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MSNBC Host Calls Out MSNBC for Media Bias

You never know what Joe Scarborough will do or say. One day he’s donating to conservative candidates, the next he’s calling Sarah Palin a “gaudy circus sideshow.” Now he’s accusing his own network, MSNBC, of bias.

The claim is based on the way the media treats Bush and Reagan-appointed judges. According to Joe, the media makes a point of tying a conservative judge to his presidential appointee, but it doesn’t seem to do it for Clinton-appointed judges. That, he says, is wrong.

(via RightScoop)

The Daily Caller reports on what he said:

“I’m just curious, and it was our staff that did it this time – I’m always curious when there is a controversial issue, and [Jon] Meacham, you know this is true, that mainstream media doesn’t like – they always will say ‘a George W. Bush-appointee,’ ‘a Reagan appointee,’” Scarborough said. “It would be legitimate, and you Jon, you know this it to be true when a Democrat does something unpopular, they never say  ‘a Clinton appointee.’ Never, never. Why is that, Jon?”

Comments (121)

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  • SENIORCHIEF
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:31pm

    Is he trying to sound credible? I am glad to see that someone on the Marxist Socialist National Barak Channel (MSNBC) has finally called out the complete hypocrisy of that pathetic channel.
    I live in San Diego. I voted yes on Prop 8. Hmm, when the courts overturned this proposition which was voted on and people said yes to it, why didn’t the pathetc pieces of dog poop at the Marxist Socialist National Barak Channel (MSNBC) point out that 2 of the ruling judges were liberal appointees of Clinton and Carter? If Joe really wanted to call out that female dog he should have came armed with facts. When prop 8 was overturned not a WORD was said that 2 of the judges on the bench were liberals appointed by Clinton and Carter.

    http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/show_story.php?id=5671

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  • baare
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:31pm

    Go back to Scarborough Country, This country has had ENOUGH of your flip flop and foregod sakes put your f***’in pants on.

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  • Truth4me
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:26pm

    Be careful joe, I know there are times when you have to pretend to be conservative leaning at msnbc to keep your job, but any truth at msnbc is too much truth. Notice andrea, It`s like watching the movies when vampires hiss and recoil at sunlight.

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  • Soldier4Christ
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:25pm

    You gotta give credit to this guy. Yea he is usually off, but anyone who sticks up against people he’s associated with to point out that they are wrong and should fix is deserves a lot of credit. More people need to stand up with what is wrong even if they themselves are wrong. No one is perfect, but if we work together to fix our wrongs and inconsistencies we all can improve and help the world improve with us.

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    • UlyssesP
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 5:00pm

      This is a deception to get conservatives to watch MSNBC. Network heads sat down with J.S. beforehand and planned out the whole segment.

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  • mrmikejohnson
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:23pm

    This type of stuff is so repetitive. Everyone knows that FoxNews is right of center. Everyone knows MSNBC is far-left. It doesn’t need to be repeated every month. Everyone knows.

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    • Ghandi was a Republican
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:29pm

      Everyone does not know Fox news is right of center.. Polling shows Fox News is considered balanced and fair 5:1 over any and every other news channel. Far more than that re: the Networks,.

      Do not confuse the Center of America with anything that has any relationship to the left. Do not confuse the center of America even on the same planet as Alinsky radicals.

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  • Rob10001
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:20pm

    Did you see the scorn he got from the other co-host? She sure didn’t appreciate Scarborough pointing out the double-standard. You could also tell from her remarks she knew it was true and didn’t have any kind of a reasonable rebuttal.

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  • Marylou7
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:18pm

    He is probably one of Obama and Van Jones’ puppits doing his part to cause chaos. Remember Obama threw MSNBC (the sacrificial lamb) under the bus. They can’t let it seem like they are just out to get FOX News…..NO, they have to also sacrifice a progressive lamb and since MSNBC has the lowest ratings, whelp, there you go.

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  • Rowgue
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:16pm

    Scarborough is a tool. He’s nothing more than a political opportunist. He has no values, no morals and believes in nothing except making a buck off of saying what he thinks people want to hear at any given moment. He put on a conservative show up until the day Obama took office, then suddenly he was a bleeding heart liberal the next day. Now the political landscape is shifting again and he’s trying to pretend to be a conservative again, or at least pretend he doesn’t hate them all.

    Sorry Joe, not buying it. Good luck keeping your sinking ship afloat. With your radio show being cancelled you should have more time to focus on the TV gig though!

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    • Ghandi was a Republican
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:23pm

      SO? He fell of the Alinsky wagon for a minute.. We‘ll see a lot more of that now that the demonizing machine has red lined and it’s safe for all to come out.

      In other news- The half life of a freshly indoctrinated youth has just decreased by 1/2 due to the events of the past few Months. Will decrease by 1/2 more every Month the ‘New House” has front stage..

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    • Maybe the GEESE Know More than the BEES Know
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:42pm

      @Rowgue….i soooo agree with you…now he’s trying to get all involved in the NO LABEL mvmt. that’s another sham.

      Joe Scarborough is a loser…but i do watch the show from time to time…it’s a glimpse thru the Progressive lens.

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  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:16pm

    Too hilarious — the expressions of the morning (media) hoe were priceless….

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  • airbrnmtr
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:15pm

    Well of course what he said is true, and it happens all of the time. I just want to know why his coancore felt that it was important to know this Judge’s point of veiw, or where he might be coming from. It isnt important when a Judge makes a ruling that the Left agrees with? My point is a Judge should base their rulings on law, not polictical agenda. Whit there I go dreaming again, nevermind.

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  • saneromeo
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:11pm

    Oww! My eyes hurt! Was that a tiny flash of the light of truth in this darkness, or is MSNBC just giving me another migraine?

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  • Rosey
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:10pm

    You know the world is upside-down when you agree w/Joe on ANYTHING!!! But he was right on this issue…1 for n-1. Good job Joe, you finally got one right.

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  • srcamachonj
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:10pm

    Scarborough, the next man to move to Fox. At this rate they’re going to have to buy another network, how about MSFOX.

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  • Buck_Ofama
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:09pm

    Sheesh. I remember Joe when he was in Congress and was still part of a C&W band back in the “red-neck Riviera” of FLA and a fire breathing CONSERVATIVE.

    Now, he’s setting next to some ***** Progressive wearing a pink undershirt! Geez.

    Man up DUDE!

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  • treshall
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:07pm

    Not that I encourage their conflict, mind you, but I must admit to a touch of enjoyment at the thought of them FINALLY turning on each other; plus, it gets them off of us, for a change.

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    • Reagan/Demint.deciple
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 4:21pm

      Yeah, I loved watching whatever her name is squirm and did you see how pissed she got ? She was still telling Scarborough to remind her next time in the backround while the camera was on the guest..

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  • The Bees
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:03pm

    Why does the Blaze keep giving MessNBC so much attention? Guys nobody cares what they do or say. If we did then MessNBC wouldn’t be the least watched show on cable news.

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    • knotaclu
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:42pm

      I disagree. I think watching the left come apart is news, especially to some of us on the right. I want to know this stuff and I appreciate theblaze posting it. The more they post, the more opportunities all of us have to learn. Just my opinion….

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    • spirited
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:30pm

      @KNOTACLU
      You are correct!

      >To only know of one perspective would be rather ‘left’.

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  • tamalpass
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:59pm

    trying to earn back some cred after his Palin attack.

    Not to worry, he has the same amount of credibility he had before….none.

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  • Cobb365
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:59pm

    Can you feel the liberal media foundation crumbling…. Either that or there is a stampede of liberal journalist heading for the hills, because they have just realized that we know that their reporting style is crap…Just my opinion

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 4:43pm

      I think this is Joe’s way of saying to Comcast, “Lookit me! I can be fair and balanced!” in preparation for a possible purging of the entire NBC News divison.

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    • One1
      Posted on December 15, 2010 at 4:26am

      My thoughts exactly. Joe is laying some ground work. In Joe’s defense, I have heard him from time to time stand up against demo bias. But he rails against repubs too.

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:52pm

    maybe the dude has ADD or is bipolar and not on meds yet.

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  • Oil_Robb
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:48pm

    LOLOLOl……..Well said…..*******

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  • Camo Pants
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:48pm

    He makes a good point… for this argument he is a good man…

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  • Highland
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:47pm

    Mr. Irrelevant.

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  • cnsrvtvj
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:46pm

    Wow, they just talked about Joe’s bias at donsmithshow.com. I’m amazed to hear him say this. He is right though.

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    • marhee9
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:48pm

      That site rocks. The best conservative site on the net. Next to this one of course……LOL

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  • MeteoricLimbo
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:44pm

    woke up and smelled the coffee…….

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    • @leftfighter
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:28pm

      No, Scarborough’s not smelling coffee. He’s just deranged and willing to attack anyone.

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  • cubber
    Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:43pm

    The are beginning to eat each other. Want some antacids? BE PREPARED.

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    • Your Name Here
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:52pm

      Like the joke about the hunter trying to tell his kids that they’re having the deer he shot for dinner when he says “I’ll give you a clue, it’s what your mother sometimes calls me.“ and the one child yells ”Spit it out! It’s ass hole!”
      They are what they eat and they are about to eat a lot of crow besides the B.S. they’re always spewing.

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    • CatB
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:56pm

      Maybe we should call him bi-polar Joe.

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    • DagneyT
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:05pm

      Yep, and that’s a circus side show worth watching, and that I can believe in!

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    • knotaclu
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:05pm

      isnt this fun to watch? The LEFT is coming apart at the seams and we all have a front row seat at the party. Was beginning to wonder if this day would ever come but since the election, it sure has been fun….

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    • Rational Man
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:08pm

      I saw that this morning. He also refered to himself as a Republican!
      I always thought he was a left of center moderate Democrat.
      Just goes to show what many self proclaimed Republicans look like.

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    • tobywil2
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:09pm

      Another example of the “preponderance of propaganda”! The wannabe tyrants and their cronies are publicizing lies, half-truths and the irrelevant to avoid a discussion of the issues. Pay no attention to the smokescreen.
      When the premise is false the only arguments that can be used are fear mongering, emotion, sarcasm, ridicule, attacking the messenger and misrepresentation of the facts (lying). Those who expect to reap huge profits from our misery caused by tyranny are experts at these tactics.
      The only relevant issue is freedom or tyranny!!!! http://commonsense21c.com/

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    • GeauxAlready
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:31pm

      Mica is anotherone that we need to get a stripper pole for. That way if we are distracted she won’t sound so stupid.

      And she is sleeveless!

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    • DagneyT
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:40pm

      @Rational Man, Scarborough was a Republican Congressman before beginning his media career.

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    • Rogue
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 3:22pm

      Even a broken clock is right twice a day

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    • Rational Man
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 3:28pm

      Thanks Dagneyt!
      I know nothing about the guy. I only came to the conclusion that he is a Democrat from watching his show from time to time.

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    • BMartin1776
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 3:53pm

      Id love to watch them eat eachother but how many will they instigate by the time they get there. How many drones are being brainwashed by libertards? We are seeing their influence in Europe; Rome is literally burning again. Only matter of time till we see actual acts carried out here. Like you said be prepared.
      Anywho check out who Mika’s father is!
      Brzezinski : “Its easier to kill a million people…than it is to control them” he is an advisor to the boy king for those who dont know!

      http://www.savingtherepublic.com

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    • Reagan/Demint.deciple
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 4:06pm

      As if we didn’t know….. I’ve been onto MSLSD for years, and didn’t need one of their own to call them out… I‘ll give credit where it’s due.. Good job though, Joe…

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    • IVillageIdiot
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 5:46pm

      What I really like, OTHER than the patently obvious being blurted out into the contemporary zeitgeist (thanks Al, for the English lesson BTW…!) is…. the fact that the other host got visibly P.O.d having been caught with her skirt in the air…. WOOT WOOT!

      She REALLY thought she was on solid ground there for a minute. She was lined up and ready to pull the trigger and then had the rug pulled right out from under her as the TRUE implication of coordinated deceit was revealed and then authenticated by their Guest Expert who TOLD THE TRUTH rather than worrying about whether or not he would be invited back on another occasion (usually for money BTW).

      I love the truth, AND… I love it more when it’s ragging down the throats of would-be slavers!

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    • crypticmitch86
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 5:47pm

      “be prepared” … great now I have that damn Lion King song stuck in my head! Although the hyenas are appropriate for this, too.

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 11:15pm

      Will someone please refill Joe’s koolaid glass.

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    • jmparrish
      Posted on December 15, 2010 at 1:01am

      This is likely MSNBC’s attempt to appear that they actually have a Conservative on their network…I have never actually watched any of their shows but im assuming he is just a liberal posing as a Republican.

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    • End The Fed
      Posted on December 15, 2010 at 2:11am

      @JM

      I’ve watched Ed, bathtub-boy, and Rachel on NSNBC (good to know what enemies are up to). They are sick and diseased. I really do believe that they know exactly what they are doing. They are all Progressive dirtbags, including Joe. 

      There is a reason for everything they say; the question is why. Obama has recently come out as being “more conservative”. What Marxist is next? Are they trying to herd the Independents for 2012? A don’t look at this hand but look at the other hand move? Why?

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