Does anyone here believe Joe Scarborough will apologize to MSNBC viewers for his spectacular analytical failure late last week on The Last Word?
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Watch and laugh....
Thou protesth too much...
He could not have been more wrong. He then went on his show and bullied/badgered every guest for a week to agree with him about how Newt had ruined his career. Look at Ed Rendell in this clip.
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Did you see what happened there? Ed Rendell went from saying maybe Gingrich has polling that says this will work to, in a matter of seconds, agreeing wih Mika and Joe who said they know SC Republican voters better that Newt Gingrich. Ultimately, Rendell was agreeing with every word Joe said. (BTW-Rendell later admitted on NOW w/Alex that he had a stake as an advisor in a Private Equity firm, making his position more understandable).
In any case, does anyone think he will provide a mea culpa on his show tomorrow morning, or will he act as though he always knew Newt would win? Don't hold your breath. One day his guests will realize he is not a very good analyst, he is just a good bully.
On a side note...here is the dirty little secret. There are a ton of political connections between politicians/political advisers, and private equity firms either as direct investors or on advisors to those firms. Republicans and Democrats alike are fearful of Newt ruining the gravy train (as if he is somehow going to eliminate PE firms...heh..."why so sensitive?"). And no matter how much Joe Scarborough, Rush Limbaugh, Ed Rendell, Steve Rattner and the establishment try to make Bain questions go away through strawmen, it won't until they address it directly and stop acting like anyone is attacking free enterprise as opposed to simply questioning a system that rewards financial speculation over standard business practices.
But that is neither here nor there. I just thought some would enjoy a good laugh this Sunday morning, at Joe Scarborough's expense.