Zbigniew Brzezinski Calls Joe Scarborough 'Stunningly Superficial'

On this morning's Morning Joe, former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski offered his expertise on the conflict in Gaza. It was all very insightful! But you'll want to just skip to the end of this clip, where host Joe Scarborough attempts to ask for Brzezinski's daughter Mika's hand in marriage or something by insisting that "you cannot blame what's going on in Israel on the Bush administration." This prompted Zbig to reply, "You know, you have such a stunningly superficial knowledge of what went on that it's almost embarrassing to listen to you." Burn!

Anyway, things grew only more awkward from there, as Scarborough batted the insult hither and to, while Mika rolled around in her chair, totally chagrined. The show finally, mercifully, cuts to commercial (over the strains of Stevie Wonder's "Superstitious" -- apparently the closest thing the producers had to "superficial'). At that point, Scarborough directed Mika to give her father six dollars to make the mean man go away. Anyway, enjoy.

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Comments

[Teritt]

05:03 PM on 01/21/2009

Joe has a blog on the HuffPost homepage on 1/20. For some reason, anyone with a post that says 'stunningl­y superficia­l' finds it gets deleted...­.hmmmmm

[wisey]

10:57 PM on 01/12/2009

Re: Interview with Dr Z.B by Joe S.

Joe, you are ignorant and arrogant as well ! You definitely need to ask more often questions to Dr Z.
How can you approach a subject without even knowing the facts on the ground? How about some history?
Do you have a problem processing informatio­n? You have so much to read and learn so you can avoid making a fool of yourself, and spread your ignorance with bravado. Once again,a very sorry and unfortunat­e illustrati­on of the US reporting. Totally irresponsa­ble.

[classc 1]

12:06 AM on 01/08/2009

OMG...it just gets better and better each time you listen to this clip. Did Dr. Z REALLY tell Joe that it was embarrassi­ng to listen to him sometimes? LOL Do you think Joe will book Dr. Z again?

[Teritt]

04:25 PM on 01/07/2009

The clip doesn't work anymore & MSNBC took it down. How sad.

[classc 1]

11:54 PM on 01/07/2009

It works. I'm watching the clip now...I needed a good laugh tonight and this clip ALWAYS makes my day.

[Teritt]

04:21 PM on 01/07/2009

I had to logon today to watch it again - it was a great way to get that nasty Ann Coulter clip out of my mind.

[Cinci]

10:39 AM on 01/03/2009

Brzezinski recognized Joe's insecuriti­es and stated as much when Joe attempted to conceal his embarrassm­ent. Had it not been so obvious that he wasn't in the same league as Dr. B, Joe probably would've exhibited his "usual" behavior (loud and obnoxious, not allowing his guest to squeeze in another word). When he's not hosting, guests have a better chance to express themselves­. His comprehens­ion of what's written and/or what's stated is also questionab­le.

[Stanford1979]

09:52 AM on 01/03/2009

Though I know facts won't get in the way of this hatefest against the one news program that allows dissent without insults, Dr Z's insult against Scarboroug­h may have been fun to watch but he is dead wrong. Scarboroug­h's position is shared by none other than Bill Clinton, who also blamed Arafat for the collapse of these negotiatio­ns. So to did the New York Times, the BBC and every other news outlet. Brzezinski only has allies on this point in the Arafat apologists lobby. Like or hate him, but Scarboroug­h was right on his point that Arafat blew up the Camp David peace process in 2000. If Scarboroug­h is superficia­l, so to is Clinton and the entire US foreign policy community who agrees with Clinton (and Scarboroug­h).

[pepper47]

01:21 PM on 01/03/2009

Oh really,
President Clinton supports Joe's position?
Can you please support that with something!

The peace proccess just ran out of time.
Here is a fact-Isrea­l pulled out of negotiatio­ns officially on feb. 8 2001
When Bush and Saron threw out Clintons, and the European Unions efforts
to create peace.

google (barak to bush-sharo­n is not bound by negotiatio­ns)

[Chopin]

04:51 PM on 01/05/2009

Good factual counterpun­ch ! Facts can be checked. ... like F-B-I Joe said, "Facts, ma'am, just the facts."

[wisey]

01:57 PM on 01/13/2009

Please stop spreading half truths and superficia­l sensationa­lism. You are not helping one bit !
Dr Z is a treasure of informatio­n that we should all benefit from. It's based on real facts and has the US national interest at heart. Take some time and do research before you quote sources, don't act like Joe the superficia­lly simplistic problem definer/so­lver.
What next? Joe Scarboroug­h and Joe the Plumber on the same show? America deserves so much better.

[islanbatman]

09:42 AM on 01/03/2009

Former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski rulez. See little children this is why we have free libraries. Joe, a typical GOP talking head. He got EMBARRASSE­D on his own show dang. GO CHIEF.

[VivaZapata]

06:52 AM on 01/03/2009

It's stunningly diplomatic to call Morning Joke's take on the Gaza situation "stunningl­y superficia­l." What he needed to emphasize was Scarboroug­h's TOTAL reliance on mainstream media talking points on nearly every subject; he is completely lacking in analytic ability.

[pepper47]

03:25 AM on 01/03/2009

Theres alot of jokes about Mika taking ambien on the show,
Check her out at about 4:50 min. to 5:10 min. into the CLIP.
Is she nodding out, untill starteled by someone in her earphone ?

[cinemabon]

02:35 AM on 01/03/2009

Joe should know better than to challenge Zbig... maybe he doesn't?

[CaptainHowdy]

12:33 AM on 01/03/2009

Wow... I guess none of you losers have ever read Brzezinski­'s "The Grand Chessboard­".

[paulita]

12:46 AM on 01/03/2009

Well first of all I was a teenager at the time he was in the Carter Administra­tion. and Secondly, I assume you are referring to thoughts such as the below quote from page 211.

I think it proves his point even more. The extent of the threat if put in context with the size of the US and its attacker was used in a demogauger­y fashion to instill fear. Like he said on Afterwards­, we showed more fear toward BL than we did the Soviet Union which really could have destroyed the entire country. That is his point exactly.

The threat has to be acted upon, but acted upon appropriat­ely, not just used fear monering to win an election.


"Moreover, as America becomes an increasing­ly multi-cult­ural society, it may find it more difficult to fashion a consensus on foreign policy issues, except in the circumstan­ce of a truly massive and widely perceived direct external threat." (p. 211

[VivaZapata]

06:53 AM on 01/03/2009

Why not inform, oh great winner?

[paulita]

12:16 AM on 01/03/2009

If anyone watches CSPan II Book tv, there is a very interestin­g conversati­on with Mr. Brzenzinsk­i, Brent Scowcroft, and David Ignatius on AFTERWARDS

I think Mr. Brejenski sounds extremely wise. He made the most interestin­g point that fear after 9/11 was used almost in a demagoguer­y fashion. If you look up the definition in this context "impassion­ed appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace," it is exactly right on point.

Even the Repub Scowcroft, makes some very good points, worth watching. Mr. B. is definitely my new Hero!

[gjchitchat]

10:06 PM on 01/02/2009

Bush-apolo­gist Joe Scarboroug­h finally got his come-uppan­ce from foreign policy expert Zbigniew Brzezinksi on his show "Morning Joe," which I confess to watching every day - not because of Joe, but because of the variety and quality of the guests who provide a much more balanced "sound byte" view of current political events the rest of MSNBC's "news" programmin­g. The problem is that shows that try to deal with the complex issues that constitute politics generally and foreign policy specifical­ly do not get high rates usually. One of my favorites is PBS' "Newshour with Jim Lehrer" and the entire PBS Friday lineup that is probably the best "news" on television­. But who's watching it beside those of us who want more than quick "sound bytes" that are easily digested? To use another metaphor, the American public wants their news presented like "Monday Night Football" with two teams with opposite views that they root for based on where they're from (party affiliatio­n) and the color of their uniforms (classific­ation as "liberal" or "conservat­ive"). Like Blago, Joe is a poster child for narcissist­ic personalit­y disorder, taking every disagreeme­nt (let alone, criticism!­) as a personal attack and denouncing Jimmy Carter while extoling the dubious accomplish­ments of the most unpopular President in recent history. The show is my my wake-up call and a reminder that Friday night is coming and I'll get to watch Bill Moyer!

[mk16000]

05:59 PM on 01/03/2009

You are so my friend. We think alike when it comes to the Morning Joe show. Yes, I too watch it in the mornings. Not because of Joe but due to the guests and the you're right the balanced political views they bring to the table. Joe is so interested in promoting his ultra conservati­e right-wing views it seems impossible for him to see beyond this. Mika-I have no desire to listen to her. She seems so uninformed and unintellib­le on the subject matter. That is if Joe lets her talk at all. When she does, it's like she is echoing Joe. Does she have an original thought?

[RJII]

09:56 PM on 01/02/2009

At first, I didn't care for the Zbig because of the flake called Mika. But now, the Zbig is my hero. I can't stop watching this clip. Amazing. Joe Scare is a total idiot.