‘Morning Joe’ Shocker: Former Democratic DC Mayor Supports Gov. Walker’s Tactics
- Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:48pm by
Mike Opelka
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You know there were stares of disbelief around the studio this morning as former Washington DC Mayor Adrian Fenty made this statement on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe:”
What did he just say?
THESE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS ARE COMPLETELY OUTDATED.
That comment was the last of several surprising thoughts from Fenty in a segment about Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and how his poll numbers were falling in the wake of the prolonged stand off in Madison. Fenty delivered a rather honest personal assessment of the situation, speaking from the perspective of a former big city mayor charged with similar administrative challenges as Walker:
(Note: despite the image, it’s not the same clip as above)
Morning Mika was beside herself. She could not believe that this Democrat was supporting Walker. And so she pressed a little harder, unsuccessfully trying to bring the clear-thinking ex-mayor over to her side:
(Note: again, different clip)
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Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:42pmMika looked like she realized her mic was on when she let out a ‘one cheek sneak” and everyone heard it.
Report Post »She was probably wishing that it was talk radio so she could blame it on the GOP callers reading from a script.
It all boils down to “Conservatives THINK, Progressives FEEL.”
vennoye
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:42pmHe was a good DC Mayor. He was the one who hired Michelle Rhee to get DC’s school system out of the pits, but when he lost the election due to the teacher’s union, she had to leave too.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 7:30pmOooooooooooooh, yeah! Now I remember him! Great mayor!
Report Post »ForgivenWretch
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 10:30pmThe teacher’s union is a cancer to this nation.
Report Post »ForgivenWretch
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 10:32pm……..and as a conservative, I am sorry they were successful in unseating this man.
Report Post »G man
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:27pmDid you see her perk up and **** her head to the left? Just like my Lab does when I squeeze his squeeky toy. Too funny!
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:26pmMika is confronted with courage and leadership is completely stumped yet again. It’ sad to watch her knowing that my parakeet has more brains than her and could do her job and bring in a few extra bucks every week.
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:20pmThe ONLY time I ever watch this moring cup of joe show is here on the Blaze. Thank God that bright young man shut them up for a while!!!!
Report Post »greytdoghome
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:19pmI don’t know anything about Mayor Fenty. That said…based on these three clips alone he seems as though he might be my Dad’s kind of Democrat (more center than left). I like that he speaks truthfully in saying that the Legislature needs to get down to the straight up or down vote.
Report Post »BigBouy
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:17pmMelt down on that set!!
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:16pmSee Gov Walker,,,you have more support than it appears.
Gov Walker,,,this is one fight you cannot backtrack on…YOU MUST GO ALL THE WAY ON THIS. In the end, people will see you were right and be thankful you went the distance.
Rock on!!! GO THE DISTANCE……………we’re behind you on this.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:14pmjust maybe, we have finally seen a break in the lefts communist take over dam!!!! to bad joe mika did not choke on their coffee or a least spill in they’re laps. that would have been funny. i hope we can get more people to support walkers move. thanks mayor fenty for being honest .
Report Post »Leadthemtothelight
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:13pmhehehehe I’ll bet blood nearly shot out of her eye at those comments…rofl
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:12pmIf you remember the original Star Trek episode with NOMAD; he self-destructed and cried out..”I am NOMAD, Error, error!” I almost saw smoke coming out of those progressive robots..
Oh my, I am a nerd! {:
Report Post »OHSAYCANYOUSEE
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:09pmMika was mocking Gingrich this morning for an implied comparison of himself with Lincoln. As if she knows anything about Abraham Lincoln. Wasn’t Lincoln her favorite Founding Father?
Report Post »mike_trivisonno
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 5:42pmLol
Report Post »Tom_Clev
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 7:52pmIs this Triv of Cleveland?
Report Post »taskmaster78
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:08pmThat is a beautiful thing, she looked a bit confused.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:08pmThe man has been there and seen it first hand. That’s why he is liking what he sees. He knows of the filth from the left all too well.
Report Post »The American
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:08pmYou can find a nut every morning, tune in to morning Joe and there she is!
Report Post »Shewolf135
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:06pmMy hat’s off to former Mayor Fenty for speaking with his heart. It took courage, considering where he was sitting. Governor Walker is my hero to stand up against the thuggery going on in Wisconsin. Stand Firm Governor. In spite of what some are saying Walker is standing with the taxpayers on this issue.
Report Post »BelowAverageJoe
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:05pmDidn’t Fenty also appoint Michelle Rhee as chancellor of DC Public Schools? That was a pretty good move. I think she and he found out first hand that the teacher’s unions are the primary obstacle to education in the District and the country. She subsequently resigned in 2010. See “Waiting For Superman”.
Report Post »JLSpyder
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 9:39pmShe resigned because a new mayor was elected by the teachers unions and would have been fired as soon as he was sworn in.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:02pmSuch lovely irritation on Mika’s face. She is trying to hold the rage in.
Report Post »Colhauser
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:00pmFenty sure shut them up
Report Post »CamTheConservative
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:58pmThis is coming from a DC mayor and the female anchor just can’t make it compute. I think its funny!
Report Post »BuckOfama
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:56pmMayor Fenty was the best thing to ever happen to Dodge City, I mean The District of Columbia but the school unions put a quick end to that.
Report Post »Goldi
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:56pmGee, and I don’t remember him as mayor, sounds like I should have. Mika is so dumb!
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:56pmToo bad common sense is not very common.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 7:27pmIt’s now referred to as uncommon sense.
Report Post »d55may
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 7:27pmand it can‘t be bought and it can’t be taught in college.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 8:17pmCANTEENBOY,
Ex D.C Mayor Adrian Fenty is a good man. He is an actual Democrat. He is NOT a progressive, socialist, IDIOT Democrat! He actually tried to do something positive for D.C..He is the one who brought Michele Ree into the school system to actually HELP the children attending the hellatious Public Schools there.
His reward….? DUH! He was booted out of office.The entitlement populace of D.C. prefer their Mayors to be more like their favorite…,Marion Berry.You know…,the guy that was reelected in spite of being caught on videotape snorting cocaine.
Adrian Fenty is a “DINOSAUR DEMOCRAT”! He still maintains a personal moral code.
I wish Mr. Fenty well. He tried.
Report Post »ForgivenWretch
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 10:29pmAll we want is someone to stand up and do the HARD and RIGHT thing, which is always the HARDEST thing to do. If more on both sides would do what is good for the country by dispensing with the special perks, favors, and handouts we would find ourselves in much better place. I could vote for a Dem who isn’t drunk off of the Koolaid and can think for himself instead of being told what to think by his party on all issues.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:56pmTrue, so a liberal and a progressive may be lucky and have the chance of saying something worth paying attention to once in a while…one of those dumb luck moments.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:55pmIf the former Gov supports what Gov Walker is doing, then let him do it.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:04pmIt would be too much to do things right.
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 4:19pmLove the look on the bleached blonde’s face! Thoughts must have been ‘this guy is one of us and what the heck is supporting Walker all about’—gee, dumb blonde where is your brain or have you been totally indoctrinated by the Obot group, you have no good brain cells left! This guy knows what he is talking about, but you and Joe are the most clueless people on TV–too much bleach has destroyed all your brain cells and Joe never had any!
Report Post »exdem
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 5:25pmWell he wont be a guest on state tv again. I cant believe Mika didnt call him a racist.
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 5:51pmRegardless of the fact of whether it’s right or not, libs don’t know how to react when one of their own goes off script. Yes, union thugs, you can’t steal the taxpayers money year after year and expect it to last forever. There will be a day of financial reckoning one day.
Report Post »FEWL
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 7:06pmDespite their best efforts MSNBC accidentally let and opposing point of view on the air… Shame, shame… Probably going to have to fire the person who booked this guy.
Report Post »Dakota
Posted on March 8, 2011 at 10:27pmThis guy was right on… why Mika has a problem with it…just shows that she has never run any kind of business or tried even, I bet, to balance her own checkbook. It is simply called living within your means. How that simple subject escapes people is beyond belief.
Report Post »804Emo
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 6:55amI was waiting for Mika to ask the former Mayor “Is the sky BLUE?” just to have a segment that he actually agreed with her. I can see it now “And there you have it the former Mayor agrees with me!” said Mika while the former Mayor looks in disbelief.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on March 9, 2011 at 11:59amlast time they have anyone on their show that doesn’t lean REALLY left.. they don’t WANT the truth.. they want people who agree with them..LOL.. they will be doing better screening from now on..
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