Posted on 02/11/2016 4:26:36 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
On today's Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough forcefully sought to refute the notion that Chris Christie's takedown of Marco Rubio in the last GOP debate was an unprovoked attack. Scarborough painted a very different picture, one in which by dint of his town hall work, Christie had been steadily climbing in the New Hampshire polls--until Rubio unleashed a wave of negative advertising on Christie that drove his numbers back down. It was only then that Christie counter-attacked, suggested Joe.
Scarborough said pundits were either "ignorant" or "lying" to their readers if they portrayed Christie as "mean" for having exposed Rubio as he did, or that Christie's poor performance in New Hampshire was the result of a backlash against his attack. Noteworthy was Scarborough's statement that the funding for Rubio's attack ads against Christie was "dark" money. At one point, Scarborough called it "dirty" money, before correcting himself and repeating "dark" money.
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Scarborough says Christie’s attack on Rubio wasn’t unprovoked: that Christie only attacked after Rubio unleashed dark/dirty money ads against him.
Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.
Just looking at Mika makes you want to...apologize for her existence.
In this more-bizarre-than-soap-operas campaign season, can Rubio ascend again? Why not?
Horsesh*t. Christie fell by the wayside because he never appealed to anyone beyond single digits.
So true. What makes her laughable is how seriously she takes herself.
Just looking at Mika makes you want to...apologize for her existence.
She and Meghyn trying to out-bulldyke each other...
Interesting. I wonder if this is a prelude to Christie supporting Trump.
BTTT
I’ve noticed Mika going from the blonde to silver haired pundit recently.
Nicolle Wallace said her mom is registering as a Republican in Nevada so she can caucus for TRUMP. Bwahh!
Christie never got any traction because he will never be forgiven for the Obama hug. Period.
Today’s Trivia
TRUE or FALSE 3pts each
1.The Donald has never smoked cigarettes, drank alcohol or done drugs. His older brother, Fred, was an alcoholic for many years and warned Trump to avoid drinking. Fred ultimately died from his addiction. TRUE
2. In 2007, Trump entered into a bet with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. Both men chose a pro-wrestling representative to fight on their behalf and the billionaire whose representative lost the fight had to shave his head. Trump won and helped shave McMahon’s head. TRUE (AND CAN BE WATCHED IF YOU GOOGLE IT ON YOUTUBE.)
3. A germaphobe, Trump dislikes shaking hands. When forced to shake hands, he has an interesting technique of vigorously pulling the other person close into his body. I’VE NOT SEEN THIS, BUT SUPPOSEDLY IT’S TRUE
Multiple Choice 5pts each
4. Louisiana was named after
a. Louis IX b. Louis XI c. Louis XIII d. Louis XIV
d. LOUIS XIV
5. I wonder if Trump knows the price of the Louisiana Purchase?
a. $5 million b. $15 million c. $55 million d. $200 million
b. $15 MILLION (WHEN YOU INCLUDE DROPPING SOME DEBT)
6. How many states were carved out of the Louisiana Purchase (in part or total)?
a. 2 b. 9 c. 11 d 15
d. ACTUALLY 15, EVEN THOUGH JUST A SLIVER OF STATES LIKE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
7. What president made the Louisiana Purchase?
a. Jefferson b. Jackson c. Lincoln d. Reagan
a. THOMAS JEFFERSON
8. What country sold us the Louisiana Purchase?
a. France b. Poland c. Spain d. Peru
a. FRANCE OF COURSE
8. “Callin’ Baton Rouge” was a number two hit in 1994 for which singer?
a. Michael Jackson b. Sloopdog c. Garth Brooks d. Larry Doby
c. GARTH BROOKS
9. From which Roger Miller song would you find the lyric: “Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a train. And I’s feeling nearly faded as my jeans.”?
a. Dang Me b. Chug a Lug c. Me and Bobby Mcghee d. Little Green Apples
c. ME AND BOBBY MCGHEE ( THE MAN SURE WROTE SOME GREAT SONGS, DIDN’T HE?)
10. What famous type of music has its roots in Louisiana?
a. Gangsta Rap b. Jazz c. Bluegrass d. Heavy Metal
b. JAZZ
Christie will support Yeb!
Hey Joe, did Rubio plant a dead female intern in Christie’s campaign office?
who wrote “me and bobbie mcgee?
Roger Miller. It was in the body of the Question, I thought.
Politics is a dirty business. Everyone will cut the other guys throat metaphorically whenever the opportunity presents itself. Christie would have been a better president than Rubio in my opinion. But getting to, and being President is a enormously complicated business with more pitfalls than you can count. So far Trump and Cruz are really the only ones who have proved they have the stuff. There is only room for one or maybe two more at this stage.
The Dems are the ones that have no hope. That party destroyed itself.
That's Megyn Kelly in a couple years.
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