Defiant Morning Joe Defends Burying Weiner-gate

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Yesterday, this column jibed Joe Scarborough & Co. for blacking out, during Morning Joe's first half-hour, coverage of Anthony Weiner's epic news conference of the day before.

Today, a defiant Scarborough dismissed the criticism the show received, boasting "we'll talk about what we feel like talking about."

When the show opened today, it at first seemed that Scarborough was about to make amends for yesterday's poor news judgment. But Joe's mock contrition was just a set-up for a joke.

View video here.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[scbison]

Who is Joe Scarborough and why should we care.

[Cincinatus]

a defiant Scarborough dismissed the criticism the show received, boasting "we'll talk about what we feel like talking about."

Works for me -- I watch what I feel like watching too.

[Lazamataz]

It's only fair.

The MSM buried his dead-body-in-his-office news.

[dead]

Joe is probably simpatico, with his own internet habits.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Joe Scarborough defiantly defends burying the Weiner story. Ping to Today show list.

[Alberta's Child]

There's probably a lot of truth to that. I'm always suspicious when former members of Congress like Scarborough steer clear of a sordid story involving a sitting Congressman.

I wonder what kind of skeletons Scarborough has in his closet from his days in D.C.?

[MrEdd]

How many women were you fooling around with while you were in office Joe?

You are going to great lengths to pretend that extramarital involvements just aren’t newsworthy. That’s a pretty bizarre stance, and so we have to ask why pushing such an agenda is important to you.

[kittymyrib]

Wonder who Joe has been sexting?

[C. Edmund Wright]

Probably his boy Willie....

[McGruff]

Traitor Joe. Doing what his masters desire.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Touche, Laz. You have a long memory.

[The Bronze Titan]

Joe Scarborough is the ‘Ariana Huffington’ with a ‘male’ part.

[ICU812]

I’ve wondered if people who minimize scandals like this don’t do it because they have skeletons in the closet they fear getting out and don’t want to seem like hypocrites if and when they ever do.

[ozark hilljilly]

Joe’s looking a lot like Thurston Howell III in that pic. Where’s ‘Lovey’? ; )

[Blue Highway]

So after watching this video, I take it when he had his old show called Scarborough Country, (where during the intro it showed him as this Pro Reagan conservative) that it was a phony ruse into thinking he was conservative. Watching him here you’d have no doubt he and Rachael Maddow or Olbermann were best of friends.

[truthkeeper]

Tokyo Joe carrying Rat water yet again.

It profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world ... but for MSNBC, Joe?

[Yaelle]

Joe has a point, from his perspective. At least none of weiner’s chicks were found dead in his office. Small potatoes.

[Dansong]

How ‘bout a Limrick?

Pelosi likes to dangle
Weiners, Franks and Rangels
Before the Constitution
They spit upon and mangle...

[Utah Binger]

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