Ugh, Really gives us Geminis a bad name...

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Tuesday August 09, 2016 · 4:59 PM PDT

2016/08/09 · 16:59

Trump's political godfather

Joe Arpaio, America's most controversial sheriff, talks to 'Off Message' about what he taught Donald Trump about politics.

By Glenn Thrush

06/20/16 05:15 AM EDT

PHOENIX — Joe Arpaio was standing in his top-floor office looking down on a summer cityscape baked semolina-loaf brown waiting for Donald Trump to call, or even email, a “Happy Birthday” message.

“Did he get in touch?” the 84-year-old Maricopa County sheriff asked his assistant, who replied, “no,” but a Trump aide had sent a really sweet email. A few days later, at a rally in the city in a 109-degree Saturday, Arpaio introduced a mellower-than-usual Trump who, in turn, delivered his requisite "I love Sheriff Joe!"

It is cosmic coincidence that the fiery Arpaio, the stocky Italian populist prototype for the burlier Scotch-German GOP nominee, was born on the very same day, June 14 — but 14 years earlier, two states away in Massachusetts, and far poorer than silver-spooned baby Donald in Queens.

Best takedown of Donald Trump so far: Make Donald Drumpf (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 2/28)

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Monday February 29, 2016 · 11:10 AM PST

2016/02/29 · 11:10

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If you were watching the Oscars last night and didn’t see John Oliver eviscerate Donald Trump, you really shouldn’t miss this.

You can also download a Chrome browser extension that lets you replace the name Trump to Drumpf in all references to him in your browser or pick up a Make Donald Drumpf Again hat here

Too good to miss!

Morning Joe's Pro Keystone XL & Fracking, Anti Renewable Propaganda

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Tuesday November 26, 2013 · 5:26 PM PST

2013/11/26 · 17:26

On Tuesday, 11/26/2013, msnbc aired a segment on Morning Joe called "Obama’s ‘overreach’ and future of fracking" which touted the success of fracking and presented the possibility of renewable energy as not being feasible for several decades.

The segment can be seen here:
http://www.msnbc.com/...

The Morning Joe segment started with coverage of an Op-Ed by Stuart Stevens, Romney's former campaign strategist, but quickly evolved into a one-sided discussion of fracking and renewable energy, which praised the growth of fossil fuels, supported the Keystone XL Pipeline, and ridiculed the feasibility of renewable energy sources for the next few decades.

While it is not surprising Joe Scarborough always takes the pro fossil fuel side of any discussion, neither his co-host Mika nor any of his guests offered balance to the discussion and merely nodded in agreement for the majority of the conversation.

One-sided media coverage is one of the reasons the public is not more aware of the dangers of fracking and natural gas production in the US, and both sides of the issue should be presented in any intelligent discussion of fracking and renewable energy.

There is also a petition on moveon.org to ask the producers to provide more balanced coverage of fracking vs. renewables, which probably won't lead to anything of consequence, but it might get their attention if it has enough support.

Below is link to the petition:

Tell Morning Joe Producers represent both sides of the Fracking vs. Renewable Energy Issue

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