Posted on 12/08/2017 6:59:01 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Former lawmaker and frequent MSNBC pundit Harold Ford Jr. won't appear on "Morning Joe" while he pursues legal action against a woman who accused him of sexual assault.
Ford, who represented Tennessee as a Democrat for a decade, worked at Morgan Stanley when a female reporter accused him of groping and stalking her. As a result, Ford's employer, Morgan Stanley, fired him.
Ford responded by saying the accusations against him were not true, and that he would sue both her for making false claims, and Morgan Stanley for wrongful termination. But while those actions are ongoing, Ford will not appear on "Morning Joe" or any other MSNBC program.
"MSNBC and Ford agreed he would not be a guest on the network until the defamation lawsuit he says he will file against his accuser and a planned wrongful termination action against Morgan Stanley are settled," said "Morning Joe" host Mika Brzezinski on Friday morning.
Ford is the second person dropped from "Morning Joe" in the wake of sexual assault charges. Bloomberg's Mark Halperin was another frequent panelist on the show, but left after being accused of sexual harassment by several women.
Ford said Thursday that none of the charges against him are true, and said the claims undermine real claims that women are bringing forward against men.
"This simply did not happen," Ford said. "I have never forcibly grabbed any woman or man in my life. Having drinks and dinner for work is part of my job, and all of my outreach to the news reporter making these false allegations was professional and at the direction of my firm for business purposes."
"I will now be bringing legal action against the reporter who has made these false claims about me as well as Morgan Stanley for improper termination," said Ford.
She's been brain dead for years.
I dont think so.......He is/was as big an A-hole as all the others on that liberal trump bashing hating network
He seemed to be a personable type, not a raging lunatic, respectful, not ‘in yo face!’......................
At least Joe and Ho have standards for others.
I think if you’re unfairly and dishonestly accused you should sue. If he’s innocent I hope he prevails. Otherwise we’ll have women coming out of the woodwork in 2018 and 2020 attacking GOP candidates left and right.
I’d love it if Mika would turn on Joe the Putz.
“He was actually a likeable guy....................”
For a democrat.
Yes, for a Democrat. When he was on Fox from time to time he was not a screamer.......................
I see you know about Lori.
“The former managing director of Morgan tweeted this morning that Ford knows as much about capital markets as “a glass of water” and was a crony hire of the worst kind. I found that pretty funny.”
Same kind of deal a lot of out of office democrats get...like Chicago’s very own Emanuel.
Said she fell down, hit her head on a table, and died.
Happens all the time.
And the ME who examined the body had a slew of body parts in his freezer....a loser who could easily be bribed.
And Morning Joe got away with it but do not forget, President Trump did mention it. He mentioned it because we know he did it.
Him and Condit, killing interns and walking away.
Detestable POS to be sure.
Earl Hutto was always a more honorable representative for the 1st Congressional District of Florida.
Possibly smug and smarmy would be better.
At least the criminal ford wasn’t called a “potted plant”.
Something like 3-4 people who appeared on this show at one time or another are now in trouble for the grab and grope. I remember the day after Romney said “Binders full of women’ they were all going off on Morning Joe about how it was a such sexist statement. Obviously it was just an awkward description.....nothing more. Whatever Romney’s flaws, sexism is not one of them (I bet he orders milk when he goes to a bar). yet they piled on as if he was leading the war on women. Our media is one freaking joke and this situation absolutely proves it.
It would be interesting if he does follow through in bringing the accuser and his ex employer to court or if he just bloviates as Bill O’Reilly appears to have been doing.
He should have followed VP Pence’s footsteps and avoided even the appearance of impropiety.
Mika looks very nervous lately, and most likely it has to do with her waiting for the harasser anvil to drop on her serial philanderer fiance’s head.
And in the process of 'putting out' did these types of women take the jobs and promotions of their more virtuous sisters? Abusing women who didn't 'put out'? - Women who lost out on promotions because of that? Abuse of virtuous women by easy women needs to be looked at...
Men need to 'out' the easy women who moved up the ladder using sex - just like women are 'outing' men who wanted to get sex in exchange for promotions.
Two sides of the same coin... ugly stuff. Turn the tables - time to get real.
And in the process of 'putting out' did these types of women take the jobs and promotions of their more virtuous sisters? Abusing women who didn't 'put out'? - Women who lost out on promotions because of that?
Men need to 'out' the easy women who moved up the ladder using sex - just like women are 'outing' men who wanted to get sex in exchange for promotions.
Two sides of the same coin... ugly stuff. Turn the tables - time to get real.
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