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babylonsister

(171,072 posts)
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 06:41 PM Nov 2016

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has been 'advising' Trump behind the scenes

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/21/1602618/-MSNBC-host-Joe-Scarborough-has-been-advising-Trump-behind-the-scenes


MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has been 'advising' Trump behind the scenes
By Hunter
Monday Nov 21, 2016 · 2:05 PM EST


Oh, national "news" media. What the hell are you even for?

On November 19, The New York Times reported that Trump “still maintains the routine that sustained him during the campaign,” which includes “often seek{ing} out” advice from {MSNBC host Joe Scarborough}. CNN media reporter Brian Stelter referenced the Times report on the November 20 edition of CNN’s Reliable Sources, stating that Scarborough has been giving Trump advice.” Scarborough failed to address the allegations during the November 21 edition of Morning Joe.

Scarborough has repeatedly attacked those who claimed he was supporting Trump on-air. In November, Scarborough lashed out at the “really disgusting” people who suggested he favored Trump, adding that he doesn’t want viewers to believe “that anybody {on Morning Joe} is rooting for Donald Trump because we’re not.”


Outstanding. Just outstanding. So Joe Scarborough has been giving Trump regular advice, and the MSNBC appendage has nothing to say about this beyond his past attacks on people who would suggest such things.

Why are we even surprised?
From CNN's installation of Corey Lewandowski as resident Trump defender to MSNBC tossing their ethical standards into a burning garbage bin to allow one of their hosts to act as undisclosed adviser to Trump, the networks are doing their level best to make their Trump coverage as crooked as Trump's campaign.

But all right, now we presumably have to wait for MSNBC to "address" this patently asinine breach of what used-to-be-ethics. Let's watch: this ought to be grand.
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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has been 'advising' Trump behind the scenes (Original Post) babylonsister Nov 2016 OP
On what? Killing interns? madinmaryland Nov 2016 #1
barf skylucy Nov 2016 #2
For some reason I find this not surprising. (n/t) spin Nov 2016 #3
I thought he sounded close to defending him this a.m. Thought that odd. nt babylonsister Nov 2016 #5
Advise him MFM008 Nov 2016 #4
ethics are so 1960....they don't exist today. spanone Nov 2016 #6
Joe and Mika... Mike Nelson Nov 2016 #7
He's an opportunist of the worst kind. lpbk2713 Nov 2016 #8
Oh yes, the "liberal media" in action. guillaumeb Nov 2016 #9
Other people get fired for this kind of stuff. C_U_L8R Nov 2016 #10
Boycott these fuckers Generator Nov 2016 #11

Mike Nelson

(9,959 posts)
7. Joe and Mika...
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 06:56 PM
Nov 2016

...were noticeably relieved after Trump got his electoral votes. Their taxes won't go up - now they're going to get a big fat tax cut!

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)
8. He's an opportunist of the worst kind.
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 07:00 PM
Nov 2016



He's trying his best to get his foot in the door.
Trump will use him and then walk all over him
like he does everyone else.


guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
9. Oh yes, the "liberal media" in action.
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 07:12 PM
Nov 2016

And MSNBC was among the media organizations that recently received their orders from Trump. It will indeed be interesting to see how the media relates to Trump.

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
10. Other people get fired for this kind of stuff.
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 07:42 PM
Nov 2016

Is MSNBC gonna let Joe besmirch their integrity like this??

 

Generator

(7,770 posts)
11. Boycott these fuckers
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 07:43 PM
Nov 2016

If you don't already. They are really truly collaborators with evil now. (bonus you never have to see Chris Matthews again! Like isn't 20 years of his bullshit enough??)

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