Joe Scarborough is having a childish meltdown directed toward David Shuster, he is losing it

[wndycty]

Shuster called the GOP his party and Joe got extremely defensive, mocking him, telling him sleep through his show. This is embarrassing, very embarrassing.

[GOPNotForMe]

1. IT IS. I had to change the channel.

Oh God, they're getting back into it.

[wndycty]

4. No way I'm changing from this he is making a complete ass of himself

:kick:

[JustAnotherGen]

2. Oh - I'm watching

He's so on the defense . . . and that's a good thing. And how about that b.s. about how '15 minutes ago I just attacked McCain'.

[billyoc]

3. Cringe-o-meter -- off the scale.

[Coexist]

5. Shuster is holding his own quite well.

[wndycty]

8. I'm waiting for Shuster to swing at him then walk off the set. . .

. . .note to Shuster don't walk off the set until after you swing at him.

[Coexist]

10. that LSD comment was cheap

I hope Shuster kicks his ass again next time they share airtime.

[cyndensco]

85. LSD?

[PearliePoo2]

25. I could see the fire in Shuster's eyes.

Man...they were all uncomfortable. Fucking Scar wouldn't shut up. He told David Gregory that someone had some BAD acid. (meaning Shuster) Jerkdom just reached a new high.
Mika and crew looked concerned and embarrassed. It was definitely not in the script.
Scar is a mean-spirited, beady-eyed bastard.

[yardwork]

59. Scarborough is probably a murderer.

Yes, he is a mean person. And worse.

[NoodleyAppendage]

83. BINGO. I'm still convinced that Scarborough killed that intern.

You don't leave a promising House Rep career on a dime unless someone has dirt on you or you want to lay low.

Scarborough is a bully.

J

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. Yikes - I bet they kick him off again. He had been keeping his

feelings to himself since his probation. Joe's an ass. And he
must really hate Shuster - to embarass him like that - saying
he slept in and didn't show up for his show.

[NotThisTime]

75. Heck, I thought Shuster was a Republican by the way he'd been acting lately

[Motown_Johnny]

6. Poor Mika... did you see her throw her script out?

[Coexist]

11. poor Mika? pffft. That woman needs to stop acting like Joe beats her.

[wndycty]

16. LOL

:kick:

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. Yep. I wish she would stop that constant chatter - playing the

dissapproving parent. She is actually better than that - she should speak
her mind with more authority and only speak when she has something to say

[goclark]

67. Mika is an abused co-host and it is painful to watch

He makes her shut up amid she is afraid to say anything to him.

Why do they keep him on ~ what probation was he on ?

[Roy]

80. She did speak her mind her first day the show.....

Joe Scar got visibly angry at her speaking truth about Bush and immediately took a break.

After the break and since then she just follows and agree with whatever The Scar says.

She even agrees with a guest and then when The Scar disagrees she just follows with her uh-huh, yep, you're so right Joe.

I think I know now what battered wife syndrome looks like.

[Motown_Johnny]

19. Yes, poor Mika.. Joe is an ass. He should stop acting like he is a centrist

He just said that he "is as down the middle as anybody" in the middle of his little rant




he is about as down the middle as Stalin was

[flpoljunkie]

21. Yep! Mika has grown worse over the last few months. Perhaps she will take a cue from Schuster.

[Motown_Johnny]

29. She is the sidekick on Joe's show.. That would be like Ed McMahon taking on Johnny Carson

on a regular basis

[hlthe2b]

34. She shows such classical submissive behaviors, I half expect

her to throw herself down, roll over, kick her feet up in the air and expose her tender pink tummy-- while she pees uncontrollably-- to Mr. Alpha Ass--like any very intimidated puppy.

[PCIntern]

48. that's some visual...!

[Coexist]

65. so you missed the show last Thursday?

[hlthe2b]

69. yes..... so?

what happened last Thursday?

[Honeycombe8]

71. Yes...Joe's gotten mad at her several times. She now acts like she has wife-beaten syndrome.

She actually cringes sometimes when she makes a comment she doesn't think he'll like.

[GCP]

28. Exactly - she never knows when to STFU

I find her almost as annoying as Scarb.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

33. to me, it's weak woman syndrome. I see it a lot in the business

world. Not enough confidence to speak confidently and only when there's something to say.

On the other hand, it must be hard to do that with Joe talking over her.

Rachel's a perfect example that Mika should follow!

[Motown_Johnny]

38. Mika is the side kick. If she tried to take over they would replace her

[GalleryGod]

77. Ex-ACT-LY!

She has been for SHIT in her attitude!
Joey Scab and Mika have beeen AWFUL,Despicable, and DEplorable.

[polichick]

55. She should stop being his enabler - and take the show from him...

It's way past time for Joey boy to go!

[Honeycombe8]

72. It's HIS show. She works for him. So does Shuster. No Joe, no show. nt

[liberalla]

81. No Joe, no show. ---- that would be ideal. He needs to be gone.

I have to say there was a time in the beginning when she was sassy and the back and forth was fun to watch. It was supposed to be that way - that was the format. She was confident and smart.

However, those 'good ol' days' are over. Joe hasn't been able to adjust to the changing fortunes of the Republican party. As the party has failed and bush/cheney has been exposed, Joe's persona and self-image has cracked. He's become more aggressive, defensive, petty and downright mean. His insecurity was not an issue when his party riding high and his own imagined greatness was not questioned. Now he's just an insecure bully and Mika is the easiest target (but not the only target). It's unpleasant to watch. I wish they would do something to change the dynamics on the show, like physically move her away from him. That might make a difference. Her body language when she's just inches away from him - and he's being nasty - says it all. Damn uncomfortable watching it.

[Honeycombe8]

84. I totally agree. I saw it happening. He got madder & madder. Now she acts like she has

abused-wife syndrome. Once he got mad and interrupted her and just said loudly...."It's my show!" She was disagreeing with him.

[Fleshdancer]

7. This is INSANE!!!

and now that he lost whatever kind of argument he attempted to start with Shuster, he's whining that he wasn't trying to argue. :crazy:

I don't know what's going on, but Joe mentioned earlier that he was on primetime last night for a few minutes until he "made someone mad" but then quickly changed the subject. There must be a long backstory here that we don't know about. Joe is clearly on the defensive.

[Terri S]

23. You missed Keith telling him to get a shovel?

Here's the video:

link

[Fleshdancer]

26. OMG! HAHAHA

Where was I when THAT happened? I was watching MSNBC last night but this slipped past me completely :rofl:

[Terri S]

32. I was watching CSPAN most of the time

but fortunately I still had MSNBC on for this. Watched Joe just a few minutes this morning --can't stand the sob-- to see what he'd say and sure enough he came off all innocent saying 'someone got mad' and completely mischaracterized what he'd said. Poor poor Joe. A few minutes was all I could take, and after Mika said, she couldn't imagine why anyone would be upset about it, I just said... ok, enough of Morning Puke.

[tsuki]

40. Thanks, that was pure Scar. nt

[truebrit71]

47. Brilliant!!!

:rofl:

[Honeycombe8]

73. Glad to see someone FINALLY call him & others out on the fake reporting of the polls! nt

[shaniqua6392]

9. I am listening to it right now.

Absolutely horrible. Joe needs to go. Everyone is so uncomfortable. I am uncomfortable. Joe still won't admit that he does not have the balls to ask the next McCain spokesperson if they will agree to leave Iraq immediately since the Iraqi's want us out. He always acts like he is so unbiased and independent. I like the format of this show, but I hate Joe.

[City Lights]

12. He's having a tantrum because Shuster spoke the truth about him?

:rofl: That's the GOP way! :rofl: Beady-eyed Joe's response is further proof that Shuster was right. :rofl:

[Motown_Johnny]

14. I hope someone posts video of that.. most people won't believe it

[wndycty]

15. I'm buring a DVD and sending it to YouTube ASAP

:kick:

[DangerousRhythm]

22. Awesome!

I was going to record it but if you're already on it, I certainly won't stop you. :D

[Coexist]

30. awesome!

[skiddlybop]

35. How about this?

Why does Scarborough even have a seat at the news desk at all when he not only CAMPAIGNED, but FUNDRAISED FOR BUSH in 2004, AFTER he was hosting his first low-rated show?



This is in August 2004...when his intern was just about cold in the ground.

[stray cat]

18. Of course Joe is a republican - he is certainly no independent!

[Atman]

42. I know LOTS of "former" Republicans who are now "Independents"

Or even funnier, "Libertarians." Bullshit. They're Bush Republicans -- too embarrassed to admit their party affiliation.

.

[d_b]

20. he's so rediculous.

hilarious meltdown though.

[lamp_shade]

24. Shuster was a LION. At the end he left Joe tongue-tied.

[Motown_Johnny]

27. Uh Oh.. someone told Joe to play nice during the break

[DainBramaged]

31. What dead intern?

[ellacott]

45. When he was a Congressman one of his interns was found dead in his office

[DainBramaged]

49. I was being facetious I am very aware thanks.

[ellacott]

52. sorry, I meant no harm

[ErinBerin84]

36. ooh, I'm sorry that I missed it!

Joe really does not have the maturity to be a host on tv if he freaks out so transparently when someone disagrees with him, which happens all of the time. What a dick. I wish that he would just move to another network so Rachel and Keith could call him out as a Worst Person in the World.

[Renew Deal]

37. It's no secret that he's a republican.

What is he pissed about?

[No Elephants]

54. He always says he's conservative. What's his problem?

[alcibiades_mystery]

39. In 37 posts, not one person managed to describe what the argument was about

Amazing.

[Atman]

41. Thank you! A little TIVO action would go a long way, too.

Come on...I hate this kind of thread, which assumes that everyone reading DU at a given moment was watching the same thing the OP was watching. Tell us what the hell happened!

.

[WinkyDink]

43. Exactly. I never watch the show, but I DO read here!

[Mike Daniels]

46. I saw the first few minutes of it.

Basically, the thing started off with a piece about the Iraqi P.M. wanting USA troops out by 2011.

Joe's brain then short-circuited and he said something on the lines of "O.K., (Maliki) when we pull our troops out let's see how long it takes before you get a bullet in the head".

At that point, Shuster chimed in asking Joe when he would call McCain's staff out on their commments about "leaving too early" when it's obvious that Iraq wants us out by a particular date.

From there it pretty much degenerated into a Joe's "I'm an Independent" and Shuster's "No, I'm an Independent. You're a Republican hack" cat fight.

At that point I had to leave for work but it doesn't sound like Joe and Dan kissed and made up afterwards.

[ellacott]

44. The OP, post 19 and 9 describe te argument

[Laura PourMeADrink]

66. What was really bad to me was that Joe said something - like - Oh

well - what do you know - you missed three days here - because you slept too late. That,
to me, was a humiliating comment - to embarass a colleague like that.

Next session - Shuster was GONE.

[Shakespeare]

82. No, that's pretty much the definition of GDP and GD.

:rofl:

Maddening, isn't it?

[Armstead]

50. You Tube anyone?

[ErinBerin84]

51. here's the youtube, if anyone missed it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJeY6laCfVY

[apnu]

53. My God I couldn't get past 5 minutes of that. Joe is a tool (nt)

[1corona4u]

56. What an ass he made of himself....

as usual. (Joe that is...)

[PA Democrat]

57. Joe is a bully. His comments about Maliki getting his head blown off

were crude and tasteless, and then he resorts to juvenile name calling with Shuster to try to shut him down. I can't STAND "men" like Joe Scarborough.

[K Gardner]

58. omfg.. unbelievable. Talk about media IRRESPONSIBILITY.. he needs to be OFF the AIR ! Disgusting.

[ecstatic]

60. Is Mika trying to copy Michelle's outfit? nt

[TahitiNut]

62. Mean-spirited, sociopathic, arrogant, self-indulged, delusional fuck Joe Scarborough.

He slimes MSNBC itself and anyone who disagrees with his moronic, superficial, knee-jerk crap.

[Lil Missy]

86. That wouldn't load for me, but I found another one. Scarb is an asshole,

and Mika looked like a battered woman who knew what was coming.

He's such a fucking jerk, and extremely unprofessional.

[Zookeeper]

87. Jeez, what an out-of-control windbag!

It appears that Scarbourgh needs a long, long rest someplace quiet.

[AspenRose]

61. Good Lord, that was some kind of ugly.

Why is he still on the air?

[Debi]

63. Shuster kept it together and it made Scarborough look foolish

I don't know why Shuster didn't just say that if troops were to start being withdrawn today (like JS wants) that it would possibly be 2011 before they were all gone (like Iraq wants). There is no logical way to have our soldiers drop everything and just go home all at once. It will take months if not years to do it in a safe and organized manner (which I assume is what the Iraq government desires). Scarborough didn't like being called to question on his show - and to see how he then asked the others to take sides against Shuster was just childish and bullyish. Shuster at least didn't feel the need to be backed up - he was willing to stand alone with his comment.

[ErinBerin84]

64. Shuster came off as

a very goofy, embedded journalist in the movie Control Room, buying all of the Iraq war propaganda. I think that his attitude is different now, and he realizes how foolish he seemed. Has Joe even been to Iraq?

[damndude]

76. i think he came off as the new hybrid of the pundit/journalist

who found the stones to step up to one of the defenders of the administrations policy of endless military commitment. it was joe who was the whining dismissive conservative who belittled the request of the prime minister. not only advocating the troop withdrawal, but dually supporting staying by saying that our presence is the only reason the prime minister is still alive, otherwise he would end up like mussolini in the town square. what shuster recognized is he the hypocrisy of supporting withdrawal now after the prime minister has demanded it after 5+ years of the republicans (including joe) calling anyone who suggested such a thing a coward and unpatriotic. the golden moment is when when shuster challenged joe to call on mccain to stop ridiculing people for wanting iraq withdrawal. he couldn't even say the words. childishly brilliant.

[ErinBerin84]

78. plus, Shuster is very close with Chris Matthews as well.

And even though Chris Matthews tries to give different sides a hard time (and often says random things that are completely off and wrong), he always seems like he knows that he was played for a fool by the Bush administration, since Chris was one of their biggest cheerleaders and now shows a lot more disdain and dissent. I don't like Shuster all of the time, but I think that he does try to give both sides a hard time, so I'm glad that he called Joe out on it.

[liberaldem4ever]

68. Scarborough needs to be fired for that

He was belittling a colleague and his own network that pays him. That was the most disgusting I have ever seen Joe S. get and he is a POS. I couldn't even watch all of that. It made me want to puke. Schuster needs to raise holy Hell to the MSNBC bosses. :mad:

[CreekDog]

70. they just introducted Mike Barnacle as their "B-reporter"

stop. don't ruin it for me. :rofl:

[seabeyond]

74. more embarrassing when they insisted shuster come get a hug. i had to turn off

video. was absurd. i could see shuster say, enough, apology accepted let it go. but for the guy to get up and hug him under pressure, on tv was ridiculous. i couldnt watch

[barack the house]

79. If Scarborough is having a meltdown you know great days are ahead.