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.

[RckyRaCoCo]

Does the name Lori Klausutis ring a bell/FBI Files?

Lori Klausutis

...what did HE know...and why don't more know it?

Politics makes for strange bedfellows...especially when people who work close to those fellows are found dead.

[RoseofTexas]

What happened to him?? I used to admire the clown! Too bad, another lunatic RINO in our midst!

[Izzy Dunne]

View video here.

No.

No, No, No.

I won't do it, and you can't make me!

[subterfuge]

you've actually opened your heart even more

Oh, puh-leeze. I'm not sure she even has a heart.

[weegee]

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.

My car insurance and extended warranty works the same way. They won't pay for oil changes, etc. but they will pay for fixing the engine or replacing a smashed taillight. They may dock me the repair though if it can be shown that I was abusing my car by not following proper maintenance.

Maybe we could punish those who do drugs, eat crap, don't exercise, and engage in loose sex in bath houses. "Sorry but that isn't covered."

[King of Florida]

Where I’m from, the Latin Americans are also USA Americans.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Aw, go ahead. It’s good for you. Kinda like sticking a screwdriver in your ear ;-)

[subterfuge]

Truth is, Hilliary "got" to him. Whether blackmail, simple intimidation/threats, payoff or graft, she owns his ass now, which has been signaled by this sucfest. Joey Scarborough is now Hilliary's bitch.

[TNCMAXQ]

Does this gashead still have the nerve to call himself conservative?

Hillary needs to go on O’Reilly’s show, or better yet get her on with Hannity or even RUSH! They would ask some tough questions but be fair and polite.

[umgud]

Where I’m from, the Latin Americans are also USA Americans.

Not so here. Were it the case, I'd have no problem with it.

[Vanbasten]

What a suck up!

Don’t watch his show anyway.

[Plains Drifter]

Bill O’Reilly has moved too far to the left and turned into a celebrity a$$ kisser. I would like to see Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham or Glenn Beck interview Hillary Clinton.

WHERE’S THE FENCE?

[Teacher317]

Once again, the Democrats face the tough questions from the media!

[Eagle Eye]

I’m sure that even Luke McCoy won’t have him on his show anymore!

Joe, ya burnt all your bridges behind ya, now you’re just actin’ the fool.

Tell us Joe, why did the GOP ask you to resign your House seat just after you got reelected?

[Eagle Eye]

Don’t worry about “Redneck Riviera”...it is a common term and one used with pride.

[Jim Noble]

She’s Marx personified

No, not Marx.

[freedom1st]

Hillary’s the reason Imus is off the air. Imus would never have her on his show. Imus called her what she is “Satan”.

Scarborough - what a whus and panderer.

[Right Cal Gal]

Yep. Sold his soul for a tv slot.

Conservative blogs aren’t going to HATE you for this, Goofy d’Turncoat, we’ve been holding you up to ridicule for quite some time.

[ripley]

the danger with these stupid f^&*(%g liberals is that they will raise a human being (her highness hillary!) to the status of infallible, beloved leader who has god-like qualities.

it’s so disgusting that it reeks of un-doing all of the progress that free people have made, at great cost, to rid themselves of such stupidity. (and the “american electorate” will voluntarily regress.)

[ripley]

“you’ve opened your heart even more...”

will he next propose that churches be opened for hillary! to be worshipped as the ultimate giver to humanity?

what a disgusting display of utter stupidity and nonsense.