http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/joe_scarborough This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Joe Scarborough en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200901050012 MSNBC's Joe Scarborough falsely suggested that assertions in <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> about the Minnesota Senate race were the result of "reporting," including the <em>Journal</em>'s reference to "double counting" in the race. But in claiming that there was "double counting," the <em>Journal</em> did not cite reporting and echoed an accusation by the campaign of the incumbent, Republican Norm Coleman. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901050012 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:56:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812220010 On <em>Morning Joe</em>, shortly after Mika Brzezinski remarked that the weather was "so cold" that "[i]t'll freeze your car door shut," Joe Scarborough recounted, "I tried to turn the key, and it was ... locked." Then, in response to Brzezinski's comment, "Oh, American car. That's the problem," Scarborough declared: "The American car -- you know what? It's probably some Japanese engineer that made the key hold -- just sabotaged us. Kinda like blowing up things at Pearl Harbor." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812220010 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:01:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190003 On <em>Morning Joe</em>, Joe Scarborough again claimed that Al Franken "can steal" enough votes in the Minnesota Senate race to emerge victorious, marking at least the sixth time Scarborough has invoked "steal[ing]" votes since the recount began. Scarborough later denied that he was "saying Al Franken's stealing votes" but was instead "just saying how easy would it be for Al Franken to steal 150 [votes]." He added: "I'm like a scientist. This is a theory that I'm trying out there." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190003 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:01:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160014 Previously having stated that Democrat Al Franken "only needs to steal 130 more votes to win" his race against Republican Sen. Norm Coleman for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough again raised the subject of "steal[ing]" votes on the December 16 edition of <em>Morning Joe</em> -- at least the fifth time he has made such comments since the recount began on November 19. After co-host Mika Brzezinski reported that Franken is behind Coleman by 188 votes, Scarborough asked Pat Buchanan, "Buchanan, can you steal 188 out of 1,500? That's easy, right?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160014 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:49:20 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812090002 Joe Scarborough responded to <em>Media Matters</em>' highlighting of his assertions that Al Franken "only needs to steal" a small number of votes to win his Senate race, by saying: "Can I have my <em>Media Matters</em> moment here, because it drives them crazy when I say this. How many -- how many votes does Al Franken have to steal to get elected in Minnesota? OK, there, I've said it. Now you guys can write another article. That's my little present to you." He continued: "Now, for the record, <em>Media Matters</em>, I've never accused Al Franken of stealing votes. I just asked Pat Buchanan, 'Hey, how many -- he needs 250 votes. Would those votes be hard to steal?' And, of course, Pat said, 'No, I've got those in the back of my station wagon, Joe.' "<br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200812090002 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 09:51:18 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812040008 Debunking the false claim, advanced by many in the media, that autoworkers employed by U.S. auto manufacturers receive $70 or more per hour in wages and benefits, Bob Shrum said on <em>Morning Joe</em> that "there's this one crazy statistic" that autoworkers are "paid 70 bucks an hour." Mike Barnicle added: "The $77 an hour thing is not true. It's the compilation of all the benefits." Joe Scarborough later stated, "[J]ust so everybody knows, when we talk about $77 or $45, we're not only talking about the money, the benefits, everything else, retirement, we're also talking about the money to -- the legacy costs of the existing retirees." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812040008 Thu, 4 Dec 2008 13:06:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811210010 On <em>Morning Joe</em>, Joe Scarborough again suggested that Al Franken is willing to "steal" votes in order to prevail against Sen. Norm Coleman. In making the suggestion, Scarborough again gave no evidence of any wrongdoing by Franken. Gov. Tim Pawlenty stated as recently as November 16 that "[a]s of this moment, there is no actual evidence of wrongdoing or fraud in the process." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811210010 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:19:58 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811190006 Discussing the possibility of Democrats gaining a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, Joe Scarborough stated, "So, with [Sen. Ted] Stevens losing, Democrats have 58 [senators and Senator-elects]. They've got this run-off in Georgia, which could get them to 59. ... If Al Franken steals enough votes in Minnesota, they get to 60. I'm not saying he stole any votes, I'm just saying, as a Republican from Florida, I mean, it's a close race. Steal some votes, you get over the top." In fact, Minnesota Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty has repeatedly said there is no actual evidence of fraud in the vote count of the state's Senate race. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811190006 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:08:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280021 Joe Scarborough falsely claimed that, during a 2001 radio interview, Sen. Barack Obama said that "the Warren Court was not, quote, 'radical enough.' " In fact, Obama didn't say the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren was not "radical enough." Scarborough also falsely claimed that during the interview Obama said "the Warren Court did not go far enough, that actually one of the great tragedies was there was no redistribution of wealth." In fact, the "traged[y]" Obama identified during the interview was that the civil rights movement relied too much on the courts in its efforts to bring about political and economic justice. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280021 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:19:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160016 On <em>Morning Joe</em>, Joe Scarborough falsely asserted that Sen. Barack Obama said during the October 15 presidential debate that Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) "drew appropriate comparisons" in a statement invoking George Wallace and a church bombing in criticizing "the negative tone of the McCain-Palin campaign." In fact, Obama said that Lewis "<em>inappropriately </em>drew a comparison between what was happening [at McCain-Palin rallies] and what had happened during the civil rights movement, and we immediately put out a statement saying that we don't think that comparison is appropriate" [emphasis added]. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160016 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:01:40 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090006 <em>The New York Times</em>, <em>The Washington Post</em>, and <em>Morning Joe</em> reported Cindy McCain's attack on Sen. Barack Obama that his "vote to not fund my son while he was serving sent a cold chill through my body." However, none of their reports noted that Sen. John McCain himself voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090006 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:23:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810060005 MSNBC.com's First Read and MSNBC's <em>Morning Joe</em> uncritically reported Gov. Sarah Palin's misquote of remarks by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, while ignoring Albright's actual quote and her reported elaboration on her remarks. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810060005 Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:08:22 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030018 On <em>Morning Joe</em>, host Joe Scarborough did not challenge Sen. John McCain's false assertion that Gen. Dwight Eisenhower wrote "a letter of resignation from the Army" in case the D-Day invasion failed, a claim that McCain also made during the September 26 presidential debate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030018 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:46:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290007 On <em>Morning Joe</em>, host Joe Scarborough falsely asserted that Sen. Barack Obama "wants" "higher taxes." In fact, the Tax Policy Center concluded that, compared to Sen. John McCain, "Obama would give larger tax cuts to low- and moderate-income households and pay some of the cost by raising taxes on high-income taxpayers" -- those households earning more than $250,000 per year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290007 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:38:16 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809250010 On <em>Morning Joe</em>, Nicolle Wallace, senior adviser to Sen. John McCain's campaign, stated that "our campaign is suspended" pending agreement on legislation to address the country's current financial situation, and later accused Sen. Barack Obama of having "done exactly zero" to produce bipartisan legislation. Hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski did not ask Wallace to reconcile her appearance and her attack on Obama with her claim that McCain's campaign is "suspended." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809250010 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:33:44 EST