Repost: Erin Burnett refers to Bush as a "monkey."

[graywarrior]

Video
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/warner-todd-huston/2007/11/30/erin-burnett-calls-bush-angela-merkel-monkey-morning-joe

On MSNBC's "Morning Joe," back on Monday, Erin Burnett let loose with her real feelings and laid it on the line right on the air, calling President Bush a "monkey" during a business news piece about the Nicolas Sarkozy visit to China.

During the news piece, Burnett said that she couldn't see how anyone couldn't have a "man-crush on that man," in an apparent allusion to French President Sarkozy. The video on the screen at the time was a shot of Presidents Bush and Sarkozy walking side-by-side, with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel just behind them. After her "man-crush" comment, Burnett made quick to say that she didn't mean "the monkey" and that she meant "the other one."

This caused Joe Scarborough and his co-hosts to wonder what the heck she was talking about? "The monkey? Who's the monkey? What's she talking about?" Scarborough asked.

After the crew kept asking her who the "monkey" was, Burnett then compounded her gaffe by acting as if she thought they were talking about Chancellor Merkel. "Why would you be talking about Angela Merkel like that? I don't understand," she bumbled in a failed attempt at humor.

Scarborough was nearly indignant at that one saying, "Now she's attacking Merkel, she's our ally in a time of war."

Naturally, they all treated it as a big joke, but it really was a reveling episode, telling us all how Burnett feels about America's allies and our own president.

Jeez, not much bias there, eh?

Transcript:

ERIN BURNETT: While Nicolas Sarkozy is in China, which of course is trying to become a financial capital of the world, and in honor of his visit the Chinese have announced $30 billion dollars of deals... there he is, I mean who could not have a man-crush on that man?

(Scarborough laughs)

BURNETT: I'm not talking about the monkey either, I'm talking about the other one. (laughs)

JOE SCARBOROUGH, host: The monkey? Who's the monkey? What's she talking about?

BURNETT: (giggling) Monkey in the middle. Alright... (more giggling)

SCARBOROUGH: I... I don't know... what's she talking about, Willy?

BURNETT: (laughing again)

SCARBOROUGH: You know, I think, I think she still has jet lag.

WILLIE GEIST, co-host: I don't know. That's my president, I don't know who she's talking about.

SCARBOROUGH: I know she's not talking about him!

BURNETT: Why would you be talking about Angela Merkel like that? I don't understand, alright, um...

SCARBOROUGH: Now she's attacking Merkel, she's our ally in a time of war.

BURNETT: (more laughter)

SCARBOROUGH: Now, listen, my dear, let me tell you something. When I'm jet-lagged I just take Ambien, some Tylenol PM and I sleep it off. OK?

BURNETT: It was my stop in Riyadh, it just made me insane. (still laughing)

(h/t Mary Martinelli)

[graywarrior]

1. I updated the info

[judaspriestess]

2. to bad she didn't refer to him as the imcompetent

asshole.

[madokie]

3. I'm going to have to watch joe to so I can see who my new love is and what she looks like

hell I might really be in love and didn't even know it. play me some love

[Cass]

4. Can't stand her. I remember her ridiculous comments about China and contaminated goods:

During an August 10, 2007 appearance on the MSNBC program Hardball with Chris Matthews, Burnett commented on the standard of Chinese-made goods:

“I think people should be careful what they wish for on China. You know, if China were to revalue its currency or China is to start making, say, toys that don't have lead in them or food that isn't poisonous, their costs of production are going to go up, and that means prices at Wal-Mart here in the United States are going to go up, too. So I would say China is our greatest friend right now. They're keeping prices low and they're keeping prices for mortgages low, too."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Burnett

[Cooley Hurd]

6. Frankly, it sounds as if she was being sarcastic towards China...

:shrug:

[brentspeak]

5. All the neolibs are trying to win back public favor by disavowing Bush

It's not going to work. The Thomas Friedmans and the Erin "Toxic Chinese Crap Is Good For You" Burnetts are still slimeballs.

[Bitwit1234]

7. Now that is terrible

why would she insult a poor innocent monkey like that.

[stanwyck]

8. I saw this live and I almost dropped my coffee cup!

She was so funny. You really needed to hear her say this. I only watch this show because of Mika, Erin, and occasionally John Ridley. Joe is insufferable and Willie is tofu. He takes on the flavor of whoever else is in the room.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

9. I'm sure there are few Americans who aren't aware of the Bush-Chimp comparison

whether they approve of it or not. The first time I read about it was some time back around 2000, when I think Gore Vidal jokingly referred to Bush's "Simian Charms".

[graywarrior]

10. Didn't the chimp thing start here at DU?

[AlCzervik]

11. the smirking chimp site has been around for a long time.

i don't know if they started before du or not but that was the first political message board i ever joined.

[graywarrior]

13. Are you sure it wasn't you?

:rofl:

[AlCzervik]

14. i wish!

i'm a rude, crude socially unacceptable chimp that has lost her self edit button.

[graywarrior]

17. Which is why I think you fucking rule!

[Bjorn Against]

12. No, I believe it is this site that started it

This site was first put up during the 2000 election season.

http://www.bushorchimp.com/

[AlCzervik]

15. and that place is still fing hilarious. My god some of their past caption contests

have had me crying from laughing so hard.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

16. I don't know where or when it started

Gore Vidal wrote an essay during the Gore-Bush election controversy in which he mockingly mentioned Bush as having a certain "simian charm". He didn't call him a Chimp, as a recall, but suggested he was a monkey. I'm not saying Gore Vidal started the notion, although someone reading his essay might have picked it up and run with it. I'm just saying that's the first time I ever heard of someone suggesting Bush having the attributes of a monkey. Where or when the Chimp thing actually started, I don't know.