I'm up in the morning and listening to Morning Joe's show and boy was I in for a disappointment. The discussion was about Senator Obama's yesterday's speech and about Rev. Wright.
Joe Scarborough, Tucker Carlson were on the show together with Mika Brzezinski. Mika was intellectually head and shoulder above these two. From what I have seen on this episode I think it should be her show.
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It was a discussion that did not even rise to the level of politically mature high school students. It was sad that they were on national TV discussing issues of great importance to the Presidential primary and the country.
luckily, if I may say so, Gov. Huckabee came in to the show and displayed insights in his comments to a question he was asked. Joe had lobbed him a question that seemed to invite condemnation of Rev. Wright, but instead of taking the bait Gov. Huckabee talked about his empathy of people who had experienced discrimination holding some anger. His insight should have shamed Joe and Tucker if they did not seem incapable of understanding and appreciating it.
I had started submitting an online comment form about Tucker with whom I had been upset for some dumb statements he had made, but mid way through it I realized that the person who I was addressing it to - Joe was no better.
Joe seemed to be looking for ways to critique and slam Senator Obama's speech, but did not seem to be intellectually capable of doing it in a meaningful way. But that did not stop him from trying. Joe later started a line of attack about how Senator Obama had thrown his grandmother under the proverbial bus. Mika, bless her heart, tried to present a more balanced view point. Then Pat Buchannon was added into the mix to 'enrich' the discussion. Joe kept repeating how Senator Obama's speech who such a historic speech and a second kept trying to tear down Sen. Obama. Boy was it incongruous!!
It is sad that MSNBC which has TV commentators such as Keith Olberman who have taken courageous stands after exercising some intellectual muscle has immature commentators like Joe and Tucker. These two display the depth and intellectual maturity of politically unaware frat kids shooting the breeze.
Seeing this show I am saddened by the state of the media that gives such incompetent people a national news show. No wonder there was an absence of a media that asked the tough questions and enlightened and exposed the truth.
I'm venting, and hope that it sheds some light for others.