So the crew at Morning Joe is just going to pretend Mark Halperin, a show staple, isn't there

[DemocratSinceBirth]

[madaboutharry]

1. Mika reported on the story in the first hour.

She reported the allegations, reported that he issued an apology and that he was stepping back, and that Morning Joe would be following the story.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. The first hour would be 3:00 A.M. on the West Coast.

[madaboutharry]

3. The first half hour gets repeated two hours in.

[Trumpocalypse]

7. Yes they addressed it but didn't denounce him.

Will they hold themselves to the same standard they held others to?

[chelsea0011]

4. I tuned right at the start to see if they would address it right out of the box and,

I thought when Mika started with "now to the story everyone is talking about" it would be this. No. It was the World Series game.

[egduj]

14. To be fair, it was a great game.

[chelsea0011]

18. And I agree. I was only thinking about the other and how they began the segment.

[AlexanderKing]

5. Really

Really

[dalton99a]

6. MJ didn't know Trump very well, either

[DURHAM D]

8. What did Mika know?

She was adamant that Hillary knew about Harvey W. Surely someone nailed Mika about her prior knowledge regarding Mark.

[uponit7771]

9. +1

[oberliner]

10. They addressed it directly on the show

"Now to a story that broke overnight involving someone you see around this table every day. CNN is reporting allegations regarding our friend Mark Halperin during his time at ABC News over a decade ago, unnamed sources detailing unwanted advances and inappropriate behavior. Halperin apologized for the pain his actions caused and said “I will take a step pack from my day-to-day work while I properly address the situation.” We are going to be following this story as it develops I’m sure we are going to be talking about it again when we know more about it."

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/morning-joe-addresses-mark-halperins-sexual-harassment-allegations/

[malaise]

11. Groper Don the Con was their friend as well

[oberliner]

12. The prevalence of sexual harassment by men with some power is staggeringly high

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Good to see some of those higher profile men finally being taken to account for it.

[malaise]

13. Indeed

They may have a rethink from 2017

[DURHAM D]

16. The vast majority of sexual harassment happens in

fast food restaurants. The managers with "some" power can do anything they want to young (or not so young) women. If they don't cooperate they don't get on the work schedule.

[oberliner]

17. No doubt

I've heard countless stories of exactly that. It's awful.

[cwydro]

20. What an odd story.

Is there a link for this?

[lillypaddle]

15. Damned if they do

FFS THEY ADDRESSED IT!!!!!!!!

[DrDan]

19. they addressed it - and said they would do so again as the story develops