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Who got to Joe Scarborough? Last Friday, the very next day after Biden's debate debacle, Scarborough strongly suggested that Biden needed to quit, pronto. Scarborough analogized that just like Goldwater went to Nixon during Watergate and told him it was "over," Democrats now need to say the same thing to Biden. Scarborough has now drastically changed his tune. On today's Morning Joe, he stressed that Democrats shouldn't rush into a decision: "it's only July 5th!", he repeatedly exclaimed. So, who got to Joe Scarborough? And what leverage did they use on him? A likely possibility: Scarborough has been bragging about...

A year ago at this time, Eugene Robinson embarrassed himself. Pushing back at suggestions that Biden was badly showing his age, we caught the Washington Post columnist and MSNBC analyst claiming that Biden is not merely sharp, but "sharp as a tack."But the truth has finally caught up with Robinson. Biden's disastrous debate performance left him and other members of the liberal media with no place to hide. And so, on today's Morning Joe, Robinson sang a very different tune: "I have been coming on this show for a long time. I am a long-time critic of Democratic bedwetting. I...

With headlines in the news about a potential civil war in France, looks like we've got the makings of a political civil war breaking out right here at home -- among Democrats and their media allies. In one camp, those calling on Biden to step aside in the wake of his debate debacle. In the other, those rallying around good ol' Joe. That split was on display on Saturday's edition of MSNBC's The Weekend. Co-host Michael Steele called the New York Times, and others calling on Biden to quit, "ignorant." Former Kamala Harris spokesperson Symone Sanders-Townsend then said that: "If...

Joe Scarborough—finally—had to stop lying to himself and to his viewers. The man who recently had the chutzpah to absurdly claim that this is the "best Biden ever and f-you if you don't believe it," has been forced to confront the truth. After Biden's disastrous debate performance, a shame-faced Scarborough [see screencap], analogizing the situation to when Barry Goldwater told Nixon during Watergate that it was "over" and he had to resign, suggested the time has come for Democrats to tell Biden he has to drop out.Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

Wow, talk about setting the expectations bar low! On today's Morning Joe, Washington Post columnist and MSNBC analyst Eugene Robinson said that if Biden can "remain upright" and "make sense," that would be a "massive victory" in Thursday night's presidential debate.. Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

If you're explaining, you're losing. -- Ronald Reagan Applying the Gipper's timeless rule, Morning Joe was losing today. Except for a few minutes of gloating over the Celtics NBA championship, Morning Joe spent the remainder of the first half-hour trying to explain away recent videos displaying a dazed and confused Biden.Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

With Joe Scarborough leading the charge, today's Morning Joe mounted a furious attack against yesterday's Wall Street Journal article, "Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping." The article really was nothing much more than a recapitulation of what is obvious to anyone who has observed Biden in recent times. Although he has his relatively cogent moments—notably during this year's State of the Union—Biden suffers "senior moments" with such regularity that the Free Beacon has been cataloging them every week -- now at Week 96 and counting. Joe Scarborough, soccer fan that he is, committed an horrendous own goal in...

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President Joe Biden had what at least one news website termed a "senior moment" Thursday while visiting Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters. After Biden, 80, spoke to reporters, he turned and started walking away. "Where am I going?" Biden asked his handlers, The First reported. The headline over the outlet's story was: "SENIOR MOMENT: Biden Forgets Where He is, at FEMA HQ, Asks 'Where Am I Going?'"

President Joe Biden has his zingers (“This is not your father’s Republican Party”). He’s got patriotism (“This is the United States of America, dammit”). He’s got a geometry-based explanation on how grow to the economy (“from the middle out and the bottom up”). […] If you’ve heard one of the president’s recent speeches, you’ve basically heard them all — and you’re sure to keep hearing the same refrains in the year-plus leading up to Election Day 2024. People in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah will get to sample the playlist starting Tuesday, when Biden makes a three-day swing through the...

Joe Biden is in Japan now for the G7 meeting, right in the middle of challenging debt negotiation meetings with the Republicans. That’s all on him because he delayed meeting with Republicans for so long. He had planned on being abroad longer, after the G7 but he’s amended his plans and will be coming back to try to make a deal after he got shamed into it by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). But now Biden is in Japan doing what he generally does when he’s overseas — embarrassing the heck out of us. Biden was meeting with other leaders...

President Joe Biden appeared at a press conference Tuesday. He only schedules events between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., according to Axios. The press conference took place at 6 p.m. It was one of only 13 public appearances he’s made after his tea-time “lid.” Here’s what we learned: Joe Biden after 4 p.m. looks like a movie star. The problem is the movie star he looks like is Henry Fonda in “On Golden Pond.”

. Joe Biden has been wearing a much more obvious earpiece when taking questions. He can tell old stories (lies) when he’s broadcasting. Taking Questions? A kid asked him how to be successful. Biden responded, well, you need to get your Covid shots, and it actually went downhill from there. This is the New Campaign tactic, ensure he has a good line to handlers to direct him. No more getting lost.

Well, this is disappointing news. The Washington Post reported Thursday that “the national Democratic Party has said it will support Biden’s reelection, and it has no plans to sponsor primary debates.” It’s understandable: the Dems have a president, of sorts, and so they’re counting on the power of incumbency to help their superannuated kleptocrat get over the top again. However, it’s also immensely disappointing, because after years and years of Democratic presidential debates being dreary displays of candidates trying to out-socialist one another, 2024 Democratic primary debates would have actually had something to offer. Biden has two challengers, Robert F....

BIDEN: "Let's go lick the world. Let's get it done." Comments made on 4/13/23

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday on FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight” that President Joe Biden will not run in 2024 because “there’s something wrong” with him. Host Tucker Carlson asked, “Do you think Biden will stay in the race?” Trump said, “Look, I watch him just like you do, and I think it’s almost inappropriate for me to say it. I don’t see how it’s possible. There’s something wrong. I saw his answer today on television about whether or not he was going to run to a very nice guy named Al Roker. You can’t get a softer question than...

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Former FBI Assistant Director of Intelligence Kevin Brock said that the FBI should do a damage report on President Joe Biden due to the mishandling of classified documents. "It's not just a good idea," said Brock on the Thursday edition of the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show. "It's imperative. It has to be done. Americans are disturbed enough at what seems to be the careless handling of classified documents by people most senior in our government." The Democratic president has been under increased scrutiny since the recent disclosures about such documents being found at his Delaware home and...

Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Thursday that President Joe Biden was seeing his presidency be “euthanized by his own party,” citing the investigation into the discovery of classified materials from his time as vice president. “If you’re a normal person, it’s a pretty weird experience watching Joe Biden’s presidency get euthanized by his own party,” Carlson said. “On one hand there’s an undeniable thrill to it, you have to admit that. Biden is the most destructive president in American history. More things have broken under his watch than under any other president. Joe Biden deserves to be driven from...

Kellyanne Conway was on Outnumbered today. They were discussing the document scandal and suggested the SS knows exactly who has visited the Wilmington home. Then, with tongue-in-cheek she says, “ I’m more interested in knowing how many times Dr. Kevin, the Presidents personal doctor, has been there and with how many OXYGEN TANKS.” I think we have been tipped off on what they use to pump Joe up. Oxygen therapy is a well know treatment for dementia and Alzheimer’s. Some of us have noticed Joes nasal and cheek areas are irritated.