Eugene Robinson accidentally tells the truth on Morning Scar...

[Surya Gayatri]

This Republican "woe is us" theme about Trump's unstoppable rise is pretty ironic. The entire party has created the very atmosphere in which Trump thrives.

They created and encouraged the anger, resentment and frustration that Trump so adroitly channels.

GOP power brokers say "our voters have lost their minds".

No, you drove them crazy.

[merrily]

1. Perfect.

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Should be put on billboards from coast to coast.

[Augiedog]

44. Along with "sow the wind, reap the whirlwind"

[Facility Inspector]

3. Your average teabagger nutter

considers paul ryan a RINO.

The GOP is screwn.

[Surya Gayatri]

4. It does indeed look like their death throes--but blood-sucking vampires have

a pact with the devil. They can easily come back with an infusion of KOCH Bro. financial life blood.

[BlueJazz]

5. "KOCH Bro. financial life blood."

Good one !

[groundloop]

6. I think the 'accident' was that they let Eugene Robinson on that show.

It's no accident that Eugene Robinson tells it like it is, he's always seemed to be very insightful and honest.

It's good to hear the truth being told about our goper friends and media. There has been so much hate spewing, from rush limbaugh to the faux news idiots like bill o'liely, that the people who bought into it were bound to blindly follow whichever candidate was the craziest.

[daleanime]

11. +1

[Surya Gayatri]

24. In the face of Scar's bloviating, Robinson does tend to equivocate a bit.

He just doesn't feel like being bludgeoned by Joe's heavy-handed ignorance.

[Hekate]

31. Agreed. Eugene Robinson is a good journalist, and has the Pulitzer Prize to prove it.

Anyway, I've always liked his take on things, and this time he said it very well indeed.

[Jack Rabbit]

32. Thank you

I am a Eugene Robinson admirer.

[cindyperry2010]

59. me 2

[GoCubsGo]

46. Yep. Eugene is okay.

He's not exactly a water-carrier for the corporatists.

[jaysunb]

53. +1 n/t

[Hiraeth]

7. Of course, it must be noted that, they didn't have to drive very far ...

just sayin'

[niyad]

20. or, as some of us say, "it's not a drive, it's a short putt"

[diverdownjt]

55. They willingly took a long walk off a very short pier....

[SammyWinstonJack]

58. They did indeed.

[The Wizard]

8. Republican political currency

has been fear cloaked bigotry for years. Trump just injected steroids into it, and with compound interest for effect.

[Saviolo]

9. For years, now

The far right and the Tea Party have been telling Republican voters:

Don't trust career politicians! Don't trust the government! They're all insiders! They're all establishment!

And now, Trump shows up. He's not a career politician, and he's not a political insider (except he is, with his influence peddling), and the super right-wing are eating him up. The Tea Party and the Republican rank-and-file are now saying:

How could this have possibly happened?


Idiots. They primed the situation, made the environment perfect for a caricature like Trump to show up, and now they're shocked! Shocked I tell you! that he's still holding on to that popularity. No one to blame for this one but the Tea Party and their anti-government rhetoric for years. Also, the old chestnut that the government should be run like a business, and "everyone knows" that Trump is a "very successful" businessman! Except of course, that he's a better self-promoter than he is a businessman.

There's no way this ends well.

Though at the rate that the far right is alienating voters, it's looking more and more like whoever the Democratic candidate will be is going to have an easier time of it.

[hibbing]

16. Yes

The establishment puts on this faux shocked attitude that a racist, authoritarian bully has gained so much popularity. Especially the few clips I have seen of Rove.

Peace

[ToxMarz]

22. Because they thought they could control it

Their aim was for the Koch Bros and their ilk to get inexperienced pawns elected who would do their bidding. The establishment while sympathetic were too independent, too expensive and not not allegiant enough. They thought no one could end run their money, but the hatred and fear they stoked are powerful emotions not easily controlled and able to be co-opted. Miscalculation.

[longship]

10. Love that guy!

I remember his appearances on Countdown. Keith would always bring out the sublime humor in the situation and Robinson was all in. Some of the best political framing ever.

I miss Olbermann.

[bluedigger]

13. They were very good together, weren't they?

Those segments always seemed to be the highlight of the show.

[daleanime]

14. +1

[90-percent]

42. Keith

A national treasure I miss daily. He helped me emotionally cope with the GW Bush Dark Ages.

-90% Jimmy

[City Lights]

12. Excellent! nt

[Snotcicles]

15. Great title.

"Eugene Robinson accidentally tells the truth on Morning Scar..."
I like him, he is one who still will occasionally push the truthiness envelope on MSNBC.

[LiberalArkie]

17. Part of me really wants the Republicans to nominate Trump and elect him. I would want

to buy a gun first so that I could put myself out of misery at some point, but the self-immolation of the Republican party would be something interesting to watch.

[Volaris]

37. With the added benefit that it would be totally useless

Unlike the monks who set themselves afire in protest of British occupation of India or the war in Vietnam, their excerscise would be tantamount to a toddler running to his room and slamming his door, just because they were told it was bedtime...it's rage that no rational adult fears.

[Duval]

18. Yeah, they did!

[Renew Deal]

19. I don't think it was an accident.

[flamingdem]

21. It's beginning to sound like Trump

is going to get the Nom. Last night Rachel showed stats that have Jeb! spending 130x more for advertising than Trump...

Trump figured out social media and trolling and looks like it's "his time". omg.

[Gothmog]

23. The GOP establishment created these voters and now have to live with the consequences

The GOP created these nut cases and now have to live with the consequences of their actions

[Snotcicles]

25. Ding Ding Ding. This post got first mention on Thom Hartmann today just now. nt

[Surya Gayatri]

27. Who knew? Thanks for the heads up. Only listen to Thom occasionally.

[Snotcicles]

28. Yeah everyday he usually reads a DU's post or two and than makes comments on them. It's great. nt

[randys1]

26. Eugene is one of the very best at what he does. He tells the truth, always.

To pretend that Trump's hatred and racism and bigotry and lying and thieving and overall disgusting attitude does not DIRECTLY and EXACTLY reflect the attitudes and feelings of the entire GOP, is laughable.

[dragonlady]

54. I totally agree with you about Eugene n/t

[GOLGO 13]

29. When TRUMP tagged Bush as "low-energy" & didn't fight back against that was the moment he lost.

He's the wimpiest of all the Bushes. Barbara has got bigger brass balls than Jeb.

[ecstatic]

30. lol. It was such a simple, seemingly harmless dis, but it stuck

and Jeb played right into it with his lame Eveready joke.

[erpowers]

33. That Is How I Feel

Every time I hear one of the other Republican Presidential candidates like Jeb Bush claim they are outraged by something Donald Trump said I think, but he is just pushing the party line. For years Republican have been saying the same things that Donald Trump is now saying. It is a little crazy to see Republicans claiming to be shocked and scared by the things Donald Trump says.

[Yallow]

52. No They Insinuated It

Trump says it.

No dog whistles.

He tells it like they want to hear it, and it is frightening.

[malthaussen]

34. Rather, I think they drove the sane ones out...

... they didn't have to drive the remainder crazy, they can't improve on nature.

But as a consequence of driving all the sane Republicans out, they have created a Democratic party which has a large percentage of Republicans. This is the result of a two-party system.

-- Mal

[jwirr]

35. I have always liked Eugene Robinson. Good reporter with

the viewpoint of the people.

[patsimp]

36. and the republican clowns on the supreme court made corporations into people

allowing money to fuel imbecilic campaigns like trump's

[billhicks76]

38. Just Like Hitler

Best to put him down while you still can.

[Enthusiast]

39. K&R! Freedumb.

[Angry Dragon]

40. do not forget the FEAR

[CTyankee]

41. honestly, I think Robinson just keeps his real thoughts to himself on that show...

I think he's probably ready to smack Joe Scar across the face when he starts in but he does have a good perch there and folks like me like him and look forward to his refreshing (if muted) views.

joe and mika have this cocktail of back and forth that is supposed to be a difference of opinion but we all KNOW who controls the message there. Who is Mika kidding?

[Dont call me Shirley]

43. Keep up the good work, Eugene.

[KT2000]

45. not accidently

Eugene Robinson tells the truth on Tweety and other shows. He does it in an off-hand manner and usually quietly. I have noticed that people usually do not pick up what he says for discussion. Maybe they are afraid to get into the truth of things but Robinson is not afraid.

[neverforget]

47. The Republicans are reaping what they've sown.

they are responsible the horrible discourse and anger in this country when it comes to politics.

[diverdownjt]

56. Don't forget the violence they inspired...

like the latest Colorado Springs shooting.

[Number23]

48. NAILED. IT.

[alfredo]

49. Good on you Eugene.

[SunSeeker]

50. Yup. Over that last 20 years, Fox News turned my in-laws into raving lunatics. nt

[blueman mmxvi]

51. he's alive!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

57. They let Gene on there?

Did Joe tell him to "Shut the fuck up, boy" while Meeker tsked tsked him and said he wasn't "elevating the discussion"?

That show is a fucking disgrace.

[DrDan]

64. that's why the remote changes channels . . . and turns the set off

[1StrongBlackMan]

60. This wasn't an accident ...

He has been saying this since the start of trump's outrageous campaign.

[Surya Gayatri]

61. Scar accidentally failed to interrupt him and shut him up, as he usually does.

[1StrongBlackMan]

62. LOL. So it should read ...

"Eugene Robinson accidentally allowed to tell the truth."
😆

[Surya Gayatri]

63. Damn, I SHOULD have thought of that! Bien vu ! As the French say...