Scarborough: Did Chris Wallace roll his eyes at Palin?
posted at 7:48 pm on February 8, 2010 by Allahpundit
Via Breitbart. I’m going to say no just because I always say no when we play these dopey games involving ambiguous physical gestures, but it’s worth a watch on a slow Monday news night. A quote via Newsbusters from earlier in the segment (not seen in the clip):
JOE SCARBOROUGH: You know, Mika, I’ve just got to say this about Sarah Palin. Seriously. I was cheering for her early on as I cheer for anybody who’s new on the scene, Republican or Democratic. And she was bashed, unfairly, by the press early on, before they even knew who she was. But it seems to me that she keeps lowering the bar for herself. Forget the speech [to the Tea Party convention]. Look at the end of Chris Wallace’s interview [on yesterday's Fox News Sunday] where he rolls his eyes, embarrassed. There’s no doubt he is. Now he will deny that. But Chris was sending a message to all his friends: yes I know. She is not a serious thinker.
And then, look at the press conference afterwards [the convention], and then sneak into rooms, be a fly on the wall of top conservatives that will bow and scrape to Sarah Palin publicly, but behind the scenes are angry that she will just not sit down and study issues.
There were no catastrophic gaffes in yesterday’s interview, so either she knew the issues well enough to satisfy Wallace or else Wallace took care not to ask anything of Fox’s newest contributor that might trip her up. Either way, he’s not a man in a position to eye-roll. Possibly relevant, possibly not: A few days before his interview with Sarahcuda, he made a joke about her sitting on his lap for which he was promptly and duly lambasted by Jeri Thompson. A sign that he really doesn’t respect Palin or just an innocent-ish goof gone wrong?
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He did his little left wing hitjob on her…
jjraines on February 8, 2010 at 7:52 PM
More wishful thinking on his part.
upinak on February 8, 2010 at 7:52 PM
[reference to Wallace-Clenis interview back a few years, obv]
jjraines on February 8, 2010 at 7:53 PM
God I hate Andrea Mitchell.
radioboyatl on February 8, 2010 at 7:54 PM
El-yawno. All the things for the Palinbots to take offense over and THIS makes the headllines?
This is as bad as the Nagging Old Women going ballistic over the Tebow ad.
Dark-Star on February 8, 2010 at 7:54 PM
Nice screen shot of Andrea Mitchell demonstrating how “professional” she is. Honestly I’m waiting for the day when she runs to an MSNBC camera to declare that she successfully placed a “kick me” sign on Palin’s back. Good grief.
Weight of Glory on February 8, 2010 at 7:55 PM
MS-NBC token Conservative ripping an actual conservative?
Yawn.
portlandon on February 8, 2010 at 7:56 PM
It is obvious the libs have become tired of ma$terbat!ng and contemplating their navels. A little ink in her palm and they stand erect.
singlemalt_18 on February 8, 2010 at 7:56 PM
How many facelifts has Mrs. Greenspan had?
angryed on February 8, 2010 at 7:57 PM
They are imploding! Keep the pressure up faithful!
daesleeper on February 8, 2010 at 7:57 PM
Scarborough is a joke…Joe is a serious thinker like Mika his cohost (“My favorite founding father is Lincoln”)…Joe toooo stupid to catch the gaff.
He sold his soul to be part of the leftest media and parties…compared to him: Olbermann is a serious thinker.
aigle on February 8, 2010 at 7:57 PM
Palin’s like obama. The more those two open their mouths, the less there is in their heads. Those two would have made a great couple. Sarah Obama.
keep the change on February 8, 2010 at 7:58 PM
Nah. I don’t see it that way. Could have been anything to make him do that.
connertown on February 8, 2010 at 7:58 PM
Although I don’t think it is a big deal. He was joking. Wallace appears on the Mike Gallagher show frequently he jokes all the time. However, she is a national political figure and I don’t like seeing men sexualize her. If we want people to take her seriously, jokes like this don’t work.
terryannonline on February 8, 2010 at 7:59 PM
I think you just opened a can of whoop worms
upinak on February 8, 2010 at 7:59 PM
Scarborough is off his rocker.
Robert_Paulson on February 8, 2010 at 8:00 PM
That’s what I thought, too.
ProfessorMiao on February 8, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Ah Joe Scarborough MSNBC’s Pet conservative parrot, squawking out the talking points that he has been trained to say over and over again. Besides someone needs to remind Joe that just because you call yourself a conservative it doesn’t actually mean that you are one.
Hellrider on February 8, 2010 at 8:01 PM
Oh gees, here we go…
Some people are born stupid, others work darn hard at it.
singlemalt_18 on February 8, 2010 at 8:01 PM
Even though Wallace didn’t soft pedal at all Sarah had a rock solid interview.
Speakup on February 8, 2010 at 8:02 PM
I thought she did really well with her interview with Wallace. She came across informed and in control.
deidre on February 8, 2010 at 8:03 PM
The left are good at dishing it out but when you retaliate they squeal like pigs.
Crux Australis on February 8, 2010 at 8:03 PM
You were probably standing erect when you posted that.
singlemalt_18 on February 8, 2010 at 8:03 PM
Thats Barry Palin to you Asshole.
portlandon on February 8, 2010 at 8:03 PM
CUDA
Metro on February 8, 2010 at 8:03 PM
Ummmm, Chris Wallace is not a Lefty. Sorry.
nickj116 on February 8, 2010 at 8:04 PM
Scarborough is MSNBC’s Republican token who sold out for an Upper Westside of Manhattan address and a pat on the head from the media and the DC elite.
The guy spends most of his time attacking Republicans and conservatives.
I really am getting the impression that Scarborough is setting himself up for an independent run for President.
Robert_Paulson on February 8, 2010 at 8:05 PM
AP is like a puppeteer. He blogs stuff to make the masses go crazy. I am on to you puppeteer. I will not submit to your methods.
Decider on February 8, 2010 at 8:05 PM
Well…if the state of the country or the state of the world for that matter is the product of “serious thinkers”, then we should pray we’ve seen the last of the particular genetic variant. How’s about we try rational thinkers for a while?
Itchee Dryback on February 8, 2010 at 8:05 PM
I’m sorry… when did Allah become a Palinbot?
Enoxo on February 8, 2010 at 8:06 PM
Where is Palin Steele to tell us she used a teleprompter during this interview like she did during her Tea Party speech?
deidre on February 8, 2010 at 8:06 PM
Joe Scarborough is a tool. He works for MSNBC – what else do we need to know?
Philly on February 8, 2010 at 8:06 PM
Could he have maybe…for a brief moment….was giving her a Wink???….
hawkman on February 8, 2010 at 8:07 PM
No conservative takes Joe Scarborough seriously. He’s trying to make something up to give himself more attention and credence to his charge that Palin is not taken seriously.
Scarborough sure does talk a lot about Palin. I sense jealousy.
cubachi on February 8, 2010 at 8:08 PM
Palin had a very solid interview with Wallace. Unambiguously and without double standard. She did well.
Sure, are there small details of her presentation that I’d like to see change or improve. Of course, but then there literally is no politician alive who meets with anything approaching 100% approval.
Palin’s demonstrating growth and improvement. Even if you’re a Palin-hater, you’d have to be blind and dumb to not notice it. That fact scares the hell out of potential 2012 opponents.
Robert_Paulson on February 8, 2010 at 8:08 PM
jim vandehai of politico is getting his lunch eaten by BOR right now.
ted c on February 8, 2010 at 8:09 PM
Good God that woman in the screencap is ugly. Who is that?
Narutoboy on February 8, 2010 at 8:09 PM
To me it appears that he is looking at something off camera.
Philly on February 8, 2010 at 8:09 PM
OT: Ben Nelson trying to save his rear…
Ben Nelson to Join Filibuster of Craig Becker
Enoxo on February 8, 2010 at 8:10 PM
Heh. Good thing you don’t live in Germany!
Weight of Glory on February 8, 2010 at 8:10 PM
Chris Wallace rolls his eyes at everyone. It’s his way of circling back to his original question and rephrasing it.
John the Libertarian on February 8, 2010 at 8:10 PM
What that smell…
Desperation
Love the smell of Desperation in the morning.
tjexcite on February 8, 2010 at 8:11 PM
LOL, very Clintonesque. Going from hand writing analysis to eye gesture analysis in two days, I find this amusing.
disillusioned on February 8, 2010 at 8:11 PM
An excellent job by BOR to boot!
Knucklehead on February 8, 2010 at 8:11 PM
I know how to say it tactfully. How about the idiots at msnbc STFU! If you’re going to whine because you’re getting snarky comments in return for the snarky comments you’ve delivered. You’re nothing more than a mouthy coward.
jdkchem on February 8, 2010 at 8:11 PM
fck yo couch
blatantblue on February 8, 2010 at 8:12 PM
O/T:
O’reilly just hammered Politico co-founder on Tea Party controversy/media coverage.
Rovin on February 8, 2010 at 8:13 PM
You can’t win on a Palin thread- no matter what you say, if it isn’t a glowing review of Sarah, you get called an idiot troll. And having said that, I will repeat what got me called that ealier today on the identical thread- She didn’t do herself any favors in that interview. Sarah Palin has so much potential, but please! Get some help with the speaking and interviewing! And yes, as much as I love Rush- she should have at least brushed him up against the bus. The way she handled it sounded hypocritical.
anniekc on February 8, 2010 at 8:15 PM
I just watched it. What in the heck did Bill Sammon do and why aren’t we talking about it, instead of Palin again?
Knucklehead on February 8, 2010 at 8:15 PM
I hate Chris Wallace.
LtE126 on February 8, 2010 at 8:17 PM
We’re witnessing the birth of the anti-Obama, who will have years in the public eye unlike the anti-Bush? Isn’t it just encouraging to watch the other half of the political spectrum do exactly the same in reverse?
Dark-Star on February 8, 2010 at 8:17 PM
Palin continues to be the Repub’s Obama.
A lightweight celebrity in a heavyweight fight.
The big difference being Obama gets media worship, and Palin gets media hate like no one I have ever seen.
Moesart on February 8, 2010 at 8:18 PM
No, that eye-roll was definitely one of ecstasy, not exasperation. He had a tingle going up his leg, no mistake. And as we all know, there ain’t nothing wrong with that, certainly not on MSBC. It’s just that on Fox, they wouldn’t admit to it.
smellthecoffee on February 8, 2010 at 8:19 PM
Oh come OOOON
Palin is no Obarfio
blatantblue on February 8, 2010 at 8:19 PM
just keep putting her on the news day in and day out….
Can you say BACKFIRE!!!!
SDarchitect on February 8, 2010 at 8:20 PM
Yeah, but this time the deflection is being done purely by the fanbase instead of by the media. I have to admit they’re doing a good job of it!
Dark-Star on February 8, 2010 at 8:20 PM
Eh, not gonna waste 5 minutes of my life listening to those idiots.
clearbluesky on February 8, 2010 at 8:21 PM
Good Lord, that Andrea Mitchell is such a hateful old hag. You know she used to f*** Philly mayor Frank Rizzo back in the day. That’s how she got her start. True story.
sbvft contributor on February 8, 2010 at 8:24 PM
We need a caption contest for Andrea Mitchell’s hand, or one of those websites where you can write whatever you want and it produces an instant graphic with the text written on Miechell’s hand.
OxyCon on February 8, 2010 at 8:25 PM
I missed what Sammon said KH. It caught my attention as O ratcheted the volume up on Jim VandeHei. My quess is Sammon wrote or said something critical about the MSM and politco on how they percieve the Tea Partys in general—90% negative.
Rovin on February 8, 2010 at 8:25 PM
Exactly. Joe’s mantra is she won’t take the time to learn BLAH BLAH BLAH. What exactly does he want her to do…Take a test? She has certainly proven she can hold her own in these interviews. They say she didn’t have real solutions, just ideas. These are not the forums for such a discussion. The speech and even the talk with Wallace did what it was suppose to do. What did you want her to do, pull out charts and graphs? Give a lecture like the Law Professor? That would make her exactly what she is not. Exit questions: when is it that she has proven herself? And who the hell made Joe Suck up Scarborough the judge of that?
Dan Pet on February 8, 2010 at 8:26 PM
Cheese Louise! I do NOT see an, “Eye roll,” at all. I’ve seen Chris give that same look to Juan, Britt, Maura, Bill…etal!
He raised his eyebrows, expressively, as he is want to do. No, I don’t have a link, but that is because I am technologically challenged. I bet some of our more astute Hotairians could find one.
Regarding the questions, I think they were fair, I think they were tough…not brutal…but tough. They had to be. Nobody, not even the MSM is saying this was a softball interview. I think she acquitted herself beautifully.
Chewy the Lab on February 8, 2010 at 8:28 PM
Difference being, the Republicans, at times, seem to be more anti-Palin than the progressives. The liberal progressives, at least, want Palin to run in 2012.
disillusioned on February 8, 2010 at 8:28 PM
Palin should have an interview with Andrea Mitchell where she tells Mitchell to “talk to the hand”—-followed by sweet knuckle sandwitch on Mitchell’s snozzer.
That would give the NOW gang and PETA something to crow about.
Rovin on February 8, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Troll Alert. Anyone who listens to Rush…and I do everyday..knew exactly what he was doing and why. She called it like she sees it…as always. It wasn’t hypocritical…it was true.
Dan Pet on February 8, 2010 at 8:31 PM
I saw the Palin/Wallace interview and thought Palin hit it out of the park. Wallace doesn’t seem to like her all that much…based on past comments…I’m sure she is aware of it…so what I saw was Palin taking command and not letting Wallace cut her off when she was making her points… But the thing is that in this interview she was great and she spoke in a way that Americans can see is genuine and selfless…
CCRWM on February 8, 2010 at 8:33 PM
I am doing an individual eye roll for a cable news channel whose on-air personalities are so frickin’ weak they seven in a split-screen at one time just to get their asses kicked by Fox.
alexwest on February 8, 2010 at 8:34 PM
I just scratched my left eyebrow……. Must mean I hate her.
ThePrez on February 8, 2010 at 8:36 PM
I don’t know, but if she gets another one she’ll be sportin’ a Goatee.
thomasaur on February 8, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Meh, Chris Wallace does that all the time. I don’t take it seriously because apparently when I’m thinking or phrasing something in my head I roll my eyes too. I used to get in trouble in class all the time because of it. I’d always have to explain to my teachers that I wasn’t rolling my eyes at them, it was just something that happened when I was thinking.
Ingenue on February 8, 2010 at 8:39 PM
Actually, if you slow he clip down really slow and play it backwards you can see him mouth the words…
“I want to screw Mika”
PhilipJames on February 8, 2010 at 8:39 PM
No. Wrong. Smart guy. I Listen to Rush everyday. I heard what he said. I get that he was being satirical. It just didn’t work. He should have backed away from it and Palin should have called him on it.
See what I mean? If you have anything but high praise for Sarah Palin, you’re a troll. Be realistic, Pal.
anniekc on February 8, 2010 at 8:39 PM
* N * U * A * N * C * E * !!!!!!
Subtle, huh?
hillbillyjim on February 8, 2010 at 8:43 PM
… and they wonder why their ratings are in the toilet.
Seven Percent Solution on February 8, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Palinbots? Realistic?
Might as well ask an Obamabot to quit spouting the “federal government as savior” theme.
Dark-Star on February 8, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Chris Wallace came across like an elitist snob. He was evidently upset that Palin was not a good little girl and sitting in his lap.
joedoe on February 8, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Scarborough, Mitchell, and even Wallace all swim in their own excrement…Wallace rises to the top but he is still a journalist…Journalist is only half a word in America these days…
Nozzle on February 8, 2010 at 8:45 PM
LMAO!!!! Monitor clean-up in isle seven.
Rovin on February 8, 2010 at 8:45 PM
sbvft contributor on February 8, 2010 at 8:24 PM
Good lord no! My mom worked for Frank Rizzo before I was born and for many years after. We called them Uncle Frank & Aunt Carmella. The thought of Uncle Frank with that hag And-dre-a Mitchell NBC News makes my dinner come back up my esophagus!
margategop517 on February 8, 2010 at 8:49 PM
Wallace has got to be the most boring jacka$$ on television…Zero personality, nothing, nada…Why is he on TV? He appears to be a conservative of a fashion but I wouldn’t want him living next to me just the same. He is almost totally worthless. Palin has energized tens of millions. She is doing god’s work…Wallace needs to show a little R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Nozzle on February 8, 2010 at 8:51 PM
Glad to see Scarborough has harnessed his psychic abilities, thus being able to read Chris Wallace’s mind. Joe must have become quite the psychic medium over the last few years. Hopefully, Scarborough will be able to use his new found gift to help solve the decade long, and still unexplained death of a former employee who was found in his district office. Joe do it for the closure if nothing else.
chief on February 8, 2010 at 8:52 PM
Please insert your left foot up your right assh0le, and vice versa. Cuz you’re bound to have more than one to be able to spew that amount of zhit.
You seem intent on sowing seeds of hate, confusion, and misdirection. Here’s a clue: It’s not working, junior. Why don’t you go somewhere else where they haven’t seen this kind of elementary school trolling. We’re not buying.
Last communication to you. Period.
hillbillyjim on February 8, 2010 at 8:54 PM
I never watch these people–did they spend this much energy on “corpsman”?
The Reasonable Man on February 8, 2010 at 8:55 PM
I’m not sitting through five minutes of Morning Joe just to rewatch it, but . . .
I said this in the headlines thread: I don’t care if Chris Wallace is a Palin fan or not. He might think she’s the biggest moron on the planet and he still wouldn’t roll his eyes at her ON CAMERA. The MSNBC pundits are just projecting. They think b/c they fling their own poo on the air that all anchors do the same thing. Wallace has more professionalism in his pinky finger than the entire cast of douchebags at MSNBC.
NoLeftTurn on February 8, 2010 at 8:57 PM
That was awesome.
di butler on February 8, 2010 at 9:03 PM
Obama: “Uh, uh, ummmm, uh, let me be clear, uhhhhh”
Libs: “GREATEST ORATOR EVAARRRRRRRRRRRR1!!”
LibTired on February 8, 2010 at 9:03 PM
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______ you’ll get used to it. apparently you have to be this tall to ride the rides in Palinbot land.
disillusioned on February 8, 2010 at 9:04 PM
Andrea Mitchell is the offspring of Smeagol from LotR & the Chicken Lady from Kids in the Hall, WILL NOT CLICK…
Wallace does seem awfully dismissive toward Palin, what is his deal?
Mike in GB on February 8, 2010 at 9:10 PM
I don’t see anything to argue with here, Moes. I think your take is pretty spot on.
BTW,I like Sarahcuda.
Bruno Strozek on February 8, 2010 at 9:13 PM
Wallace thought he was the air apparent to Brit Humes’ primetime spot that Brett Baier got. And he does tend to roll his eyes when something goes “over his head”. That said, I think he still rates up there with journalist who still maintain a modicum of credibility.
Rovin on February 8, 2010 at 9:14 PM
Britt Hume was on O’Reilly and he thought Gov Palin has improved on her knowledge of policy and issues and that she is determined to continue the process. He also pointed out that if her delivery wasn’t elegant it was probably part of her charm.
Cindy Munford on February 8, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Hey Joe and Mika,
How’s those book sales working out for ya?</strong>
mrt721 on February 8, 2010 at 9:16 PM
CCRWM,
Palin did hit it out of the park.
They are afraid, very , very afraid. The Palin bashing is like the Reagan bashing but the joke is on them. Now they have to try to get Hillary to run for VP because the PUMA’s have left the party in droves. It ain’t gonna work. Puma’s will not vote for Zero even with Hillary on the ticket. They are in trouble big time.
Even if you don’t like Palin you have to give her a triple gold medal for the way she drives Andrea Mitchell bat $hit crazy.
Oh my God, we could have 4 years of laughing our butts off at them. It makes up for all the stress we had this past year.
Palin has kicked it up a notch with that “Hi Mom” stuff. She’s using their own Alinsky ridicule on them. They can’t take it.
Polarize em Palin. LMAO
Jayrae on February 8, 2010 at 9:17 PM
Allah parrots the MSM line again.
I mean – the woman killed Joe Biden in a debate – yet the MSM gave him the “win” because he convincingly regurgitated inaccurate facts and told lies. It’s as if style over substance or accuracy is more important.
That’s not the way it is out here in the real America Allah. You don’t get points for lies.
Sarah Palin did a great job with Wallace yesterday because she knows her stuff – and it’s not the first time she’s demonstrated that she knows her stuff.
My theory is that some men – who may not be that familiar with women – will always have a problem with Palin because she intimidates them. I mean – come on here.
HondaV65 on February 8, 2010 at 9:20 PM
I thought she did really well, too, and I was happy she took control of the discussion. She made sure she got her answers in and when challenged, she defended herself admirably.
The harpies on The View talked about her for a full five minutes this morning. Of course it started with Palmgate and then went on to talk about her interview with Wallace. Baba WaWa seemed miffed that Palin would say on his program that she would consider running for president; she was indignant because she only just interviewed her six weeks ago and she was coy and noncommittal with her. The egos of these people know no bounds. They also chided her for using notes while claiming she has criticized Dr. Utopia for having a TelePrompTer addiction. I know we all make fun of it, but I don’t know whether I’ve heard her do it. Maybe she has, but the point is, there’s a difference between jotting down a few bullet points and reading an entire speech off of a prompter. I don’t know if these leftists are really this stupid or if they are being deliberately obtuse.
The best part was, that cow Meghan McCain was sitting in (Joyless and Elisabeth were off today) and she did not utter one single word in defense of Sarah. Not that we would expect her to, since anyone who knows anything about MeggieMac knows she’s got her claws out for the governor, but when they were all finished bashing her, Whoopi says to her, “It’s always so great to have you here, you are a great guest host.” Of course she is! She sits there and lets you rake the leaders of her own party over the coals! Does the cow even know that Whoopi asked her father when he was on during the campaign why he wanted to send her back to the plantations? Anyone with even an ounce of loyalty in their body wouldn’t set foot on that show, but MeggieMac is all about being the next Paris Hilton: Famous for doing nothing but going to clubs and having a well-known last name.
NoLeftTurn on February 8, 2010 at 9:20 PM
Uncomfortable with Palins prominence? That’s a leftists wet dream. The great unwashed masses love her especially when she is expertly and thoroughly bashing Obama and the Dems. They don’t give 2 cents for the negative opinions of the medias talking head or for those beltway politicians that envy Palin her popularity. Sure she’s not perfect but most of the people don’t give a rats ass.
docdave on February 8, 2010 at 9:22 PM
This serves as news? A guy may or may not have rolled his eyes at Sarah and some liberal bimbo and a RINO on MSLSD mock her. This is newsworthy?
Seriously, who watches MSNBC?
FireBlogger on February 8, 2010 at 9:24 PM
The more they go after her, the more her popularity soars.
PrincipledPilgrim on February 8, 2010 at 9:29 PM
The more they bash her, the better we like her. Bash away libtards, rinos, syncophantic elite—you’ll just bolster her support.
Haunches on February 8, 2010 at 9:29 PM
How many Facebook friends do you have Joe?
PrincipledPilgrim on February 8, 2010 at 9:29 PM
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