Did a Hot Mic Pick Up a Loud Morning Joe Burp? No, Says Joe Scarborough
Did a hot mic pick up Joe Scarborough audibly belching Thursday morning? Or was Scarborough simply saying “duh” or “dumb” in a guttural manner that sounded particularly burpy? UPDATE: Scarborough reveals that it was NOT A BELCH and instead a “duh” mocking the news that was being read.
The curious moment came while Willie Geist was delivering a news update on school districts in Florida that are reportedly flouting Governor Ron DeSantis’s executive decision against mask mandates as Covid-19 infections spike in the state.
As Geist says “That challenges the governor’s order that threatens to remove funds from schools if they mandate students wear face-covering,” viewers can hear two sounds that clearly sound like unscripted belches (as most belches are) but they could be Scarborough saying “duh” or “dumb.” Geist paused for a moment, appearing to be caught off guard by the strange sound. So, was it a burp?
We think so, and a cursory search on Twitter reveals that accidental burps have been noticed before by Morning Joe’s loyal viewers. Just a month ago, someone named “DearAuntCrabby” (who apparently calls bullshit), noted a similar instance:
https://twitter.com/DearAuntCrabby/status/1413081475365449729?s=20
The research team at Mediaite’s Global Headquarters has been analyzing this clip for minutes and has determined that while it is unclear what that sound was, exactly, it was worth crowdsourcing.
Maybe Scarborough was simply saying “duh” and an accidental burp came out as well? Either way, it happens. Who among us hasn’t had an embarrassing moment come from our GI tract? Thankfully, the vast majority of us aren’t on television for the nation to see these moments.
Oh, and Mika Brzezinksi was off today celebrating her brother Mark Brzezinksi’s recent nomination to become Ambassador to Poland. And since she was off today, allow me to fill in her likely response.
Sigh.
UPDATE: Scarborough reveals on Twitter that it was a “duh!” and not a burp. In fact, he claims it was the rare double “duh,” which was apparently a reference to The Simpson’s character Cletus, the slack-jawed yokel, who the Morning Joe host referenced earlier in the show while mocking DeSantis. And note to Scarborough, we are well aware of Cletus. How dare you question our Simpson’s knowledge!
Watch above via MSNBC.
