Scarborough Drumbeat
June 6, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Palmetto Scoop has the latest on Joe Scarborough:
On today’s Morning Joe, Scarborough “spun” seven full minutes of air time trying to explain away his crude remark. In doing so he not only lied, he misquoted himself. But what really shocked us was that he began attacking every blogger and news source that covered the comment.
Reacting to today’s story, a frequent guest on MSNBC, where I used to work, tells Extreme Mortman this:
“This shows a complete lack of judgment on the part of Joe Scarborough because morning talk shows are all about spontaneity and repartee. He has now shown that when he makes a mistake, he doesn’t recognize fully the mistake he has made. He won’t apologize. And he won’t level with viewers about exactly what he has said. He has compounded his problem. He has made it worse. Joe does great at 9 p.m. in a restricted format where there is usually a script. By not correcting this problem right away, he is showing he is not ready for prime morning time talk. Everyone makes a mistake. It’s how you correct it or not correct it, that’s the test. And he has failed it.”
paul said,
June 6, 2007 @ 2:23 pm
Joe should clarify his current wife’s (susan) former occupations.
I wonder if she was a pole dancer? maybe just a crack ho?
Don Surber said,
June 6, 2007 @ 2:39 pm
Mort, doncha just love how he goes from “works the pole” to …
“She was doing the — I’m not going to tell you exactly what it is but — this exercise routine. It’s very — it’s clean. Housewives — she said I do a certain thing — housewives across America are doing it to stay fit.”
Jim Treacher said,
June 6, 2007 @ 2:56 pm
You guys do know that there’s a pole-dancing exercise craze going on right now, right? And that he was talking about that earlier in the show? Breathe into a paper bag or something.
harleyquinn92 said,
June 6, 2007 @ 3:16 pm
I watched the clip from this morning and it makes me want to VOMIT! Joe and John Ridley talking about folks blogging in thier basements are lying on Joe! The Hell you say! He knew EXACTLY what he meant when he asked did Fred’s wife work the pole! At LEAST Imus was a MAN and apologized! Joe doesn’t apologize and lies to the viewers, but MSNBC protects him! HYPOCRITES!
LET’S KEEP THIS STORY ALIVE!
Joel Mackey said,
June 6, 2007 @ 3:30 pm
This is even more contrived outrage than the Imus thing, although not quite as contrived as the Rush magic negro thing.
Joe's Skeleton In The Closet said,
June 6, 2007 @ 4:06 pm
“FORT WALTON BEACH, FL. - Lori Klausutis, a 28-year-old office worker for Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-Fl), was found dead in the congressman’s district office. Police said preliminary findings from the medical examiner’s office showed no foul play or any outward indication of suicide.”
richarda said,
June 6, 2007 @ 4:08 pm
Is this really worth talking about? As opposed to, who arranged for the lightning in NH last night?
Kevbo said,
June 6, 2007 @ 5:38 pm
hell yes, keep it alive until Joe admits he was alluding to three things:
1: Fred Thompson’s wife is freakin’ HOT!
2: Joe wants to see her “exercise routine” in person (or on Youtube)
3: “working the pole” can also mean fellatio
Foghorn Leghorn said,
June 6, 2007 @ 7:37 pm
Why hasn’t Fred Thompson flogged this impudent media creature Scarborough? He besmirched his wife’s honor! I say again, pistols at dawn is the only response an honorable Southern gentleman of Ol Fred’s stature should consider. If Dubya had put a bullet between the eyes of the first reporter who suggested Laura exercises in a less than chaste manner his approval ratings would be at least as high as Rudy Guiliani’s.
Rumor has it that Rudy, yankee though he is, once had a man taken out back and soundly thrashed by a number of his aides for ogling his wife’s breasts like Wolfowitz did at that fundraiser with Thompson’s Jeri. Now that’s manly stuff! You’ll never catch Bill Clinton standing up for a lady like Rudy.
But I digress. The longer he delays demanding satisfaction from Scarborough with at least a glove across the face the longer Thompson runs the risk of forever being branded as a liberul Hollywood pantywaist unable to protect his woman from the verbal taunts of the media. Is that what we want in a president? After 7 years of the press snickering behind Bush’s back about his wife and daughters I’m ready for a change.
A little known fact because the msm never let’s you know about it is in warmups for press conferences the press is always allowed to ask some unimportant questions just to get the ball rolling. Well ever since that day back in late 2004 when Dubya didn’t shoot David Gregory dead for his filthy insinuation about Laura’s daily workout it’s been one question after another about squat thrusts this and pull ups that! I kid you not! No wonder he always looks so cranky on the TV these days! And that’s also just about the time Dubya’s poll numbers went into freefall. Coincidence? I think not.