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Todd Apologizes for Calling Race 'Fight Between Mob Families'
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 11/03/2014 7:04:36 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

During a Morning Joe appearance late last month, Chuck Todd, as we reported, described the congressional race on Staten Island as a "fight between mob families." Not a great idea for a guy who not long before saw his comment that Alison Lundergan Grimes had "disqualified herself" made into a Mitch McConnell ad.

Back on the show this morning, Todd offered an unqualified apology for his "mob families" hit, calling it "bad, wrong" and a "cheap slur." But that didn't stop Joe Scarborough from trying to turn it into a joke and make things about himself.

View the video here.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: apologies; chucktodd; joescarborough; mobfamilies

1 posted on 11/03/2014 7:04:36 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: netmilsmom; Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; Diogenesis; MEG33; PGalt; ...

Chuck apologizes; Joe makes it into a joke. Ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 11/03/2014 7:07:00 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

He apologizes for the truth?..............


3 posted on 11/03/2014 7:07:11 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
If journalists tried to simply report facts, it might go better for them. But they seem to always be sticking it to "the bad guy" and then it just gets ugly and partisan.

They are just political operatives who pretend to work for communication companies.

4 posted on 11/03/2014 7:09:22 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Democrats have a lynch mob mentality. They always have.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

They call them “newsreaders” in England.

These supposed ‘journalists’ we have here in this country are nothing more than equivocating ideologues that can lie when they want to. I used to think politicians were the lowest form of life. I replaced that with journalists quite a while back.


5 posted on 11/03/2014 7:13:40 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Chuck Todd trivia:

-His goatee was originally constructed in 1995 and is refurbished monthly with a dye job, trim and brushing each month at a high-end salon.

-Todd refers to it as ‘my little pal,’ takes with him to various speaking engagements and says he’s grateful for its presence as it tends to distract the viewer from the fact that Todd’s hair is thinning rapidly.

-The goatee has its own dressing room with HEPA filtered air, specially-catered GMO-free and cruelty-free beverages & food.

-The goatee is fond of music of its year of vintage and has the likes of Lenny Kravitz/Rock & Roll Is Dead, Guided By Voices/Tigerbomb, and Soundgarden/Supermotorfinger on its iPod.


6 posted on 11/03/2014 7:18:14 AM PST by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
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Anyone else about absolutely sick to death of so-called 'apologies' ? ? ?

98.5% of them are staggeringly insincere and transparently cynical.

How 'bout this instead: just OWN it, and STFU

7 posted on 11/03/2014 7:19:41 AM PST by tomkat
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To: relictele

Any truth to the rumor that Todd’s goatee is dating David Gregory’s hair?


8 posted on 11/03/2014 7:21:07 AM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

Unfortunately they fell out over the Meet The Press gig as well as a long-simmering dispute over an endorsement deal on a flesh-toned spackling compound used in the makeup process.

Veteran Andrea Mitchell swooped in at the last minute to grab the contract as she is a heavy user of the product.


9 posted on 11/03/2014 7:23:53 AM PST by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Really? What about the guy who said ‘You no vote, we know where you live, so watch it’? That sounds like classic mob talk to me.


10 posted on 11/03/2014 7:37:00 AM PST by proxy_user
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

This particular race is between a creepy criminal and an incompetent.


11 posted on 11/03/2014 7:39:50 AM PST by sakic
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To: relictele
Todd refers to it as 'my little pal'

Its given name is 'Merkin'.

12 posted on 11/03/2014 7:44:02 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

More amazing than the apology is/are the statement(s). The apology seems to always be the headline maker.


13 posted on 11/03/2014 9:01:52 AM PST by ThePatriotsFlag ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ DEFUND OBAMA! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$)
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