Mika Brzezinski Defends Joe Scarborough In Letter To New York Times

New York Times:

I was disappointed to read "Gov. Paterson's Performance" (editorial, May 9), which characterized Joe Scarborough as a "leader in the Republican attack squad."

My television and radio co-host has spent the last five years being equally tough on Republican and Democratic leaders in Washington.

Read the whole story: New York Times

Comments

[fefo70]

Myrka or whatever her name is, is a liberal? Whoa. Rewind. What? When did this happen?

[ecofriendly]

How about on fridays rachel maddow guests for a 1 hr segment on morning joe. She can lend a pointed intellectual voice countering joe's otherwise one way street of deliberate misinformation and facts that fly with pigs. Only question, how long before Joe wants out? Ahhhh to dream!

[ThomasPaineWeNeedYou]

I don't watch the show and won't until JS is gone, I've called the MSNBC comment line and will continue to email the other good shows at MSNBC asking to get JS off their network and give it to a young tturk or lawerence O'donnell. This letter shows it's working now we just need a whole lot more people to keep doing it and he'll be gone and not missed.

[1PALady]

The only reason why I sometimes still tune in to that stupid show in the morning is because there is nothing else on in that time slot on any channel worth listening to. Every morning I listen for their guest lineup to see who might be on to challenge Joe. If there are no interesting guests, I can turn it off. I use to listen to C-Span starting at 7, but imo and please allow me my opinion, their Republican biases shows a little bit too much for me. I've watched C-Span for many years and something happened during the last Bush term to C-Span. When Brian Williams was there more, he tried to keep things unbiased. I never knew which way he leaned. I'm not sure who is at the daily helm now as I do not listen as much, but I think it's Steve and I can tell which way Steve leans. Imo, they definitely need to get a more diverse group of moderators.

[DGarr]

The only reason I watched the program, throughout the election, had more to do with the guest.
I can't stomach Scarborough or Brzezinski any longer so I don't watch.
It's a shame because it could be a good news outlet.

[lee4]

Mika and Joe are a joke! The show should be axed. I'm hooked on C-Span's Washington Journal.

[londongal]

Mika:

Try adding substantive information to the show's dialogue instead of the everyday eye-rolling, facial gestures, and sqealy noises you put forward as legite responses to issues. It's terribly annoying and offputting.

[Beachchick]

As far as I am concerned, Mika is worse than Joe Scarborough.

[ECB]

You may be correct

[123dee]

Mika's dad, Zbigniew Brzezinski called Joe Scarborough 'Stunningly Superficial'.
Zbigniew has seen through this hack, too bad Mika doesn't.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/30/zbigniew-brzezinski-calls_n_154211.html

[Kalel]

Dr Brzeninski did not call Joe Scarborough "stunningly superficial." He said that Joe's knowledge on the subject they were discussing was "stunningly superficial."

[sailor422]

Mika refers to herself as a liberal in her letter to the NYT .... really??? ... Why then does she fail to take Scarborough on when he makes crazy right wing statements? I don't think rolling your eyes counts!

[pauldeman]

I know very few liberals who continue to be gaga over Palin. I know fewer liberals who side with JS on every substantive issue taken by the Obama administration. I know of no liberals who would have sat mute as JS and Pat bashed Obama ad nauseum over the torture memos and Chavez/Ortega. It was surely fair and balanced. The only issue that seems to interest her is child obesity. Who knew that child obesity had become the sole concern of liberals?

The woman who should get more face time on MSNBC is Chrystia Freeland. She is smart, tough, informed and unafraid of calling out bullies. Unlike other regulars-- willie, Mike, Halperin-- Freeland is actually unafraid of debating Joe. Her civility amidst his condescending rants are made for youtube.

[noudidnt]

Chyrstia Freeland is an awesome journalist. She's the real deal.

[wonkguy]

Chrystia Freeland rocks, too bad she's already got a real job. Mika is just makes that nightmare of a show less watchable. Somedays I wonder why they even bother to mic her, she doesn't say anything.

[SD Indy]

My thoughts exactly!

[Beachchick]

Mika is not a liberal, which is why I think she is far worse than Joe. At least with Joe Scarborough the audience knows what to expect. Joe Scarborough doesn't even defend Palin.

[pauldeman]

Good pt about expectations. Perhaps that is why Pat doesn't bother me as much. I know exactly what I'm getting from him. When he rants my ears are conditioned to recoil. There is no pretense of "objectivity," no lectures about how the truth shall set u free. I would have far more respect for Mika if she just dropped the pretense of neutrality.

[dax49]

even she can't believe that tripe

[StillAmused]

By far, not the brightest bulb in the Brzezinski clan. Scarborough poses as moderate, from time to time, then reverts, like a stretched rubber band, to his natural state: knuc kle-dr agging, red-faced rants about Junior having "kept us safe" (y'know, from imaginary attacks by extremists who, having achieved goals beyond their wildest dreams with ONE spectacular crime, are smart enough not to waste the time and effort on a second... not when Junior and Cheney saved them the airfare and logistics by sending them U.S. targets -- postpaid -- to THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD).

Doesn't the poor dear realize that, when she constantly, self-consciously preens for the camera, the audience SEES it?

[Lahonda]

Bingo!

[WritusMaximus]

Want fair and balance, turn to CSPAN.

[LeeCalif]

I'm glad Joe helped her write it.

Da m n that cursive !

What a challenge !
eh eh eh ...........

[IWantTofu]

Mika. Good thing you're pretty.

Mika doesn't put up any counter balance to the right leaning, illogical rants of J.S., except to occasionally make annoying faces.

That being said, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers.

[Lahonda]

Her dad might come over for a visit and let you know that your knowledge on the subject in question here is "stunningly superficial."

I agree though, she's a bookend.