Captain Louis Renault Award Winner: Joe Scarborough

posted at 9:14 am on June 12, 2008 by Ed Morrissey

Here’s a rarity: an MS-NBC anchor criticizing Barack Obama. Joe Scarborough can’t believe his ears when he discovers that the Obama campaign went miles out of their way in clipping three words from a sentence spoken by John McCain to attack him on Iraq. Scarborough appears to have a Road to Damascus moment this morning about the Obamessiah:

It’s hard to keep from laughing when Scarborough vents his spleen at finding out that Obama is actually a politician. What did he think Obama was? Oh, wait, of course — he thought Obama was the Golden Child, about to lead us to a thousand years of enlightenment.

For this display of ridiculous disillusionment, for his shock, shock! that Barack Obama is nothing more than a politician, Joe Scarborough wins the coveted Captain Louis Renault award. Too bad the rest of his network has yet to qualify.

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Think Joe gets taken to the woodshed today by his MSNBC bosses for his heresy? They might even threaten him with WPIW status if he’s not careful.

jon1979 on June 12, 2008 at 9:19 AM

“Too bad the rest of his network has yet to qualify.”

Ed, Please let us all know (in advance) when Chris Matthews “qualifies”. I want to make sure I’m inside under cover when the sky begins to fall.

Rovin on June 12, 2008 at 9:23 AM

Hey Joe, looks like you overlook this well known operation.

As a community organizer, he had helped register thousands of new voters. But when it came time to run for office, he employed Chicagorules to invalidate the voting petition signatures of three of his challengers.

The move denied each of them, including incumbent Alice Palmer, a longtime Chicago activist (and mentor), a place on the ballot. It cleared the way for Obama to run unopposed on the Democratic ticket in a heavily Democrat district.

right2bright on June 12, 2008 at 9:24 AM

Ever notice that Mika Brzezinski is absolutely unable to ever shut up and be quiet?

I mean, not even for 5 seconds.

She is incessantly making comments and noises. It is incredibly annoying.

drjohn on June 12, 2008 at 9:26 AM

Think Joe gets taken to the woodshed today by his MSNBC bosses for his heresy?

MAybe Sissy Matthews will stop by and share his leg.

drjohn on June 12, 2008 at 9:27 AM

Scarborough is a racist!

p0s3r on June 12, 2008 at 9:30 AM

Think Joe gets taken to the woodshed today by his MSNBC bosses for his heresy?

jon1979 on June 12, 2008 at 9:19 AM

If he doesn’t get taken to the woodshed and reeducated, Keith Olbermann will threaten to quit.

abinitioadinfinitum on June 12, 2008 at 9:31 AM

How can an empty suit be a politician?

The Dems must be proud of their accomplishment.

originalpechanga on June 12, 2008 at 9:31 AM

Scarborough appears to have a Road to Damascus moment this morning about the Obamessiah:

I’m willing to bet it’s more akin to a senior citizen suffering from dementia rather than a conversion..

He’s having a good day, that’s all.. after tomorrow, things will be hazing for him and he’ll see the need for ‘the lightworker’..

DaveC on June 12, 2008 at 9:32 AM

Scarborough, the worst person of the day.

joeswampy on June 12, 2008 at 9:32 AM

Joe Scarborough certainly isn’t helping Michelle’s children. But don’t worry, come January 23 Joe will be thrown into the gulag be given time to reflect upon his heresy comments.

rbj on June 12, 2008 at 9:33 AM

After sustaining some withering attacks by McCain on national security, Obama was denounced by another elder statesman, who, after his distinguished military career ended abruptly in the late sixties, answered history’s call and became a politician:

“The statements of …Obama on Jerusalem… show that he either ignores international politics and did not study the Middle East conflict or that it is a campaign lie”

“We fear that Obama will feel that, because he is black with an inferiority complex, this will make him behave worse than the whites.”

With Gaddafi on his side, how can McCain lose this election?

factoid on June 12, 2008 at 9:35 AM

Joe Scarborough can’t believe his ears when he discovers that the Obama campaign went miles out of their way in clipping three words from a sentence spoken by John McCain to attack him on Iraq.

I linked this old video before, but it seems to be the same exact MO of BO, which is BS.

Obama Twists John McCain’s Words and Attacks

I wish someone such as a 527 would compile these instances and the dates they happened into a 30 television to run to expose Obama for the disgusting liar that he is. It would show that he resorts to this kind of tactic, and that he does this multiple times, so it can’t be a mistake, but deliberate acts of lying.

wise_man on June 12, 2008 at 9:39 AM

Scarborough, the worst person of the day.
joeswampy on June 12, 2008 at 9:32 AM

Exactly. Olbermann named General David Petraeus the worst person in the world when he told the truth about Iraq, so it stands to reason then that anyone who dares question any liberal person or talking point will become the left’s enemy.

Also, you disagree with Obama, then you are a racist. You mention what his wife said, then the hottest level of hell awaits you.

You think that this campaign is eye opening to see what the democrats are doing to get into power this year? Just imagine what they will do when they actually have power with a president Obama. Yeah, it’s going to be real fun.

wise_man on June 12, 2008 at 9:43 AM

What a surprise. We call him Joe Screwyourborough, here.

tree hugging sister on June 12, 2008 at 9:48 AM

And the more “Change” is uttered, the more the whole show stays the same old same old.

Sir Napsalot on June 12, 2008 at 9:53 AM

It sure didn’t take long for the video to be deleted!

Dread Pirate Roberts VI on June 12, 2008 at 9:54 AM

Working now!

Dread Pirate Roberts VI on June 12, 2008 at 9:55 AM

The pretend news anchor will be making another “Special Hysteria aka Commentary” this evening re McCain’s comment about the troops in Iraq.

I’m sure it will be sober, fair, impartial, factual and, above all else, assiduous.

But I’m not going to bet on it, sir.

SteveMG on June 12, 2008 at 9:57 AM

Joe seems to have overdosed on coffee – a few minutes later after he allowed an Obama surrogate to spew ignorant talking points without challenge \ he then tell Mika Squeaky that Obama is right to attack McCain at his strengths. The poor guy is lost on MSNBC as he SURELY does not want to draw the ire of K Blabberman.

I think that Mika is practicing for a lifetime job on the Price is Right – she sure does a great job holding up the newspapers!

iam7545 on June 12, 2008 at 10:02 AM

“Round up the usual suspects…”

“But Capt.! they’re all part of the Obama campaign now…”

“No, no, Corporal, Look under the bus!”

Romeo13 on June 12, 2008 at 10:09 AM

How does this help Michelle’s children!?!?!

Under the bus, Joe!

With the rest of the apostates.

“Our souls are broken” according to Michelle Obama.

And now Scarborough’s heart, as well.

profitsbeard on June 12, 2008 at 10:14 AM

I watch Morning Joe a lot. While I am not surprised by Joe’s comments, I wish the clip were longer because Squeeka is clearly besotted with Obama. I imagine she had some sort of vapid excuse/rebuttal locked and loaded, ready to take the edge off Joe’s upset.

marybel on June 12, 2008 at 10:22 AM

O/T Breaking,

Supreme Court issues opinion to allow detainees to challenge detention in U.S. Legal system.

This is HUGE.

Squid Shark on June 12, 2008 at 10:25 AM

The rest of us saw the man hiding behind the see-through curtain a long time ago.

Question: Does Scarborough lack poor judgement?

Answer: Mika’s his co-host.

fogw on June 12, 2008 at 10:26 AM

I think Joe Scar and many others need to wake up to something:Obama is a front for many devotees of tough dirty politics. When he says, “Obama did this” or “Obama said that”
it’s as if he thinks the puppet is controlling the strings.
He’s buying into the idea that Obama is in charge of his campaign, much like Lurch “That’s SENATOR Kerry to you!” supposedly ‘ran’ his party in 2006.
They are figureheads, Joe. Paper mache`. Howdy Dooty with George Soros’ hand up his

Doug on June 12, 2008 at 10:33 AM

How much of this stuff is staged?

Isn’t there an opportunistic disgruntled former insider willing the spill the beans and report how the onair personality doesn’t really believe the stuff they say on camera, and it’s all just scripted?

Anyone?

Or do producers select certain ‘talent’ with known propensity to spew this stuff, and then just push the buttons?

Is the success of a given show is judged by the response it generates from its audience do they even care if 90% of that response is negative as long as they still have an audience?

rockhauler on June 12, 2008 at 10:34 AM

So all POW’s are now experts on foreign policy. Got ya.

freevillage on June 12, 2008 at 10:43 AM

So all POW’s are now experts on foreign policy. Got ya.

freevillage on June 12, 2008 at 10:43 AM

They can’t hold a candle to community organizers.

fogw on June 12, 2008 at 10:46 AM

Joe went to the fringes of saying “This isn’t the Barack Obama I knew”

Rbastid on June 12, 2008 at 10:57 AM