Scarborough's take on Palin

[RIROCKHOUND]

I saw this live (yes I watch morning joe for ~30min or so before I leave the house) but just got around to finding it online to read again.
I have to feel the more centrist republicans feel this way as well, but as they put it, no one wants to piss off her 20% of the vote (i.e. Romney dancing Palin questions on Leno)

Opinion: Joe Scarborough tells GOP to man up and confront Sarah Palin - Joe Scarborough - POLITICO.com

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

I saw this live (yes I watch morning joe for ~30min or so before I leave the house) but just got around to finding it online to read again.
I have to feel the more centrist republicans feel this way as well, but as they put it, no one wants to piss off her 20% of the vote (i.e. Romney dancing Palin questions on Leno)

Opinion: Joe Scarborough tells GOP to man up and confront Sarah Palin - Joe Scarborough - POLITICO.com

Of course Palin is making statements like that, she's "Going Rogue".

However:

[scottw]

keep battling it out for distant third place out of three Joe!

[stcroixman]

Morning Joe is the only political talk show I watch.

Joe brings on guests from both sides, not like some other opiniated one way shows.

[Bronko]

lol....msnbc...lol

[buckman]

Joe was one of those unbiased reporters that donated to the fringe left.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by buckman

Joe was one of those unbiased reporters that donated to the fringe left.

Buckman: Fringe left? You do know Scarborough was a Republican Rep for 7 years, right?

from Politico:

"Scarborough gave at least five $500 contributions while serving as an MSNBC host — all to Republican candidates to whom he was close who were running for state legislative seats in or near Scarborough’s hometown of Pensacola, Fla. After being contacted by POLITICO about the donations, Scarborough voluntarily disclosed three other $500 contributions to a friend running for county office in Florida.

Read more: Joe Scarborough suspended from MSNBC for campaign donations - Kenneth P. Vogel - POLITICO.com

[buckman]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Buckman: Fringe left? You do know Scarborough was a Republican Rep for 7 years, right?

from Politico:

"Scarborough gave at least five $500 contributions while serving as an MSNBC host — all to Republican candidates to whom he was close who were running for state legislative seats in or near Scarborough’s hometown of Pensacola, Fla. After being contacted by POLITICO about the donations, Scarborough voluntarily disclosed three other $500 contributions to a friend running for county office in Florida.

Read more: Joe Scarborough suspended from MSNBC for campaign donations - Kenneth P. Vogel - POLITICO.com

Woops...my bad. I just assumed and we all know what that makes me. Puts me in the same class of people who make assumptions about Fox.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Thats fine BM. When someone (one of the main hosts) from Fox, leans left, I'll man up and admit to my 'assumptions'.

Besides, some of the members here think Scarborough is a RINO anyways

[JohnR]

I actually kinda like Joe. Though I think (and hope) the R party can do better than Joe or Sarah.

[scottw]

Originally Posted by JohnR

I actually kinda like Joe. Though I think (and hope) the R party can do better than Joe or Sarah.

I just hope they can do better than Obama

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by JohnR

I actually kinda like Joe. Though I think (and hope) the R party can do better than Joe or Sarah.

I think Joe is exactly where he belongs, providing opinion without much of an internal filter. They get some good guests from both sides of the aisle in the morning. I'd rather watch it than 30min of Frank Colletta while eating breakfast....

[spence]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

I think Joe is exactly where he belongs, providing opinion without much of an internal filter. They get some good guests from both sides of the aisle in the morning. I'd rather watch it than 30min of Frank Colletta while eating breakfast....

Agreed, it's a very good show aside from Mica's posing.

Joe's certainly a conservative, perhaps more of the Goldwater model. Those who frequent Fox just might not recognize it as he's not an ideologue.

His book is pretty good as well. Very straightforward it gets to the heart of issues without a lot of crap. I think I gave my copy to some guy on an airplane...

-spence

[scottw]

Originally Posted by spence

His book is pretty good as well. Very straightforward it gets to the heart of issues without a lot of crap. I think I gave my copy to some guy on an airplane...

-spence

are you referring to this book?


Joe Scarborough Conservative Bashing Book Tour Flops Bigtime
By P.J. Gladnick | June 20, 2009 |

Over the past several weeks, this site has been tracking the attempt by MSNBC's Joe Scarborough to make money bashing his former friends in any and every available public venue. With a new book to peddle, could attacking onetime colleagues from his conservative days fuel sales? New data from the publishing world, as well as radio and TV, provide the answer.

To promote the release, the former GOP congressman turned radio and TV host appeared on left-leaning television shows such as The View and did interviews with the New York Times and Newsweek. Each time, he was quick to bash Rush Limbaugh, Karl Rove, Newt Gingrich, and other key conservative figures.

In recent years, Scarborough has found that turning against fellow Republicans could be good for the pocketbook, securing him the morning gig at MSNBC and a syndicated talk show airing on WABC / New York and elsewhere.

But in new data released late this week, Scarborough has struck out in every category: TV, radio and publishing. His widely-touted The Last Best Hope: Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise has bombed, selling just 6432 copies since its 9 June release, according to new Bookscan figures. At Amazon, it has already dropped out of the top 100, currently ranked 166.

No, you're wrong, Brian! And outdated. The most recent check at Amazon shows that Scarborough's book has now plunged to #189 in book sales despite seemingly endless promotion for it on MSNBC and the rest of the tube.


book review comments made by readers at Amazon. Here is a sampling:

...Joe's analysis is shallow and weak and his anecdotes are unconvincing if you give them any serious thought.

Exactly what in this book provokes thought? I'll give it this. It works better than Ambien if you're trying to catch some Z's.

When I think "conservative", Joe Scarborough's name comes up somewhere between David Brooks, and Lincoln Chafee. If this guy is the last best hope: good riddance!

Joe lives in the basement, nobody cares what he has to say.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by spence

His book is pretty good as well. Very straightforward it gets to the heart of issues without a lot of crap. I think I gave my copy to some guy on an airplane...
-spence

Glad to hear it, I'd like to p/u a copy, but abhor buying online. I like actually reading the jacket of a book before I buy it... need to get to B&N.

I think it is one of the few shows, where you get hear from liberals, conservative (even real conservatives like Pat Buchanan) etc.. in a pretty lively format.