Joe Scarborough, in a bizarre display of hypocrisy prefaced Friday’s anti-Republican tirade by claiming that he had avoided politicizing Ukraine.
Scarborough began to attack Republicans, including some Republican senators and a clearly targeted Donald Trump.
Scarborough claimed that he was the first to claim this. Some Republican Senators want Biden to “do things that would cause World War III.”This was probably a reference to Ted Cruz’s call to other Republican senators to allow the transfer MIG fighter jets from the United States to Ukraine. It would enable it to create a no fly zone.
Scarborough then turned to a very thinly-veiled attack on TrumpI disagree, stating that the Biden’s achievement in unifying Europe was impossible.
Some president will go over to Europe, pushing people out so that he can be at the front of group picture, attack the leader of Germany or the leader of Great Britain, etc. Our allies are being pursued constantly while we snuggle up to the tyrants from around the globe [mentioning Putin and Xi.]
Scarborough, like the other unnamed Republican senators declined to identify Trump but it was clear that he was his target.
Scarborough ridiculed then Republicans’ “stupid, populist playbook.” which made it hard for them to accept that Biden’s supposed experience permitted him to achieve European unity.
Unwittingly, Scarborough accused Republicans as being pro-Putin supporters. Wait a second! Putin-apologists are the same senators that would initiate WWIII by giving Ukraine fighter planes to attack Putin’s aircrafts. Joe, decide on your language and keep it up!
Scarborough resolved to denounce Republican “jackasses”.In the Senate, whom he accuses of trying to score political point and playing to “cheap seats.” He tried to stimulate curiosity with the words, “Boy, it’s so hard to remember the name of one senator. It’s not something I can do.” Although it appeared obvious, he was thinking of Ted Cruz.
Someone was trying to win political points by playing on the cheap [liberal]It was an enviable position. Morning JoeWe will not identify the host
Scarborough said on Morning Joe that Scarborough has not politicized Ukraine’s crisis, while attacking Republicans for criticizing Biden. Celebrity Cruises sponsored Scarborough.
You can find the transcription here.
MSNBC
Morning Joe
3/18/22
7:10 am ETJOE SCARBOROUGH – I’ll say it though, Mika. I have tried my best to avoid bringing politics into the conversation. These past weeks have been a busy time. I have been extolling bipartisanship. Just to follow up on Noah’s words there Since I am not going to mention any names because I really don’t want to dignify anyone’s remarks, However, there are some Republicans and some Republican senators who are trying to make this a political hit against Joe Biden.
MIKA BRZEZINSKI : Yes
SCARBOROUGHThey are pushing him to take actions that will trigger World War III . . . Guess what has happened in the last 23 days? This Germany is now doing things that were not possible since World War II. Now they are committing to build a larger military than Russia. This is a game-changer. This is a historic moment. Sweden and Finland are talking about NATO membership. It is a change of generation, a change of generation! Look at the other countries who are asking for NATO troops to be sent to their countries to help them defend. The next generation is changing.
How did this happen? This didn’t happen because a president went to Europe, pushed people aside so that he could be at the front of the photo.attack the leader of Germany or the British woman in power. While snatching at tyrants around the world, we are constantly going after our allies. Vladimir Putin said, “Yes, I do trust you.” He also stated that he trusts intel agents more than he trusts his own intelligence officers, who sacrifice their lives daily for American democracy. Or, Xi may build these concentration camps. It sounds fantastic.
It’s not how this historic coalition was built. We created the historic coalitionJoe Biden’s perseverance and, oh my God, his God. Ah, yes!You will be shocked at this because it isn’t in line with your silly populist strategy. Joe Biden has had the experience. . . . Even though you may believe that he is a terrible person throughout his entire career. You don’t have to be either a pro-Putin or sickened apologist.Or, if your not sorry for Vladimir Putin you are just a right-wing Republican ideology, to attack him and say he is responsible for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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In the United States Senate, you have jackassesTrying to get cheap points in politics. Hey! You can’t wait to see if the threat of nuclear war and World War III pass us by.
MIKA: Exactly!
SCARBOROUGH – And then, go back to make your political points. This is truly sickening.
MIKA: Now is not the best time.
SCARBOROUGH, OK? Wait! . . . You don’t have to do this at the moment.Boy, it’s so hard to remember the name of one senator. It’s not something I can do.
MIKA: You don’t have to, no.
SCARBOROUGH It’s not worth the effort. It is too late to grab the cheap seats.
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