl for evidence of liberal bias. Yesterday at about 6:30 A.M. EDT, Joe and newsreader Mika Brzezinski were discussing the fact that President Bush had mentioned to Robert Draper, author of the new Bush biography "Dead Certain," that he was expecting to replenish his financial coffers upon leaving office. Said Scarborough “I hope NewsBusters heard that cause you said [it was only] a little [untoward on Bush's part].’ I say ‘a lot.’ Let them make me the poster boy today.”

Joe had NewsBusters on the noggin again today. At about 6:55 A.M. EDT Mika injected her opinion into the reading of a news item about Fred Thompson's "Tonight Show" appearance.

MIKA BRZEZINSKI: In true Hollywood fashion, the former actor made his long-awaited announcement on last night's "Tonight Show." It was sort of underwhelming, but . . . it's done.

Mika made to move along after taking her potshot, but Joe cut her off.

JOE SCARBOROUGH [presumably speaking to producer Chris Licht]: Hey, can you call NewsBusters?

BRZEZINSKI: What?

SCARBOROUGH: She's in the newscast [and offering an anti-Fred opinion]. Call 'em. Just call 'em right now.

BRZEZINSKI: I'm just saying that it was stylistically underwhelming. What? I can't say that? What?

SCARBOROUGH: It's news, it's news [i.e, you're supposed to be reading the news, not offering your personal take]. What's the guy who calls us up? [For the record, I've never called the "Morning Joe" but typically email Joe items I've posted about the show]. What's his name?

CHRIS LICHT: Mark.

SCARBOROUGH: Mark. Hey Mark, that was for you, buddy.

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BRZEZINSKI: That wasn't bad. I'm just saying . . .

SCARBOROUGH: You've got something to do this morning, Mark.

Glad to oblige. And many thanks to Joe for providing grist for a mere blogger's mill.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Joe Scarborough shouts out to NewsBusters and FReeper governs. Ping to Today show list.

[subterfuge]

OH that really pumped up your 10 or 12 viewers Joey.

[counterpunch]

Is Scarorough the Florida congressman who was found with a dead female staffer in his office or the one who was found with lively emails with male staffers in his inbox?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Many thanks to you for bringing this to my attention!

[jdm]

Is Scarborough the Florida congressman who was found with a dead female staffer in his office or the one who was found with lively emails with male staffers in his inbox?

I think the former.

[vetsvette]

Joe Scarborough is a leftist moron that poses as a conservative. Ignore the schmuck.

[EDINVA]

This is great .. you are really getting under their skin! The Mika response was so telling ... she doesn’t even know when her bias is showing, or thinks it’s “not so bad.” That’s as opposed to her normal really bad.

Cheers to LV, too, for watching and catching the exchange. LV’s joined GLGB in doing the work other real Americans won’t do.

[Liberty Valance]

It was my pleasure Mark. ;o)

[freespirited]

How about a piece on the MSM covering up the Democrat money scandal in North Carolina? Run a search at news.google.com; you’ll see that only two McClatchy papers have touched it.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1891476/posts

Will be interesting to see how much (oops, I mean little) coverage the MSM gives to the big RAT bust today in New Joisey.

[Lancey Howard]

You’ve been mentioned by Rush.
Isn’t a mention by Scarborough just a little.... anticlimactic?

[jch10]

Yes!

[Eagle Eye]

Joe baby, you know you can’t go home, you burned those bridges when you quit your job right after the election.

Tell us why the GOP pressured you to quit?

Don’t give us the ‘need more time with the family’ routine. That’s BS and no one believes it.

[PGalt]

Mark, you are waaaaaaaay more important to me than Joe Scarborough (and I do thank you Joe for your service to this great nation).

Mark, you are one OUTSTANDING AMERICAN!

[governsleastgovernsbest]

I’m actually waiting for Miss South Carolina to mention my name. Reportedly, she’d like to, but just keeps forgetting it ;-)

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Wow, many thanks PG. It means a lot to me to know that fellow FReepers appreciate my work.

[xp38]

Correction...that’s Miss Teen South Carolina...the older Miss South Carolina might be a Mensa member for all you know. :)

[SunnyUsa]

I miss IMUS