Oh Joe Please

[Edwcraig]

Is it me or has the Morning Joe show turned into a Joe Scarborough diatribe on why Republicans should go back to the pristine Party of Ronald Reagan and the Party of 1964? You know, the one that was resurrected from the political trash heap when Nixon embraced the racists, former Democrats who left the Democratic Party because Democrats supported the Voting Rights and Civil Rights Acts of 1964. Yes, let's bring that Party back to power. Is there a morning show on TV where the commentators are actually Democrats who can talk about the Democratic Party?

[blue sky at night]

1. No

Joe is called Joe Scum for a reason.

[brooklynite]

3. And he no doubt supports all the folks here who hate him...

...and watch his show regularly.

[Irish_Dem]

2. The party of Nixon and Reagan is what got us to this point.

The set the course for what we have now.

Joe Scum is named that for a reason.

[Meadowoak]

4. no, Scarborough is the best that right wing corporate owned media will allow us to have.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. The Republican Party of DDE to be precise.

A Party that stood for....

Social Security
Unions and Worker's Rights
Solid infrastructure
Good wages
The Rule of Law
Progressive Tax System
Education

and so much more.

[Mike Nelson]

6. Hmm...

... interesting that the Democrats threw them out of the party quite effectively during JFK/LBJ (a gamble, but a wise move), and Nixon welcomed them. I would also say that Nixon welcomed them in a very sneaky way, with winks and nods. Reagan never had any like for them, personally, but he certainly took their votes.

[Midnight Writer]

7. His memories are quite revisionist.

For example, he said today Lou Dobbs was a respected and sober person until Trump ran for President.

I recall Lou Dobbs being a crank for at least 20 years. I know a lot of the "dittoheads" I worked with loved them some Lou Dobbs.