Scarborough's Sop to Hillary: 'You've Opened Your Heart Even More'

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Even as the words were leaving his mouth, Joe Scarborough acknowledged that he was going to get "killed by conservative bloggers." And being the obliging sorts we are here at NewsBusters . . .

Joe's interview of Hillary Clinton on today's "Morning Joe" was one long paean to her greatness coupled with a mea culpa for the wrongs that he and other Republicans visited on her during the '90s.

View video here.

Excerpts:

• When you talk about "two Americas," and John Edwards has been talking about two Americas, two Americas, and my Republican friends say, "oh, it's class warfare," I always say tell them: take your kid to an emergency room anywhere in America at 11 o'clock at night, and then tell me there aren't two Americas.
• How much worse has it gotten since you started fighting for health care reform in 1993?
• Because I've got a son who's a diabetic, what you were just saying hits home all the time. Where you get denied for prevention, but if you were to go in and get an amputation, or have to have a heart surgery, then they pay for that. It's just false economy.
• How do you pass health care reform this time, when you failed in 1993, 1994 when [self-deprecating laugh] people like myself ran for Congress talking about socialized medicine, socializing 1/7th of the economy, single-payer health care system. Obviously you've listened, you've learned, we've all learned a lot from just the horrible political wars of the 1990s. What have you learned that's going to help you make this dream of yours a reality in the 21st century?
• You, dear Senator, are the person who everybody is saying "she's grown, she's learned so much." I hope I've grown a lot, because again, the traumas of the 1990s, which were so horrible for you and your husband, and I would say for America. Talk about how your different person today. Cause, God, I think that everybody who went through that has to be a better person if they inspect what we went through.
• Some people get angry and embittered. And from talking to you personally and talking to friends who have worked with you in the United States Senate, you seem to have gone in the opposite direction. Instead of becoming angry from all the attacks launched against you in the 1990s, you've actually opened your heart even more. And boy, am I going to get killed by conservative bloggers for saying that. But it's the truth. You seem to be a much different person now than you were in 1993 or 1994.
• Thank you for having the courage to tackle this battle once again. And we'll see what happens. I think it's gonna have a much happier ending this time than it did in 1994. Good luck.

In return for his adulation, Hillary graced Joe with numerous patronizing head pats of the "great question" and "oh, Joe, I think that's incredibly true" variety.

Clinton even had the audacity to claim that the hardships she's suffered have "made me a little less quick to jump to conclusions, perhaps a little more open to making sure that all sides are heard," and later that "it's kind of hard to be pointing fingers. Instead we should be rolling up our sleeves and getting to work together."

This from the woman who just last week, with her "willing suspension of disbelief" line, effectively called the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq a liar to his face. Joe naturally didn't jeopardize the good vibes by raising that.

[CaptainK]

Not a word about the illegal population’s effect on the health-care system was uttered which makes Joe either the most incompetent interviewer in the world or the most duplicitous.

My money is on both.

[linn37]

Joe offers up his own version of a Lewinsky.

[tillacum]

wow! Seems no one knows who she died???? Very interesting. Why did joey and his spokesman need to appear on tv with a story of her past medical problems, if she had any, which her family says she didn’t.

[spectre]

This story will not Die, even tho Joe wants it to.

sw

[Plains Drifter]

Lori Klaustis, if you need more info I’ll get you a site to go to.

[Plains Drifter]

For the story of the dead woman found in Scarborough’s congressional office of a head wound go to OLDAmericanCentury.org or do a Google search on Lori Klaustis.

[puroresu]

What a damned disgrace Scarborough has become.

[puroresu]

Why would Scarborough need to go to an emergency room? He can go to a proctologist and get a complete physical examination.

[PGalt]

Once again bumping OUTSTANDING FReeper comments!

Read this thread Joe. In summary, YOU SUCK. (never watched you. never will)

[Enchante]

"And boy, am I going to get killed by conservative bloggers for saying that."

Joe performs a "Lewinsky" on Hillary and then feels a slight twinge of embarrassment that someone might notice.

I knew there was a good reason I can't stand spineless Joe -- what a weasel, he's the kind of "token Republican" that the MSM loves, always useful for slandering other Republicans while completely grovelling with libs. My my Joe, when you come up for air you might think about asking Hillary just one or two tough questions. No fun? OK, just go back to what you were doing and call it "journalism".....