Joe Scarborough Shouts Down Mika Brzezinski Over Toxic Politics: ‘Stop The Apologizing!’
On Wednesday’s Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough shouted down co-host Mika Brzezinski after she sympathized with President Obama for his alleged distaste for politics the way it is today. “It appears that you could make a case that Barack Obama doesn’t like politics,” contributor Mike Barnicle surmised, which Newsweek’s Tina Brown agreed with. “Well who would today?” interjected Brezinski. “Oh come on!” interrupted Scarborough “If you don’t like medicine, don’t be a doctor. If you don’t like politics, don’t put yourself out there to run the free world, Mika!” “You know what?” Brzezinski said. “Politics today need to be changed. “Stop the apologizing!” Scarborough snapped.
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“I’m not apologizing,” Brzezinski retorted.
“You’re apologizing!” Scarborough boomed, and imitated his female co-host in a patronizing, whiny voice. “Who would like politics today? You know what?”
“Who would?” Brzezinski insisted.
“He is running the free world!” Scarborough countered. “He better know a lot of people love politics. Bill Clinton loves politics. FDR loved politics. Ronald Reagan loved politics. Great leaders love what they do. So who would love politics?”
The awkward moment reinforced the perception that Scarborough has a frequent bad habit of interrupting/talking over Brzezinski.
Watch Scarborough blow up at Brzezinski below via MSNBC:
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